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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Votre by Charles Jourdan c1978

Vôtre by Charles Jourdan: launched in 1978. Created by Jean-Louis Sieuzac.




Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral-green fragrance for women. A spicy, woody floral, reportedly made up of more than 130 different essential oils.
  • Top notes: spices, aldehydes, mandarin, white hyacinth, galbanum, cassie and clary sage
  • Middle notes: plum tree evernia blossom, Indian carnation, wallflower, Reunion ylang-ylang, royal jasmine, rose, lily of the valley and French marigold
  • Base notes: raspberry, vetiver, oakmoss, amber, cedar, sandalwood and musk




Bottle:















Fate of the Fragrance:


Discontinued, date unknown. It was still being sold in 1988.

1 comment:

  1. I was given this perfume as a gift from my aunt in the late 1980s. With all the commonality of scents now-a-days, I'm fetching scents from long ago as my new go to's. I ran a search, with a some misspellings since I couldn't remember the exact spelling, and found your article. Thank you!

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