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THE CHYPRE FRAGRANCE CONCEPT The term "Chypre" goes back to Frangois Coty, who created his perfume of the same name from fragrance materials that came predominantly from Mediterranean countries. This prompted him to name his creation after the island of Cyprus Chypre. The Chypre concept is characterized by the contrast between a fres citrus accord and oakmoss. Right from the very beginning, bergamot oil was the preferred citrus component; in addition to oakmoss, though, patchouli can also be termed an indispensable element in this basic accord. Chypre is characterized by a typical fruitiness, which has a peach-like scent and contributes to its high substantivity. Chypre-floral-animalic: This group includes a wide variety of Chypre interpretations which, over the course of the years, have spawned new variations time and time again among both feminine perfumes and masculine notes. Although the animalic components in these perfumes serve entirely to enhance their feminine radiance, they can also help produce dry-leathery effects which can be increased all the way to a masculine note. Chypre-floral: Initially, the floral Chypre interpretations were characterized by what was, at the time, an innovative gardenia accord, which produced an interesting transformation of the dry-fresh Chypre complex. Since the 1970s, new floral Chypre perfumes have been created in which pronounced rosy elements play the dominating role. Chypre interpretations are positioned. Trendsetter Chypre/Coty disappeared from the market again only a few short years after its introduction, because it was created on the basis of a formula that could not satisfy strong demand. However its direct contemporary descendents continued the theme so well that the name Chypre has since become a generic term. Chypre-green: The lightest variations of this concept can be found among the green-accentuated Chypre interpretations. While it tends to be leafy-green nuances that typify the fragrance character of the green interpretations of the "Floral" concept, the green Chypre variations are also characterized by herbaceous-coniferous accents.
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