Roger & Gallet is a French perfume house founded by Charles Armand Roger and Charles Martial Gallet in 1862. The history of this house actually begins many years before the company was founded.
In 1695 Giovanni Paolo Feminis 'invents' aqua mirabilis. In 1806 Jean-Marie Farina inherits the formula and opens a perfumery in rue du Faubourg-St-Honore. In 1840 he sells the business to Leonce Collas of Goet et Rifflard, who in 1862 transfers it to his two cousins, Armand Roger and Charles Gallet. They changed the company name to Roger et Gallet.
The company made a name for itself with its luxurious bath soaps, which in 1879 first appeared in their signature round shape, with the crinkled silk paper and seal which are still in use today. In the 21st century, the company maintains its tradition of fragrances based on rare plants and essential oils, in chic and distinctive packaging that recalls the Art Deco era. Roger & Gallet now offers a line of perfumes, scented body products and candles, in a variety of scents for men and women. One of these most famous soaps was and still is Œillet Mignardise, a perennial treasure for all discerning French bathrooms.
Regarding Santalia, Cleopatra's Boudoir says .. "It was a feminine scent which I describe as a woody citrus .. First there is a burst of aldehydes, tuberose and mandarin orange, then a shot of lemon and bergamot all layered over sandalwood and vetiver."
Top notes are Aldehydes, Mandarin Orange, Bergamot, and Italian Lemon
Middle notes are Tuberose, and Jasmine
Base notes are Mysore Sandalwood and Bourbon Vetiver
Offered here is an opportunity to try a sample of this lovely old 'Essence' of concentrated sandalwood perfume. History tells us that in the early 1900's Roger & Gallet produced a product with this fragrance as a hair oil. Redolent with sandalwood, this perfume offers a wonderful blast from the past with the soft sweet woody scent of sandalwood!
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