Jean Patou Joy Eau de Toilette Spray for Her 50 ml

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By the way, my Sira des Indes (which I like) are all P&G. I have never run across a Designer Parfums bottle. Evans, Caroline " Jean Patou’s American Mannequins: Early Fashion Shows and Modernism", in Modernism/modernity 15:2 (April 2008), pp. 243–263. Aside from this little story, what predominates on my skin other than the jasmine, is a shy rose. Shy because my skin doesn’t bring it forward. The star is jasmine, while all the other notes simply enhance it. It feels and smells rich, rounded, warm, well put together. Nothing screams, nothing smells out of place. The sandalwood is creamy, real sandalwood, the oakmoss albeit not strong, is wonderful. And the civet, my beloved civet, has manners, simply providing the necessary warmth that Joy needs to shine. And the musk, beautiful sexy musk! I didn’t think it’d be this good, and I’m happy to report it holds up to its status. Times like these I wish I could time travel and buy perfume from when everyone thought it would be this good forever. Trust me, if you come along bottles that have the baudruchage seal intact, invest. Perfumes so well made that stand the test of time decades later, willing to unfold under a perfume lovers nose! Joy EDP isn't wearable for me as a day fragrance. It really needs to decloak itself after about an hour. I went on to buy full-sized bottles of the EDP and EDT. The EDP, I will keep for later and the EDT, I plan to wear.

Steele, Valerie, ed. (2010). The Berg companion to fashion. Oxford: Bloomsbury Academic. pp.553–555. ISBN 978-1-84788-563-0.It was the favorite of many divas such as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, María Félix and many others. Arpege is an intimate fragrance for special occasions. After a while, the initial blast of aldehydes fades away, leaving a beautiful bouquet of flowers. With geranium and coriander providing a nice counterpoint, it is dominated by lily of the valley, jasmine, and rose.

JOY is a fragrance with an interesting history: conceived as the epitome of luxury and extravagance, its formula included an unprecedented amount of Jasmine of Grasse and May Rose, two of the most expensive ingredients in perfumery. It was SO expensive to produce, that even the perfumer warned Patou that it was “impossible” to be commercialized. If that wasn't enough, the Wall Street crashed, bringing thousands of rich families to ruin and generating the biggest economic crisis in history, the “Great Depression”.The strength of the floral character of Joy is so simple yet forceful, and it wears nicely through the day. The thing that amazes me about the pure extract when compared to the EDP is that with the EDP, at least its modern version, I get no distinct floral notes, just powdery, cat pissy, old lady smell. What a shame that two versions of the same thing could be so different. I'd like to buy a new bottle of the pure extract to compare against my vintage one, but i'll have to save up a bit before I can excuse that level of luxury spending. Joy" was voted "Scent of the Century" by the public at the Fragrance Foundation FiFi Awards in 2000, beating its rival " Chanel No. 5". [7] This is kind of disappointing. For the price, I really expected it to perform a lot better. I'm not really sorry I bought it, this in my mind is one every perfume lover should experience once in their lifetime, especially now that it's going out of production.

JOY was created with a lot of care, just like the most expensive Haute-Cotture dress, and thus it was extraordinary and timeless. It was presented by Jean Patou as \'the world\'s most expensive perfume\' right at the time of The Great Depression in 1929, when the market of luxury fashion crushed and Jean Patou\'s house could survive only through the perfumes. That was the first time where I experienced something similar to astral projection, I closed my eyes and inhaled the complex and luxurious aroma. The genie took me where I saw a paradise of rich velvety blooms, roses and jasmines sweating from the fine mist of a nearby waterfall and warmed by the glorious golden rays of the sun. I saw bees catching and carrying every droplet away to many little jars, like the one I held in my hand.

It’s price and the story behind it made Joy a legend and yes, having Joy meant the joy of having the fortune of affording it. Acquired a vintage bottle of the pure parfum, from the 70s. Achingly beautiful, infinitely better than the current EDP and EDT, which I really like, but don't love the way I love this. Animalic floral, the natural accords make all the difference. My bottle is partially used, but has been so well preserved. This is the Joy I remember. Now to find a vintage 1000 perfume, as that is my favorite out of all the classic Patous. Middle notes : At the heart of the fragrance lies Bulgarian Rose, Tuberose, Carnation, Jasmine, Chrysanthemum and Ylang-Ylang I agree that there is less of a jasmine presence in this formulation. For me, the civet grounds the rose-jasmine bouquet and gives it a slightly-edgy depth. I love it! And, I agree with the young woman who said that persons of any age can wear this, provided they have class (and, I'd add, the right chemistry for this beautiful composition).