1000 Jean Patou for women

I own quite a few perfumes - an eclectic assortment I'd say. No matter how many new perfumes I buy and think "this is it!" I always come back to 1000 EDP. To me, its perfection. My nose is so stupid tho - I couldn't begin to tell you what flowers were represented in this perfume - I'm always amazed people are able to identify the notes so beautifully.

My other favorite perfume is Ormonde Jayne's Frangipani Absolute. Even I can identify the magnolia and creaminess of the other white flowers.

I've tried the EDP of 1000 a couple of times, and I always love the dark topnotes, but it's the EDT that I love from start to finish. There is a creaminess to the EDP that is less distinctive than the sharpness of the EDT. This keenness binds the florals and woods tightly. The layers, really more floral than woody at the start, are densely arranged, but evenly organized. Like the crisp pages of a brand new hardcover book the first time you thumb through it.

There's just enough civet, just enough indole. They don't take the lead, they modulate the tone of the florals. They're just present enough to add complexity while not standing out as identifiably discrete notes. From the opening through drydown, 1000 is utterly coherent, and despite others' characterizations of old-school, old lady perfumery, I find it mysterious. I think the, Is it a floral? Is it a chypre? question 40 years later reflects its complexity and wonderfully baffling personality.

1000 is more upright than uptight, more toned than starched. Some perfumes shout, some whisper seductively. 1000 simply speaks very clearly and intends to be heard whether it is fully understood or not.

Just love it, both EDP and EDT. It was an impulse buy, both times and blind at that, that is, purchased online without sniffing. Enjoyed EDP immediately but took some time with EDT. Indeed, EDP is more floral while EDT is dryer and more musky-oakmossy. But that makes it more suitable for hot weather. Sillage is very decent in both cases. Well, I drive an SUV and am not much into furs, monograms and luxury but 1000 is myself :) slightly decadent, very classy and grown-up. Very wearable and office appropriate

over the years i have slapped on puddles of 1000 (various places, not all of which are considered appropriate "pulse points"). i've always immediately fallen into the sort of trance that can only be described as an ecstasy of the sort that occurs when one's limbic system goes absolutely bananas - otherwise known as "falling in love". yes, that little escapade has happened to most of us at least once: there you are sitting across from someone you've known for decades and suddenly - thwap!! twanggggg! - the arrows of love bring down another one. and they try to tell us it is just chemicals. in the brain.

well, let's consider that for a moment.

one opens a bottle of highly concentrated chemical molecules, many of which swiftly fly up one's nose where the alchemy of our electro-chemical being turns the chemicals into impulses of positive or negative charge, which are immediately paraded in a line-up. good's good and bad's bad, and if one is lucky the scents will be labelled good. but even if they escape that necessary sidestep they can sweep into the limbic system and suddenly - whoaa! - mad love, mad, bad love with nobody to fix it onto. well, it will just have to be focused on the aromas emanating from one's scented bod.

always i used to think that the edt was good. and it was. but definitely not as good as the edp.
well, when you've graduated from the t to the p, it's just a matter of time to the extrait.

and there it sat: a big hunk of burning love - let's not get carried away there! a big chunk of finely polished crystal containing an almost viscous syrup. off came the top, and what floated out right away?

nothing.

definitely a big splash was going to be required, along with some extra heat. duly anointed fifteen or so spots with liberal doses of 1000. thought of whom i considered to be extra hot, to help warm it up.

well the aromas unfurled rather languidly around me until i was swaddled in a cloud of magic. it's a walk along the mill-stream through a great park and forest, the rain has let up and the sun is coming out, the hounds are baying, small animals are scurrying through the undergrowth, the gardener's burning the cuttings and from nowhere appears a glass of chateau margaux 1961.

not a hint of this with the edt or the edp which are like a slam-bam-thank-you-ma'am by comparison. it was this experience that persuaded me not to waste any more time on them. life is too short. tomorrow is supposed to be the rapture which i will leave to those who may get their wish to be yanked out of their lives into the thin upper atmosphere by some old boy in a dress and a beard.

no, *my* rapture consists of perfume, the real thing, unadulterated by diluants. my limbic system is so much better behaved since i put aside my child's edts, my teen's edps and picked up my woman's extraits.

