Floral
Notesambergeraniumjasminemetallic notesmuskorangepatchoulipink pepperroseviolet
Tags
#sexy
Style
for her
“The Ring of O” is a feminine floral bouquet, defiled with carnal, castoreum notes. Jasmine, rose and violet bed down with musk and other animalic accords, resulting in a romantic, overripe perfume. Inspired by “The Story of O”, Pauline Réage’s controversial classic of sexual submission, perversion has never smelled so pretty.
Perfumer: Julie Dunkley
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
A composed entrance followed by a less decorous impression at close quarters: rose and violet suggest careful dressing, while metal and animalic warmth undermine the polish. Its register is intimate and deliberately charged, suited to an evening when conversation becomes more candid as the room empties.
How to wear
Start with one or two sprays on skin, allowing the metallic-floral opening to settle before adding more. Mild to cool weather is a sensible starting point for the musky, animalic base; in warmth, apply more sparingly to keep the overripe floral character in balance.
Who it’s for
For lovers of floral perfumes who want beauty with friction: rose and violet set against sharp metal, earthy patchouli and animalic musk. Especially appealing to those drawn to vintage-inflected chypre structures and sensual florals that resist sweetness or pristine prettiness.
Release year
2024
The nose
Julie Dunkley.
Collaborators
Founder and creative director Cherry Cheng shaped the literary brief, drawing on Story of O and postwar chypre perfumery. She guided the contrast between a conventionally beautiful floral structure and an unsettling animalic element, with rose and patchouli expressing femininity with a tougher edge.
Jouissance’s story
Jouissance approaches perfume through women’s writing, erotic imagination and creative agency. Classical fragrance structures meet deliberately provocative textures, connecting literary ideas with bodily sensation. Its wider creative world includes literary commissions, salons, workshops and film screenings.
La Bague D'O’s concept
La Bague d’O reimagines Pauline Réage’s Story of O through its imagery of ritual dressing, submission and an iron ring, also drawing on the novel’s film adaptation. The team’s first fragrance concept began with a beautiful floral bouquet, then introduced metallic and animalic tensions to reflect the protagonist’s complexity.
Extra info
The 1954 associated with the fragrance refers to the publication of Story of O, not its launch. Its steel-chain accord is constructed with aldehydes to suggest sharp metal and the story’s ring imagery. The name translates as The Ring of O.
Notesambergeraniumjasminemetallic notesmuskorangepatchoulipink pepperroseviolet
Tags
#sexy
Style
for her
“The Ring of O” is a feminine floral bouquet, defiled with carnal, castoreum notes. Jasmine, rose and violet bed down with musk and other animalic accords, resulting in a romantic, overripe perfume. Inspired by “The Story of O”, Pauline Réage’s controversial classic of sexual submission, perversion has never smelled so pretty.
Perfumer: Julie Dunkley
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
A composed entrance followed by a less decorous impression at close quarters: rose and violet suggest careful dressing, while metal and animalic warmth undermine the polish. Its register is intimate and deliberately charged, suited to an evening when conversation becomes more candid as the room empties.
How to wear
Start with one or two sprays on skin, allowing the metallic-floral opening to settle before adding more. Mild to cool weather is a sensible starting point for the musky, animalic base; in warmth, apply more sparingly to keep the overripe floral character in balance.
Who it’s for
For lovers of floral perfumes who want beauty with friction: rose and violet set against sharp metal, earthy patchouli and animalic musk. Especially appealing to those drawn to vintage-inflected chypre structures and sensual florals that resist sweetness or pristine prettiness.
Release year
2024
The nose
Julie Dunkley.
Collaborators
Founder and creative director Cherry Cheng shaped the literary brief, drawing on Story of O and postwar chypre perfumery. She guided the contrast between a conventionally beautiful floral structure and an unsettling animalic element, with rose and patchouli expressing femininity with a tougher edge.
Jouissance’s story
Jouissance approaches perfume through women’s writing, erotic imagination and creative agency. Classical fragrance structures meet deliberately provocative textures, connecting literary ideas with bodily sensation. Its wider creative world includes literary commissions, salons, workshops and film screenings.
La Bague D'O’s concept
La Bague d’O reimagines Pauline Réage’s Story of O through its imagery of ritual dressing, submission and an iron ring, also drawing on the novel’s film adaptation. The team’s first fragrance concept began with a beautiful floral bouquet, then introduced metallic and animalic tensions to reflect the protagonist’s complexity.
Extra info
The 1954 associated with the fragrance refers to the publication of Story of O, not its launch. Its steel-chain accord is constructed with aldehydes to suggest sharp metal and the story’s ring imagery. The name translates as The Ring of O.