JOY was the second most expensive perfume in the world

In the history of perfumes, three fragrances have been counterfeited (imitations – fraud) more than any others: Chanel No. 5, Patou’s JOY, and Patou’s 1000 (Mille). Be very careful—the original Patou products still available on the global market are extremely scarce. As a Greek proverb says, keep your eyes peeled.

Fragrance Foundation Award (2020) : The Fragrance of the Century

An iconic, transparent, luminous crystal bottle designed by architects Louis Süe and André Mare, following the Golden Ratio (the Divine Proportion) of the GREEK mathematician EUCLID, applying mathematics to art in the belief that it is aesthetically pleasing.

The bottle was manufactured by Saint-Gobain-Desjonqueres, bearing the SGD mark, a global leader in glass packaging for luxury perfumes.

INFORMATION : 7–8 different varieties of rose and jasmine were used to produce this fragrance.

Let’s compare Chanel No. 5 and Joy:

Chanel No. 5 : One ounce (30 ml) of perfume required 12 roses and 1,000 jasmine blossoms.

Joy : One (1 ml) of perfume required 11 roses and 350 jasmine blossoms, meaning 3 ml of Joy is equivalent to 30 ml of Chanel.

A little about JOY Parfum: wearing it is like driving a Lamborghini.

The product was distributed in Greece by LAPAPHARM S.A., Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Industry, 73 Menandrou Street, Athens, and we were the exclusive sellers as authorized distributors.

PERFUMER : Henri Almeras; in 1955, the fragrance was reformulated by Henri Giboulet.

FRAGRANCE INGREDIENTS: (BOTANICAL – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL):

Rose (Rosa damascena) - Ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata – Madagascar) - Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) - Peach.

Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum – Grasse) - May rose (Rosa centifolia – Hundred-petaled rose – Grasse) - Orris root (Iris pallida – Florence) - Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) – Orchid – Magnolia (Magnolia champaca).

Musk (Moschus moschiferus – Tibet) - Civet (Civettictis civetta) - Sandalwood (Mysore).

Aldehydes (C14).

A luxuriously feminine, aristocratic, intoxicating, unpredictable, sensual fragrance—pure magic.

A green floral, animalic fragrance of the utmost opulence.

THE “NOT FOR SALE” LABEL DOES NOT APPLY

For the product’s closure, we used the pharmaceutical product PARAFILM, a stretchable paraffin film used to seal the top notes.

THE PRODUCT WAS PURCHASED BY US

THE FILL LEVEL AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH

JOY PARFUM production ended in late 1998

AUTHENTIC AND RARE

JOY PARFUM is so complex and unique that it is impossible to reformulate. Blessed are those who own this product.

PRODUCT CODE: 1101/17

MADE IN FRANCE

ÁÁÁ EDITION

A unique product from way back in 1979, Forty-three years later—that’s no small feat!!!, straight from the PATOU factory in Levallois.

PRODUCTION 01/1979 → (7019791)

JEAN PATOU JOY (1930 VERSION) WOMEN’S PERFUME 7 ml ¼ FL.OZ – (50% FULL) – Demonstration.