Fugue by Roger et Gallet c1932

Fugue by Roger et Gallet: launched in 1932. Fugue means ‘elopement’ of ‘wandering impulsion’ in French, suggesting a romantic escape.

Fragrance Composition:

So what doe sit smell like? It is classified as a woody chypre fragrance for women.

• Top notes: myrtle, bergamot, Grasse neroli, orange blossom, daffodil, and Italian lemon
• Middle notes: Bulgarian rose, narcissus, hyacinth, ylang ylang, jasmine, oakmoss, and labdanum
• Base notes: galbanum, Mysore sandalwood, cedar, patchouli, Bourbon vetiver, and ambergris

L'Amour de l'art, 1950:

"Fugue by Roger and Gallet: it is a light but inconsequential fugue to which one sees an invitation...A dream for a young girl, but which is no longer attractive because all the flowers come together to give her for a few hours all the blooming of a summer's day."

Combat, 1954:

"Eau Fugue by Roger and Gallet: The Greek Meleager wrote: 'I will weave with myrtles the pure narcissus and the golden daffodil, I will also weave the purple hyacinth; I will weave the amorous rose, so that, on the temples of Heliodorus with fragrant hair, my crown enamels the pretty curls with its flowers.' For the Heliodorus of today the crown of Meleager flows from a flask."

Bottles:

Fugue parfum was housed inside a chunky Baccarat crystal flacon, model #769 from 1937.

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown, still sold in 1951.