Miss Worth

Miss Worth dates from 1977, a feminine fragrance from the French house Worth composed by Odette Breil-Radius. It reads as a rich floral above all, with a strong sweet, almost edible side that most people pick up, and spice and wood that about half notice; a few also find it fresh or ambery.

It belongs to the big, layered style of its era. Aldehydes give a sparkling, slightly soapy lift at the start, softened by ripe peach. The heart is a full bouquet led by rose, jasmine and tuberose, with carnation adding a clove-like, old-fashioned spice that keeps the flowers from being merely pretty. Underneath, oakmoss gives a damp, green bitterness, and vanilla and amber supply a warm, powdery sweetness that lingers longest on skin.

This is a dressed-up, evening sort of scent, warm and spicy enough to suit cooler weather, and best appreciated by those who enjoy classic, generously constructed florals rather than minimal modern ones.

Miss Worth — for women fragrance by Worth (released 1977). Notes: African Orange Flower, Aldehydes, Amber, Anise, Benzoin, Bergamot, Black Currant, Caraway, Carnation, Cedar, Cinnamon, Clove, Cloves, Cypress, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley, Musk, Oakmoss, Orange Blossom, Orchid, Peach, Pineapple, Raspberry, Rhubarb, Rhuburb, Rose, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Tuberose, Vanilla, Vanille, Vetiver, Violet, Virginia Cedar, Ylang-Ylang, oak moss. — Parfica open fragrance database