Black rose is perfumery's gothic fantasy, no truly black rose exists, but the concept evokes dark, velvety, mysterious rose with smoky, leathery or oud-like depths. It is rose stripped of innocence, all midnight petals and dark secrets. In perfumery it centres dark romantic orientals and avant-garde florals. In Indian winters, black rose is pure evening drama. For those who find regular rose too pretty, black rose offers beautiful darkness.