Jean Patou Joy Eau de Toilette Spray for Her 50 ml

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What a wonderful, wafting, bouquet of rose, and then jasmine, filled my nose. How much more complex and delightful the older formula smells when compared to the newer one available currently. It's absolutely stunning, and thankfully not too much of the civet comes through once it's out of the bottle, at least with my chemistry. I see why my grandmother loved it: it's honey-sweet, luxurious, elegant as anything one could imagine, and femininely floral. That's why I won't buy Joy, because he doesn't offer enough for the price, durability and sillage can't keep up with Chanel. Allure is the better choice for me, also the cheaper one! When I re-opened my eyes, I realized that I had pushed the bottle opening up my little 8 yr old nostril. It was pure magic, I couldn't get enough of the scent! I took the bottle out, and with a sheepish grin I wiped it off as well as I could and inadvertently spilled a little bit on my shirt. Knowing I would undoubtedly get caught, I ran over to the laundry room and threw my shirt in the washer and changed shirt. I passed by my Great-Grandmother and she gave me that knowing look. I told her what I did and she just shook her head and told me not to do it again. Designers for the House of Patou have included Marc Bohan (1954–1956), Karl Lagerfeld (1960–1963) and Jean Paul Gaultier (1971–1973). Christian Lacroix joined the label in 1981. The last fashion collection produced by the House of Patou label was in 1987 when the haute couture business closed definitively following Lacroix's departure to open his own house.

Zanon, Johanna " La face cachée de la Lune: les ateliers de couture de la maison Jean Patou dans l’entre-deux-guerres", in Apparence(s) 7 (2017). The bottle is like nail polish, the white florals are lovely and they blend well with the other florals. Its is lovely in winter and fall and is reasonably priced. 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.The rest of the time this smells like a lot of mixed flowers almost nondescript at times but I can identify an ylang ylang, yellow floral note not as fruity smelling (banana) like other ylang notes I've encountered (i.e. Diva by Ungaro) but definitely an ylang scent. Joy also contains a white flower of tuberose which tends to take over toward the end of the middle phase. I love tuberoses and this one is almost exactly like the tuberose in Fracas, but because Fracas has so many other white flowers supporting it (gardenia, jasmine, lily) the tuberose here is less strong and the roses are taking the lead. This is a pretty good tuberose that makes it's appearance as the roses make their exit. It smells like a floral version of a fashion show on the runway, where flowers strut their stuff before they are gone. Like Cinnamonpeelerswife, I find that Joy puts me in mind of a pristine glamor and of the opera (though for me there's nothing dated about it). At the outset I get a soprano in a simply cut, ultra-chic long silk dress and gloves, flawlessly and very loudly holding a high note--not my style of fashion or of music, but impressive in its purity. Parfum keeps its richness all the way to a soft beautiful scent like EDT after hours on the ultimate drydown, while EDT is kinda of dusted flowers like old perfume when it is eventually developed. Both are long lasting, obvious than No5 and Shalimar. I think parfum captures Mr. Jean Patou's spirit well in a bottle, the message is simple: to bring flowers to cheer up the world, and EDT is lovable and enjoyable, like the laughter of Joy. Patou was born in Paris, France in 1880. Patou's family's business was tanning and furs. [1] Patou worked with his uncle in Normandy, then moved to Paris in 1910, intent on becoming a couturier. The original bottle, designed by French architect and artisan Louis Süe, was designed to have a simple, classical feel. [6] Awards [ edit ]

Creamy white florals round out the honeyed rose beautifully after a little while. Sweet ylang ylang adds a slight tropical edge, while smooth, waxy tuberose adds its carnal richness. The jasmine note is slightly indolic, adding a hint of dirt, and I get iris or orris root during the later stages of Joy, giving a nice powdery start to the drydown. The best known of Patou's perfumes is " JOY", a heavy floral scent, based on the most precious rose and jasmine, that remained the costliest perfume in the world, until the House of Patou introduced "1000" (a heavy, earthy floral perfume, based on a rare osmanthus) in 1972. Before JOY, the House of Patou released many other perfumes, many which were to celebrate particular events. For example, Normandie (an oriental forerunner to perfumes such as Yves Saint Laurent's Opium) celebrated the French ocean liner of the same name, and Vacances (a mixture of green and lilac notes) celebrated the first French paid national holidays. Middle notes : At the heart of the fragrance lies Camellia, Geranium, Lily, Rose, Jasmine, Coriander, Lily-of-the-Valley, Iris and Ylang-Ylang After about an hour it's just a skin scent on me, but a lovely one: still floral but somehow also an accord of fine Darjeeling tea. That's the closest I ever get to roses from it. Still very pure quality, much more subtle now (and much more my style than the opera singer). I wish it had some sillage and lasting power at this stage! I'd wear it whenever I wanted to feel calm and polished. But the scent keeps ebbing away; within three hours I can barely smell anything even with my nose touching my wrist. Farewell, you flighty beauty!In 1984, Jean Kerléo was responsible for the reformulation and reissue of twelve of Patou's fragrances from 1925 to 1964 in a series called "Ma Collection", including the first fragrances created for the house in 1925, the trio "Amour-Amour", "Que sais-je?" and "Adieu Sagesse". "Ma Collection" was sold in flacons modelled after the originals by Louis Süe. [9] It lasts around 6 hours and projects well for the first hour and then becomes more measured. I use it in different climates, including hot days - the heat makes the flowers of this perfume vibrate even more, becoming even more alive and exuberant. 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.

After three minutes, the scent suddenly disappeared, making me wonder if the olfactory system was disrupted by high-intensity indole.Joy is one of those high French luxury products best pulled off ironically by les garces et les vilains. I suspect this was always true, even in the 30s. Who's zooming who? I mean really, the most obscenely expensive fragrance during a global depression. Degraded reformulated lux meets perfect vintage dimestore. Wear this on the barricades. Dorothy Day would have known what to do with this.