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  • Richard Rochon Kill Your Darlings luxury perfume – Bulgarian rose, pepper, and musk fragrance in glass bottle
  • Kill Your Darlings by Richard Rochon – sharp unisex rose perfume with citrus, pepper, and dry woods
  • Kill Your Darlings by Richard Rochon – sharp unisex rose perfume with citrus, pepper, and dry woods, 100 mL bottle
  • Kill Your Darlings by Richard Rochon – sharp unisex rose perfume with citrus, pepper, and dry woods, 100 mL side bottle
  • Kill Your Darlings by Richard Rochon – sharp unisex rose perfume with citrus, pepper, and dry woods
  • Kill Your Darlings niche perfume – Bulgarian rose and black pepper fragrance with vetiver and woods, 20 mL
  • Kill Your Darlings by Richard Rochon – luxury artisan perfume bottle featuring rose, pepper, and woody musk fragrance, 50 mL and 100 mL bottles
  • Kill Your Darlings by Richard Rochon – luxury rose and pepper perfume available in 20 mL, 50 mL, and 100 mL sizes
  • Richard Rochon Kill Your Darlings – bold rose fragrance with pepper spice and vetiver, built for discipline and desire
  • Kill Your Darlings niche fragrance – sharp rose and pepper artisan perfume with musky, woody base, notes inside drawer box
  • Branded Richard Rochon drawer box.
  • Richard Rochon Kill Your Darlings sample perfume – 2 mL sample with sharp rose, citrus, and pepper notes

    Kill Your Darlings

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    Bulgarian rose, vetiver, cedar, and pepper. Precise, sensual, impossible to define.

    Fragrance Notes / Description: Bulgarian rose, citrus, black pepper + vetiver, dry woods.

    Kill Your Darlings is a rose sharpened into precision. At its heart, the finest Bulgarian rose blooms vivid and alive, immediately cut through with the green bite of vetiver and the spice of black pepper. Cedarwood and musk anchor the structure, adding warmth and depth that keep the rose from drifting into softness.

    This is not a gentle floral. It is rose with intention, defined by clean edges and bold contrasts. Masculine, feminine, and everything in between, it rejects categories and embraces tension. The result is a fragrance that feels disciplined yet sensual, precise yet magnetic, as though every note has been pared back to only what matters.

    Kill Your Darlings carries a quiet intensity. It is alluring without sweetness, focused without being cold. A scent of control and release, of holding on and letting go. Built for those who understand that refinement is not about compromise, but about knowing exactly what to keep.

    Release, clear the way,

    fresh dreams replace old shadows,

    Bright dawns arise now.

    FAQs

    • Each scent is built unconventionally—without the traditional top, heart, and base structure. We don’t follow the rules of perfumery. We follow the feeling. These are modern, layered fragrances that evolve with your skin and your story.

    • Scent is a story—yours. Start with the Discovery Set, or take our fragrance quiz online to find the perfumes that speak to your mood, your skin, and your chaos. You can also layer scents—our Duets are designed to wear alone or together.

    • They’re for humans. Richard Rochon fragrances are designed for complexity, not categories. If it resonates with you, it’s yours.

    • Yes—and that’s the point. These are not linear or predictable scents. They shift with your skin, the weather, your mood. What you smell at first may not be what you smell an hour later. That’s part of the pleasure.

    • Absolutely. Some fragrances are designed as Duets—two scents that stand strong alone and transform when worn together. But the whole collection plays well in layers. We encourage experimentation. No one is one thing.

    • We recommend starting with our Discovery Set or a 20ml size to test how the scent wears on your skin. Some are bold, some whisper. All are nuanced.

    • We use both. Richard Rochon is a mixed media perfumer. Our fragrances combine beautiful naturals and high-performing safe synthetics—because that’s what makes a scent last, project, and unfold with character.

    • We currently ship to the contiguous 48 states, plus Hawaii and Alaska. Standard shipping is free on orders over $75. Expedited options are available for an additional fee. Orders ship the next business day after they’re received.

    • Fragrance is deeply personal—so we don’t accept returns on opened bottles. But we want you to love what you wear. Samples and Discovery Sets are the best way to explore before committing. 2ml bottles and 20ml bottles are also an easy way to explore the collection.

    • If something’s broken or missing, let us know right away at rr@richardrochon.com. We’ll make it right. Your satisfaction matters to us.

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