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Fidji Parfum(1966)

Guy Laroche · Josephine Catapano · Chypre

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Created by Josephine Catapano for Guy Laroche, Fidji opens on bergamot, aldehydes, and hyacinth, moves through a heart of gardenia, ylang-ylang, jasmine, and rose, and closes on oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood, and musk.

Did you know? This scent's aldehydes carry a famous origin myth, the "accidental overdose" story behind Chanel No. 5, that historians say probably isn't true. Read the full story →
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Brand
Guy Laroche
Perfumer
Josephine Catapano
Launched
1966
Family
Chypre

Created by Josephine Catapano for Guy Laroche, Fidji opens on bergamot, aldehydes, and hyacinth, moves through a heart of gardenia, ylang-ylang, jasmine, and rose, and closes on oakmoss, vetiver, sandalwood, and musk. Named for the Pacific island nation, it evokes an exotic, tropical femininity that helped define a green-floral genre distinct from the sharper galbanum-driven greens of Vent Vert and Ma Griffe. Catapano built Fidji around a lush, multi-white-floral heart balanced against a mossy, vetiver-rich base. It became one of Guy Laroche's most historically significant and commercially successful fragrances, remaining in production for decades.

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Top notes
BergamotAldehydesHyacinth
Heart notes
GardeniaYlang-YlangJasmineRose
Base notes
OakmossVetiverSandalwoodMusk
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16