Les Maîtresses de Louis XIV - Eau de Parfum - 100ml by Zouf.biz

The Mistresses of Louis XIV is a perfume of tonic olfactive virtues to revitalize imagination and knowledge. A perfume to stimulate learning and memory. For independent women who relish their femininity and their mystery, the Flame Lily from the Brocéliande Forest seduces by its very subtlety. Recognized since Louis XIV's mistresses as a remarkable natural beauty product of immense versatility, its secret has always been closely guarded

● Roméa d'Améor's extraordinary line of seven scents is a tribute to real women throughout the ages who have touched history in tangible ways... women with distinct personalities who lived very different lives surrounded by the scents of their time, for whom each paid a fragrant tribute. The line marks the final masterworks of now-retired perfumer Pierre Bourdon (Frederic Malle's Iris Poudre and French Lover, Davidoff's Cool Water, Yves Saint Laurent's Kouros, etc), a fragrant and remarkable epilogue to his long and storied career

● Fragrance notes:

- Top: Galbanum Iran, Cassis, Melon, Clove, Notes of crumpled leaves

- Heart: Gloriosa superba, Jasmine, Rose, Narcissus, Lily of the valley

- Base: Iris, Notes of woods and forest, Nectarine, Amber, Musk

● Eau de Parfum 100ml Spray

● Presented in an elegant box, the bottle is shaped like a thin amphora. A red ribbon is tied around the neck

● Versailles, Park of Castel, June 1668: From the very start of his day, the king puts aside protocol to savour in peace the moment when nature wakens and to contemplate the gardens and fountains whose floral magnificence has been so masterfully arranged by Le Nôtre the court gardener. Imbibing the aromas of spring, he decides that one of his mistresses who wear's a perfume best able to conjure up the beauty of the park at the forthcoming ball in the Hall of Mirrors will become his favourite. She must possess the magnificence of the gold-panelled rooms and the majesty of the gardens. She will exalt the image of Versailles, its luxury and its renown far beyond the kingdom. The king announces at court that for the competition each candidate has the right to accompany the royal perfumer for one day only, his being the richest perfume chest in the country. On the chosen day, Louis XIV opens the ball and dances in turn with each aspiring mistress to evaluate the perfume she wears but despite the quite remarkable sumptuousness of colours and scents, none meets with the final approval of the king. As the music stops the king returns disappointed to his throne. At that moment he espies Madame de Montespan with whom he has not danced. The king orders the musicians to resume and after just a few steps of the dance he falls under the charm of his partner, whom he compliments asking after the secret of her perfume whose notes match perfectly those of the music. Madame de Montespan then replies: "Sir, the voluptuous perfume emanates from the heart of the rose and nestles between its petals, the leaves form its crown and the branch becomes its pedestal." The king is enamoured by these words and Madame de Montespan wins over the king once and for all and becomes his favourite. The episode augurs well ensuring that their famously passionate relationship never lacks piquancy. The Marquise is later to reveal part of her secret. She learnt the rudiments of alchemy in her youth when she spent time in the Domaine de Lussac in Vienne. She mastered the art of mixing notes from rubbing leaves, from different flowers and from the wooded undergrowth. The park at Versailles was to become a huge source of inspiration to her and it is here that the rarest perfumes are kept to this day