OlfactionaryJe Reviens Parfum(1932)
Worth · Maurice Blanchet · Floral
Created by Maurice Blanchet for Worth, Je Reviens, I Will Return, opens on aldehydes, bergamot, and neroli, moves through a heart of lily of the valley, jasmine, and iris, and closes on sandalwood, vetiver, and musk.
Created by Maurice Blanchet for Worth, Je Reviens, I Will Return, opens on aldehydes, bergamot, and neroli, moves through a heart of lily of the valley, jasmine, and iris, and closes on sandalwood, vetiver, and musk. Its wistful, romantic title, a promise of return, made it a favored parting gift, particularly popular with servicemen and their partners during the following decade's world war, when its name carried added emotional resonance. The fragrance's Lalique-designed bottle, evoking a stylized bird in flight, reinforced the theme of departure and eventual return through its visual design as well as its name. Je Reviens became one of Worth's most commercially successful and enduring creations, helping establish the house's reputation in perfumery alongside its couture business. It remains historically significant as one of the interwar period's most emotionally resonant fragrance concepts.
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