Moment Supreme

My wonderful husband just surprised me this morning with a beautiful vintage bottle of Jean Patou Moment Supreme. Such a happy coincidence that I am wearing Sublime today. I adore Jean Patou perfumes. Personally I find no other house compares to their elegance, sophisticated romantic creations and it is a great loss that the house is no more. Moment Supreme opens with fresh spicy cloves that is softened by a powdery feminine rose, sparkling aldehydes, refreshing geranium and herbal lavender. A softly animalic musk with a beautiful amber accord that is rounded, and full of extreme depth. Like real love. The Moment Supreme when the depth of love reaches the point of being able to finish each other's sentences and understand each other micro expressions. Where you are of one flesh. Never separate even if you are apart. This type of perfume becomes a part of you . Like a second skin. And how unfortunate perfumes like Moment Supreme have no value in postmodern culture. Moment Supreme is more than just a perfume or a fragrance it is a beautiful Moment. A moment so precious it is frozen in time, in memory. How I will enjoy wearing this beautiful work of art that is painted in Soft shades of color, that speaks with expression not false noise. A perfume of resonance and depth. If you adore vintage Ma Librte, vintage Blue Grass, vintage Belladogia. This is something you will also love.

I can't imagine the dilemma faced by a sophisticated woman in 1929 when Moment Supreme and Joy were released at the same time. Joy's praises are still widely sung but most have forgotten Moment Supreme, Joy's spicier cousin. I met Moment Supreme at an estate sale in a mostly empty bottle. (It was on my wrists before I was out of the car.) The perfume opened immediately with lavender and cloves; I couldn't decide if it was soapy or sharp, like a sweet liqueur. After about ten minutes the rose and jasmine came up (the notes shared with Joy), settling back into a clove-infused floral richness. Since then I've alternately smelled musk and spices (I swear there's ginger in here),whiffs of lavender and rose, and a delightful perfect balance of jasmine and musk. The difficulty of writing this review has come from the perfume's constant shape shifting. I never did detect the bergamot, but citrus notes are the first to go and I'm not sure it was handled with much care. I've been pleasantly shocked many times by big well-made perfumes (Piguet Bandit anyone?) but I've never understood intoxicating until now. The perfume stays close so the only way it can be appreciated by others is to get very close. This is the perfume Brigid O'Shaughnessy (Maltese Falcon) would have worn. Sillage: very close Lasts: fairly long so far 5/5

As Moment Suprême opens, I immediately experience cloves, lavender and rose, underlined with geranium, and I am sent to a happy place. There's something that tickles my senses when lavender and rose are combined (see also Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet, Oriza L. Legrand Cuir de l'Aigle Russe, es Parfums de Rosine Rose d'Homme). For many, this combination may feel antiquated or stuffy, but I on the contrary, find it to be almost poetic: the counterpoint of aromatic and floral, a perceptual dissonance to resolved consonance. It feels almost metaphorical. This is built around a heavenly mellis accord. I would classify this as an amber fougere, robust yet not defiant, circling my body as I wear it, seeming like a glowing ember that very gradually smolders into a fine, warm-body powdery musk. It's so heartbreakingly elegant, because this just doesn't have value to modern culture. Just as nuance has been completely jettisoned for black and white, bold and brash, "you are either with us or against us," the deep and layered is believed to have diminishing returns. I only hope one day, in art, in commerce, and in social discourse, do we have a rebirth of the honorable in society.

A spicy lavender with nose-tickling clove, a rosy heart, and a warm, ambery base. Even though the top is piquant and aromatic, this is all so very well balanced with the floral and amber notes. It also feels more "dense," like a sumptuous, lush piano chord than a top-mid-base journey. That linearity and predictability is appealing! I can see how this definitely inspired Ma Liberte. Ma Liberte took the clove-floral-lavender theme and definitely "fougerified" it, toning down the spiciness of the clove, amping up the lavender and coumarin, and smoothing it all out with hazy hedione and other modern aromachemicals. Moment Supreme feels more opulent, even if it is slightly less wearable in the modern world than ML.

