1904 (Absolu Eau de Parfum) by Histoires de Parfums

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1904 Histoires de Parfums 2015 Absolu Eau de Parfum

8.2 / 10 93 Ratings

A popular perfume by Histoires de Parfums for women, released in 2015. The scent is powdery-floral. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Powdery

Floral

Woody

Creamy

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Italian mandarin orange Neroli

Neroli

Heart Notes

Florentine iris absolute

Heliotrope

Base Notes

Musk

Cedarwood

Sandalwood

Perfumer

Gérald Ghislain

Ratings

Scent

8.293 Ratings

Longevity

7.776 Ratings

Sillage

6.778 Ratings

Bottle

7.668 Ratings

Value for money

7.511 Ratings

Submitted by ExUser, last update on 09/23/2025.

Variant of the fragrance concentration

This is a variant of the perfume 1904 (Parfum) by Histoires de Parfums, which differs in concentration.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/23/2025

RejdaPersa
7 Reviews

RejdaPersa

Beautiful but very quiet

I blind bought HdP's 1904 Madame Butterfly Puccini because I found it at a really good price and read some decent reviews. I consider Prada's Infusion d'Iris one of my favourite summer fragrances, and I hugely appreciate iris in perfumery so I thought this perfume would be a safe bet.

1904 is everything that I expected Nicolai's Iris Medici to be; a dry, papery iris lifted by bitter white florals on a clean and elegant musk base - no sugar nor vanilla. It does smell exactly like Infusion d'Iris at first sniff, and also before comparing the two. However, with each fragrance on either wrist, I notice that where Infusion d'Iris is brighter, cleaner, and soapier, 1904 is warmer and softer; comforting and sensible as opposed to cool and refreshing, yet they are still strangely the same scent for the first 30 minutes.

In many ways, 1904 also reminds me of a muted and hazy iteration of Diptych's Fleur de Peu, with a similar development of shockingly dry, dusty top notes finally settling to a clean and sensual musk. But when I say hazy I mean that 1904 is the version that has been heavily smudged with Vaseline over a camera lens. It is also so quiet and so gentle that I truly question why it has been named an absolu eau de parfum, though I can wholeheartedly appreciate the possible use of quality raw materials in this formula over synthetics that guarantee lasting power. Having said that, 1904 does have surprisingly impressive longevity lasting well over 12 hours on my skin - about ten times that of Prada - by which time the elegant iris has settled to a beautiful and comforting, musk, much like that of Narciso Rodriguez, growing more intense and creamy with time. This is one fragrance that blooms and lasts better on my skin than on clothing.

You would need to overspray this to the max in order for anyone to notice the dry iris opening, which is why I am happy at not having paid full retail price, but the musk drydown has the tenacity to gently fill a room. Overall, I do find 1904 to be a beautiful scent, and I am happy that I have it in my collection.

02/07/2019

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Serenissima
1223 Reviews

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Serenissima

Top Review 21

Past the Name

Histoires de Parfums always refers to a special event in the names of their fragrances.
So with "1904 Madame Butterfly Puccini Absolu" (that’s the full name), it points to the premiere of the opera "Madama Butterfly" in 1904 at La Scala in Milan.
This name first takes me to the "Land of Cherry Blossoms" with its fragrant associations; I hadn’t thought of a trip to Tuscany, however.

Giacomo Puccini encountered "Madame Butterfly" as a play in London and was so taken with the material that he sought the opera rights.
The world premiere on February 17, 1904, at La Scala was not very successful. Neither critics nor the audience could be convinced by the original work.
Only after a three-month revision of this work, which Puccini himself considered his best, were both the audience and critics won over.
Personally, I find Cio-Cio-San, known as "Madama Butterfly," a daughter of traditional Japan, and the American lieutenant Pinkerton somewhat colorless in their portrayal of the cliché of the colonialism that prevailed at the time.
However, I prefer Verdi's powerful sounds in Italian opera over Puccini's sometimes "looping" tones.
(I only refer to these "dragging" tones when it comes to the violinists of the Vienna Philharmonic; only they can virtuously incorporate this slight "dragging" into the Viennese waltzes.)

