In search of a formula

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Femme

This is from an old formulary, that has nothing newer than about

1959.

; I'm so grateful to you for posting the formula. The '89

redesigned Femme has cumin, a note I can live without & it is just

not 'sex personified'.

My perfume books are packed but fortunately I live next to a big

university library so I think my next step is to read Steffen

Arctander on natural & chemical perfumes. There is also a book by

lene Delbourg-Delphis " Le sillage des elegantes: un siecle

d'histoire des parfums. " which looks very worthwhile & of course the

invaluable articles in the files section.

And Anya, thank you for the blogs & this wonderful list!

Rory

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From: Maior

Hi;

I have been reading the old posts & wonder if anyone has the formula

for the original 1944 " Femme " by E.Rouditska. This was an incredible

perfume & I hated when they updated it in '89. How I would love to

remake this wonderful chypre with natural scents.

Rory

Hi Rory.

I have been trying to send you the ingredients of Femme, as a Attachment, I do

not know if I have succeeded or not,! As I keept getting a message saying it had

not gone, but then I looked in my sent items it appears to have gone 3 times!!

Apoliges if you recived it 4 times.

Let me know if you did not & I'll have another bash.

Cheers Gill.

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> Hi Rory.

> I have been trying to send you the ingredients of Femme, as a

Attachment, I do not know if I have succeeded or not,! As I keept

getting a message saying it had not gone, but then I looked in my sent

items it appears to have gone 3 times!! Apoliges if you recived it 4

times.

> Let me know if you did not & I'll have another bash.

> Cheers Gill.

Hi, Gill;

yes it came 3 times:) thanks, it's the description. And helpful once

I get up & started with 's ingredients' list, there are chemicals

that I will need to replace with naturals.

eveyone is wonderfully helpful, I certainly intend to return the

same.

Rory

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Edited to corect top posting....

> Hi;

> I have been reading the old posts & wonder if anyone has the formula

> for the original 1944 " Femme " by E.Rouditska. This was an incredible

> perfume & I hated when they updated it in '89. How I would love to

> remake this wonderful chypre with natural scents.

> Rory

>

The perfume can be closely matched by using aroma chemicals and

essential oils, not by just using plant oils.

If one is comfortable using aroma chemicals in the perfume, then it

could be accomplished.

Being that the formula is not published, one should have an idea of the

odor print. Perfumes are very subjective, as I make custom perfumes

tailored to customers descriptions. Recently, I made a chanel type

perfume. A customer wanted a aldehyic perfume with a hint of Gardenia.

I can help, but I need your personal description of the odor print.

To the perfumery group: Chypre is a combination of citrus notes,

leather notes ( ambroxan, castoreoum), powdery notes (clash between

fresh accords and sweet accords - green notes with woody notes), and

Oakmoss accords. The heart notes can be jasmine, iris, rose - one or a

combination of one or more than one.