Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? It was classified as a light floral fragrance. The name means "scents of the fields," other perfumes of the day were called "Field Bouquet" and "Bouquet du Champ." Formulas for the "new mown hay" perfume appeared in several perfumery manuals and pharmacopeias during the period. These formulas were based on mixed blends to suggest the "odor of the hay-field," and was a favorite to the lovers of the pastoral.
Natural extracts, infusions, absolutes and tinctures would have been used early on such as the extract of tonka bean, which is the leading ingredient in this composition that most resembles the newly cut hayfield, but as the 19th century drew to a close, newly discovered synthetics like coumarin would have been utilized. The general recipe included the following ingredients:
- Top notes: cassie, bergamot, verbena, geranium, neroli, lemon
- Middle notes: rose, jasmine, orange blossom, orris, violet
- Base notes: tonka bean, civet, musk, ambergris
Bottles:
Launched as an extrait and presented in the Carre flacon.
Fate of the Fragrance:
Discontinued, date unknown.
In 1883, Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain created Arome Synthetique de Fleurs des Champs.
It was presented in the Carre flacon. Discontinued, date unknown.
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