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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Voulez Vous by D'Orsay c1960

Voulez Vous by D'Orsay: launched in 1960.






Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It is classified as a green floral chypre fragrance for women with green, woodsy, and fruity notes. A perfume that blends a woodsy, musky, ferny base with a rose and jasmine top note.
  • Top notes: galbanum, bergamot, hyacinth, fruity citrus notes
  • Middle notes: rose, lily of the valley, jasmine, spices, orange blossom
  • Base notes: vetiver, oakmoss, cedar, tobacco, sandalwood, musk, leather, patchouli, civet, tonka, ambergris


Bottles:


The parfum was housed in square bottles with glass stoppers.

The fragrance was available in the following:

  • 1/4 oz Parfum
  • 1/2 oz Parfum
  • Perfume "Dramatizer"
  • Purse Atomizer
  • Purse Flaconette
  • Refillable Concentrate Mist
  • Eau de Toilette
  • Skin Essence (parfum)




Fate of the Fragrance:


Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1972. 

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