The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Oxidised Rose was launched in 2020 by perfumer Alexander Verier. The brief, in essence, was to make a famous flower unfamiliar without making it strange. Verier blended eight different rose extractions, seeking a rose that had shed its usual sweet and sticky character. The result is a powerful, powdery rose with a metallic edge, a composition that treats the flower less like a bouquet and more like a material: vivid, cool, tactile, and slightly strange. The name captures that shift, turning the familiar rose into something altered by air, metal, and time.
The unusual part is the rose construction. Eight extractions bring different facets to the surface, then metallic notes pull the opening toward a colder, harder register. Aquatic and ozonic notes soften that severity without making the composition airy or weightless. Amber adds warmth beneath the water-like center, while leather and velvet give the base a dark, tactile finish. It’s a rose with several temperatures at once, floral but not girlish, polished without becoming conventionally pretty.
The evolution
The first impression is sharp and almost artificial, as if a metallic edge has been drawn through rose. That brightness soon gives way to water, air, and a soft amber warmth. The floral character does not vanish so much as change its posture, becoming less like a bouquet and more like powder on skin. Leather and velvet then take over, bringing a darker, smoother finish that feels close and worn-in. The official description says the fragrance can linger on skin and clothes for days, sometimes weeks, so the drydown may still feel present when the main floral impression has softened into a quiet trace.
Cultural impact
Oxidised Rose sits within Foras’ coastal-English atelier sensibility, where fragrance is treated as a private, place-bound object rather than a loud broadcast. Its eight-extraction rose and metallic direction reflect the house’s interest in taking familiar natural materials and making them stranger, more tactile, and more personal. That makes it a distinctive choice for wearers drawn to experimental florals with a quiet, wearable finish.
The House
ForasForas is an independent fragrance and skincare house based in Folkestone, on England's Kent coast. Founded by perfumer Alex Verier and creative director Avery Yang, the brand creates small-batch eau de parfum inspired by the surrounding landscape, from coastal paths to forest edges. Operating from a combined shop and lab, Foras produces compositions like Summer Vine, Ocean Tansy, Mushroom Forest, and Oxidised Rose, alongside skincare and candle lines rooted in the same nature-led sensibility.
The Creator
Alexander VerierVerier's signature lies in his historical fidelity married to modern wearability. He reaches for materials that earlier generations would have recognized: classical chypres restructured with contemporary clarity, fougères given new backbone, cologne-style openings that resolve…
