Author marcel proust based his madame de guermantes on three society women of his day like proust i went in search of the lost land of childhood on a quest for my rose i charmed three royals one turkish one bulgarian and one moroccan for the perfect ending to my regal journey our fragrance expert says serge lutens has two roses in his main collection the blood red buds of la fille de berlin and the more demure rosy tones of sa majeste la rose sa majeste captures the image of