Introducing Dolce Rosa Excelsa, an enchanting new scent joins the floral Dolce Garden. This new scent from Dolce captures the boldness and the pure spirit of the multifaceted Rose flower, with the essence of fresh petals in bloom. Rose, as you know is my favourite scent of all time and it is the most fascinating of all flowers. Rose is an ancient symbol of love, beauty and romance. It has a delicate yet powerful presence, combining innocence and sensuality. Iconic, timeless and unique, the Rose is a recurrent motif seen throughout Dolce&Gabbana’s runway collections and inspired the creation of this new scent, Dolce Rosa Excelsa.

The Fragrance

White Amaryllis is the signature of the Dolce line. To complement the signature scent, a new and distinctive Rose heart was introduced. This Floral, fresh floral scent opens with a brightly-coloured, sweet-smelling explosion of Neroli leaves and Papaya flower. These notes dissipate into a floral bouquet of White Water Lily and White Daffodil.

Dolce Rosa Excelsa heart note seduces with two delicate and noble Rose notes. African Dog Rose, a scent never used before and for the first time in perfumery, premieres in this exquisite fragrance creation. Purity and softness, the African Dog Rose adds a charming richness to the crisp petal signature of Dolce. This rare note is combined with the enveloping femininity of the Turkish Rose Absolute, highly-prized in perfumery for its olfactive intensity. With its deep pink flower, the Turkish Rose Absolute unveils a sensual and elegant character when paired for the first time ever with the African Dog Rose. This floral heart is counterbalanced by the background of warm Musky notes. Along with the complex accents of Cashmeran and Sandalwood it leaves a sensual trail of light woods, earthy tones and piquant spices in the base.

African Dog Rose are found growing in the rich and fertile flora of South Africa. It comes from a charming coastal flowering tree. When it flowers in the springtime, its brilliant white petals and yellow anthers attract beautiful blood red butterflies. Combined with the rich Turkish Rose Absolute it completes a bold, but young and very modern Rose signature.

The Bottle

The new campaign sees Kate King as the testimonial. She is perfect for the role for all Dolce campaigns. The Dolce Rosa Excelsa bottle recalls the unique shape of Dolce and Dolce Floral Drops: thick glass, curved lines and a solid bottom, the cap is sculpted in the shape of a flower with deep crimson red petals. The scent’s pale pink elixir is presented in frosted glass, and finished with the feminine Dolce signature to express the delicate elegance of this complex new fragrance.

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What would be your perfect Father’s Day present?
My perfect Farther’s Day present is what we’ve done the last couple of times. The kids and my wife all come in and bring me breakfast in bed, we hang out, and then they bring their breakfast, and we eat so we don’t get out of bed, usually, until 10.30. Get up kind of late, even 11am. Then we usually do something with the family around the house.

Usually we’ll just go eat outside, and take the top off the hot tub, put on some music, and then I’ll manage stuff for lunch, then we’ll spend the whole day just outside, all playing around together. Until we get to the evening, and then we usually cook again. In the evening, open up a bottle of wine. And we spend the day together.

What’s the best thing about being a father?
Father was the only thing in my life that I ever knew I wanted to be. When I was eight years old, I knew I wanted to be a father. I thought I maybe wanted to be a Washington Redskin running back, but I grew out of that. I always know I wanted to be a father. For me, it’s always been the ultimate responsibility. The beginning of the ultimate shadow a man can leave in his life – his children.

What is the most important thing to your father thought you?
A few things. Take responsibility for yourself. Self-reliance. Don’t say can’t. And don’t lie. Now, it’s okay to bullshit, but don’t lie.

What every day things remind you of your father?
I’ve got a great picture of him, right when you come in the house, of him dancing in his underwear. He loved to dance.
And that’s always a fun reminder. The kids know exactly who he is, and understand he’s no longer physically here, but he’s papa. He was Captain Fun. He loved being the host. He loved to cook, and have a beer, and dance, and socialise. He also was a sticker for ‘if you start work at 8am, and you work till 6pm, that doesn’t mean you show up at 8 am. That means you’re on the phone working at 8am. So if you show up at 8 and you’re on the phone at 8.02am, you’re two minutes late. He was very strict about that. And so he instilled a very good work ethic in us.

What is the most important thing you want your kids to remember?
The one thing that our kids know, that they’re always going to know, is that they’re loved. My mother had a great line: ‘I love you, I don’t like you like that’. So when we got in trouble, we never thought ‘but you don’t love me’. And she used to say: ‘no, I love you, but you’re in trouble right now, because I don’t like what you just did’.

Did becoming a father change you?
Sure. A man gets better peripheral vision when he becomes a father, because everywhere I go now, I’m here and I’ve got my wife and my two kids in my pocket. So everything I do is a representation back to them. The way I take care of myself, the way we take care, we stay out of trouble, to my own self survive, I’m the king of the household, I’m the dad, I’m the father.