So I tested "1904 Madame Butterfly Puccini" surely a bit biased and landed in the blossom- and fragrance-rich Tuscany.
The opening with lively, slightly chemically smelling mandarin, combined with balancing neroli nuances, would still serve the subject of the Far East well.
It contains something delicate, innocent, and soul-touching.
But that was it: in the further development of the fragrance, we bid farewell to the delicate, vulnerable woman.
Vanilla-like heliotrope, which appears dark violet in both color and tone, confidently takes the stage: "Look at me, it’s me!"
It dominates until the moment when the strength and power of the iris demand full attention!
Iris absolue leaps at me with full force; its heavy powderiness makes me gasp for air at first.
Not for the first time do I experience this encounter: we both have had to fight many battles together. I think the current score is "Even"!
For lovers of powdery-floral, slightly dark fragrance beauties, "1904 Madame Butterfly Puccini" is already a great discovery.
Musk enhances this powder effect even more: two strong-willed fragrance notes have harmoniously found each other here.
Sandalwood and cedarwood play only a rounding supporting role in this fragrance composition: they skillfully replace the large choir in the opera.

Yes, "1904 Madame Butterfly Puccini" is magnificent!
This fragrance is a tonally powerful painting that impresses and captivates - but it lacks the fine nuances for me. In painting and music, it is precisely these "trivialities" that often create the special charm.

As I said: "1904 Madame Butterfly Puccini" is a great fragrance for the self-confident and strong woman.
It overwhelms me, and I must admit: iris absolue has won this round against me - I am somewhat exhausted and lowering the sails!
It’s simply too much power, too much strength - I miss some of the "loops" of Puccini's music here.

I don’t know to what extent the name influenced me, directing my senses in a completely different direction. I had expected something else: I am overwhelmed by this effect.
Fortunately, this powerful powder-flower mixture leaves me rather quickly; pleasantly discreet.
What remains is a hint that now touches me pleasantly again.

Perhaps I should delve into Puccini's operas once more. Only I fear it would then be "Tosca," which enjoys my greater sympathy due to a performance at the Arena di Verona many years ago.
Nevertheless, I can confidently say:
Evviva Puccini!!
Evviva "1904 Madame Butterfly Puccini"!

05/05/2017

9.5Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Ergreifend
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Ergreifend

Top Review 22

The Scent of the Black Woman

Through dense smoke and shallow fog, I look into your eyes.
Cool and distant, we seem to each other.
The moon hangs low, the night adorned with a caressing, powdery scent.
The moment with you feels so intimate, in the deepest night.
The clock has long struck midnight.
I wander, seeing innocent fields of iris before my eyes, suddenly pouring down on me.
Slowly, I turn inward. I greedily inhale the scent .. The scent.
The scent of the black woman.

The crows have flown far away on their way, away from all worries.
Only my dusty thoughts still wander around.
I try to grasp you, but you seem so far away.
The wind whispers softly. I feel it in my heart.
I reach out for you once more - but you remain unattainable.
In my thoughts, I pour a fine whiskey, drawing cold smoke through my lungs.
In a haze, I drift away. I greedily inhale the scent .. The scent.
The scent of the black woman.

Then you finally reach for me, pulling me through the city.
The lights sink into a universe I have long since crossed.
We are in our own world. Lost in ecstasy and trance.
I feel only your breath and your scent.
All these fine robes pass us by, like shadowless beings.
You pull me close to you - only now do I see your blood-red, painted lips.
I have long since succumbed to you .. To the scent
To the scent of the black woman.

It comes to the kiss. The iris flowers flutter wildly around.
Stirred up from the dusty ground, the bloody lip and pain and revolvers
Bloody lip, a slight love pain. And a revolver.
Sad and numb is the night, an empty square of our souls,
that only wander in one direction. To you and to me. And back again.
I would love to shoot in my haze,
to give the night a loud bang, to rob it of its silence for a moment,
just to see you even better.
Affected, I turn inward,
watch you disappear into the fog.
God, what would I give to drape your scent over my shoulder... The scent.
The scent of the black woman.

Madame Butterfly is an extremely refined, very creamy scent, made for us women who love it sweet but also hot. The black butterfly develops into a beauty of the night, stealing men's senses, making them beg to come to us, to nibble on us. To smell, to feel, and to touch. Madame Butterfly is like jade - it falls into the erotic, yet very willful category of intimate touches between man and woman. A dreamy lipstick accord, adorned with an eerie depth - dusty, dry with a soft layer of powder. Everywhere the deaf night, which makes these butterflies almost invisible. Yet desires lurk everywhere. Iris in its most beautiful and divine form spreads its strong wings here. Wind is stirred up and brings real steam under the hut. Light woody notes only lose themselves at the edges of this scent. Musk is clear at first, then slightly dirty. Longevity is really high, the sillage noticeably more restrained. It feels personal. It feels close and yet so far. It simply feels erotic and mysterious.

I could lay myself in it. In the scent of the black woman!