Poeme

Poeme, composed by Jacques Cavallier Belletrud for Lancôme in 1995, is a big, sweet floral for women in the grand style of its decade. Flowers are noticed by everyone, most wearers also find it sweet, and a minority pick out musky, ambery, leathery or citrus facets.

The opening is dense with flowers and fruit: narcissus, datura and Himalayan poppy alongside peach, plum and blackcurrant, with bergamot and green notes for lift. The heart is a full white floral bouquet, tuberose, jasmine, orange blossom, mimosa and rose, with heliotrope and vanilla flower adding a powdery, almond-like sweetness and a leather note giving it depth. The base is vanilla, tonka bean and amber over musk and cedar, warm and enveloping.

Most people find it long lasting, and a third describe it as practically eternal; sillage is strong for about half. Votes are spread across the seasons, with autumn and winter slightly ahead, and evenly between day and night. It suits women who want a rich, old-school floral that makes its presence felt.

Poeme — unisex fragrance by Lancôme (released 1995). Top notes: Narcissus, Datura, Peach, Plum, Himalayan Poppy, Mandarin Orange, Black Currant, Bergamot, Green Notes. Heart notes: Mimosa, Vanilla Flower, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang, Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Freesia, Heliotrope, Rose, Leather. Base notes: Vanilla, Orange Blossom, Amber, Tonka Bean, Musk, Cedar. — Parfica open fragrance database