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Cocktail Sweet(1930)
Jean Patou · Henri Almeras · Floral
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Part of Henri Almeras's Cocktail series for Jean Patou, this sweet variant opens on bergamot and aldehydes before a mixed-floral heart, closing on amber, vanilla, and musk.
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Part of Henri Almeras's Cocktail series for Jean Patou, this sweet variant opens on bergamot and aldehydes before a mixed-floral heart, closing on amber, vanilla, and musk. The Cocktail series, releasing several variations around the same structural template, mirrored the fashionable drinking culture of the late 1920s, treating fragrance blending as an analogue to mixology. This sweet edition leans toward vanilla-amber warmth relative to its siblings.
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