Jean Charles collection Brosseau, Ombre Rose, 'Pink Shadow', 7.5 ml., 0.25 oz. Flacon, Parfum Extrait, 1981, Paris, France ..

Jean Charles Brosseau was a fashion designer from Paris in France. He founded his own perfume house at the young age of 25 after successfully graduating from a fashion school in Paris in 1955. It was 1970 when he opened a boutique on Paris' Place des Victoires, a now prime address for high end fashion.

In 1978 he made his first attempts to create fragrances. He mixed musky notes, vanilla, heliotrope and rosewood which were intended to bond and build a fragrant base. But he found the scent that intriguing that he declared the composition to be finished. This perfume, which was eventually launched in 1981, is the famous Ombre Rose. Ombre Rose was unveiled at New York's prestigious department store Bergdorf Goodman and became an instant hit with New York's perfume lovers before it became a bestseller all over the world.

“Ombre Rose” is now considered as a “Classic” of the High Perfumery, and rightfully sits among some of the very best fragrances ever. The nose behind this fragrance is Francoise Caron. Ombre Rose is a simple, understated and timeless fragrance that smoothly passes through ages. Two generations have already been using it for 30 years. Its initial flowery, sweet tones of iris, lily of the valley, ylang-ylang and honey, give collection way to the suave warmth of peach, sandalwood and musk. The first whiff of this powdery, sensual combination, immediately charms with its subtle, original presence.

Ombre Rose pleases all women who subscribe to a lifestyle in which refinement and classic elegance compete with a very personal brand of charm. Since 1981, Ombre Rose by Jean Charles Brosseau has been the perfume for women looking to add a bit of romance to their lives. Its blend of spices and oriental florals includes notes of aldehydes, geranium, ylang-ylang and orris root, creating an alluring and feminine fragrance.

Ombre Rose can be translated literally as “pink shadow” or figuratively as a "rose's shadow". Both readings suggest that the rose scent in this Françoise Caron composed perfume will be softened, and we will smell its shadow rather than rose straight on. Shadows cast darkness over things, shrouding them and making them mysterious. A perfect name, really, for what you'll find inside. The rose in Ombre Rose is, in fact, shadowed by peach, orris, coumarin, musk, heliotrope, vanilla, and sandalwood, turning it into something at once powdery, gourmand, spicy, and woody. Its spicy, musky, and woody drydown is near-intoxicating.

Top notes are Rosewood, Honey, Ylang Ylang, Peach, Heliotrope, and Geranium
Heart notes are Sandalwood, Orris Root, Vetiver, Lily of the Valley, Cedar, and Rose
Base notes are Musk, Vanilla, Sandalwood, and Tonka Bean

Offered here is a lovely little quarter ounce of this classic perfume, still sealed and never opened. It is really stunning and the fragrance is so lovely. Collectible.