Fougère, 1982: Power / water fern
Choose Fougère by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Power / water fern” in 1982 titles that note, and 1995 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Cool Water (1988–, Switzerland) is still the story a counter tells when this family needs a name.
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. 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.
Fougère 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. Paul Parquet for Houbigant: coumarin + lavender + moss; a new structure.
On the blotter, keep 1982, “Power / water fern,” and 1995. Without them Fougère blurs.1982
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1982
- Figure kept
- 1995
- Scent
- Fougère
- Trial line
- Power / water fern
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