Jolie Valse

Joie Valse (lovely waltz) by Charrier I sample here form a remarkably vintage bottle, perhaps over sixty years old. There is almost certainly an entirely different formulation from the fragrance now being sold under this name. Yes, the scent profile is somewhat degraded, bu there are still soft nuances of vanilla and rose, ..and also, a still prominently bold note of civet, most likely authentic civet. Civet is not always my favourite note, but here now, on a quiet evening, in a contemplative mood, ...I'm quite pleased to inhale its very well-aged, but still smokily bitter and animalic pong. Imagine this scent, still rough and agressivelyvibrant, ...yet arriving from an age long-dead. Born of a time before my own birth. Such ancient perfumes are indeed rare treasures, even if no longer wearable in the usual sense.