Fath de Fath (1993)

Fath de fath edt .5oz bottle My mom walked in after the first test spray and declared what a beautiful smell! Well after that I shared a spritz with her and her eyes lit up and a smile on her face overtook her. I think I just lost my first bottle of FdF. Its that good. The opening is beautiful with the slightly bitter cassis, plums, mandarin, then the menthol creamy tuberose, rose, floral heart mixes with the Tonka! Tonka shows its presence early as a guiding hand thru this fragrance. After about 10~15 min after the light fruity start it still mixes with the florals. Its lightly peach like tresor note but better. The vanilla and the base mix as support with the rest of the fragrance. It's a well done complicated in the best way, that reminds me of vintage scents. Its not cloying at all to me, as I can handle Rumba with ease, or Charlie gold is more syrupy than this to give you a guide. Its dryer to me in its fruit presentation because the tuberose cuts thru the fruityness which I love when that happens. It keeps the tuberose from taking over and drying out the syrupy fruits that could veer into cloying. But it does not. Looks like I'm buying another bottle. I don't think I'm getting this one back from mom. Lol! Update: ordered 2nd bottle..3.4oz and that was confiscated by mum because she ran out of her .5 bottle..now I just recieved my 3rd 1.7 bottle for me.

I purchased a mini of this from fragrancenet and immediately went online to purchased a 100ml edp. I am in love. This is delicious from beginning to end. Slightly boozy, honeyed fruit and florals in vanilla cream. I find I am craving it, and there are not many scents that do that to me. I now want to get an extrait or pure parfum of this scent. In the meantime, I have a vintage 1953 version on the way as I want to compare the reformulation for myself. I have a feeling that is going to be very different because it is categorized as a chypre. Notes for that are - Top notes: aldehydes, bergamot, lemon, heliotrope, orange and green notes. Middle notes: iris, Bulgarian rose, Grasse jasmine, Grasse may rose, ylang ylang, carnation, tuberose, orange blossom and lily-of-the-valley Base notes: orris, vetiver, oakmoss, sandalwood, ambergris, tonka bean, patchouli, musk, vanilla, cedar and benzoin This perfume has spurred interest in me finding out more about Jacques Fath. Doing an image search some of his designs are truly beautiful but very of their time. Update 7/28- I received the original 1953 version in a sealed package. Top notes were shot, as to be expected but the mid and base reminded me of chypres in the manner of Dior Diorella or Chanel Cristallle.

I'll admit it , I'm a Perfume Junkie . I have had a love of scents since I got my first whiff of Tabu on my Mom ~ I love strong scents that have a wonderful dry down , that don't spritz one way and wear another , what you smell from note one , like Venenzia by Laura Biagiotti & Fath de Fath . Both are among my top 20 scents that will remain in my Perfume Wardrobe . I adore Oriental / Musky / Patchouli , sometimes without a fruity or floral hint . I must say those which are my flavorites are in their original formulation , I have 2 bottles of the original Fath de Fath and lotion { 2 } too which is a creamy silk lotion same as scent . This smells delicious , from one to two spritzes . It holds it own . When I wear , I get asked Who are you wearing , and I am always happy to tell . I'm proud so far of my collection of 60 plus , but honestly some I can no longer wear . I'll stick with my tried and trues , Poison ~ Obsession ~ Anne Pliska ~ White Shoulders ~ Bvlgari Rose Essentielle , even Tabu ~ Ooo , yeah , the list is long . I miss those that I can no longer name , which is why I'm here , to try and reconnect with those Scents ~ I appreciate those posting in detail , it has helped me find 3 so far ~ /=^ } ~

In life there are not so very many experiences when you fall in love with person, dress, shoes or perfume at first sight and forever. And if you do, it surprises you every day by how easy it was, like it was meant to be your person, your dress or your perfume So I guess same story is between me and Fath de Fath. We just meant to meet and stay forever. Its a perfume I understood from first second, all notes – separately and as a whole where somewhat engraved into my skin and chemistry a long time before the actual meeting took place. Its a part of me. - always is the right time for him, its stunning, perfect, refined, silky, beautiful, smooth oriental. Its my glass of cognac in front of fireplace and feet massage, its my sleeping pill, its my morning smile, in all times and situations – the best. Its never just fruity or just floral or just oriental, its..creamy rich long-lasting smell of comfortable life - Fath de Fath... All things in one, all beautiful things as a whole. *give me a medal, I invented a new slogan* lol

