Essence No. 1 Rose by Elie Saab is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Essence No. 1 Rose was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Francis Kurkdjian. The fragrance features Damask Rose, Grasse Rose, Turkish Rose and Bulgarian Rose. Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab launches a luxury collection of "couture" fragrances, La Collection des Essences, consisting of four editions: Essence No. 1 Rose, Essence No. 2 Gardenia, Essence No. 3 Ambre and Essence No. 4 Oud. The collection was created in collaboration with perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. Essence No. 1 Rose is a scent of a rose with “a thousand faces” and it contains essences of Bulgarian, Turkish, Centifolia and Damask rose as well as rose absolute from Grasse and Turkey.