Rosa 23 Bois 1920

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2016

At a glance

Is Rosa 23 Bois 1920 worth trying?

Rosa 23 by Bois 1920 is a Floral fragrance for women and men.

Best match
Evening, Special Occasion wear in Fall, Winter
Performance feel
Very Good longevity with Strong sillage
Signature profile
woody, sweet, fruity with Sandalwood, Rose, Dates

The first impression

Rosa 23 by Bois 1920 is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Rosa 23 was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Chris Maurice.

What shapes the scent

woody 100%
sweet 85%
fruity 70%
rose 60%
powdery 50%
alcohol 40%
warm spicy 35%

The perfumer behind it

Chris Maurice

Chris Maurice

Chris Maurice is a perfumer with a wide-ranging portfolio that includes work for Aqualis, Artal Perfumes, Assaf, Astrophil & Stella, Azman, and Bey Parfum. His creations include Egoli, Forbidden Rose, Darley, Love Is Lost, Moonage Daydream, Riad Jasmine, Song For A Wanderer, and Abyssoria. His style varies from floral and romantic to dark and mysterious.

Notes pyramid

All Notes

Complete scent profile

Sandalwood Sandalwood
Rose Rose
Dates Dates
Liquor Liquor
Dried Fruits Dried Fruits
Cedar Cedar
Caramel Caramel
Ylang-Ylang Ylang-Ylang
Moss Moss
Jasmine Jasmine

The mood it creates

The Alchemist Archetype: Portrait of Rosa 23 Bois 1920

Essence

Rosa 23 is the Alchemist incarnate-a master of transforming the ordinary into gold. The collision of dates, caramel, and sandalwood evokes a medieval laboratory where rose petals simmer beside copper stills. This fragrance doesn’t just blend notes; it transmutes them, turning liquor’s heat into liquid velvet and ylang-ylang into molten sunlight.

Style & Aesthetic

They wear rich, tactile fabrics: crushed velvet waistcoats, linen shirts stained with ink. Their home is a cabinet of curiosities-dried flowers pressed between glass, apothecary jars filled with oddities. The cedar-moss accord mirrors their love for objects that whisper of forgotten lore.

Philosophy & Values

They seek the hidden patterns connecting all things. Like the fragrance’s boozy-fruity paradox, they believe opposites contain secret harmonies. Time is their ally; they’ll age a manuscript or a relationship until it reveals its deepest truth, just as the jasmine deepens over hours on skin.

Relationships

They draw kindred spirits-fellow seekers who appreciate their midnight debates and sudden silences. Romance is a slow distillation; partners must unravel their layers like the scent’s unfolding rose-saffron heart. Few stay, but those who do become collaborators in their endless experiments.

Lifestyle

Their days are rituals: grinding coffee beans with a brass mill, sketching constellations in margins. Evenings are spent in dim libraries or underground jazz clubs where the music feels like the fragrance’s caramel-tobacco glow-sweetness laced with smoke.

Shadow

Their obsession with transformation can become escapism. The dried fruits’ melancholy hints at a reluctance to face the present, always chasing some elusive philosopher’s stone. The liquor note warns of drowning in their own elixirs.

Conclusion

Rosa 23 is bottled metamorphosis. It speaks of those rare souls who walk between worlds, turning memory into amber and desire into a scent that lingers long after they’ve vanished down the cobblestone street.