Schiaparelli Sleeping
Photo: Unknown artist, patent drawing for a perfume bottle in the form of a candle in holder for 'Sleeping' fragrance. The original design by Marcel Vertes for Elsa Schiaparelli., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schiaparelli Sleeping(1937)

Schiaparelli · Jean Carles · Floral

At a glance

Created by Jean Carles for Schiaparelli, this composition opens on bergamot and peach before a heart of rose, jasmine, and tuberose, closing on musk, amber, vanilla, and civet.

Did you know? This scent's civet note is a heavily diluted trace of a substance that smells overwhelming and fecal at full strength. Read the full story →
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Perfumer
Jean Carles
Launched
1937
Family
Floral

Created by Jean Carles for Schiaparelli, this composition opens on bergamot and peach before a heart of rose, jasmine, and tuberose, closing on musk, amber, vanilla, and civet. Its rich, sensual white-floral heart paired with a warm civet-amber base continues the boundary-pushing sensibility Schiaparelli brought to Shocking a few years earlier, reflecting the house's consistent house style of unconventional glamour.

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Top notes
BergamotPeach
Heart notes
RoseJasmineTuberose
Base notes
MuskAmberVanillaCivet
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16