Appointment with: Frédéric Malle, founder of Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle
Meeting place: Café de Flore, Paris
Date: April 30th, 2009
Time: 8:30am
On the menu: Coffee and Dalloyau Croissants
My boyfriend found two beautifully weathered Nina Ricci sample cards with photos by David Hamilton
Created in 1927, reformulated in 1993, Lanvin's "Arpège" was named for its similarity to an arpeggio – a cascade of successive notes.
Master perfumer Andre Fraysse created the perfume in 1927. The name was chosen by his daughter who studied music ("Arpege," i.e. music terminology translating to "Arpeggio"). The outlined figures represent mother and daughter (in Fraysse's case, his own wife and daughter) preparing for a ball.
Top notes are: bergamot, aldehide, peach, orange bloom, honeysuckle, orris. In the heart there are: rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, coriander, sensitive plant, tuberose, violet, and geranium. The base consists of: sandal, vetiver, patchoulis, vanilla and musk.
