JCC No. 2 Jean-Charles de Castelbajac 1988 Eau de Parfum

Long ago - but I really enjoyed wearing this fragrance when I was around 10. It was the late 80s, I liked Magie Noire, Trussardi Donna, Paloma Picasso, Coco, L'Arte di Gucci - and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac fit perfectly into that lineup. A chypre full floral scent with a slight "sweet-sour" duality, which I liked very much. The "sweetness" came from the opulent flowers as well as from the warm base, while the "sour" or the sour-spicy-chypre aspect mainly came from the top notes with aldehydes and hesperidic nuances.

I even found the fragrance notes:

Top notes: Aldehydes, bergamot oil, fruity notes, galbanum, gardenia, lemon
Heart notes: Clove, jasmine, lily of the valley, iris, rose, sandalwood, ylang-ylang
Base notes: Amber, castoreum, labdanum, leather, moss, incense, patchouli

Olfactorily opulent as only the 80s could be.

JCC No. 2 was very grown-up, rather ladylike, opulent and contemporary aldehydic-chypre. However, in a very warm and sweet-floral and slightly spicy way. I had left behind the Janine D. and My Melody era, and I only liked the advertisement for LouLou - I was into these more mature, chic fragrances. And of course, I wore them to indie concerts or in our punk rock club. After all, I went to school with Magie Noire. At 16. Just teenagers. The 80s. A dangerous combination.