Chypre, 1917: Coty Chypre
Choose Chypre by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Coty Chypre” in 1917 titles that note, and 1917 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Oakmoss is IFRA-limited. Classic chypre and fougère bases were rewritten; modern “moss” is often a reconstruction. Ask a clinician about reactions — this is not medical advice.
Autumn, tailored day. Summer heat can turn moss bitter and loud. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter. Any ethics or materials I should know? Read the materials chapter for the actual load. Niche and designer often share a family and disagree on dose.
No. This atlas is cultural and editorial. Fragrance can irritate; oakmoss, eugenol, citrus oils and musks are common triggers. See a clinician for reactions. Nothing here is a diagnosis, treatment or safety sheet. Chypre did not arrive as one bottle. The timeline below keeps Grasse, Guerlain, Chanel, Nahéma and IFRA as proper names, not metaphors.
Read the years as a map of trade and reformulation, not as a ranking of beauty. The name chypre / Cyprus: moss and resin memories, not yet Coty math. François Coty states the bergamot–labdanum–oakmoss chord. Jacques Guerlain adds peach; the most cited child. Roudnitska’s ripe chypre for Rochas.
On the blotter, keep 1917, “Coty Chypre,” and 1917. Without them Chypre blurs.1917
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1917
- Figure kept
- 1917
- Scent
- Chypre
- Trial line
- Coty Chypre