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Miss de Rauch by Madeleine de Rauch c1960
Miss de Rauch by Madeleine de Rauch: launched in 1960.
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It was classified as a aldehydic floral woody fragrance for women. It starts with an aldehydic top, followed by a classic elegant floral heart combining a blend of jasmine, roses and magnolia with bittersweet reseda and the soft spiciness of black currant, resting on a sensual, feminine, fragrant woody base touched with amber.
- Top notes: cascarilla bark, orange, mandarin, lime, aldehydes, melon, lotus, orange blossom, peach
- Middle notes: clary sage, rose de mai, Moroccan rose, lily of the valley, Comoros ylang ylang, orris, magnolia concrete, mimosa, honeysuckle, reseda, Parma violet, Grasse jasmine, blackcurrant, carnation absolute
- Base notes: Siberian castoreum, Tonquin musk, patchouli, Mysore sandalwood, tonka bean, ambergris, benzoin resin, opoponax, , Kashmir costus, Virginia cedar, Yugoslavia oakmoss, Bourbon vetiver, Provencal cypress, Arabian incense, vanilla absolute
The fragrance opens with a blast of citrus zest softened by aldehydes, tempered with watery notes of melon and lotus. The sweetness of succulent peach and heady orange blossom blend into an opulent heart of floral notes combining may rose, Moroccan rose, mimosa, honeysuckle, Parma violets, jasmine from Grasse and ylang ylang from the tropical Comoros Islands. Soapy lily of the valley, herbaceous clary sage, blackcurrant buds, carroty orris root and peppery carnation absolute keep the fragrance from being too cloying. The base is rich with animalic notes of ambergris, Tonquin musk, castoreum from Siberia, layered over resinous notes of benzoin, vanilla absolute, opoponax and Arabian incense. Creamy sandalwood, tonka bean and costus from Kashmir lend a powdery warmth. Green notes provided by oakmoss from Yugoslavia, cypress from Provence, vetiver from the Bourbon Islands and a woody note of Virginian cedar linger long after the top notes have faded.
Bottles:
By the early 1970s, Miss de Rauch was available in various concentrations including Parfum, Eau de Toilette and Eau de Parfum.
Parfum:
- 1/4 oz purse atomizer spray
- 1/4 oz splash
- 1/2 oz splash
- 1 oz splash
- 2 oz splash
- 4 oz splash
Eau de Toilette :
- 1 oz splash
- 2 oz splash
- 4 oz splash
- 8 oz splash
- 16 oz splash
- 2 oz Spray
- 4 oz Spray
Eau de Parfum:
Fate of the Fragrance:
Discontinued sometime in the 1990s. It was reformulated and relaunched in 1998. I am pretty sure it is discontinued now.
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