Jean Patou · 1930
Joy EDT
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
floral
romantic
powdery rose and jasmine bouquet with soft musk
Scent Notes
Floral / White Floral
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Jean Patou Joy comes across as powdery rose and jasmine bouquet with soft musk. It opens with Bulgarian rose, ylang-ylang and tuberose, moves into jasmine and may rose and settles on musk and sandalwood. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. It suits date nights. Released in 1930.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and romantic for date nights.
- Sample first if: white floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike rose fragrances.
Around $87.
Explore more: More from Jean Patou · Floral perfumes · Bulgarian rose perfumes · Ylang-ylang perfumes
Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Jean Patou
Jean Patou is a historic Paris couture house founded in 1914, whose fragrance legacy includes Joy (1930) and Vacances (1936). You can browse 23 Jean Patou perfumes, priced between about $18 and $139. The Jean Patou names that come up most in fragrance communities: Jean Patou Joy, Jean Patou Sublime and Jean Patou Sira des Indes.
What the picks smell like
Jean Patou Joy (Eau de Toilette, 1930) reads as powdery rose and jasmine bouquet with soft musk, opening on Bulgarian rose and Ylang-Ylang and drying down to musk and sandalwood. Jean Patou Sublime (Eau de Toilette, 1992) is described as powdery green florals, mossy woods, soft vanilla, with green notes and bergamot up top and vanilla, oakmoss and civet underneath. On Jean Patou Sira des Indes (Eau de Parfum, 2006), expect ripe fruit parfait with soft vanilla warmth; it starts with banana and bergamot and settles on musk, sandalwood and amber.
Related: all brands on Scendira, plus Floral perfumes and Woody perfumes.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like powdery rose and jasmine bouquet with soft musk. It opens with Bulgarian rose, ylang-ylang and tuberose, moves into jasmine and may rose and settles on musk and sandalwood.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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