Moment Supreme Parfum Cologne (vintage splash bottle) I dont know where to start with this one, as its constructed...perfect. I reach for this at bedtime. Its immaculately blended, soft, yet sturdy, lightly spicy, floral amazingness. Its vintage so unless you truly appreciate the older scents, their construction and their complex nature, please do not buy this one as it really needs to stand for the lovers on the old style of another day. There are more popular perfumes in the Jean Patou cannon, but this is goldilocks- something done just right. Thats the definition of true luxury. beautiful, a bit understated and the finest used. Thats Moment Supreme. Great for fall/winter. 1929 forever.

Soft, enveloping, unusually warm for a chypre, I agree that this is an oriental chypre, with cloves firmly anchoring the warm spicy heart. Opens with a lovely lavender, sweet and dry, a tranquil note that I find calming. The carnation is soft, balancing the bergamot, and leading into the rose and jasmine rich heart. Truly a lovely rose, of the heirloom variety, a white spicy rose, like Sombreuil. The lavender, rose and jasmine create a lovely floral accord. The clove keeps it spicy throughout, The Drydown is exceptional, merging amber with rose, clove and a still present lavender. A subtle, gentle fragrance, appropriate for all settings and seasons.

Just got a vintage bottle of this today, half full and complete with the original box. Spent 30 minutes teasing out the glass stopper and then got my first sniff of this beautiful scent. As others have said, there's not much citrus left, but there was a brief sharpness, possibly lavender. Then it evolved into a tantalizing mix that has lingered so far for six hours with no sign of fading. The amber obviously has tremendous staying power. This came along with another vintage bottle and I didn't really know what to expect, but this has been a very pleasant discovery.

Hesperidic lavender opening followed by the gorgeous clove and carnation heart while the cozy amber and dirty musk drydown anchors the whole composition... a perfume with both calmness and opulence at the same time. Very long lasting. It is so beautiful and timeless. Just like Billie Holiday’s Autumn In New York, rich, languid with a touch of naughtiness, caressing you gently. Vintage parfum review.

Elena's blog, Perfume Shrine, is brilliant. I bought a sample from scenterelle.com and fell in love with the clove and amber. It's so ahead of its time just like his other fragrances. Supposedly the name is a metaphor for "le petit morte".

a true gem! another great scent by jean patou and it's one his best! so charming and we are unable to make scents like that nowdays! A true timeless masterpiece♥️

I purchased a used but almost full bottle of what I think is an EDP or perhaps EDT. I stumbled upon it on Ebay and after reading the reviews, I snapped it up completely blind. I have seen unopened full bottles going for $250. I paid $30 so I am pretty certain this was one of those situations where the seller had no idea what they possessed! I gave it a quick test today - a dab or two on my wrist - and it appears to be in great condition. So far, I really like it. I still need to fully test it, but it is definitely different from most other perfumes in my collection. My bottle is not the same as the one pictured here. It is a roundish splash bottle, with Moment Supreme and Jean Patou embossed on the bottle, not on a label. I find it to be somewhat edgy and not the least bit dated. If anything, it feels very current. I wish there was a way to date the bottle, but it was not boxed and the bottle doesn't disclose much. If anyone is familiar with and can let me know the era that produced this particular style of bottle, I would be quite grateful. Such a pleasant surprise! ________ Gave her a full day's wearing today. I am having difficulty figuring this one out!! I mostly get cloves and jasmine, perhaps some carnation, and definitely a deep amber base that emerges most prominently during the dry down. I think the term "chypre oriental" nails it. I can't really smell the lavender particularly well, and yet I know it is present, lending dryness to the composition. As I said previously, I find Moment Supreme to be very unique and timeless. Ultimately, it's a like, not a love, but I respect the hell this rare little gem!

I wore this 45 years ago, when as a penniless college student waitress I would visit Mexico and buy it for about $40 for 100ml. I made another trip a few years later. This, Jungle Gardenia (the original) and Jovan ambergris were the fragrances that started my interest in perfume. My recollection of the notes of MS are slight. I do recall that it was the most elegant fragrance I had ever experienced. It is very difficult to find even on EBay. It was wonderful. I think it would be worth getting a decant before it disappears forever. Update: I found a tiny well preserved bottle of this. Spicy and very amber. Unique. Very long lasting. I was thrilled to get this after such a long time.

