Les Cascades de Songe d’Iris

Les Cascades de Rochas Songe d’Iris by Rochas is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women. Les Cascades de Rochas Songe d’Iris was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean-Michel Duriez. French luxury fashion house ROCHAS opens a new episode in the story of its iconic scents with the addition of its newest fragrance, Les Cascades de ROCHAS Songe d’Iris, launching this Spring as second fragrance within Les Cascades collection.After the successful launch in 2012 of Les Cascades de ROCHAS Eclat d’Agrumes – an energizing citrus explosion with blends of spices - ROCHAS introduces Les Cascades de ROCHAS Songe d’Iris- a fresh and serene, floral scent inspired by the tranquility and freshness of calm water.“When Nicolas Manounas created Eau de ROCHAS in 1970 he had the idea of a fresh, mineral fragrance, taking energy from the water falling down the hills of a Greek source: the Apollo fountain in Delphes.“says Jean-Michel Duriez, perfumer and in-house nose at ROCHAS. “We took this idea to create the collection of Les Cascades. Water can be energizing, bubbling, sparkling, the inspiration of Eclat d’Agrumes; it can also be quiet and calm. Songe d’Iris explores this aspect of serene freshness.”Ambassador Olivia Palermo – who continues her partnership with the Maison for Les Cascades de ROCHAS - embodies what Rochas stands for. Stylish, confident and Fashion-savvy, she is a woman with her own style and mindset. “Songe d’Iris is about capturing that special serene moment, whether hiding in a corner in Paris or just walking around. It’s almost as if life slows down for a moment and complete serenity envelopes you.” Says Olivia.THE WOMAN Les Cascades de ROCHAS Songe d’Iris was created for the young, urban woman with an individual, modern lifestyle. She is confident and brings to life the spirit of Parisian chic with a touch of audacity. THE INSPIRATION I created Songe d’Iris thinking about moments of serenity when women want to refresh their mind and body. Songe d’Iris is an invitation to calm the mood, as if you were suddenly walking in a Japanese garden in the middle of the city. Parisian fountains have this effect sometimes. I tried to capture this relaxing feeling in a fragrance.THE SCENT Jean-Michel Duriez explains “when I composed Songe d’Iris I wanted to create a serene feeling of freshness with iris and water lily. I wanted the fragrance to be like a small drop of water gently rolling on skin, all in softness and quietness. There is a delicious fig milk accord that balances the floral heart notes in a gourmand way. Water Lily is not a perfume material; in this fragrance it comes like a daydream, a subtle illusion, floating on water. I recreated it with an accord of white aqueous flowers. Iris has been used in perfumery for a long time; its roots are cut and dried for many years before being processed so that their refined fragrance subtly blossoms.We source the iris in south west of France where they grow in the middle of pine tree forests. In Songe d’Iris I used the “resinoide” that has a delicious chocolate note. It blends so well with the fig milk accord and support the aqueous floral facets. Songe d’Iris is like a daydream fragrance, it floats in a sea of tranquility in the middle of Paris …”THE NOSE The scent was created by ROCHAS perfumer, Jean-Michel Duriez, one of the few in-house noses in the world. While addressing to the modern woman and respecting the Maisons’ heritage, he now presents his fourth creation for the House of ROCHAS. “As a perfumer, I constantly try to innovate, finding inspiration in my daily life, building on everything I see around me. My lab, where I have all of my ingredients, is a real treasure of smells, which enables me to create lots of scents, testing and trying many combinations. This requires a lot of patience, especially when it comes to creating a collection such as Les Cascades, which captures all aspect of freshness in life and bring them to life in a perfume. Freshness is an endless subject and this is why I love working on Les Cascades Collections” states Jean-Michel Duriez.THE DESIGN Mixing the modern and elegant lines of the bottle with the signature ROCHAS crystal-like sphere cap adds a touch of modernity.The box evokes the inspiration of the fragrance with a message from in-house nose Jean-Michel Duriez. “This fragrance of white flowers and water irises gently touches the skin like a small drop, in all freshness and serenity”. The shades of blue used for the design of the box and the juice evoke the serenity of water lilies floating in calm water and express the freshness of the ingredients found in the fragrance. THE MAISON ROCHAS opened in 1925 under the leadership of Marcel Rochas, a visionary who had an innovative approach to women’s fashion and drew inspiration from his Parisian lifestyle. He sublimated women’s femininity through both Fashion and Fragrance and created Femme in 1945 as a wedding gift to his wife Helene, who took over ROCHAS upon his passing.Continuing its innovative presence, the house released the first Eau fragrance on the market in 1970, Eau de ROCHAS. Still an iconic scent, it has been joined more recently by Eau de ROCHAS Fraîche and Eau de Sensuelle. A true French Maison, ROCHAS re-launched its ready-to-wear fashion range in 2009 under the guidance of Creative Director, Marco Zanini. Leading Fashion and Fragrance with the joint insights from Marco and Jean-Michel, Les Cascades Songe d’Iris de ROCHAS embodies the Maison’s modern approach.