Floral, 1947: L’Air du Temps
Choose Floral by the note, not by the bottle photo. “L’Air du Temps” in 1947 titles that note, and 1947 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Jean Patou and Henri Alméras price a rose–jasmine extrait as “the costliest perfume in the world”.
Floral sits in the Bloom group of this atlas. Flower families — mixed bouquets, white petals, rose, jasmine, iris powder and fruit nectar. A mixed-flower family: bouquet or soliflore, from garden rose to a whole florist stall. Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay.
One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more. Spring to autumn, daylight. Extraits can smother in midsummer heat. 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.
IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet. 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.
On the blotter, keep 1947, “L’Air du Temps,” and 1947. Without them Floral blurs.1947
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1947
- Figure kept
- 1947
- Scent
- Floral
- Trial line
- L’Air du Temps