The one I'm immediately drawn to is Givenchy 111, a green chypre, fresh not sweet, introduced in 1970, to mark the opening of a prestigious store in Paris. |
The scent notes are cassis, chypre, musky wood, vanilla, rose de mai, freesia, patchouli, vanilla pure jungle essence and intense orcanox. |
As a class, chypre perfumes are more difficult to place since they would be located under parts of the Oriental and Woody families. |
Expect a chypre floral scent with lashings of sensual femininity. |
He went on to create such well known scents as La Rose Jacqueminot, Chypre, Paris and L'Aimant. |
Based on a woody, mossy, floral accord, which can include leathery or fruity notes as well, chypre perfumes have a rich and lingering scent. |