Smelling Le Parfum de Thérèse now is like smelling what could have been, knowing this was offered to not one but two houses and rejected both times for being too different.
It was she who released the formula into Frédéric Malle's hands for a launch perfume in his then-new Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, and so here we are. Thereafter, the composition which would later be named Le Parfum de Thérèse would be used exclusively by (you guessed it), Edmond's wife Thérèse Roudnitska. The creative director for Guy Laroche felt it was also too futuristic and not in tune with the island theme of the scent, and the idea submitted by Josephine Catapano (later to work for Estée Lauder) was chosen. The legendary Edmond Roudnitska composed this on his own, and originally offered it to Dior in the 1950's, where it was rejected for being too different from current market concepts, then Edmond continued working on it through to the 1960's where it was submitted to Guy LaRoche for release as Fidji (1966). The tale of Le Parfum de Thérèse (2000) is quite fascinating.
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Longevity: on the skin 8+ hours, on clothes 24+ hours Melon, plum, vetiver, a little rose and leather and a lot of cucumber in the opening.Īlthough the name states that it is exclusively for women - it is not. Since Frederic is not afraid of innovative and different scents - Le Parfum de Thérèse was gladly accepted for the initial FM line-up! After Edmond's death, Therese gave Frederic a "secret recipe" so that the scent would be remembered forever. For the next 40+ years, the perfume was worn exclusively by his wife - Therese. The gentleman who made this perfume for his wife (Therese) was rejected by Dior and some other companies at the time in the 1950s because the scent was too futuristic and different from the existing offer back then. Le Parfum de Thérèse is a juicy, fruity and retro creation. Le Parfum de Thérèse is the most similar to FM - Superstitious from their offer, but again they are different enough that you need them both in your collection. In this shadowy coda, it is realized that there is this ingenious balance to it all: nothing pushed forward forcefully against any other element, the development, certainly not linear, however has these seamless transitions that underline the beauty of each element in congress. However, as it develops, the juicy qualities eventually fade into a drier, leathery effect.Įver so slightly earthy and animalic, the dry down finds the prune eclipsing with the melon and the green receding into darker shades of cedar. It speaks to my penchant for greenness contrasted with juicy sweetness. Here, they don't seem quite over ripened as with that classic, they are a bit more crisp, buttressed with a rose and shaded with prune compote in the heart. We have the aqueous opening, translucent tangerine with most notably Roudnitska's signature melon and cucumber, which was also famously rendered in Diorella. For me, it's misty and mysterious, like getting lost in reverie. Edmund Roudnitska's ode to his wife is touching to say the least, but as with any perfume, Le Parfum de Therese can transcend its narrative and make a very personal impression on its wearer. Monet's garden in Giverny, all of the water lilies, the fragrance of the pond and the surrounding blooms: this is the immediate image in my mind.
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