Jacques Fath Vintage Love Pure Parfum - Last call 1/2 ml

Jacques Fath Love Parfum -  is a Spicy Floral Chypre fragrance issued in 1961 and created by Michel Hy.  Discontinued and rare, It is a rich floral fragrance for women, spiked with dominant spice and pepper notes.

Top Notes of neroli, bergamot, citrus, plum, lemon
Heart notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, pepper, anise, jasmine, orange blossom, rose, tuberose, gardenia
Base notes of violet, patchouli, sandalwood, oak moss, vetiver, musk, amber, orris, benzoin

The top notes of Fath's Love are a combination of citrus and floral scents that immediately catch your attention. Bergamot and neroli dance together in a lively and refreshing blend that is both invigorating and elegant. These notes set the stage for the heart of the fragrance to unfold.

In the heart of Fath's Love, you will find a delicate bouquet of jasmine, rose, and ylang-ylang. These floral notes are rich, opulent, and intoxicating, creating a sense of romance and sensuality. The jasmine adds a touch of sweetness, while the rose brings a timeless elegance to the fragrance. The ylang-ylang adds a hint of exoticism and mystery.

The base notes of Fath's Love are warm, woody, and inviting. Sandalwood, patchouli, and musk blend together in a sensual and earthy harmony that lingers on the skin for hours. These notes add depth and complexity to the fragrance, creating a lasting impression that is both captivating and alluring.

According to perfumista and collector, Alexandra Star: The perfume opens up with potent spicy notes of cinnamon and anise seed, but it moves quickly to reveal a strong and heady floral heart that has enough sweetness to hold its own against the spiciness. There are notes of sweet stewed plums as a prelude to the soft woodsy dry-down.

REVIEWS

Basenotes - I am experiencing pure parfum. The scent surprises me from the start due to the dryness of the spices, helped no doubt by the orris in the base. This is no sparkling spice cabinet full of freshly ground barks and seeds. These have been kept for a while and have blended their richness. The anise gives the spice notes a particularly pleasant edge.  I did not perceive any of the top citrus notes. Perhaps they have faded with time. The olaceous white florals support the spice notes, rather than the expected reverse. The plum note emerges in the dry down, so one wonders why it is listed as a top note....

I'm beginning to think Fath knew orris better than any of his competitors. Here it directs the production as it did in its star turn in Iris Gris.  A beautiful and unusual scent, full of sophistication and quiet allure.

Basenotes - I think that the intuition of Fath's Love is the same as Ma Griffe's (Carven). It's a classical floral bouquet mixed with spices like cinnamon. But Fath's Love 's top notes are much more potent and original: it's an explosion of spices, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg... Then the drydown becomes more classical and old fashionned but always with the spices in the background. Really worth a try because of its opening.