1969 Parfum de Revolte Histoires de Parfums for women

very tasty, the smell of chocolate truffle filled with peach. Very tasty projection is very good and also longevity.
I like the combination of notes and their evolution but just taste.

I rank it well:
Smell: 7.5/10
Projection: 9/10
Longevity: 9/10

Wow, this one didn't really do anything special at all on my skin. Big disappointment, as all the notes sounded perfect.

It went on wet smelling faintly of non-sweet chocolate, then I smelled a hint of driftwood, and during the drydown I smelled something that resembled the scent of hot chocolate from ten feet away, then poof!...it was gone. Really had to put nose-to-wrist for this one too.

I am quite intrigued by this fragrance, especially with a composition as complex as this one. In my mind I've created a new fragrance genre, the oriental gourmand, and if this classification were to ever exist on Fragrantica, 1969 Parfum de Revolte would be the first in its class.

1969 Parfum de Revolte is an incredibly delicious and sensual blend. Who would have believed that fuzzy peach and rich, syrupy chocolate could go so well together? Be warned, this fragrance can become addictive over time. I'm not surprised that this fragrance is worn by Angelina Jolie, of all people.

The opening is quite strong, almost potent on the skin. Despite its somewhat rude introduction, 1969 Parfum de Revolte does settle, opting for a mish-mash of sweet chocolate, earthy patchouli, juicy peach and spicy rose.

This description might sound a little strange, but if I were to discover a home-made chocolate stall in a spice bazaar, I think the air would smell very much like 1969 Parfum de Revolte. To be honest, I don't think this fragrance is the perfect homage to the 'Free Love' era, it's more like something I'd wear while walking the cobblestone streets of Paris, or while being lost in Istanbul.

The drydown is slightly musky, however the smooth, chocolatey feel is there from beginning to end. Good news for those that love the scent of chocolate. I can't believe that I'm only testing this fragrance now. Gourmands will be seen in a slightly different light from now on.

The lasting power and sillage are superb, as you would expect from an expensive brand. However, despite my rave review of 1969 Parfum de Revolte, I would still greatly advise that you test it first, as it may not be for everyone. I'll also add that I found it quite unisex.

I was born in 1964 and the year 1969 seems like arcadia to me, a time I was too young to understand and appreciate. As a decade, as a phenomenon, the 1960s has come to represent many things, from naiveté to revolution, but I assume in this case 1969 refers to the expansiveness, freedom-seeking and questioning of authority that flowed forth after the 1967 Summer of Love.  You know, the hippy thing. ("Parfume de Révolte") To my nose, though, 1969 seems far more contemporary. It takes the fruity floral to school, demonstrating that even a genre as threadbare as the contemporary fruity floral can be beautiful and complex in the right hands.  Where the hoard of trashy fruitchoulis are glaring, as if highlighted by mercury vapor street lights, 1969 is professionally lit and ready for the camera. Hoard? What’s the collective noun for fruitchoulis? A host? A murder? A gaggle? A cast? Let’s appropriate from the collective noun for the no-longer-used maidens. A rage of fruitchoulis.

1969 has a combination of softness, urgency and definition that gives a depth of tone that I would expect in a classic chypre but am startled by in a fruitchouli.  It balances intensity and austerity as a chypre would (think YSL’s Y) but still has a bit of that puppy energy of a fruitchouli. Quite sexy, really.

I ran out of this a long time ago and happened to try yesterday on my lunch break and had to sing Falling In Love Again to myself. 1969 is fantastic. It's got the 2 B's: Beautiful and Barbarella. As a certain perfume celebrity pointed out about Angel: lots of perfumes are beautiful but not many are exciting. 1969 is very exciting. Suggests speed and movement and pulsating white discotheques by Verner Panton. Like the Milk Bar in A Clockwork Orange. Like the semi replica of it that was in NY circa 1986. Goes with purple Kanekelon dynel hair.

