Parfum de Peau

Who does not know this elixir of glamour, this powerful cocktail of leathery florals and amber? More than a powerful fragrance, Parfum de Peau is the scented anthem of the “liberated” women of the 80s.

The essence of the 80s woman: Parfum de Peau by Montana

Certain scented works mark their era while remaining timeless: this is precisely the case of Parfum de Peau by the great couturier Claude Montana. One cannot speak of the heady fragrances of the 80s without mentioning Parfum de Peau, the one that marked the decade both through an assertive sillage and a bottle designed like a haute couture creation.

For Claude Montana's Parfum de Peau, no detail was overlooked: the fragrance is precisely crafted to be an olfactory counterpart calibrated to an exact measure of the fashion created by Claude Montana. This fragrance is the transposition of my fashion into the most timeless form possible. I put my materials and my colors into it. Claude Montana on Parfum de Peau.

Moreover, the highly elaborate design of the bottle as well as the aesthetic of the advertisements are absolutely unstoppable assets to the success of Parfum de Peau. Indeed, the communication around the fragrance is meant to be entirely in the spirit of the 80s. The first campaign for Parfum de Peau, for example, showcases the top model Chrystèle Saint-Louis Augustin in a black and white photo where the heavily made-up face takes center stage. The second campaign is entirely built on a chic aesthetic, featuring a nude body wrapped around the fragrance, aptly named, Parfum de Peau.

Parfum de Peau: an overpowering floral chypre that became a cult classic

The bottle of Parfum de Peau was conceived by Claude Montana and designed by the renowned bottle master Serge Mansau to represent a woman's body in motion. The glass is thus twisted into delightful spirals to create a woman in bottle form, the fragrance almost transforming into a work of art.

The wild and almost animalic creation by Jean Guichard opens on very fresh notes that give no hint of the bestial power of its sillage.

Indeed, blackcurrant bud brings the sweetness of its fruit while blending with green facets of tagetes and ginger. Then pepper and cardamom spice up these top notes to prepare us for the powerful heart. Rose and narcissus offer their floral wonders and let themselves be carried away into sharp carnations and some shadowy notes of mysterious tuberose. In depth, the animalic facets emerge from hiding to give the woman of Parfum de Peau her full character through notes of castoreum and musk set on a sensual and addictive base of patchouli and amber.

Created to be a fragrance that becomes one with the skin, this cult fragrance is an essential classic of perfumery. A name, a scent, Parfum de Peau evokes such fond memories... Montana on Parfum de Peau.