The first reference for roses used in perfumery comes from Pylos, Greece, where archaeologists discovered a storekeeper's clay tablet!
The tablet lists two sorts of scented oils, rose and sage. The tablet was preserved by the fire which destroyed the palace of Pylos, where it was actually found.
Crete is first when it comes to a painted rose: roses were found painted in a Minoan town house in Knossos.
Rose fossils were found in Alaska, and the rose is the national flower of the US.
Though so much has been written about the rose, there is always something new to say! Even the color of the rose is everywhere in the beauty industry and in fashion. I think this is all part of the rose's magic and mystery.
For the information in this post I have used Jennifer Potter's Seven Flowers and How They Shaped Our World. She has written a book specifically about the rose, which I have ordered, and will review for The Lipstick Papers!
Have a beautiful day, and we will talk again soon! :-)
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