1969 Histoires de Parfums 2006

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7.2 / 10 265 Ratings

A perfume by Histoires de Parfums for women and men, released in 2006. The scent is fruity-sweet. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Fruity

Sweet

Spicy

Gourmand

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Peach

Fruits

Heart Notes

Rose

Cardamom

Clove

White blossoms

Base Notes

Chocolate

Patchouli

White musk Coffee

Coffee

Perfumers & Creative Guidance

Sylvie Jourdet
Gérald Ghislain Creative Director

Ratings

Scent

7.2265 Ratings

Longevity

7.6197 Ratings

Sillage

6.7196 Ratings

Bottle

7.0182 Ratings

Value for money

7.165 Ratings

Submitted by Lobelia, last update on 08/11/2025.

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Reviews

17 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/02/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Top Review 14

the present

As a decade, as a phenomenon, the 1960s has come to represent many things, from naiveté to revolution, but I assume in this case 1969 refers to the expansiveness that followed the 1967 Summer of Love. You know, the hippy thing. ("Parfum de Révolte") To my nose, though, 1969 seems far more contemporary. It takes the fruity floral to school, demonstrating that even a genre as threadbare as the contemporary fruity floral can be beautiful and complex in the right hands. Where the hoard of trashy fruitchoulis are glaring, as if highlighted by mercury vapor street lights, 1969 is professionally lit and ready for the camera. Hoard? What’s the collective noun for fruitchoulis? A host? A murder? A gaggle? A cast? Let’s appropriate the collective noun for the no-longer-used maidens. A rage of fruitchoulis.

1969 has a combination of softness, urgency and definition that gives a depth of tone that I would expect in a classic chypre but am startled by in a fruitchouli. It balances intensity and austerity as a chypre would (think YSL’s Y) but still has a bit of that puppy energy of a fruitchouli. Quite sexy, really.

02/18/2012

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 5
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Very helpful Review 2

Do Coffee and Cocoa and Cardamom Mix? That is the Question.

Histoires de Parfums 1969 offers a somewhat confusing cacophony of dried fruit, gourmand and floriental notes. Black coffee, cardamom and cocoa impart a decided darkness to the mix, but I don't find this composition as coherent as some of my favorite cardamom-patchouli perfumes (CHINATOWN and LEXINGTON AVE, to name a couple).

Coffee and cardamom are happily paired; coffee and cocoa are happily paired. I'm not sure, however, whether all three belong together in the same bottle—at least based on this result. I also find the fruits somewhat gunky in the drydown, rather like the residue at the bottom of an almost-empty jar of peach jam.

I do not want to overgeneralize here, but suffice it to say that this woman has no business smelling like the residue at the bottom of an almost empty jam jar. All in all, 1969 is one of my least favorite of the offerings of this house. Désolée.

04/11/2016

5
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Sorceress
213 Reviews

Sorceress

Helpful Review 3

Sunshine Happiness In A Bottle

Bright, airy, fun and crisp. The blood orange(Fruit of the sun) hits you in the face. The initial spray is like cutting into an orange and it squirts you in the face-bam! It's an eye-opener. Now we're talking about a perfume that gets your attention. One that takes you out of your space and time. It's about time.
Coffee and cloves, yes, a bit disconcerting as you read the notes. Cardamom, chocolate, musk and patchouli too? It's all there. It seems like such a jumbled mix your head spins at first, but then it all comes together to a delightful happiness.
You're walking down an herbal path of gardens with the Partridge Family hiding in the flowering bushes singing their songs while Jimi and Janis are belting it out in your head. Yeah, this perfume is tripping you down the discordant path of 1969 and it's all Sunshine happiness. It lasts for hours on end and it's full-bottle worthy.

07/02/2016

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Fanny
66 Reviews

Fanny

4

Turning Point

I do not like prominent peach nor chocolate in perfume.
Also, I'm not very much a gourmand fan, nor a fruitchouli one.
But... jtd is right: here is a lesson to be learned.

This is a contemporary classic with a merry and defiant character: playful, sweet and spicy.
If only all revolutions were so beautifully balanced!

04/02/2018

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 6
Scent

Thatsmr2usir
67 Reviews

Thatsmr2usir

1

Floral Gourmand

This is another one where I got a good deal on a travel size bottle so I went for it. By looking at the notes I thought I would love this fragrance because of all the gourmand notes listed, and I love gourmands. I just don't love this.

1969 opens up with peach with some other fruity notes which give way to some white florals. It is hard for me to wear white florals unless it is Carnal Flower but this ehhhhhh. Up comes a rather small dusting of patchouli which is good for this composition & the white chocolate & musk come aboard. I get no coffee from this.

Parfum de Revolte does not intrigue me nor my skin much for that matter as it sits rather flat with no real excitement. I am sure it will suit someone else just fine, but as for me it is just a average like yet a not for me fragrance. Quality ingredients, longevity around 6 hours, projection is ok.

Mar

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