Madame Rochas is a aldehydic floral with chypre leanings and
recalls (in the best possible way) fine French soap.
A special quality of rose absolute, jasmine and lily of the
valley, together with a chord of aliphatic aldehydes, gives the perfume its
essential soapy-floral character. Unlike Chanel’s No.5, for example, which
rounds this complex with prominent ylang-ylang and vanilla, in Madame Rochas it
remains dry with a mossiness that is discernable from the opening. The whole
thing feels very prim and proper, with only a little ambery sweetness but quite
a lot of sandalwood and vetiveryl acetate for vertical support.
Nose: Guy Robert
House: Rochas
Release date: 1960
Notes (per Fragrantica): bergamot, aldehydes,
lemon, neroli, lily of the valley, orris root, ylang-ylang, violet, narcissus,
sandalwood, vetiver, musk, cedar, oakmoss, tonka bean.
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