Henri Alméras
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Henri Alméras 1892-1965 was a French
perfumer
. He was best known for creating many perfumes for Patou, including Amour Amour and Joy
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France
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perfumer
Perfumer
A perfumer is a term used for an expert on creating perfume compositions, sometimes referred to affectionately as a Nose due to their fine sense of smell and skill in producing olfactory compositions...
. He was best known for creating many perfumes for Patou, including Amour Amour and Joy
Joy (perfume)
Joy is a perfume created for Parisian couturier Jean Patou by perfumer Henri Alméras in 1929. It is considered to be one of the greatest fragrances created and is a landmark example of the floral genre in perfumery....
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List of creations for Jean Patou
- Amour Amour (1925): part of a trilogy of perfumes that includes Que Sais-Je? and Adieu Sagesse, Amour Amour represents the initial rush of romantic love. Amour Amour is a floral fragrance.
- Que Sais-Je? (1925): represents the hesitation one feels before acting on romantic feelings. Que sais je? is a fruity fragrance with notes of peach, apricot, orange flower, jasmine, and rose.
- Adieu Sagesse (1925): represents the moment when one surrenders to passion. Adieu Sagesse is a floral fragrance with notes of neroli, lily-of-the-valley, carnation, tuberose, and opopanax. It has a base of musk and civet.
- Chaldée (1927): Chaldée was inspired by Patou's own Huile de Chaldée, the first ever suntan lotion. It celebrates the new fashion for suntanning that arose in the 20s. The name is a reference to ChaldeaChaldeaChaldea or Chaldaea , from Greek , Chaldaia; Akkadian ; Hebrew כשדים, Kaśdim; Aramaic: ܟܐܠܕܘ, Kaldo) was a marshy land located in modern-day southern Iraq which came to briefly rule Babylon...
, and the fragrance is a dry blend of spices, amber, and opopanax. - Moment Suprême (1929): a spicy amber fragrance with notes of geranium, clove, bergamot, rose and jasmine.
- JoyJoy (perfume)Joy is a perfume created for Parisian couturier Jean Patou by perfumer Henri Alméras in 1929. It is considered to be one of the greatest fragrances created and is a landmark example of the floral genre in perfumery....
(1920): Released at the beginning of the Great Depression, Joy is Jean Patou's most famous fragrance. When it came out, it was known as the "costliest perfume in the world." Joy is a classic example of the floral perfume genre, and it is known for its notes of Bulgarian rose and French jasmine. - Divine Folie (1933): an amber floral fragrance with notes of ylang-ylang, neroli, iris, vetiver, jasmine, rose, musk and vanilla.
- Normandie (1935): released to celebrate the launch of the luxury French ocean liner of the same name, Normandie is a chypreChypreChypre, or , is the name of a family of perfumes that are characterised by an accord composed of citrus top-notes, a floral middle, and a mossy-animalic base-note derived from oak moss and musks...
fragrance with wood and fruit notes. - Vacances (1936): released to celebrate the first paid holidays in France, Vacances is a fresh floral fragrance with notes of hawthorn, galbanum, hyacinth, lilac and mimosa.
- Colony (1938): a fruity chypre with a prominent note of pineapple, Colony was inspired by the warm climate of tropical islands.