Fath de Fath Jacques Fath for women is one of the finest fruit-topped fragrances I've ever owned. I'm not sure why others are comparing it to something as simple as canned peaches. It's much too sophisticated and multi-faceted for that. Fath de Fath is a luscious, velvety, cognac-colored elixir that sparkles with currants, plums, and citrus. Its heart blossoms with tender tuberose, heliotrope, rose, and orange blossom. I was very surprised that I could love a fragrance that contains orange blossom, because it's a note I normally cannot tolerate. I think Fath de Fath must be expertly crafted with high quality ingredients. It's just so beautifully balanced. The sweetness is countered by the floral bouquet and the base of amber, tonka bean, patchouli, musk, vanilla, cedar and benzoin. Although, the musk is very subtle. Fath de Fath is a real gem in an elegant bottle. It strikes me as a modern and unique scent. I find it hard to believe it was launched in the 1950s.

This is one of the scents that I like more and more, the more I try it. I never disliked it, but at the beginning it was just pleasant for me, now it is definitely love. I like oriental frags, and also sweet scents, and this one is almost like a hybrid: Not really oriental enough to be one, and not sweet enough for the other, and I just start to realized now, this is where its perfection lies. It is a wonderful delicate balance, very refined, almost shy and introverted, as if she herself is not sure about her own beauty. She is truly lovely. Some find her to be similar to Jil Sander No 4. I really don't get that. I adore No 4, and she is definitely a flamboyant lady, out there, striking and vivacious. At least on me Fath de Fath acts more like a well mannered sweet gal that is a pleasure to have around. Isn't it weird how fragrances evoke images in our minds?

I have vintage EDT. From the bottle it smells like overwhelmingly sweet fruity syrup. However, when you put it on your skin... this is where the magic happens. Oohhh... I believe, although never had a chance to visit one, this is how smells notoriously private, exclusive, just for VIP clients, opium parlour in 20's of last century somewhere in London. Its opulence and luxury is beyond your imagination. Geishas in silk kimonos silently appearing and disappearing through sweet smoke of opium. Sensuality is in the air. It's never rowdy loud, it's close to your skin. Warm and sensual cocoon of sweetness is intoxicating. A night fragrance for me. Together with my the most beloved orientals Or des Scythes by Novaya Zarya and original Venezia by Laura Biagiotti Fath De Fath is 100% a masterpiece among of many sweet Oriental perfumes out there.

I have had this perfume on my want list for a long time and finally broke down and bought it. If I had bought this last year I would have saved time and money searching for the right vintage scent. Fath de Fath smells like what I wanted all the Guerlain's and Caron's to smell like, classy, sultry, and timeless. All those bottles of perfume I bought that didn't quite fit the idea of what this one delivered will huddle whimpering behind this beautiful faceted Ambrosia. The perfect combination of fruity top notes, followed by floral middle notes, and the resinous bottom notes culminate into a perfect blend of harmony. This perfume will definatly deserve a backup bottle or two, or three. I will never want to run out of this.

It really is a beauty. You smell like a delicious peach salad with some other fruits in it on a summer day and sunshine comes to mind, light breeze, nothing serious. It is a very playful scent to invite to smile and to take it easy. The scent lives between the sun, the clouds and the trees for a while. Then we travel down to the ground which isn't heavy though. Dry grounds - the dry down is really beautiful and exciting. A scent that is deeply rooted with childhood memories of a summer day - very comforting for no reason other than this. *I am new to the world of scents, I have a good nose, great insides but still learning the right words for it. Stay with me (: *

Fath de Fath, vintage extrait... drops of nirvana, shared with me by a wonderful fellow Fragrantican. FdF in this version is what I imagine the still life paintings of flowers and fruit by old great masters must smell like. Yes, there is vanilla, but it is such a fine, and not candied note. The Tonka and Benzoin serve to ground the scent. But the fruits! The flowers! So beautifully preserved in this small bit of parfum. To inhale vintage Fath de Fath is to take a dream memory trip into a simpler, more gracious and slow-moving time. This is what fragrance is all about. Making one feel hungry to smell the wrist or neck again and again. Complexly gorgeous.