Are you a strict father?
Strict disciplined. We have fun, but there have to be clear rules and we stick to them. My wife and I are on the same page. We don’t play good cop bad cop. We’re on the same page, we’re very bottom line as to how we parent, we’re very clear. The kids know it’s clear so we’re in sync. I wouldn’t say strict but disciplined. Rules, you’ve got to follow them, if you don’t follow them, there are consequences.

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What is the most important thing in your life?
The most important things in my life are friends and family and not of course necessarily in that order. Family is kind of everything you know – it is such a complex idea, such a complex concept. And yet there is something so simple that can be derived from spending time with your family that’s just incredibly life affirming and rewarding. Family means a lot to me.

What are your preferred moments with your children?
All of them, there is no un-preferred moments with my boys. I find, that with being a parent, being a dad you just wish you had a greater understanding, comprehension of how to do it right, how to steer them in the right direction, how to love kindly but not smotheringly, how to discipline with compassion and yet strength and honesty and fairness.My days usually start and finish with each of my boys which is a pretty majestic way to live.

Has becoming a father changed your life?
Yes, becoming a father has changed my life for sure. I mean I wouldn’t know how becoming a dad has changed my life; I wouldn’t really know how to quantify it. There is an enormous relief in finally having some very physical and very tangible understanding of how you are no longer the centre of your own universe. That you are not the sun anymore, you become a moon that revolves around the lives of your children and they become the sun. So that is kind of self-servingly one of the most beautiful things about being a dad.

Do you celebrate Father’s Day?
This year I was very aware of Father’s Day because there was texts coming through and I actually bought into it, it was really sweet. I don’t know if I maybe feel more comfort in being a dad or what it was, but this year a lot of my friends were texting Happy Father’s Day and I was texting them back and then texting other friends of mine who have kids Happy Father’s Day and it felt like I was part of a club that is not the worst club in the world.

What do you like about being a father?
It is an extension on the idea of family – in one hand it is incredibly complicated I find to be a father. I haven’t read any books but I know that if I did they would just confound me even more, that there is no direct science to it, that like art and like life it is an exercise, the most extreme exercise in trial and error because the consequences are so great. For the first time in your life you are not the most important thing in your world. For the first time in your life you know you really have an understanding of what it is to love unconditionally and it is a pretty extraordinary gift.

What are your intimate moments?
My intimate moments are moments shared with family and friends. I have deep friendships and very deep connections with those family members I have in my life, particularly my two sons and my sisters and my brother and both my parents are still alive. The simple things; we hike a lot – I get out in nature a lot. I do love the city but I like to vacillate between heavily populated areas and as I said the kinesis and the chaos and the noise and the energy of the city and then into the silence and the tranquillity of just your own solitude in nature.

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A return to the Aeolian Islands and the symbol of Sicily’s sea and of Mediterranean summers. Nature rules in fascinating contrasts of rocky landscapes and luscious greenery, deep blue sea and the pristine white beaches. It is here with nature’s most prized beauty where emotions come to life.

From these islands and this true splendor come the two new limited editions of Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue: Sunset in Salina for women and Swimming in Lipari for men. Both fragrances evoke summer, releasing all of its warmth and energy. The pure and joyful soul of the Mediterranean summer lives on in both fragrances.

Sunset in Salina

Salina is a place of infinite sweetness. The greenest of the islands, the most fertile, and the richest in bodies of water. In this Mediterranean garden of Eden grow the vines producing a prized variety of Malvasia, Sicily’s sweet wine.

A Floral, Fresh Floral fragrance, Sunset in Salina is the soft, heady delight of a glass of Malvasia wine sipped at sunset on a freesia lined terrace. The fragrance opens with the aroma of fresh Vine Leaves which hold within them all the magic and fertility of the land, fused with the brightness of Violet Leaves. The heart notes unleash the sweetness and seductive charm of Yellow Freesia, accompanied by Orange Flower and Jasmine. The dry down of the fragrance is a warm embrace of Ambery notes, Cedarwood and White Musky notes.

The amber orange of Malvasia in Sunset in Salina, is not just the colour of the fragrance but also its external packaging: the sunset on the island seems to leap out from the box, in its harmony of light and shade.

Swimming in Lipari

Lipari is the largest and most dazzling of the islands. A lively place where the busy island life dances along the main street. The stark alabaster stretch of fine pumice-stone sand contrasts with the island’s vibrant green backdrop. An homage to perfection, accentuated by the sweet and spicy fragrances of the island’s local delicacies.

Water is the dominant theme in this joyful fragrance for men, which is as fresh as diving into the clear, crisp water of the Mediterranean. An Aromatic Water fragrance, Swimming in Lipari is characterised by the Sea Salt accord, and enhanced by the juicy aroma of Grapefruit. The invigorating and masculine heart is achieved by combining Mandarin and cool aromatic Rosemary. At the dry down of the fragrance is the strongest and most masculine part, with the complex notes of Ambergris, Dry Woods and Musky notes.

Swimming in Lipari captures the fragrance’s dazzling aquatic personality, in the image of the white, pumice-stone beach at Acquacalda running along the bottom of the outer packaging, like a three dimensional postcard.

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