Sampling this today. To me it smells just like Agent Provocateur Eau Emotionelle (wonder if AP copied?) but drying down to a soapier, base that is slightly reminiscent of Clinique Aromatics Elixer. Not grabbing me greatly this one.

Jean Patou 1000 is a very classy, ladylike, and feminine fragrance. It reminds me of the most beautiful flowers in a fresh tropical paradise. It's as though all the most desirable floral notes ever known to man were gathered to create this luxurious perfume. They say it's called 1000 because that's the number of flowers it takes to create an ounce of this perfume. 1000 is softer than Joy but is no less pretty nor desirable. It can be worn to the office or on special dates. You'll love the lasting power and feminine allure of this classic fragrance.

I've been in love with this too along with Joy, since I was a kid.
Beautiful...just beautiful, and makes me more confidence and more happy with everything.

I just love this too.

Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it in my country.

Stereotyped-Luxury at its best. Nothing that I will ever enjoy or appreciate. In the openig I get rose, violet, fruits and maybe jasmine. After a few minutes the rose note gets dominant for a while to settle down again camouflaging with other ingredients such as patchouli amber and sandalwood (this is the best part). There's a lot going on here as 1000 is quite a complex composition but as I'm not into this kind of scents I got immediatley bored and didn't pay much attention. It's loud, sweet and has a "perfumery" feeling I can't stand. I get the comparisons made with Mitsouko - even if the Guerlain's perfume is way more distinctive - but I don't get the ones with Gray Flennel or Farenheit.

Sorry folks, but I prefer discreet elegance to "furs-and-monogrammed-purses".

Rating: 8.5/10 for its relevance
6.5/10 for my personal taste

(Edp Review)

It opens as something I absolutely love and find really unique, Tangerine and Violet!! Jum!! .... but then I detect those Geranium notes.. and this changed my mind..

I love the amount of civet in ''Joy'', but in this fragrance is combined with an important base of Patchouli, sandalwood, and Oakmoss, and i don't find this very appealing.

Anyway is a interesting fragrance, very complex, but it's not for me.

My mom has a half full bottle of this great fragance, i love how it smells,very very Elegant, its the ladies version of the Santos de Cartier Pour Homme, i love it, my mom uses this fragance in very special events, like weddings,ópera etc etc and always with a mink coat :D

There are already enough reviews here to get a sense of what this perfume IS, but as a lifelong FAN....My numero uno..I'd add a couple of notes to newcomers:

GIVE IT TIME...it's a very complex scent, wear it around the store for a while, go have coffee, and TRY not to smell it until it blooms alot.(at least 30 minutes). It can smell like bugsprau or even "turned" when first applied... a bit like Clinic Elixer...(echhh but..ahhhhhh...when it fades!
It IS a chameleon..and it might smell good on some who have trouble with newer synthetics. It's definitely old school, but not really old lady(at least I didn't think so at twenty something, and I still don't).

and finally that mystery scent that some people have alluded to isn't "smoke" but I suspect you could smoke it...It's Tobacco, I'm quite sure, and if you smell an old perfume box that the flacon comes in, the tabacco smell is the last thing..to go(with maybe a little leather, and faded iris. )I think it smells like freshly minted money in a really fine wallet, left in a beautiful lady's purse during an opera. (probably Mozart)

In my experience you get more floral notes from the EDP. The EDT comes off more musky-oakmoss flavored. A little "meaner" smelling...if that makes any sense.

I enjoy both.

This is my favorite Patou! It has Hay in it and I love Hay sooo much!! I love Joy too, very much so, but this is NUMERO UNO!

