Jean Patou
Joy
for women · Launched 1930
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 84 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- long lasting49% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate53% of votes
- Season
- spring44% of votes
- Time of day
- day53% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 73 votes
- very weak1%
- weak4%
- moderate38%
- long lasting49%
- eternal7%
Sillage · 75 votes
- intimate4%
- moderate53%
- strong31%
- enormous12%
Season · 84 votes
- winter31%
- spring44%
- summer25%
Time of day · 72 votes
- day53%
- night47%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
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About Jean Patou Joy
Perfumer: Henri Almeras
Joy by Jean Patou, composed by Henri Almeras in 1930, is a rich floral for women built on rose and jasmine in the grand classical manner. Everyone who describes it calls it floral, and only a minority add woody or musky, which shows how completely the flowers dominate.
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Joy by Jean Patou, composed by Henri Almeras in 1930, is a rich floral for women built on rose and jasmine in the grand classical manner. Everyone who describes it calls it floral, and only a minority add woody or musky, which shows how completely the flowers dominate.
It opens with Bulgarian rose, tuberose and ylang-ylang, a lush, slightly creamy and heady start that announces itself as a full bouquet rather than a single flower. The heart is the famous pairing of jasmine and May rose, warm, honeyed and faintly indolic, where the jasmine gives depth and the rose freshness. The base is restrained, with sandalwood adding a soft, creamy woodiness and musk a smooth, skin-like finish that lets the flowers linger without heaviness.
About half of wearers report it as long lasting, and sillage is moderate for most, with a third calling it strong. It is voted equally for autumn and spring and splits evenly between day and night, suggesting a dressed, formal floral for occasions rather than casual wear.
Joy — unisex fragrance by Jean Patou (released 1930). Top notes: Bulgarian Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Tuberose. Heart notes: Jasmine, May Rose. Base notes: Musk, Sandalwood. — Parfica open fragrance database
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How much does Jean Patou Joy cost in the Netherlands?
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What does it smell like?
Mainly floral, woody and musky. It opens with bulgarian rose, tuberose, ylang-ylang; the heart is jasmine, may rose; the base is musk, sandalwood.
Who makes it?
Jean Patou (France). Launched in 1930. The perfumer is Henri Almeras. Marketed for women.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as moderate. Based on 73 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in autumn and spring, mostly daytime.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.