Femme Rochas 1989 Eau de Toilette

After a writing break, I don’t want to leave this perfume unreviewed. For me, it is something very special. This is about the bottle with the golden plastic cap. The seller states that it is the 2013 version, so before the next reformulation in 2014 (with a slanted black cap).
After my confusions and wanderings in the perfume jungle, this fragrance gives me the feeling of having arrived home. It is simply beautiful. And that word can be savored on the tongue. Only someone with a very strong sense of aesthetics and beauty, independent of market pressures, could have created something like this. And so is the fascinating story behind it. The original version by Edmond Roudnitska was born in 1944, what a time! In the midst of the ugliness of World War II, under difficult conditions and with scarce resources, Edmond Roudnitska created an absolute masterpiece, an ode to beauty. Commissioned by Marcel Rochas, a fashion designer, for his much younger beautiful wife, whom he named and turned into a style icon. Somewhere I read that the fragrance was meant to imitate the scent of women’s skin. In 1989, the scent was reformulated by Olivier Cresp. According to descriptions, it is supposed to contain more cumin.
However, the modern version smells very classic and gives me the feeling of being chic without feeling pressured to conform to the style of the fragrance. I felt the same way about Miss Dior original, the first chypre I came into contact with. Rochas Femme has a similarly very elegant, extremely pleasant warm aura, but not the heaviness. Somehow it is still light enough (at least the modern version) to wear on any occasion without feeling "overdressed." I also recognize a similar DNA as in Eau de Rochas, which I already knew. My dream of a wearable Miss Dior (original) has come true. I am very happy with the fragrance, even or perhaps especially in summer. I lack the words to describe it more precisely. Like with other classics, the notes create an overall impression. And this one is unique. And completely detached from trends of the times or age and gender boundaries. By that, I mean that you don’t feel like you are wearing an old-fashioned perfume or that only women can wear it.
I am absolutely thrilled. It has the potential to become my signature scent if I ever manage to :)