Sheherazade Perfume by Jean Desprez
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Details:
- Product Form: Perfume
- House: Jean Desprez
- Launched: 1939; reformulated and reintroduced 1983
- Fragrance Family: Floral aldehydic chypre
Fragrance Notes:
- Top Notes: Aldehydes, Calabrian bergamot, Sicilian orange, Roman chamomile, Prussian blackcurrant, Bourbon geranium, Malabar pepper berries, Jamaican nutmeg, Zanzibar cloves, Brazilian rosewood
- Middle Notes: Moroccan mimosa, Russian coriander, Spanish tarragon, daisy accord, Alpine lily of the valley, Egyptian hyacinth, Grasse gardenia, Bulgarian rose, Tunisian orange blossom, Indian carnation, Nossi-Bé ylang-ylang, Riviera jasmine, Florentine orris, Chinese cassia
- Base Notes: Indonesian patchouli, Austrian wormwood, Maltese labdanum, Venezuelan tonka bean, Omani frankincense, leather, Ethiopian civet, ambergris, Italian pine nuts, Tahitian vanilla, Mysore sandalwood, Tonkin musk, Haitian vetiver, Tyrolean oakmoss, Somali opoponax, Siam benzoin
In-Depth Summary:
Jean Desprez first introduced Sheherazade in 1939 and brought it back in a new formulation in 1983. Marie-Cécile Grenier composed the 1983 floral aldehydic chypre, a richly layered blend of citrus, spice and flowers over a dark mossy base.
This is the Sheherazade Perfume by Jean Desprez bottle shown.