Whenever I get a whiff of a heavy rose perfume, it instantly transports me back to my grandmother circa 1980. I didn't love the decade's intense floral smell, but I loved my grandmother so, however ...

This month Maison Francis Kurkdjian debuts its latest perfume, l’Homme À la rose. The rose-based fragrance is a masculine take on a scent traditionally typecast as one of the most feminine notes in ...