{"title":"François Coty","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eFrançois Coty is the single most important figure in the history of the modern perfume industry. Born in Corsica in 1874, Coty first learned about perfumery while working in a pharmacy. However, it was not until he was introduced to Antoine Chiris by a mutual friend that his perfume career began in earnest. The Chiris family were manufacturers and distributors of perfumes; Coty began studying the art of perfumery in their laboratory, eventually developing his first fragrance, \u003cem\u003eLe Rose Jacqueminot\u003c\/em\u003e. After intentionally dropping a bottle at iconic French department store Magasins du Louvre, demand for his fragrance skyrocketed, making Coty a millionaire and a fixture of the perfume industry. Over the next decades, Coty revolutionized the perfume industry. His brilliant marketing strategies changed the way that perfume was purchased. Coty's approach is best encapsulated in his famous quote: \"Give a woman the best product to be made, market it in the perfect flask, beautiful in its simplicity, yet impeccable in its taste, ask a reasonable price for it, and you will witness the birth of a business the size of which the world has never seen.\" His creations changed the perfume landscape, pushed boundaries and explored uncharted territories. Several of his most iconic fragrances serve as models for well-known fragrance families to this day including \u003cem\u003eL'Origan\u003c\/em\u003e (1905), \u003cem\u003eChypre de Coty\u003c\/em\u003e (1917) and \u003cem\u003eEmeraude\u003c\/em\u003e (1921).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 1923, after a close race, Coty was elected senator of Corsica, but his victory proved short-lived. The French Senate annulled his election in 1924 after accusations of bribery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 1922, Coty bought Le Figaro, a prestigious conservative newspaper with an upper-class readership. Coty changed the newspaper's name to Figaro and moved its headquarters to the Rond-Point des Champs-Elysées.[34] Under Coty's ownership, the journal, once moderately conservative, adopted an extreme right-wing stance on politics and the economy. Figaro printed many fierce anti-Communist articles, and was notorious for its strong opposition to the government. He also subsidized \"half a dozen extremist papers, including the Action française (to which he gave over five million francs), Cassagnac's Bonapartist Authorité and Le Flambeau, the organ of the Croix de Feu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 1926, Coty worked with Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré to create a fund to stabilize the French currency. He offered to lend 100 million francs to the French government, but was left out of the group appointed to oversee the fund, possibly because of his controversial political views. He then took his money to New York and donated a sizable sum to the French Hospital in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eDisappointed once again, in 1926, Coty launched L'Ami du peuple, a newspaper aimed at the working class. Priced much lower than other competing newspapers, it soon gained a huge readership. He wrote a long series of incendiary articles that did not go unnoticed; on 1 July 1933, he was found guilty in court for libel against Jewish war veterans' groups in France and in September 1933, he sent a telegram to the Geneva Jewish Community, in which he recanted his anti-Jewish charges and asked that the telegram be read at the Jewish Conference for a World Jewish Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eCoty gave financial support to what later became far-right organizations, such as the Faisceau and Croix-de-Feu, a World War I veterans organization; however, he ended his support after a few years. In 1933, surrounded by courtisans, parasites or scoundrels, misled by more seasoned politicians, he published a Reform of the State and founded his own movement: French Solidarity. After his death in July 1934, the movement became more radical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eCoty was a Bonapartist, nationalist, fervent defender of a strong Republic with a preponderance of executive power, like a number of his fellow citizens, in this period of the Third Republic. He wrote two books: Against Communism, 1928 and Save our colonies, 1931. In his Reform of the State, he proposed the election of the President of the Republic by direct universal suffrage, including women's votes, with a term of seven years and the possibility of holding two terms, as well as the creation of a supreme court. These measures were in part, later adopted by the Fifth Republic, established by Charles de Gaulle in 1958.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe Stade François Coty (a football stadium) in Ajaccio was named after him.\u003cbr\u003e*fragrances listed for reference only, not sold at Fumerie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHYPRE \u003c\/strong\u003eCoty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eimage and bio via wikipedia\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFans of vintage chypres might enjoy:\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chypre-palatin","title":"Chypre Palatin • MDCI","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHouse\u003c\/strong\u003e MDCI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer \u003c\/strong\u003eBertrand Duchaufour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance Family\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fumerie.com\/fragrance-families\/chypre\/\"\u003eChypre\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e clementine, hyacinth, lavender, jasmine, rose, orris, benzoin, styrax, vanilla, castoreum, costus, leather\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e Chypre Palatin finds MDCI once again revisiting the classic chypre structure, this time with Bertrand Duchaufour at the helm. The term chypre is French for Cyprus, the Mediterranean island where the style