Hortense Perfume by Rance 100 ml Eau De Parfum Spray for Women. Hortense perfume by rance, hortense is deeply steeped in the heritage of the rancé perfume house, with its blend of woody, citrus, aromatic and spicy accords intended to evoke the intelligence and seductive beauty of its namesake. The scent opens with a distinctive trio of grapefruit, cardamom and pepper before blooming with a heart of roses, cinnamon and incense. Finally, cedar, mahogany and vanilla round out the fragrance, giving it a robust, sensuous base for its spicy, fruity and floral aspects. True to its royal french legacy, this 2015 creation is named for hortense de beauharnais, queen consort of holland during part of the regency period. She was the daughter of marquis alexandre de beauharnais and josephine rose tascher de la pageri, who would later become napoleon’s empress. None of this is any surprise for followers of the french label, given its origins of making perfumed gloves for the french aristocracy in the 1600s. It was not until 1795 that perfumer françois rancé shi
