May 28, 2014 |
What makes the rose so romantic? Is is because it (kind of) looks like a nipple? Perhaps it’s because, historically speaking, the flower was seen as similar to a woman’s blushing cheek. Or maybe it’s that, in the words of Domenico Dolce, “In history and in nature, the nobility of the rose is unsurpassed.” Personally, I like the nipple theory, though I do think Sig. Dolce has a point. Dolce & Gabbana’s Velvet Rose fragrance (part of the Velvet Collection) is a homage to the rose – the Mediterranean variety. The scent smells, well, rosy. And roses smell nice. Not, as OutKast sang, “like poo-oo-ooo”. So maybe that’s why they’re romantic. We’re promised that the fragrance “wraps the wearer in the warmth of the balmy Mediterranean sun”. And who could decline an offer like that?
By Ted Stansfield
