Green Water Parfum
A mythical fragrance.
A timeless and elegant freshness.
Created in 1946 by perfumer Vincent Roubert,
Green Water is classified as a modern fragrance. In 2016, Parfums
Jacques Fath with the fine sensibility of Cecile Zarokian, re-habilitated noble ingredients such as large quantities of Neroli into this complex scent. A distinctive composition with fresh and clean notes.
The scent
The top notes are a maelstrom of lush, fresh neroli, creating a centrifuge of green leaves and citrusy accents. Softening and brightening the green neroli is a pairing of lemon, bergamot, orange, and mandarin notes. The total effect is like a sparkling, sour lemonade that fairly fizzes off the skin.
In the heart, two special varieties of mint lend the scent its inimitable character. A slug of cloves add a warming, almost medicinal aura that braces against the sharp greenery, citrus, and mint combinations. The sultry musk and amber pairing in the base gives a sense of depth and grandeur to Green Water, and grassy vetiver and aromatic oakmoss lend a velvety green sensuality.
Head: Neroli, Bergamot, Mandarin.
Heart: Mint, Basil, Tarragon
Bottom: Vetiver, Oak moss, Grey Amber
Perfumer: Cecile Zarokian
Cécile Zarokian graduated from ISIPCA, she was trained for four years in Robertet, at first in Grasse, then in Paris. She was still a trainee when she created her first fragrance, Amouage Epic Woman. In 2011, Cécile decided to found her own company, CECILE ZAROKIAN SARL, and to set up her laboratory in Paris, in order to be able to dedicate her entire time to working freely as an independent perfumer. That's how she has created around seventy fragrances for various brands of the niche perfumery market, such as Jovoy Paris, Xerjoff, MDCI, Jacques Fath, Laboratorio Olfattivo, Masque Fragranze, or the entire Château de Versailles scented candles collection. In addition to that, Cécile has developed an artistic project with an illustrator, leading to an exhibition in Paris, which was part of the event Rives de la Beauté, then in London in 2013, and at the Triennale di Milano for Esxence 2014.
Behind the scene – By Cecile Zarokian
“I was very flattered and pleased that la Maison Jacques Fath Parfums proposed to me the project of renewing Green Water but also was a little anxious to address such a reference in perfumery... I remembered the time I was studying this classic – Green Water is one of the precursors of the family of Aromatic Citrus and a great success at that time. I exchanged and worked in close collaboration with la Maison Jacques Fath Parfums and also with l’Osmothèque in Versailles: we studied the 1946 fragrance and worked accordingly. I then submitted my trials to Mr. Jean Kerleo, perfumer and founder of this unique institution. He gave me additional details about the original perfume and its story, in order to keep up with its distinctive freshness I used lavish quantities of Neroli to ensure a qualitative result, among other ingredients.”