I don't know the whole world of perfumes,just a small amount of it.few hundreds,I mean. So there must be much more appropriate comparison,than mine. 1969,Revolte reminds me of three other frags, which are so different from each other, and so specific that I have the suspicion - my nose cheats on me somehow. First of all there is some kind of similarity with Safran Troublant fromL'Artisan. How can it be? Maybe the saffron with the rose and with the vanilla background in S.T. has the similar feeling as cardamom,rose and patchouly in 1969. Though 1969 is a harsher, sharper composition,with that extra peachy smell from beggining. Peach! This small nuance is where I have the other similarity - X for woman, Clive Christian. Of course X is a more refined, elegant perfume. And as time goes on 1969 gets a tiny little aura from Montale Red Aoud. The chocolate. I don't wear Angel, but I can figure out some crosstalk,thanks to choco and patchouly duett. Angelina, have you tried Cuir Ottoman? I think that would be a better choice for you. And more sophisticated, in my opinion.

Gorgeous peach (or is it pears?), backed by a velvet curtain of sweet fruit and flowers, with a hint of chocolate or something even better coming next. Unfortunately, for me the next never happens (here), but the peach is phenomenal and lasts for six hours or so with two modest sprays.

If this is Angelina Jolie's scent I bet she scrubbed it off as Tomb Raider and reserves it for Cannes and red carpets.

Best for beautiful women. Beautiful men should check out 1725.

This is so very sweet yummy, a Gourmand. It's a chocolate Rose, with jammy fruit, but has many layers. I just can't stop sniffing my arm! it's not heavily spicey at all, which I like, it's just the right amount. Its warm & snuggly too. There is something so familiar about it!. I will definitely be buying a full bottle...soon!

I was told today at fragrance store that this perfume was Angelina Jolie's favourite and she's using it every time she appears at Hollywood red carpet. They even identify It like her own scent. Anyway, it smells very interesting, I could even say more - this one totally fits her. Smells on rich white flowers, jasmine maybe and bit of clove. It doesn't smell on coffee or chocolate or even peach. Tender flowers only, attractive scent... very very

I was just eating some white chocolate with hazelnuts when I instinctively brought my wrist to my nose. The smooth white chocolate melting over my tongue and the aroma released as I was crunching on the roasted hazelnuts became enveloped with 1969, and it created such a divine gust-olfactory union. In fact, I think this scent would be extremely complimentary to other dairy-based desserts. Imagine a 1969-infused panna cotta or creme brule. Mmmmmm, indeed! However, you needn't worry about smelling like a piece of cake. It's got enough patchouli, florals, and something else to steer it away from veering completely into food territory. I didn't even make the food connection when I initially picked it out amongst the other perfume years. I was too engrossed with judging the perfume by its cover.

Even though I was born after 1969, that period has always fascinated me, and I feel connected to somehow even across the chasm of space-time. I lived 10 years the Bay Area and the scent is very evocative of the how Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley and Haight St. in SF smelled like back then, with all the head shops, coffee shops, used book stores, used clothing stores, cheap bakery, weed and yerba mate (minus the occasional waft of urine, thankfully).

I sampled it a few days ago in Beijing, and had to go back to get it. Fortunately, they carried the 14ml bottle, because the 60ml costs nearly $200USD here. If I run through my small bottle quickly, I might consider dropping some cash on a 120ml because the scent is very unique and lovely, and lasts all day on me.

I think 1969 would also suit a man very well--but not a man in a suit--maybe an ex-hippy intellectual with unkempt hair and a 5 o'clock shadow who's lived in South America.

The name refers to women's emancipation that occurred during that decade.

The opening of the fruity note with peach roses creates a very pleasant feeling. with about 15 minutes start to feel traces of chocolate and musk. Nothing felt patchouli here. Although some consider the 1969 unisex, I found it very feminine, sweet and subtle. It is easy for a blind to those who like sweet perfumes. I liked it, but it would find the typical smell that nice feeling in a woman.

Opening is delightful! ehh, then middle phase, I have to agree with SheraPop about the peach jar. Honestly, my fantasy might be limited but cannot see how any man would be able to pull this off...

A few hours later, I almost forgot about the fact that this one was still on my wrist, when I could smell something divine. I did not even know it was ME.
Then with some brainwork, I realised it is me!!! This drydown is absolutely something to die for, there is something similar in here that I find very appealing in SJP Covet, although instead of Covet's greenness, here we have got mouthwatering apricots/peaches (in this phase smells more like apricots), musk and chocolate,ooooh.

