Fougère, 1988: Cool Water
Choose Fougère by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Cool Water” in 1988 titles that note, and 1882 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. The six steps below are a studio loop; they are not a safety sheet.
Fougère sits in the Studio group of this atlas. Constructed signatures — fougère fern, skin musk and aldehyde sparkle. Lavender, coumarin, oakmoss — the 1882 fern that still skeletons most men’s designer bottles. IFRA rewrote the moss. 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. All year, barbershop day. Heat can turn lavender medicinal and moss 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.
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. 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 1988, “Cool Water,” and 1882. Without them Fougère blurs.1988
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1988
- Figure kept
- 1882
- Scent
- Fougère
- Trial line
- Cool Water
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