Juliette Has a Gun - Miss Charming

The perfume of a virgin witch, docile and provocative, elegant and sensual. One instant, holding up the pressures of the world and the next, crying hot tears over the death of Enzo, her bowl fish!  A joyful interpretation of the Moroccan Rose, musk and airs of wild fruits.  A fragrance that makes up ingenuousness and lucidity.

Romano Ricci, the great-grandson of the legendary Nina Ricci, has hired perfumer Francis Kurkdjian to create the rose-based scents for his company Juliette Has a Gun.  It's ambition is to "lead a new rock & elegant trend in the perfumery world, by creating romantic and original creations."  Rock and elegant, eh?  Well, whatever they call it, I love Miss Charming.  I love white musk, and I enjoy the smell of roses, and together, combined with the sweetness of lychee and strawberry, they are divine.

Unlike Parfums di Nicolai Balkis and Rosine Roseberry, Miss Charming's berry/rose combo is not tainted by iris or vanilla or anything else that distracts one from its sweet rosiness.  The rose is soft yet strong, the musk is light and elegant with the barest hint of powder, and the fruit is subtle and not at all cloying.  Although the somewhat crazy excerpt from the JHAG site above is a fractured translation from the French, I do agree that Miss Charming is innocent, but still provocative and elegant.

The Juliette Has a Gun line is available at Bendel in NY and Fred Segal in LA.