A Goodnight Kiss embodies the sparkling effervescence of the most touching story Roja Dove has to offer, a distinctly profound and personal story bringing his most treasured memories to life. This scent aims to recreate the memory of Roja’s mother coming to give him a kiss goodnight before going out to a party when he was a small child - he describes her smart clothes, powdered makeup and expensive perfume awakening his attachment to people and scent. This does not aim to recreate exactly what his mother smelled like, instead envisioning what the memory itself embodies so that each and every one of us can hopefully connect with the story. It opens initially very bright yet thick and heavy with copious amounts of powdery orris and violet - harking back to the glory days of vintage floral perfumes. Quite quickly this settles and becomes much softer, the aldehydes and array of gentle florals mingling beautifully to create something incredibly delicate and sensual. The orris and the violet remain a constant in the profile, making up the bulk of the scent to my nose. The website states a custom-made Rice Powder Accord was created for this scent to evoke the feeling of vintage cosmetics and makeup powder - which it most certainly does achieve. There’s also an ever so gentle muskiness about it, just vague synthetic musks atop a gentle leather accord give the fragrance this subtle whisper of filth - conveying what the evening ahead might bring. As this glorious perfume settles on the skin, it simplifies. It turns into what can only be described as Dove soap from the heavens - it has that incredibly old school vintage soapy feel, something that awakens a memory of washing your hands at your grandmother’s house. This scent is the epitome of clean, yet with endless amounts of class, wealth and elegance. Is it worth £1,250? No of course it isn’t, no perfume should cost that much. However, that doesn’t take away from the beautiful story this scent tells on your skin, and the fact that this is by far one of the best florals I have ever had the privilege of smelling. I managed to secure a low partial bottle of this and will treasure it forever.