Parfum des Parfums
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Parfum des Parfums(1928)

Molinard · Molinard in-house perfumers · Floral

At a glance

An aldehydic mixed-floral composition from Molinard, opening on bergamot and aldehydes before a blended floral heart, closing on musk, woods, and amber.

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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Launched
1928
Family
Floral

An aldehydic mixed-floral composition from Molinard, opening on bergamot and aldehydes before a blended floral heart, closing on musk, woods, and amber. Its declarative name, The Perfume of Perfumes, stakes an ambitious claim to definitive status, consistent with the confident, aldehyde-driven maximalism sweeping French perfumery in the years following Chanel No. 5. It represents Molinard's own engagement with the era's dominant aldehydic-floral genre.

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Top notes
BergamotAldehydes
Heart notes
Mixed Florals
Base notes
MuskWoodsAmber
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16