via "Since she had exchanged one of the most luxurious Courts of the Middle Ages for that of Aragon, chiefly concerned with the ce...

If you're new to Perfume Shrine's Chypre Series , please refer to the following basic articles: What ARE "chypre perfumes&qu...

It is well known to our readers by now that chypre perfumes are dependent on a strict formula that juxtaposes bergamot and oakmoss, interl...

In this month of chypres examination and discussion, Perfume Shrine pondered on their origin , their composition , the modern variations , t...

It has long been my opinion that fragrances do not merely reflect their makers' vision or the desire to attain beauty and harmony thro...

Previously on this series we mentioned briefly that chypres have apparently fallen out of favour in late years, with the exception of the ...

 If we are to talk about New Chypres (also nouveau chypres or "pink chypres" see below), we need to clarify some things. If you&...

Perfume lovers are well aware of the fact that "notes" in perfume denote only the feel that certain ingredients emote and not ne...

Chypre...word of chic, word of antiquity. Pronounced SHEEP-ruh, it denotes a fragrance family that is as acclaimed as it is shrouded in my...