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Jean Patou · Parfum / Extrait · 1925

Floral · Green Designerfeminine

≈ $180 · 100ml · approx. retail

The redhead of Jean Patou's 1925 hair-color trio (with Amour Amour and Que Sais-Je?), a green floral chypre opening on neroli and black currant, moving into carnation, jasmine and tuberose over an animalic civet-vetiver base. Revived in the Collection Héritage line; current market availability is uncertain.

Green Floral Tuberose Musky Animalic

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Neroli Narcissus Bergamot Lily of the Valley (Muguet)Blackcurrant (Cassis)

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Carnation Jasmine Tuberose

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Civet Musk Vetiver

Best for

SpringFallSpecial Occasion

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Dupes & cheaper alternatives

Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.

First

Van Cleef & Arpels · Floral

Shares Bergamot, Blackcurrant (Cassis), Narcissus

Jardins De Bagatelle

Jardins De Bagatelle

Guerlain · Floral

≈ $160save ~$20

Shares Jasmine, Bergamot, Tuberose

Aire

Aire

Loewe · Floral

≈ $75save ~$105

Shares Bergamot, Neroli, Jasmine

Amour Amour

Jean Patou · Floral

Shares Bergamot, Neroli, Carnation

Carolina Herrera

Carolina Herrera · Floral

≈ $98save ~$82

Shares Bergamot, Tuberose, Jasmine

Cologne

Cologne

Carolina Herrera · Floral

≈ $50save ~$130

Shares Bergamot, Tuberose, Jasmine