Collection Héritage Eau de Patou

Jean Patou · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2013

≈ $65 · 100ml · approx. retail

House perfumer Thomas Fontaine's 2013 reworking of the 1976 unisex original Eau de Patou (itself an early forerunner of the unisex citrus-chypre genre), part of the Collection Héritage archive relaunch. A crisp citrus opening moves into white florals over a soft musk-labdanum-tonka base.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerDailySport / Casual

Perfumer

Dupes & cheaper alternatives

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