La Fille de l'Air

Today the house describes a musky orange blossom in three stages: neroli at the top, orange blossom at the heart, white musk at the base. The elegance of neroli, it says, highlights the transparency of orange blossom and the vigor of white musk.

Courrèges also speaks of dissonant ingredients whose combination would assert the fragrance’s singular identity, the portrait of a weightless woman. It recommends spraying it with a broad, supple gesture to amplify the trail of the scent.

The launch formula

In 2015, the fragrance was announced around a sparkling Calabrian bergamot, neroli and orange blossom, with a musk, a neoprene accord, the synthetic rubber of wetsuits, and an ozone note.

For Yonder, orange blossom, musk and a hint of neoprene form an ethereal, modern trail, conceived in the spirit of the lines of Courrèges dresses. The Firmenich team, quoted by Beauty Packaging, describes a floral opening lifted by a little green, which brings a lot of light.

Robin of Now Smell This played down the novelty of the neoprene accord, simply a form of rubber: she compared it to the rubbery accords of Bvlgari Black, among others, and to the vinyl accord of Yves Saint Laurent’s Parisienne.

What stays out

The bergamot, neoprene and ozone of 2015 no longer appear in what the house describes today: they are kept in prose. The petitgrain, jasmine, cedar and amber often attributed to the fragrance are supported neither by the house nor by the launch announcements.

What the label declares

The printed list names no essential oil: the announced neroli and orange blossom fall under the word parfum. It carries two UV filters, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane and ethylhexyl salicylate, which protect the juice from light, and no colorant.

The list also declares nine allergens: linalool, limonene, benzyl salicylate, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, citronellol, citral, benzyl alcohol and farnesol. Linalool and limonene often accompany citrus and neroli notes; hydroxycitronellal gives a lily-of-the-valley facet.