The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Fabruary 14º was launched in 2018 by The Society of Scent, with Jean-Claude Delville as its perfumer. The composition is floral, fruity and warm, with Damask rose absolute among its listed notes. Raspberry brings sweetness, while pink pepper and cumin introduce a restless edge. Around that contrast sit materials associated with depth and texture: patchouli, labdanum, cashmeran, cade oil and ambroxan. Together, they give the fragrance a layered progression, from rose and fruit to woods, resins, spice and smoky mineral facets. The result is less a quiet bouquet than a rose story with conflict built into its structure.
The compelling part is the collision between polish and irregularity. Damask rose absolute offers opulence, raspberry adds a vivid fruit accent, and pink pepper keeps the sweetness from turning syrupy. Patchouli and cumin introduce earth and spice, while davana and artemisia add herbal edges. Cashmeran, ambroxan and labdanum then broaden the composition beyond floral air, giving it a woody, musky and amber-like depth without losing the rose at its center.
The evolution
The opening gives rose and raspberry the spotlight, with pink pepper sharpening the sweetness and artemisia, cumin and cade oil adding a smoky, herbal flicker. As those facets settle, patchouli gives the floral heart more weight, while labdanum brings warmth and amber depth. Juniper and cashmeran keep the composition woody rather than overly plush, and ambroxan adds a clean, mineral-amber thread beneath the richer notes. The surprising turn is how much darker the scent becomes without abandoning rose. By the drydown, it feels soft, musky and warmly woody, with patchouli and cade oil leaving a smoky trace on skin. The rose gradually recedes behind darker woody and smoky facets, while the composition ends as a memory of rose, musk, and charred earth.
Cultural impact
Fabruary 14º arrived in 2018 as a fragrance from The Society of Scent, created by perfumer Jean-Claude Delville. Its rose-and-patchouli pairing places bright floral and fruit notes beside earthy, woody, resinous and smoky materials, giving the composition a changing character as it wears. The contrast between Damask rose absolute, raspberry, pink pepper, cumin, patchouli, labdanum, cashmeran, cade oil and ambroxan allows the fragrance to move through several distinct facets without settling into a simple floral profile. Its unusual name and unconventional note pairing further encourage close attention to the scent as it develops.
The House
The Society of ScentThe Society of Scent is a family‑run perfume house that offers a rotating catalogue of niche fragrances for home and body. Founded by a small group of scent enthusiasts, the label releases limited editions that invite collectors to explore multiple olfactory stories rather than a single signature. Its catalogue includes playful titles such as Calla Licious, Silvr Lightning and Asphalt Noir(e), each presented in understated glass vessels.
The Creator
Jean-Claude DelvilleDelville's style resists easy summary, which is perhaps the point. He moves between floralorientals, fresh citruses, and powdery aldehydic compositions with apparent ease.