originated thousands of years ago; however, all modern chypres owe more of a debt to Coty's 1917 creation Chypre, which modernized the structure. The style was immediately embraced by perfumers due to its incredible versatility: the basic structure could be dressed in hundreds of different ways but always contained a core of bergamot, cistus labdanum and oakmoss. Unfortunately, modern allergen reformulations have threatened the continued survival of the style forcing perfumers to find alternatives to a key ingredient: oakmoss. In Chypre Palatin, Duchaufour replaces the dark and inky oakmoss with an oriental leather accord. The fragrance opens with a sweet orange note and a hefty balsamic sweetness that soon gives way to an absolutely stunning green accord of hyacinth and galbanum offset by the resinous sweetness of benzoin and the floral sweetness of rose an jasmine recalling at various moments the green chypres of the 1970s. As the fragrance sidles into the drydown the leather accord becomes increasingly more apparent: a gentle veil of castoreum, musk and leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e75 ml eau de parfum spray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$265.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 ml eau de parfum sample\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$6.00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MDCI","offers":[{"title":"75 ml eau de parfum","offer_id":43459398860859,"sku":"121005075","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 ml eau de parfum","offer_id":43459398893627,"sku":"121005001","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/8669\/0107\/files\/Chypre_Palatin_avec_C3_A9tui_fond_blanc_300dpi.webp?v=1777304024"},{"product_id":"dryad","title":"Dryad • Papillon","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHouse\u003c\/strong\u003e Papillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer \u003c\/strong\u003eLiz Moores\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance Family \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fumerie.com\/fragrance-families\/chypre\/\"\u003eChypre\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e bigarade, cedrat, apricot, bergamot, tarragon, thyme, star anise, geranium, narcissus, jonquil, oakmoss, Turkish rose, orris, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, costus root, castoreum, civet, galbanum, lavender, clary sage, deertongue absolute, vetiver, tobacco, bois des landes, styrax, ionones, benzoin, cistus labdanum, Peru balsam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e Expectation can lead to disappointment and expectations have, perhaps, never been higher for Papillon. Salome was an absolute triumph, topping many critics' year-end lists. Naturally, all eyes have been on Papillon with perfume lovers eagerly awaiting the release of Liz Moores' newest fragrance, Dryad. Now that it has finally arrived, we are happy to report that Dryad is another instant classic and a fitting follow-up to Salome. The fragrance opens with a bitter green verdancy flanked by effervescent citrus. Fans of midcentury green chypres will find a lot to love here (the opening is redolent of Yves Saint Laurent's 1964 release Y). The depth and richness of Dryad are utterly beyond compare, so much so that it might easily be mistaken for a vintage composition from one of the great French houses. The fragrance is at once mossy, leathery and animalic, centered around a lovely bouquet of white flowers and narcissus. The swirling tapestry of notes created a kaleidoscopic effect; at one moment the leathery facets shine through only to be eclipsed by moss or resins or floral notes. We really cannot say enough good things about this fragrance, but it truly must be experienced to be appreciated. This is one of those fragrances that everyone should own and for those of you looking for a reference chypre to add to your collection, look no further. At this point, I think it's fair to say that Papillon has established itself as one of the giants of modern perfumery. Perfumer Liz Moores keeps raising the bar and completely blowing us away with each new release- we can't wait to see what she'll do next!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50 ml eau de parfum spray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$220.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 ml eau de parfum sample\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$6.00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Papillon","offers":[{"title":"50 ml eau de parfum","offer_id":43459413671995,"sku":"200505050","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 ml eau de parfum","offer_id":43459413704763,"sku":"200505001","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/8669\/0107\/files\/dryadshop.png?v=1780687036"},{"product_id":"ella-arquiste","title":"Ella • Arquiste","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHouse \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fumerie.com\/collections\/arquiste\"\u003eArquiste\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fumerie.com\/collections\/rodrigo-flores-roux\"\u003eRodrigo Flores-Roux \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance Family \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fumerie.com\/collections\/chypre\"\u003eChypre\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e cannonball tree flower (curupita), angelica root, carrot seed essence, Turkish rose, jasmin absolute “vintage crop”, cardamom absolute, black buckwheat honey, ambergris, patchouli, civet, vetiver, cigarette smoke accord, chypre accord\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription \u003c\/strong\u003eDecember 1978, Armando’s Le Club, Acapulco, Mexico.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a sultry night of disco, plunging necklines and champagne-soaked skin. Lights flash and strangers kiss, but it’s \u003cem\u003etheir\u003c\/em\u003e dancing that commands attention. They move, panther-like, their honeyed skin creating an addictive sweetness and magnetism that only a deep chypre fragrance can deliver. They’ve met their match on the dance floor, and it’s their animalic instinct that follows outside, onto the golden beach, under a silvery moon.