To add to my review below. The bottle I have is a splash on. I just decanted some into a spray bottle and it really enhances this. I can smell more of the notes - particularly the jasmine - and I like it so much more this way.

This is an otherwise likeable, very classical vintage French floral with a quite skinlike intimate feel, but I couldn't get past the candle smoke aldehydes. Not that they are very dominant but I really dislike that type of accord so it's a pass from me.

I was actually trying to figure out how I was gonna review this fragrance, since my bottle is around about from the 30s I believe based on the shape of the bottle. And for the most part when I first put it on it goes to that initial broken down top notes kind of scent and then it moves more into the middle notes, that first initial blasts can sometimes wreck havoc on my nose. I do get the geranium and a tiny bit of the lavender but none of the line which is not that surprising considering that citrus scents are usually the first to break down. Going back to my first sentence what finally made me decide to write this review is that the decant that I had made for my larger bottle actually broke in the bag that had put the decant in, instant review with bonus broken glass! This really is an amazing scent and I'm glad that I was able to get a bottle of it even though I had to fight to get it open, because it was a glass stopper. The heart notes are really what do it for me the mix of the cloves along with the rose really make it into such a beautiful scent that's worth waiting getting through those damaged top notes to get to. I'm also happy to say that unlike some other Jasmine sense that I have recently tried, the jasmine in moments supreme is a very demure jasmine meaning that it doesn't overwhelm everything else it just adds body to the rose and the cloves in the heart. The amber in the bass note is quite lovely as well sometimes amber can smell a little better on my skin but this remains smooth and just warmly scented. This is a classic worth tracking down, though I will say it is probably hard to find one that's in pristine condition, I got lucky with someone who was selling off a relative's perfume collection, and this person apparently kept this in great condition. If you can get a sample get one it's worth it!

This relatively unknown Jean Patou fragrance, should be considered a classic by all means. So much attention has been given to Joy over the last few decades, that other fragrances from this line have somehow fallen under the radar. This shouldn't be so. Moment Supreme is beautiful, rich and smooth on the skin. It dances delicately between being a spicy floral and a dry chypre. It is not unlike Guerlain's Jicky in its approach, however I find Moment Supreme much softer and more powdery. The scent opened on my skin with a glorious blend of bergamot, jasmine and sweet, syrupy peach. Before long the lavender made a rather aromatic entrance, signalling that this fragrance was of an oriental nature. Moment Supreme is enough to make a statement, however it never comes across as being overdone or too loud. The balance is just right. Moment Supreme somehow reminds me of Cruella de Vil; quirky, fashionable and sleek, but perhaps less evil. The smoky, incensey drydown conjures up the image of her puffing away with her gloved hand holding a long, red cigarette holder. I'm not certain as to how old my sample is, or from what decade it was made, but what I do know, is that it still smells beautiful. The longevity is quite impressive too, however I assume it would last a lot longer in its fresher, newer self. Take that as a hint Jean Patou, but please bring it back with no major nor minor tweaks to the composition.

Henri Almeras specializes in floral fragrances, and Moment Supreme was born at the end of the golden age. from 1929 is a lavender floral fragrance. According to parfum at 1960, Moment Supreme is not a lavender-colored JOY, it is quiet and soft like idyllic poetry. When you are immersed in the green scent of geraniums, the oriental fantasy constructed by carnations and lilacs, the harmonious music of jasmine roses has already played. The texture of Moment Supreme gradually resembles dried flower powder. Between the hazy, iris flowers come quietly, warm and full of amber, and the tan animal base of musk wood becomes more and more clear. Such simple and elegant beauty turns out to be the pinnacle of Paris in the eyes of Henri Almeras.

I found these notes for Moment Suprême on the perfumeshrine.blogspot website: bergamot, lemon, neroli, mandarin, lavender, May rose, clove, ylang, lilac, jonquil, orris, vanilla, sandal, musk, honey, heliotrope, civet, moss, and benzoin.

The sweet opening fades very quickly. For me, the lavender and bergamot are barely there. The clove and amber last a very long time and stay harmonious. It's a good perfume for wall and winter but feels out of place in spring/summer.