Fête de Molyneux c1927

Fête de Molyneux:  launched in 1927. It may have lain dormant for some years before being picked up and possibly reworked in the early 1960s.

c1930 ad

Fragrance Composition:

The original formula from 1927 was a soft, evanescent, warm and voluptuous aldehydic white floral blend perfume and was "meant to be used with a white gown to heighten its feeling of sheer whiteness".

Bottles:

Presented in a cylindrical crystal bottle with matching ground glass stopper, also in a Chanel styled, tall rectangular glass flacon with wide, flat rectangular stopper. Fete has been discontinued for many years but is still available online in both parfum and eau de toilette forms.

Circa 1920s-1940s. Bottle stands 4" tall. Photo from worthpoint.

c1930s-1940s, parfum, photo from worthpoint.

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown, still sold in 1951.

Fete was reformulated by Roure, repackaged and relaunched as both Fete parfum and eau de toilette in 1962.

Presented in a slim fluted crystal bottle with flared gold stopper, designed by sculptor Serge Mansau in 1962 and manufactured by Pochet et du Courval. Fete has been discontinued for many years but is still available online in both parfum and eau de toilette forms.

 It is classified as a fruity green floral chypre fragrance for women. Created by Suzanne Mabereau. It begins with a fruity top note, followed by a spicy, fruity floral heart, resting on a leathery, balsamic, mossy base.

Fete's green and slightly fruity top notes are lent by lavender from the Alps, rosemary from Spain and oakmoss from Yugoslavia. The fruity freshness comes from Italy's bergamot and tangerine. Its floral base is an intricate blend of jasmine, rose, orange blossom and lilac, backed by the sultry woody notes of cedar from Lebanon and from the majestic Atlas Mountains, precious sandalwood from Mysore and ylang ylang grown in the Bourbon Iles, while the warm animal notes of ambergris and musk give Fete its depth and lasting power.

• Top notes: galbanum, caraway, cumin, prune, peach, Italian bergamot, Italian tangerine, Brazilian rosewood
• Middle notes: Alpine lavender, Spanish rosemary, lilac, cabbage rose, rose de mai, orris root, jasmine, lilac, Bourbon Island ylang-ylang, lily of the valley, orange blossom
• Base notes: ambergris, musk, leather, benzoin, civet, leather, Mysore sandalwood, Lebanon cedar, Atlas cedar, Yugoslavian oakmoss, vanilla

A 1968 advertisement read :

“Wonderfully woman, she knows what such an evening has its fragrance: heady with fresh, deep witty, tenacious with discretion ...  Fete de Molyneux “

Discontinued, date unknown.

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