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Eau de Joy(1953)

Jean Patou · Jean Patou in-house perfumers · Floral

At a glance

A lighter cologne interpretation of Jean Patou's landmark Joy, opening on bergamot and green notes before a heart of rose de mai, jasmine, and tuberose, closing on sandalwood and musk. It offers a fresher, more diffusive take on Joy's famously lavish jasmine-rose structure at a fraction of the original's material density, extending the celebrated fragrance's reach to a broader audience decades after its 1929 debut.

Did you know? This scent's jasmine note owes its richness to indole — the same compound found, in larger amounts, in feces. Read the full story →

Brand

Jean Patou

Perfumer

Jean Patou in-house perfumers

Launched

1953

Family

Floral

Eau de Joy is a fragrance from Jean Patou, released in 1953 and composed by Jean Patou in-house perfumers. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot and Green Notes, moves into a heart of Rose de Mai, Jasmine, and Tuberose, and settles into a base of Sandalwood and Musk.

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