I think I need to test it further - although after this first testing I am not sure if I can make it through the peach jar phase.

Ohhh yum. This is such an inviting delicious scent. From this I get peach and candied rose mixed with some light clean musk with hints of chocolate and coffee. It's just so fun, how could anyone hate this? The patchouli gives it depth so it's not an overly young scent, this would best be suited for someone mature but young and wild at heart. Would be great on a summer day for someone who wants something a little edgy, it's a very vibrant and outgoing scent.

Lol..... Peach and rose with chocolate all mixed together is what I am getting on first application. It smells weird and unatural and a bit sickly. It gets a bit
floral but the peach is still there. After a while it starts to smell like the vinyl which a lilo is made from which you use on the sea while on vacation.

I'm thinking that this fragrance may be better suited for women than a manly man.lol...... The peach note is getting stronger and this fragrance is a fruity
gourmand that is not to my taste. I'm going to have to scrub this off my skin.lol

To sum up a fruity peachy chocolate floral gourmand which may be better suited for women than a man. Longevity is unknown as I scrubbed this one early.

In general it is sweet but on my skin it is balmy and spicy. I can feel rose and peach here but they are presented in a great way surrounded by spices. Anyway, on my skin it is really great. It can make you want more.

If you're a guy who is afraid to try roses but would really like to, and I know you're out there, try this. The rose smells absolutely right and comfortable and appropriate...but I'm getting ahead of myself because that is secondary to the intensely beautiful opening which does smell, in fact, like peaches and roses as expected. But what seems simple reveals itself to be supported by a very intelligent structure holding it up underneath. A lesson in how these things are made to work, sort of like a watch you can see inside of (I love those). It's true the sublime beginning doesn't last nearly long enough and that what's after is not nearly as good; but it--the drydown--is still exciting to me and seems appropriately 1960s groovy: very much the color known as orchid that was seen in Pucci prints and on one of the abstracted legs on the Avon leg makeup tube my mother used to buy. I imagine the mother on The Wonder Years smelling like it. Would be great by the pool in the summer in suburbia.

I got a vial of this along with some other samples from Histoires du Parfums. I have really enjoyed all their scents, but I have to say that my favorite is 1969. The opening is irresistible - It nearly made me giddy with delight as a rubbed a bit on my wrists and neck. Roses! Very bright freshly cut roses emerge followed by sharp carnations. Considering the fact that this scent was inspired by political revolt, I immediately thought of the image of a flower in the barrel of a gun. A powerful image and powerful scent.

The scent mellows to something spicier and here I can feel the cardamon and coriander rising from the skin. It becomes warmer and more full-blooded. The dry down is lighter; the musk and patchouli are very well blended because they merge into a new third scent that is something like an oriental powder that has been kept in the woods.

I'm really surprised by this very unusual scent - it really feels new, fresh, bright and alive. For someone who usually loves nostalgic scents, this is a welcome change to my senses and I know I'll want to get a full bottle.

* Also meant to add: Fragrantica mistakenly lists this as a woman's perfume; it is actually a unisex scent (as per Histoires de Parfums.)

1969 introduces itself with one of the best perfume's names so far: Parfum De Rivolte. 1969 was the year of a generational revolution leading to the female sexual emancipation. Wether this name appeals to you or not, this fragrance has a remarkable erotic vibe made of a well balanced opulence and some luxurious sweetness.

It opens with a spectacular effect ("someone" says is one of the best opening in modern perfumery) with creamy and fruity rose that's simply magnific. During its evolution rose blends together with vanilla and spices turning a bit more conventional and chemical yet incredibly refined and never affected. Overall 1969 is not my type of fragrance, nothing I would really like to wear but I'd definitely appreciate on someone seating next to me.

Good Stuff!

