Category: Floral accord
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Caron Fleur de Rocaille
Caron’s Fleur de Rocaille (1993): a powdery floral of gardenia, violet, lilac and iris, and how it differs from Ernest Daltroff’s Fleurs de Rocaille of the 1930s.
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Tiffany: A Rich, Complex Floral
Tiffany (1987), the jeweller’s first fragrance: François Demachy’s rich floral of blackcurrant, Taif rose, orange blossom, sandalwood and amber, now discontinued.
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Antonia’s Flowers Fragrance Profile
Antonia’s Flowers (1984), Antonia Bellanca’s freesia perfume composed by Bernard Chant at IFF, and an early fragrance built from living-flower headspace.
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Dior Diorissimo
Dior’s Diorissimo (1956), composed by Edmond Roudnitska: the reference lily-of-the-valley soliflore, how it was built, and how regulation changed it.
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Prince Matchabelli Wind Song: An Enduring Classic
Prince Matchabelli Wind Song (1953), by Ernest Shiftan and Léon Hardy: a spicy aldehydic floral of carnation, clove and orris, famous for its jingle and still sold today.