OMG I love this one! It just keeps changing and developing on the skin and that is truly the sign of a GREAT perfume. Layers and layers WOW!!!! I may have just found my fall signature scent. This is too beautiful for words!!! I have the EDP and it is just amazing! There is a creamy smoothness to this that is really top notch along with the Tonka and tuberose, amber and peach it just keeps drifting into something new and LASTING!!! It is not like the synthetic planned obsolescence sprays that are gone in two hours so you use up the bottle in a blink, this one is a masterpiece!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!

Fath de Fath smells good enough to eat. Yes, it's a modern reformulation and while I usually frown at reforms, who could quibble with this warm and spicy beauty? Not me! Amber, soft and sweet notes make this perfume a warm comfort on cold, rainy days. It'll surely be good on hot days, too, maybe high temps will improve the already good sillage and lasting power. The pyramid shows blackcurrant, but I can't pick it up. Which is great because blackcurrant is too foxy/stinky for me. Fath de Fath is one of the very best perfumes I've tested. Why isn't this more popular?

I love this in extrait form. Sweet and smooth... nothing sharp here, at all. Very well blended plummy-peachy white florals, honeyed amber, gentle musk, and just a smidgen of woody spices make it interesting. Slightly powdery upon dry-down, but otherwise linear. Stays close to the skin, but gives off nice wafts with movement for many hours. Extremely comforting. I wear it in any season, as the white florals and fruit are reminiscent of spring and summer, and the honeyed amber, musk and woody spices make it warm and cozy enough for cooler seasons. Most pleasant.

If gold would had a smell, it would be Fath de Fath. I didn't remember the fragrance and it was a blind buy of a 0.2 ml. The first drop made me so excited that I used the vial at one go and immediately ordered a full size EDP. That's what I call a Masterpiece! It's sweet and spicy and flowery but it's blended and balanced so wonderfully that none of notes overpowering. Longevity and sillage are incredible! One spritz lasts for 24 hours on me. Love! Love! Love! Glorious Jaques Fath!

This is one of those forgotten gems that doesn't get enough love. It is stunningly beautiful, and yet it's rarely suggested or mentioned. Rich, floral, honeyed, fruit. It's got it all without being overwhelming or stuffy. There are the big white flowers, rich ripe plumbs, and nearly liquid amber. It smells rich and very expensive. Super smooth and well blended and it lasts really, really well. The price? Well the price is stupid cheap for what you get, I paid $30 for my bottle.

This fragrance was never on my wish list, it was a totally impulsive blind buy. OMG, this is so gorgeous, it really awakened my olfactory senses with its beauty. It is really hard to believe it was launched so long ago in 1953 because it smells so modern. Just like the previous reviewer said, it is not too sweet, not too loud. Very rich and elegant with a prominent metallic note. But I would never call it generic, this beauty is definitely fit for special occasions.

I have this perfume and I absolutely love it. I completely disagree with the comparisons. It's different from n. 4 Jil Sander ( same family and similar notes but different smell). And please It can't be related with the new Cavalli, That I hate and I can't stand. Fath de fath is sweet, warm, fruity but not cloying or overwhelming. It's subtle, elegant and precious.

The vintage fragrance from 1953 has now been added to our database and has its own page. The 1993 relaunch is a completely different formula, an oriental, whereas the original was a floral-leather chypre. Any additional info on the original would be much appreciated, posted to its respective Fragrantica page as a comment. Thanks!!!

Sadly this is discontinued and a lot better than the current revamped Jacques Fath perfumes. A boudoir tuberose, peach custard, heliotrope and cognac. If this is housed in a Guerlain Art & Materials line I bet a lot honeybees will go gaga over this amber beauty and wax poetic about i!

I have the parfum extrait, and I love, love, love, this stuff. I can't distinguish the individual notes, but the fragrance is sweet and boozy in the best possible way. It has great staying power, but because you dab it on the sillage is controlled at about arm's length. Bravo!