Rating: 8/10

Histoires de Parfums 1969 offers a somewhat confusing cacophony of dried fruit, gourmand and floriental notes. Black coffee, cardamom and cocoa impart a decided darkness to the mix, but I don't find this composition as coherent as some of my favorite cardamom-patchouli perfumes (CHINATOWN and LEXINGTON AVE, to name a couple). Coffee and cardamom are happily paired; coffee and cocoa are happily paired. I'm not sure, however, whether all three belong together in the same bottle—at least based on this result. I also find the fruits somewhat gunky in the drydown, rather like the residue at the bottom of an almost-empty jar of peach jam. I do not want to overgeneralize here, but suffice it to say that this woman has no business smelling like the residue at the bottom of an almost empty jam jar. All in all, 1969 is one of my least favorite of the offerings of this house. Désolée.

I had to get this because 1969 was my year! The end of high school and the beginning of life. Living and experiencing the summer of love and peace in my native San Francisco. Winterland and Fillmore concerts with the the Grateful Dead, Doors, Hendrix and others. The free concert at Altamont, Oh the Stones! Bell bottoms, love beads and driving my VW bug with patchouli scented love beads hanging from the mirror. Hanging out at coffee houses in Berkeley. Oops! Enough of my loose usage of poetic license. Forgot
I had to review a perfume here! Yes, 1969 Parfum de Revolte .

The opening is fruit filled with a very sweet and peachy overtone that almost seems to last throughout the wear. The heart notes erupt with a heavy blast of cardamon accompanied with clove-y green girofle The rose, although its there, its almost silent in its presence as the aroma of spices is abundant. As we get to the base, enter the suggestion of patchouli and I have to say a very refined, surprisingly mellow patchouli scent. What really takes over is the white musk and the chocolate with more sweetness. This long wearing oriental gourmand fragrance is a unique, artsy creation that is, despite its sweetness, suitable for both men and women.

Does it really represent the year 1969? With the hint of patchouli and the aroma of chocolate, a la Alice B. Toklas, Oh Yeah, it's a reminder of "the" year for sure. It's raw and minus the cannabis, censored! This is a perfect scent for baby boomers who want to revisit the experience or for those who want to feel the vibes of a period that once was.

Yum. The opening citrus perks it up and gives the fragrance a unisex appeal but I don't know if that lasts since the fragrance turns more feminine in the drydown. The cardamon is very retiring. The drydown does bring roses and sweetness but I don't find this a girly girly overly sweet fragrance - at least not on me. I think it's a softer more discreet fragrance than would be expected if pre-judging by the notes as listed on Fragantica. But on the Histoires website, it codes the fragrance as an Oriental Gourmand & lists coffee, chocolate and white flower as additional notes. I wish staying power was better because it's an expensive fragrance.

As Rebella said, it is too fruity and sweet in the opening, but at least the patchouli isn't overwhelming.

I get something that makes me think of dates, grapes and other syrupy fruits, so it reminds me of the opening notes in Calvin Klein Secret Obsession, but a lot more wearable and not so strong.

I'm not girl of fruity-sweet fragances so I wish it was more woody-green.

I like it, but it makes me a little confused. On me it´s a little to sweet in the wrong way, I wish that it would have been less sweet. Normally I like sweet fragrances but in this the sweetness missmatch. The fruityness in the opening feels a little to feminin on a man, but the heart and base are really soft, lingering and with pretty, not strong patchouli. It´s the part I like best and find most suitable for men.

After trying this on my husband he asked, are you sure it´s for men?

Recommend it if you´re looking for a sweet, kind of fruity patchouli. That is quite unusual.

1969 was a momentous year: Abbey Road, Woodstock, Nixon, the moon landing- just to name a few highlights. With such events as inspirations for a scent, I was intrigued before I even opened the bottle. Though this is not the revolutionary scent one might expect when bottling such a defining year, I will say I was pleasantly surprised. This steers clear of the unwashed hippie in patchouli cliché. It begins with ripe peach and cardamom; it’s an edible opening that is more summer picnic than pastry shop. A bright rose begins to appear and mingle with the sweetness creating an aroma reminiscent of candied rose petals. Finally, clean musk (the white musk in the official notes) and patchouli immerge to blend into the lingering sweetness. The patchouli never quite reaches the heavy, musty quality so easily associated with this time period, which is fine by me. Although listed as a shared fragrance, I imagine the gourmand qualities would appeal to women a bit more than to men. Having said that, I think this would be delicious on the right man.