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Que Sais-Je(1925)

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A fruity-floral composition from Henri Almeras for Jean Patou, opening on bergamot and fruity notes before a mixed-floral heart, closing on oakmoss, musk, and woods. Released alongside Amour Amour the same year, it reflects Almeras's early experimentation with different structures for the newly established Patou fragrance house. Its oakmoss base gives it a slightly mossier, more chypre-adjacent finish than its floral sibling.

Did you know? This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives. Read the full story →

Brand

Jean Patou

Perfumer

Henri Almeras

Launched

1925

Family

Chypre

Que Sais-Je is a fragrance from Jean Patou, released in 1925 and composed by Henri Almeras. It sits in the Chypre family. It opens with Bergamot and Fruit, moves into a heart of Mixed Florals, and settles into a base of Oakmoss, Musk, and Woods.

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