Vers le Jour

As the second fragrance in the Love Poem collection by Worth, I find this one particullary interesting and very tied to the previewsone, Dans la nuit. It is a true delight to bring this fragrance closer to the nose while slowly taking the Dans la nuit further. In this way, one can almost feel the enormous image of a sunrise around the hills. I feel like the imagery of this fragrance is a cold sunrise in an orchard with dew. From the night in luxurios Gardens, Vers le jour brings you in a country side morning, with notes of sweet, dried hay and weeds. Other than discribing the notes as fruity and light, I cannot quite tell them apart as this fragrance is a whle experience. I feel like it smells like cold, morning sunshine. As top notes I notice cucumber and hyacinth, leaving place to a heart of peony, roses and summer fruits. The bottom note is barely there, with hints of wet wood and musk.

Testing the original, pure parfum 1925 formula. Oh my word. The first note is unmistakable civet, proper stuff, followed by narcissus and rose then the woody notes. This vintage at this strength is always an eye opener. All the things we've lost in perfume! I love civet, and only Shalimar and a few niches come close to the proper skank underpinning this age of scent. It's not for everyone and tastes have changed. But the ingredients used in the vintage parfum are still potent, still a brilliant composition. The fruity lighter notes have gone but no loss to me, if you're lucky enough to get a sample or find a bottle, then treasure it.

Ever since discovering Arpege, my heart of hearts, I have been spending/wasting a bitch-ton of money on buying vintage perfumes in hopes that I find a sister fragrance that sets my heart afire. Mostly, I've just found frags that light my nose on fire in a bad way. Vers le Jour caught me by surprise; it has a timeless appeal and I would never think it was born in 1925. She's clean and airy, with just the odd sharpened pencil shreds thrown in there. (clearly I'm not good at identifying individual notes) I do really like her, she smells best after a bath or after my morning shower to hold onto that clean essence (with additional spritzes throughout the day). Alas, she does not last very long. The Vers le Jour bottle is gorgeous though the orange looks too stark in comparison to how she smells. I see iridescent pale pink for Vers le Jour. I like her but do not love her, mostly because my husband gave it a dislike rating.

VERS LE JOUR by WORTH A very pretty scent indeed, but I only know the 2000 reformulation and have never smelled the original. Based on comments, I think the original would be glorious if this were 1924 or 1925, but nine-decades-old scent would, I suspect, be frightfully potent. I wish I could have a whiff of the original though. This is lovely enough in its reformulation that the original must have been dynamite. The reformulation is pleasant and happy in an Escada Rockin' Rio sort of way, and like the Escada annual scents, the sillage is really gentle and the longevity is brief. This fragrance just makes me want what I can't have -- a bottle of the original, in its own time! (And, according to a 1927 advertisement, you could by this fragrance in one of two Lalique bottles for a mere $25.00!) The idea of berry and watermelon notes in the 1920s strikes me as groundbreaking. Blanchet was a genius.

VERS LE JOUR by WORTH This delightful vintage is gorgeous on my skin! Very opulent fruity floral with prominent mid-weight musk. Dominant peachy osmanthus with melons and pineapples well blended with intense herby angelica. Cedar/Sandalwood base is noticeable and anchors with elegance but not overwhelmingly woody. Narcissus/jasmine/cyclamen is sensual and bolsters the naturally sweet carnality of the floral mix. Peony adds brightness and joyful freshness. Very regal complex scent that gives a feeling of radiance and celebratory sensuality, sunshine, and feminine joy! Full bottle worthy for me!

This opens beautifully. Fresh and glorious, so fruity and floral, and it is no surprise looking at those delicious middle notes. Smells much more expensive than it is. It does fade quickly, which is the down side of something inexpensive. It would need a few top up sprays during the day.

This is....nice. Nothing outstanding, nothing offensive, just nice. I find the musk dominates, not in a bad way, but its not at all complex and on me smells simply of generic simple musk body spray. Its very light and subtle, just not particularly striking.

girl, it's baby shampoo EDIT: after covid recovery, it's similar to Moschino Fresh Pink Couture, I have a modern bottle, I seriously doubt anything from the 1920s smelled like this. Why not create a new name? I've never smelled the original stuff but the logic behind creating a perfume marketed as the same scent, but instead wholly different is baffling.

Wauw look at the notes of this one!!! Does anybody know how it smells???