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Vacances(1936)

Jean Patou · Henri Almeras · Floral

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A green mixed-floral composition from Henri Almeras for Jean Patou, opening on bergamot and green notes before a floral-and-tonka-bean heart, closing on musk and woods.

Did you know? This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic, discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives. Read the full story →
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Launched
1936
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Floral

A green mixed-floral composition from Henri Almeras for Jean Patou, opening on bergamot and green notes before a floral-and-tonka-bean heart, closing on musk and woods. Vacances, Vacation, continues Patou's established pattern of leisure-themed naming, following Holidays from two years earlier and the house's broader identity built around an active, outdoors-oriented modern lifestyle.

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Top notes
BergamotGreen Notes
Heart notes
Mixed FloralsTonka Bean
Base notes
MuskWoods
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16