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Collection Héritage

Adieu Sagesse Jean Patou 2014

Version from 2014

7.8 / 10 66 Ratings

A popular perfume by Jean Patou for women, released in 2014. The scent is floral-powdery. It was last marketed by Designer Parfums.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Fruity

Fresh

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Rhubarb

Narcissus

Lily of the valley

Bergamot

Neroli

Heart Notes

Gardenia

Tuberose

Base Notes

Musk

Perfumer

Thomas Fontaine

Ratings

Scent

7.866 Ratings

Longevity

7.451 Ratings

Sillage

6.852 Ratings

Bottle

7.851 Ratings

Value for money

7.213 Ratings

Submitted by MiaTrost, last update on 11/06/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection Collection Héritage.

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What the fragrance is similar to

Adieu Sagesse (1925)

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/06/2025

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Pennantis
113 Reviews

Pennantis

1

Like a smile in spring

Girls, it’s divine. Like a smile in spring. It opens bright and sparkling, with rhubarb, bergamot, and neroli — super fresh and happy. Then, in no time, it blooms into a creamy bouquet of white flowers. I even get some distant summer vibes, no idea why!
It’s soft, velvety, pure — like white silk. The longevity is amazing, especially on clothes.
Honestly, it smells like heaven. Graceful, elegant, just beautiful.

02/27/2023

8Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

Anamandy
107 Reviews

Anamandy

4

A Modernized Classic Beauty that Lives Up to Vintage Patou Standards

This is so, so pretty. Creamy white florals on a soft powdery cloud of musk and orris. So simple, yet so lovely. My fear of my least favorite fruit notes of rhubarb and grapefruit overrunning the scent were unfounded. Just a quick opening salvo that soon departs giving way to creamy white florals and powdery notes. It is the coconut that gives this scent the creaminess, but this is so well blended that I never smell that note outright, as the same is true of the clove. I also pick up what smells like violet, but I think that is the residue of the fruit notes playing that way. Whatever it is, it is lovely. Silage is soft and gentle, but very present. I'm in a dreamy little cloud of heaven right now.
While I've never smelled the original version, Thomas Fontaine has managed to create an enchanting fragrance that brings to mind the great vintage fragrances of the past while modernizing it for today's sensibilities. It is both very wearable and appropriate for all occasions, whether at the office or as a scent for a bride. I'm also very surprised to see that despite Patou no longer being in business the fragrances from the Collection Heritage Line are still very reasonably priced if you shop around. I actually found this much cheaper than what it originally sold for when first introduced. I don't understand that considering that Patou is no more, and aside from the fact that perfumes in this line are beautiful, you would think that people would want to snatch these up if for no other reason than that they will be collector's items one day. I'm sure some have bought them for that reason, but why not for the beautiful scents themselves I cannot understand. I can only assume that poor marketing and maybe some people's disappointment that they weren't exact replicas of their predecessors might account for that. Whatever the reason, it worked to my benefit as I was not only able to purchase a perfume that I love at a great price, but also obtain a little piece of history too.

08/28/2025

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Turandot
839 Reviews

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Turandot

Top Review 37

Cold = emotionless? On the contrary!

I am so fed up with the many current amber-tonka-vanilla-warm scents. The more I enjoy the clear, elevated, and yes, sometimes icy coldness that perfumes radiate when they have been transformed into the present by Thomas Fontaine. They do not need to appear cozy; rather, they are sophisticated, perhaps even a bit aloof at first. Neither does the top note barge in sales-hungrily through the door, nor do the fragrance notes of the Far East attempt to tell fairy tales from 1001 Nights in the moderately temperate zones of Central Europe.

Adieu Sagesse is, for me, an example of how a cool scent can tell an entire novel, playing on the keyboard of emotions while still remaining serious. However, a whole cornucopia of flowers plays the main role. These notes are used in such a way that they do not come across as romantic to the point of kitsch or tropical sultriness. Only a perfumer who knows how to play with nuances and does not need to go all out can achieve this.

That not only the Heritage line from Patou now belongs to the past is, for me, an example of how sacrilegious it is to handle the treasures of the fragrance world in favor of sales. The entire perfume house Patou has surely sunk into the opaque depths of a luxury corporation by now. All the more I appreciate it when perfumers do not indulge in the spirit of the times but do not deny their olfactory signature.

02/27/2017

7Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Chanelle
752 Reviews

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Chanelle

Helpful Review 13

Easter in a bottle

I am afraid of daffodils. Their mere scent (in the form of daffodil perfumes!) has caused me such strong physical discomfort that I even steer clear of the flower itself, even though it is a pretty, decorative harbinger of spring. Normally, these innocent plants do not emit that cloying, narcotic scent that, for example, vintage Chloé Narcisse has, which sometimes ruined my entire day when it was released.
Tuberoses are a different matter. In the 70s Chloé, for example, I find them very likable, in Joyeux Tuberose as well, albeit in a gentler form. But sometimes they can be too much for me.
Then there’s rhubarb. Another adversary, as I do not like it in any form, neither solid, liquid, nor in the form of compote or cake.
These notes are announced in the new version of Adieu Sagesse (although I rarely read pyramids), and since I trust Jean Patou blindly, they will probably be present. That doesn’t exactly make me cheerful.
So I needed a bit of courage to give Adieu Sagesse.2 a fair chance.
And lo and behold - it is good.
Of course, it is technically a blend of 1000 flowers and thirty-two fruits, but just like with 1000 (Mille) or Joy, both from the same house, the right craftsman has been at work, in this case, Thomas Fontaine, who is responsible for the wonderful Korrigan and the equally brilliant new Sortilege.
Sweet and minimally cloying is actually only the top note, and as we know, that quickly fades away; the rest is a beautiful floral blend that leans more towards the green, a sea of freshly cut stems and delicate spring blooms.
Like a new beginning, back to square one, a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel. Hope and resurrection.
Not adieu, but bonjour!