Carnal Flower

Carnal Flower is the Eau de Parfum that Dominique Ropion composed for Frédéric Malle in 2005, around a highly concentrated natural tuberose absolute. The house sees in it a flower with a thousand faces, fresh and green at the opening, more animalic as it blooms, amid camphor, dark spices, white musks and milky notes.

Brand: Frédéric Malle
Launch year: 2005
Perfumer: Dominique Ropion
Gender: Unisex
Olfactory family: Floral
Concentration: Eau de Parfum

Published November 13, 2026

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My collection

Frédéric Malle launched Carnal Flower in 2005, an Eau de Parfum composed by Dominique Ropion around tuberose. In November 2005, Bois de Jasmin reported it on sale at Barneys, in New York, ahead of its arrival in the house’s boutiques.

A flower with a thousand faces

The house describes it as a magnetic flower, half demure, half provocative, built on a highly concentrated natural tuberose absolute. In 2006, Now Smell This stated that tuberose reached in it the highest dose on the market.

Dominique Ropion

Frédéric Malle regards Dominique Ropion as one of the greatest connoisseurs of how flowers evaporate, a perfectionist who balances powerful materials with subtler accords.

Sizes

Carnal Flower is sold in 100 ml, at 350 euros, in 50 ml, at 250 euros, and in a 10 ml spray, at 75 euros. The house ranks it among its floral fragrances.

Olfactory pyramid

Top notesThe first minutes
Heart notesThe heart of the perfume
Base notesWhat lingers

Composition

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What critics say

Victoria, of Bois de Jasmin, praises in 2005 a perfect balance between opulence and elegance. Robin, at Now Smell This, finds it stunningly beautiful in 2006, and sees the tuberose itself shine in it.

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