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Vacances(1936)

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A green mixed-floral composition from Henri Almeras for Jean Patou, opening on bergamot and green notes before a floral-and-tonka-bean heart, closing on musk and woods. Vacances, Vacation, continues Patou's established pattern of leisure-themed naming, following Holidays from two years earlier and the house's broader identity built around an active, outdoors-oriented modern lifestyle.

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

1936

Family

Floral

Vacances is a fragrance from Jean Patou, released in 1936 and composed by Henri Almeras. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot and Green Notes, moves into a heart of Mixed Florals and Tonka Bean, and settles into a base of Musk and Woods.

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