I love joy which doesn't smell dated on me. Unfortunately, 1000 smells too old-fashioned and aldehydic on my skin. The powder overwhelms the flowers for me so i'd recommend testing this first

Little Cooling -

This would actually wear well as an EDT; although, I'd test the EDP in order to get a real feel for the crunchy, oily scent of osmanthus inclusion. It adds a deep, dry, "whispery" powdery-oiliness to it, bringing to mind "Arpege" by Lanvin. The EDT showcases the crisper, smoother elements of "1000", so it's all about taste (fresh, brisk and modern or warm and nostalgic? "1000" can be both, depending upon extrait concentration).

There's something so cozy and comforting about this scent, even if it does smell a little like a dried-floral bouquet, tweed jackets, dried grasses, the forest floor. I do get the "tea" element that many of you have already mentioned, but there's something very dry, crisp and sheer about "1000" that keeps it from smelling like a musty teabag or overwhelming, floral bouquet. It's almost like...spicy, astringent, eucalyptus and rosebud potpurri. Dried herbs for tea. Gingerbread with a cup of Earl Grey. Bringing to mind the tweedy, "Horsey" set.

I also agree with the idea of it being "painted" in Kelly green, browns, olives--even mustards, sepia, taupe; it really does evoke the fashion sentiment of the the 70's, with it's sweeping pantsuits, leather boots, close-cropped sweaters and clay-powder makeup. The idea of stripping things down to basics, with a strong, natural influence; yet, integrating a hint of the synthetic by including the sheer, smooth texture of polyester, rayon and nylon.

"1000" would be on a philosophical, reserved but playful woman, gazing out the window of her country estate, as twilight comes and sets trees in contrast against a darkening, evening sky. There's a sense of quiet, solitude, reflection. You smell mosses, bark and leaves moistening but not growing dank, while lilies dew-over and give-off a hint of their fleshy, cool perfume. And while not sinister in nature, there is something slightly "off" about "1000" that makes it provocative and even sentimental, wistful; this celebration of decay, of aged grande estates and a dying aristocracy---a hint of "The Draughtman's Contract" or "Belle du Jour" about it. For an idea of the style of this scent, "1000" would hang with these "friends": "Fleurissimo" by Creed, "Mitsouko" by Guerlain, "Coco" and "Bois des Isles" by Chanel and "Emeraude" by Coty. A fantastic and fascinating fragrance that would wear beautifully on both men and women. Very intellectual--but with a hint of smarty-pants tease to it.

So I really really want this one...but what would u fragrantica readers choose? The edt or the edp version? I know it depends on what I like to wear...but I like both edt and edp versions..but what do u like best and what will u choose?

Oh my... I was expecting 1000 flowers, but I've got an old bouquet, which somebody has forgot to throw away and it was staying in the water more then one week... It is so sad.

I agree that 1000 is classy and sophisticated, but it is also very "old style". Very complex and very, very flowery, heady and strong, I can't pick up any individual notes, but while the opening is quite fresh, bold and flamboyant, the dry down is somewhat musty/musky sweetish and even more "old fashioned". Although I disagree with the "age categorization" (i.e. something is suitable for 20-30 or over the 50 age group etc.), I would say that this fragrance certainly requires certain level of "strong fragrances'" appreciation (not necessarily age related, but something that requires experience, I would say...). Thus while I would not yearn to wear this scent very often, I could see that every now and then I might feel like sticking on some high ELEGANT! heels, chic scarf and elaborate hairstyle and splashing myself with 1000.
Comparing this with Sublime I must say that this is much more "difficult" scent. While it lacks the earthy, yet sharp and jolly element of Sublime, this is even more complex and flower orientated. Maybe it's those 20 years between those two fragrances that (for me) make Sublime so much "easier" to love.

I think there's been a misconception
with the name 1000 meaning One Thousand
Flowers to me i'v dectect A heap of jasmine Patchouli orris root osmanthus
rose floating with green tea.
it's more of an earthy scent then elegance or urbane it also has an menthol scent collecting herbs for tea or Pharmasutical perposes like in chinese
medicine e.t.c it's a very organic scent.

