Returning from a travel to India where she discovered a new scented universe, Madame Grès decides to launch a perfume in 1959: Cabochard, created by perfumer Bernard Chant. Top note: The fragrance opens on an assertive whiff of two contrasting ingredients: the green, dry, androgynous galbanum meets the languid, intoxicating and glamourous ylang-ylang. Heart note: The feminine ylang-ylang's petals then mingle with other precious, noble flowers: bright Bulgarian rose and jasmine from Grasse, which give Cabochard its classical touch. Base note: In the drydown, the fragrance gets darker and deeper thanks to intense ingredients such as moss, vetyver, musks and patchouli that exude mystery and exotic sensuality.
