PREMIERE PEAU
Rose Monotone
2025
PERFUMER
Claire Liegent
crytalline rose
cellophane
lychee sorbet
pink pepper
vetiver
‘A rose distilled to geometry. Rose Monotone offers a faceted bloom, stripped of sentimentality and diffused through white metals, cellophane, and icy synthetic fruits. Its cold precision is anchored by chrome-laced woods and violet mineral facets, sculpting a floral form both sterile and luminous.’ – Premiere Peau
‘With Rose Monotone, I sought to capture the pursuit of perfection—an elusive, chimerical rose, woven from contrasts between precision and passion, wrapped in a shiver of cellophane.’ – Claire Liegent
A quick general introduction, before diving into this specific fragrance. Premiere Peau launched in 2025 and simply based on presentation, aesthetics, but also to some extent, the notes, it immediately caught my attention as one of the most interesting new brands. After wearing them all once, I can say that most of them feel modern. Not as eccentric as I expected; none of them are ‘hard to pull off’ in my opinion; but some of them are on the abstract side, which I appreciate. There’s more sweetness among them than I anticipated. My stand outs on first impression are Doppel Dancers & Rose Monotone.
I instantly knew I would like this one. I find this one quite hard to describe, as it feels like a thin, airy, scent, but it projects like crazy in the air at the same time, so while it’s noticeable throughout the day (I wore it alongside 2 others from the brand and it was dominant in the air), when smelled up close, I couldn’t pinpoint at all what I was smelling.
This is not your average rose; the best way I can describe my first impression of it would be that it’s a more subtle and more masculine leaning Epic Woman/Epic 56 type of DNA.
Green, oily, aromatic, almost in a cologne style with that ozonic, sharp styling. But as it dries down, some tangy fruity-shampoo tinges pull it back into less men’s cologne territory; I was reminded of rhubarb and hibiscus.
When I saw the design language for Premiere Peau; the bottles, the colors, the Porsche-design-esque fonts, notes like ink, metals, olive etc., this type of scent is what I was hoping for: Contemporary, cool, industrial. I’d have to put it up against Doppel Dancers once more, but I’m leaning towards Rose Monotone being my favorite Premiere Peau.