Jean Patou 1000 opens crisp and kelly green and dries down to a powdery brown chypre. In between, flowers of several kinds abound in a bright bouquet supported on one side by abundant green leaves and on the other by straw-like vetiver, chewy patchouli, amber-tinged wood, and musky dark civet along with a touch of oakmoss.

Happily, the civet in 1000 is very measured, in contrast to my experience with JOY, so I'm now wishing that as my last great blind buy from the house of Patou I had selected this one instead. 1000 can definitely be worn in public without raising eyebrows, even liberally applied, but the edt is easily as strong as what is usually bottled as edp. My sample vial will likely last a few more wears, but 1000 is definitely FB-worthy!

I am impressed with the creations of Jean Kerleo, of which 1000 is one.

I love this but,I like heady,strong scents.I also love iris scents.Get a sample first.To me its expensive.

Joy smells ghastly on me, almost acrid, but 1000 works with my chemistry. I think a chypre floral describes it best. It dries down to an inviting mossy spiciness on me, without the vanilla that's in far too many perfumes.

I bought my bottle of 1000 at a summer fete, thought it looked pretty good and smelt quite delicious, but then I love Arpege and Shocking, amongst others so it made sense...this is a wonderfully rich perfume in the same language of the other two lovely perfume, yes its not modern (thank god!) it does not stink of chemicals which all the modern stuff does. Its wonderful at the first stage, when warm its even more wonderful and finally in its last stages its still quite lovely. But of course it all depends upon the chemistry of you, Channel no 5 smells like cats pee on me, dislike it intensly.

I appologise to all lovers of this frag,but for me is more than awful.Very old fashion.It makes me very sick/....
It smells like piss on me blah...

Strong and a little bitter. Mature compared to sweet fragrances.

I ADORE this. I wore it on my wedding, but only from a small sample bottle - I have never bought it, due to it being extremely expensive... although I truly love the smell.

The top notes are bright and lively.
The middle notes are a such a mixture of florals that combine to make a heady, full scent with the base notes. It is hard to write an analysis of the notes for me here, because I am not familiar with osmanthus, and there is such a variety in harmony here...so, I will write an impression of the scent-It is floral, earthy, beautiful, strong, forceful, stable, pungent, powerful, intriguing, intuitive, forthright, beguiling, sultry, sexy, shadowy, noveau and historical. This perfume could easily be misinterpreted by and unsuited wearer. Itś quite a classic, yet risky to give as a gift. Itś fantastic and incredible..enjoy in small doses. Samples are available to purchase on the web, wich is a good way to go, it being so very pricey....

Smells like an older perfume without being antique-y. Not as loud as most 70s scents, but definitely has that older style base to it, with the civet and sandal and patchouli. Floral top, vintage base. Not for little girls at all.

Ths osmanthus here is intoxicating. Even as a young woman, I smelled this and knew that it defined me, in the future at least. The elemets combine to create a rosy honeyed leather effect. The ingredients are top quality, and there is no indication of synthetic notes.

Absolutely divine; it is my "desert island" fragrance.

addition 09/09: I got a distinct smoky note in the heart today, first ever, maybe this perfume really is a chameleon....

Of my most recent test batch (which included 1000, Bandit, Habanita, YSL Nu and Ava Luxe Biba), this one has been my favorite.

I much prefer this one to Patou's Sublime, which smells a little too sharp for my nose. 1000 is soft and smooth. I could see this one surpassing Joy for me if I get my hands on a bottle.

I would describe 1000 as a chypre floral, rather than a straight floral. The fragrance is not at all sweet, and smells very green and slightly dry, thanks to the vetiver and oakmoss. It smells almost like dried grass and dried flowers, with a hint of spice.

This scent is very classy and sophisticated. Very grown-up and slightly sexy, too. Perfect for a woman in her 30's or 40's. I know I'll be purchasing a full bottle in the near future and it's going to be worth every precious penny.

This one is strange. It reminds me cup of black jasmine tea with milk, earthly but still noticeable jasmin, and osmanthus swirling around. Odd.