\u003cbr\u003eElla is a vintage-inspired chypre that reinvents itself in real-time. The floral depth of Ella unfolds brilliantly with the support of cardamom, honey, ambergris, civet, and moss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 ml eau de parfum spray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$225.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 ml eau de parfum sample\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$7.00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arquiste","offers":[{"title":"100ml eau de parfum","offer_id":43459420127291,"sku":"SQ3408279","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1ml eau de parfum","offer_id":43459420160059,"sku":"SQ0129544","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/8669\/0107\/files\/ella23.webp?v=1777304157"},{"product_id":"dolceacqua","title":"Dolceacqua • Masque","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHouse\u003c\/strong\u003e Masque\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer\u003c\/strong\u003e Delphine Thierry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance Family\u003c\/strong\u003e Chypre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e coastal breeze accord, muguet, ivy leaves, Mediterranean marjoram, mimosa, almond flower, white rose, ylang-ylang, saffron flower, Virginia cedarwood, benzoin, oakmoss, silky musks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e  A transparent floral gourmand fragrance that opens with soft greens tones and powdery floral nuances with a delicately sweet drydown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have a feeling that tonight you are going to see one of the Riviera's most fascinating sights.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eNice, 8am. Sunshine and light traffic on the Promenade des Anglais. Here she comes, with the soft top down, and you jump in. As the road unwinds, the view of the gulf suddenly becomes amazing. Her colorful Hermes foulard sweeps with the breeze and you breathe deeply to catch the rich mixture of Cote d'Azur flavors, in their magic blend of floral and marine. She parks in a panoramic spot and draws out of the back of the car a basket with your breakfast. She doesn't mind sitting on the ground, she bought her lovely dress at the market stalls for a few dollars and it is not worth worrying about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eWhat a woman! – you think – she can match a few-dollar-dress with such an astonishing pearl necklace. You open a bottle of Beaujolais wine, and lean towards her to pour some wine into her glass. You can't help stopping pouring wine and close your eyes, as you smell her perfume. So much in line with her, with her style: sweet and mellow, a mixture of flowers and fruit and some hints of vanilla at the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e35 ml eau de parfum spray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cs\u003e$160.00 \u003c\/s\u003e$150.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 ml eau de parfum sample\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$6.00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masque","offers":[{"title":"35 ml eau de parfum","offer_id":43459441754171,"sku":"SQ7013511","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 ml eau de parfum","offer_id":43459441786939,"sku":"SQ6018561","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/8669\/0107\/files\/Dolceacqua.webp?v=1777304185"},{"product_id":"evernia","title":"Evernia • Ormonde Jayne","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHouse\u003c\/strong\u003e Ormonde Jayne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumer\u003c\/strong\u003e Geza Schön \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fumerie.com\/linda-pilkington\"\u003eLinda Pilkington\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFragrance Family\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fumerie.com\/fragrance-families\/mossy-woods-chypre\"\u003eChypre\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e cassis absolute, Sicilian bergamot, pink pepper, coriander seed, orris butter, lily of the valley, freesia, jasmine, violet, Moroccan rose absolute, oakmoss, cashmeran, sandalwood, musk, opoponax, iso-e-super\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e Evernia by Ormonde Jayne is a modern take on a classic and is in keeping with their gender-free philosophy. The overall impression is of soft interlacing flowers; lily, freesia, orris and violet, fanned with the unmistakable aroma and tenacity of oakmoss. Moroccan rose adds sweetness and cardamom an intense wave of spice. Cashmeran, sandalwood, and musk give Evernia its underlying softness and sensuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e88 ml parfum extrait spray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$290.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 ml parfum extrait spray\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e$60.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 ml parfum extrait sample\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e$7.00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ormonde Jayne","offers":[{"title":"88ml parfum extrait","offer_id":43459447128123,"sku":"SQ3846214","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10ml parfum extrait","offer_id":43459447160891,"sku":"SQ8921657","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1ml parfum extrait sample","offer_id":43459447193659,"sku":"SQ1132834","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/8669\/0107\/files\/evernia88website.webp?v=1777304210"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/8669\/0107\/collections\/Coty__Francois__Regards_1934-03-16.webp?v=1778118469","url":"https:\/\/fumerie.com\/collections\/francois-coty.oembed","provider":"Fumerie Parfumerie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}