Vintage Madame Rochas (Guy Robert) 1960 “A Perfect Balance”
While many have described Vintage Madame Rochas as a Grande Dame, she was wildly popular with young women as well as the more mature set.
Vintage Jean Patou Câline Review (Henri Giboulet) 1964 + Forever Young Giveaway
Jean Patou Câline by Henri Giboulet is a vibrantly aldehydic floral chypre released in 1964 – advertised as “the essence of youth
Lanvin Spanish Geranium (Madame Marie Zède, reworked by André Fraysse) 1925: Subversive Chic
Lanvin Spanish Geranium is one of those scents isn’t easily categorized; its timeless allure is that of a subversively chic fragrance
Shiseido Inouï (Perfumer Undisclosed) 1976: “Extraordinary Green Chypre”
Shiseido Inouï is an unprecedented green East-Meets-West chypre released in 1976; as ethereal, complex and spiritual as a chypre could be.
F. Millot Crêpe de Chine (Jean Desprez) 1925 “A Pivotal Chypre”
The Osmothèque’s founder Jean Kerléo has credited F. Millot Crêpe de Chine, a pivotal chypre, as being the first perfume in their archive.
Rouge Hermès (Akiko Kamei) 2000 and Parfum d’Hermès (Akiko Kamei and Raymond Chaillon) 1984
Akiko Kamei’s Rouge Hermès is an updated, reworked version of 1984’s Parfum d’Hermès co-created by perfumer Akiko Kamei and Raymond Chaillon