The House of Rancé 1795 continues to flourish within its family origins thanks to Jeanne Sandra Rancé and son Jean Maurice Alexandre. While Rancé may not be a household name, it is very familiar to those who’ve been passionate about perfume and history for a good long while; it’s our hope to rekindle curiosity and invite exploration of their exquisitely composed fragrances. Rancé 1795 Laetitia (translated from the Latin as ‘joy’) is a woody floriental perfume of considerable tenacity and delicacy, elegant and eminently wearable. As we have no access to the original fragrance, we can only speak to current formulation – but I’m tickled by its contrast to her namesake’s purported character. Worn before sleep, you yield yourself to the arms of Lethe without reservation; it soothes daylong and softens life’s bumps and bruises with aplomb. Did I mention its beauty? Laetitia is undeniably lovely – this she shares with Madame Mère, who was greatly admired for her physical attributes. My suspicion is that the perfumer intended to create something exquisite for her to adore and perhaps to flatter her (much like portraiture which seeks to embellish the patron/subject). And if he did? Wherever is the harm in that? Thanks to the largesse of Europerfumes the US distributor, we have one 100 ml bottle of Rancé 1795 Laetitia available for one registered reader in the USA. The random winner is Sarantina. Please email michelyn AT Cafleurebon dawt com with Rancé 1795 Laetitia by 4/3/2019 5PM EST. This is a deadline and no exceptions if you are late or misspell CaFleureBon. Please use your email from your comment so we know it is you. It would be wonderful to write a thank you to our friends at Europerfumes in your email as we do pass them on to the wonderful sponsors of these draws. THE LOG-IN FOR CAFLEUREBON SITE IS BELOW OUR FRAGRANCE AWARDS ON THE UPPER RIGHT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO REGISTER

Please note that there may be a slight delay in getting this to you, so allow for 2-3 weeks. When you receive your perfume, please let us know!!!

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