Le Jardin Retrouvé Oriental Sans Souci EDP

Oriental Sans Souci - as the name suggests - is an opulent fragrance with a sensual oriental character lent to it by the dense, floral-sweet heart note and the balsamic-resinous base. The unisex perfume opens with fresh citrus notes of bergamot and lemon as well as characteristic basil. The heart note follows with the floral aromas of rose, powdery jasmine and ylang-ylang, neroli (the essential oil of bitter orange) and a hint of vanilla. A warm, spicy base of tonka bean, oakmoss, patchouli, vanilla and amber rounds off the sensual fragrance. Powdery and elegant with a sweet heaviness, it transports us to distant Eastern climes with their opulent fragrances and rare flowers. Finely composed, the individual components harmonize perfectly without taking center stage. Elegant and long-lasting, the fragrance is particularly suitable for the evening and special occasions.

Yuri Gutsatz created it back in 1963, but never published it. After slight adaptations by Maxence Moutte, Le Jardin Retrouvé launched the eau de parfum on the market in 2018. Clara Feder chose the addition "Sans Souci" (French for "without care") because the fragrance reminded her of the extraordinary chinoiseries in Potsdam's famous Sanssouci Park with its palaces and temples. Prussia's King Frederick II had it built from 1744 - by the greatest and most skilled architects, garden artists and sculptors of the time. In 1990, the picturesque park and Sanssouci Palace were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin.

The name of the perfume house Le Jardin Retrouvé says it all: the "rediscovered garden" stands for fragrances inspired by nature. Plant-based and without artificial aromas, they are not only extravagant fragrance compositions, but also mood enhancers in the truest sense of the word. We know from our own experience that fragrances are strongly linked to memories, but they can also influence our mood. This connection also fascinated perfumer Yuri Gutsatz, who founded Le Jardin Retrouvé together with his wife Arlette in 1975. He brought his valuable experience as a perfume master at Roure-Bertrand, now Givaudin, to the company, now run by the third generation, where intensive research had been carried out into the interaction between fragrance and mood. Based on this neuroscientific research, Givaudin had developed algorithms for fragrance composition to evoke or enhance different moods. These guidelines are now patented and perfumes that match these formulas with the respective mood are certified. As so-called mood boosters, they have an effect on happiness, well-being and balance, energy and the quality of sleep and relaxation.

Gutsatz has been able to pass on his enthusiasm for fragrances and their effects to subsequent generations; today, his grandson Michel Gutsatz and his wife Clara Feder manage the perfume house. Since 2017, they have been supported by in-house perfumer Maxence Moutte, who adapts the existing fragrances to current requirements and is now responsible for three characterful and successful fragrance compositions - Mousse Arashiyama (2021), Osmanthe Liu Yuan (2023) and Violette Kew (2024). The names of the fragrance compositions from Le Jardin Retrouvé refer in the first part to the leading fragrance component and in the second to a famous garden that evoked a mood and thus inspired the composition. The shape of the bottles is reminiscent of the gates of a garden fence, and the Bakelite® lid is a matching pastel green.

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