Rigaud, Eve Rêve, 'The Dream of Eve', 60 ml. or 2 oz. Flacon, Eau de Parfum, 1957, Paris, France ..

Jean-Baptiste Rigaud was a great French perfumer of the 19th century. Following studies in chemistry in his native Auvergne, Jean-Baptiste Rigaud came to Paris in 1852 to experience his passion and reveal the artist within him. He made his first steps in the Paris business milieu and in the world of perfumery with a renowned pharmacist, Monsieur Grimault.

With passion and determination, guided by his imagination, he resolved to travel the world in order to find new and undiscovered scents in exotic lands, soon realizing the fascination and the emotion these unexploited riches could awaken in Europe’s fine ladies. Back in Paris at a time when the French aristocracy was experiencing a real infatuation with everything English, Jean-Baptiste Rigaud opened his perfumery in the rue Vivienne, under the name “Parfumerie Victoria” as a tribute to the Queen of England.

Launched in 1957, Eve Rêve was created by Mario Rigaud, and was lauded by French writer Louise de Vilmorin as “the Fragrance of Paradise”. It is classified as citrus woody chypre fragrance for women.

Top notes are aldehydes, Honeysuckle, Bergamot, and Orange
Heart notes are Honey, Gardenia, Ylang Ylang, Galbanum, Lily of the Valley, Lilac, Jasmine, and Bulgarian Rose
Base notes are Labdanum, Vetiver, Benzoin, Oak Moss, Cypress, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Cedar, and Ambergris

"I bought a vintage sample of this perfume and my first impression was that it is a light floral chypre with a sweet facet on a powdery and woody base. A burst of zesty citrus and nose tickling aldehydes are the first notes to appear, then a honey-like note surrounds a light floral bouquet of lily of the valley, lilac, jasmine and soapy Bulgarian rose. Green notes of galbanum, cypress are layered over powdery labdanum and ambergris Fuzzy oakmoss and woodsy notes of cedar, patchouli and sandalwood are married to balsamic benzoin and rich musk on a dry, dusty note of vetiver." Cleopatra's Boudoir

"Eve réve, whose name rhymes already delicate. Its citrus notes are given by bergamot and orange, on a heady base and tender woody Chypre." Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris, 1968.

Eve Réve, for long years a mere dream "in the making ... when finally finished possessed those great qualities of lastingness, emotional content and precise refinement of taste. Rigaud felt only a poet could weave its meaning into a name. Madam De Vilmonin called it Eve Réve ... in French "the dream of Eve."

Offered here is a full brand new never used two ounce flacon of this gorgeous fragrance. Refreshing to just splash it on .. Gorgeous!