Notes chypre, what is it?

In 1917, François Coty created a perfume that he named "Cyprus". So representative of the chypre accord, and in view of the success of this fragrance, François Coty has created the family of so-called "chypre" perfumes. The chypre accord is not a single scent, but a composition of several materials.

What materials are needed to create the chypre agreement?

The chypre chord is based on different components. First you can find bergamot, a small green citrus fruit. Then, there is rose essence, one of the most adulated flowers in the world because of the multiplicity of its scents, its colors and its forms. The essence of jasmine, a small white or yellow flower, is also present in the chypre chord. You will also find patchouli essence, which brings warmth and an earthy and woody facet. The labdanum comes to add animal notes, resinous and waxy. Finally, the oak moss is to be added to the composition to obtain a nice chypre chord.

Some examples of perfumes that release a chypre chord

At Dior, the feminine fragrance "Miss Dior Chérie" belongs to the family of floral chypre. "L'Eau de Chloé" from the Chloé brand is a chypre juice with citrus and green notes. On the side of the Jimmy Choo house, the eponymous perfume is a fruity chypre. It should be known that the first perfume chypre fruity was created by the Guerlain house, in 1919: it is the fragrance "Mitsouko". For a musky chypre juice, you can turn to the fragrance of a personality, Sarah Jessica Parker, named "Lovely".