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Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Louis XV, Marquise de Pompadour (2008) {New Perfumes} {Historical Fragrances}

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Maître Parfumeur et Gantier have released two new compositions in their Parfums Historiques series. This time it is the era and glamor of La Cour Parfumée (The Perfumed Court) which is being paid homage to by perfumer Nicolas de Barry. Louis XV's court became famous under this nickname for its perfumed extravagances; even the glue used for wallpapers would be scented. Madame de Pompadour has also come down in history as a profligate perfume lover.

Previous historical interpretations by de Barry in the same collection include George Sand and La Reine Margot....

Louis XV and Marquise de Pompadour are both two "unisex" perfumes since the distinction did not exist at that time, and also because reportedly, both lovers used each other's perfumes interchangeably as part of their erotic games.

Nicolas de Barry has conducted research on the tastes of the era and of these personalities in particular and has come to offer two variations on floral bouquets, which were extremely popular at that time (I am glad that someone finally says that there were not just soliflores before Jicky!). He interprets the concept of the millefleurs (it could mean different things: some people today only retain partial definitions of the reality covered by this term) as a lush floral bouquet which features some of the favorite floral notes of the couple, more iris-y and powdery for the Pompadour, more citrusy for the king Louis XV.

"Dans sa recréation, Nicolas de Barry n'a pas essayé de reproduire « le » parfum du couple royal, mais « un » parfum (en deux exemplaires) parmi sans doute de nombreux autres, mais avec une configuration qui changeait peu : Orange, Néroli et Bergamote dominent la tête et le bouquet rassemble les fleurs préférées du couple : rose, jasmin, gardénia, lilas, violette, jacinthe, jonquille œillet, tubéreuse etc. L'iris et l'ambre donnent l'élégance à ce bouquet plus poudré pour la Marquise et plus orienté vers l'agrume pour le Roi. Le corps du parfum est toutefois identique..."

Floral scents of predilection of Louis XV and the royal mistress were: rose, jasmine, gardenia, lilac, violet, hyacinth, daffodil, carnation, tuberose and more.

Again, from the pen of Nicolas de Barry,

"Globalement, elle (la marquise) adore - goût partagé par son auguste amant et par la mode de l'époque - les bouquets où vont se mélanger pour le plus grand raffinement le visuel des toutes les couleurs et l'odeur de tous les parfums.
Cette mode des bouquets perdurera jusqu'à la fin du XIXème siècle : il s'agit de la quintessence du royaume des fleurs. Une Eau prend alors le nom de « mille fleurs ». Ce rêve de perfection représenterait ce qu'on appelle de nos jours « la note de cœur ». Pour le « fond », on le sait la mode est à l'ambre et au musc, mais le musc est en perte de vitesse... Quant aux notes de tête, ce sont les agrumes, déjà en vogue à la cour de Louis XIV grâce à la princesse de La Trémoille -Nérola, qui donna son nom au fameux Néroli, c'est à dire la fleur d'oranger bigaradier. Et pour Louis XV et la Pompadour un goût marqué aussi pour les essences de fruits et surtout de l'orange dite « du Portugal ». « L'eau de fleur d'oranger calmait les migraines de la Pompadour, précise Danielle Gallet. Roze en distillait à Versailles au Grand Commun. "

Via Nicolas de Barry's blog

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