Rochas Femme, the perfume of love. Founded in 1925, the great fashion house of Marcel Rochas soon offered lovely perfumes, but it was truly with Femme (in 1944) that the couturier left his deep mark on the world of perfumery.
In 1944, the house of Rochas presented Femme, a women's fragrance filled with sensuality and boldness, perfectly matching the free spirit of the end of the war. Femme was also a perfume desired by Marcel Rochas, the brand's creator, for his wife Hélène, whom he had just met at the time. Like a declaration of love, Femme brims with absolute femininity. Both powerful and floral, the composition is signed Edmond Roudnitska.
Femme de Rochas, an olfactory tribute signed Edmond Roudnitska
Edmond Roudnitska was born in Nice, in 1905. He began studying chemistry before becoming a perfumer. He started out in 1926 in an analysis laboratory. Curious and perceptive, Edmond Roudnitska became a talented perfumer. In 1946, with his wife, he founded his own creative laboratory named Art et Créations, and settled near Grasse. Edmond Roudnitska also wrote books, mainly about perfume. Edmond Roudnitska is responsible for some very great olfactory successes, such as Eau d'Hermès for Hermès or Eau Sauvage for Dior.
Femme Rochas, sensuality above all
Femme opens with fruity notes, those of plum and peach, combined with bergamot and Brazilian rosewood. Originally from Southern China, the peach was the favorite fruit of Harpocrates, the god of silence. In France, peach has been cultivated since the Middle Ages. At Versailles, the Sun King's garden held more than 30 varieties of peach. Peaches have juicy, fruity flesh and offer a pleasant scent. In perfumery, peach is reproduced in the laboratory using molecules, mainly gamma-undecalactone. Peach releases sweet, fruity, apricot-like and juicy tonalities. Then, the heart of Femme is a perfect harmony between flowers and spices, giving the whole composition its strength of character. The heart combines rose, jasmine, carnation, iris, heightened by clove.
Clove is in fact a floral bud from the clove tree. Clove was introduced to Europe from the 4th century onward. In the Middle Ages, clove was used to fight major epidemics such as the plague. Clove now holds an important place in cooking, both sweet and savory, and is found in cakes, stews, sauces and spice blends. Used by dentists, everyone has tasted clove at some point... In perfumery, the dried floral buds are distilled to obtain clove essence. It releases tonalities that are both spicy and floral. Finally, the base of Femme is ultra sensual and intense thanks to the presence of benzoin, vanilla, patchouli, cumin and oakmoss.