Fath de Fath by Jacques Fath c1953

Fath de Fath by Jacques Fath: launched in 1953. Created by Jacques Bersia.

Fath de Fath was available in the following products:

• 14ml Parfum
• 120 ml Eau de Toilette Spray
• 125 ml Eau de Toilette

Original Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a light, aldehydic floral oriental perfume for women with a dominant rose and jasmine facet resting on a chypre base. Two sharp notes of vetiver and citron bark dominate a muted symphony where we recognize tea, rose, jasmine, violet, cedar, gardenia, alpine mosses and precious woods.

• Top notes: aldehydes, gorse, ginger, cascarilla, coriander, citron, bergamot, lemon, heliotrope, orange and green notes
• Middle notes: exotic pepper, tea, iris, Bulgarian rose, gardenia, Grasse jasmine, lilac, Grasse may rose, ylang ylang, carnation, tuberose, violet, orange blossom and lily-of-the-valley 
• Base notes: whitebeam, civet, blond tobacco, spruce, blackthorn, leather, orris, vetiver, oakmoss, sandalwood, ambergris, tonka bean, patchouli, musk, vanilla, cedar and benzoin

Combat, 1954:

"Eau de Fath de Fath: Des Esseintes' room, like that of Renée Vivien, so closed that it would have been on the spells of nature, must have thus had the smell of the fine flower of the twigs of the hedge: the network of spruce, blackthorn and gorse. Two sharp notes emerge from it: citron bark and vetiver, while an acrid smell of tea nuances a mixture of rose, violet, jasmine and bark."

L'Art et la mode- Issue 2760, 1954:

"Here are some his new fragrance " Fath de Fath's amber liquid and fragrant, glistening in its crystal bottle shaped like a gigantic solitaire."

Combat, 1955:

"Fath de Fath in the dilution of eau de cologne - surprisingly successful dosage of scents evocative of intimacy and particular aromas of the outdoors. Man can dare such a perfume. It recreates the atmosphere of these camps of aristocrats in exile, where hermetic paintings, whispering voices, gloves, whiskey, playing cards, and the indefinable smell of tea, cedar, rose, gardenia, lemons and violets linger faded, mingled with the carnal smell of luxurious fine leather suitcases."

 

Bottles:

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1978.

Reformulated with modern ingredients in 1994 by Mark Buxton/Parfex, and relaunched in new packaging. Available in both Parfum and Eau de Parfum.

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a fruity floral woody oriental fragrance for women.

• Top notes: aldehydes, black currant, plum, mandarin orange, cassia, peach, pear, bergamot, lemon, tangerine and green notes
• Middle notes: iris, rose, jasmine, ylang ylang, tuberose, orange blossom, heliotrope and lily-of-the-valley
• Base notes: vetiver, sandalwood, ambergris, tonka bean, patchouli, musk, vanilla, cedar and benzoin

L'Événement du jeudi, Issues 626-629, 1996:

"BEAUTY Parfum de fruits. This is the new version of " Fath de Fath 'cologne by Jacques Fath. A cheerful and sophisticated lightweight version, which combines, among other fragrances, tangerine, pear, rose, lily and vanilla."