Aromatic
Green
Vintage/old school
Notesangelica rootfennelfougeregalbanumgreen leavesmintoakmosspetrichorpinevetiver
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
After the first rains of autumn, the woods exhale salubrious scents of peat, moss and petrichor — the ideal antidote to the scorching summer heat. Chypre-Mousse was first launched in 1914 for the dandies of the new century, and this iteration reinterprets a classic fougere with contemporary materials. This explosively aromatic blend hums with wild mint and fennel in a swirl of earthy oak moss, peppery green angelica and fresh pine. Bring the outdoors in with Chypre-Mousse.
Perfumer: Hugo Lambert
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of someone who prefers quiet authority to display: a crisp coat, damp pavement, and a walk through leaf-strewn woods just after rain. It feels close to the skin at first, then opens into a cool green aura that reads cultivated, not flashy.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, especially when the air can carry its mossy-green facets. Use a light hand: one or two sprays are enough to let the mint, pine and oakmoss stay vivid without turning sharp. On skin it feels brisk and earthy; in the air it reads more wooded and dry.
Who it’s for
For lovers of classic chypres, vintage fougères and green aromatics with a natural, forest-floor feel. It will appeal to those who enjoy moss, galbanum, vetiver and pine, and who like their freshness with depth, texture and a distinctly old-school edge.
Release year
1914; modern re-edition in 2013
The nose
Hugo Lambert is credited with the modern re-creation of Chypre-Mousse. His work on the fragrance shows a careful archivist’s touch: preserving the house’s green, mossy backbone while translating an early-20th-century idea into a contemporary formula. Lambert is associated with Oriza L. Legrand’s revival projects, where the brief is often less about novelty than about restoring a historical silhouette with modern materials and wearability. In Chypre-Mousse, that means sharpening the aromatic greens and forest-floor texture rather than polishing away the scent’s vintage character.
Collaborators
Oriza L. Legrand’s revival team shaped the modern return of the fragrance as an archive-led project, with the house framing Chypre-Mousse as a historic formula brought back for contemporary wear. The brand’s creative direction clearly steered the dandyish, old-world concept and the autumn-woods imagery that defines the scent.
Oriza L. Legrand’s story
Oriza L. Legrand builds its identity on French perfume heritage, reviving historic formulas with a strong sense of craftsmanship and refinement. Its style is rooted in archive culture and cultivated elegance, favoring characterful compositions with a distinctly old-world accent rather than trend-led minimalism.
Chypre-Mousse’s concept
Chypre-Mousse is presented by Oriza L. Legrand as a fragrance from 1914, originally conceived for the dandies of the era. The modern edition reinterprets that archive idea through a greener, more forested lens, inspired by the smell of woods after autumn rain and the earthy freshness of moss, peat and petrichor.
Extra info
Oriza L. Legrand officially ties Chypre-Mousse to 1914 and describes it as a fragrance for “the dandies of this world.” The modern version is credited to Hugo Lambert and is often discussed for its unusually early chypre character and its rain-soaked woodland imagery.
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Notesangelica rootfennelfougeregalbanumgreen leavesmintoakmosspetrichorpinevetiver
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
After the first rains of autumn, the woods exhale salubrious scents of peat, moss and petrichor — the ideal antidote to the scorching summer heat. Chypre-Mousse was first launched in 1914 for the dandies of the new century, and this iteration reinterprets a classic fougere with contemporary materials. This explosively aromatic blend hums with wild mint and fennel in a swirl of earthy oak moss, peppery green angelica and fresh pine. Bring the outdoors in with Chypre-Mousse.
Perfumer: Hugo Lambert
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of someone who prefers quiet authority to display: a crisp coat, damp pavement, and a walk through leaf-strewn woods just after rain. It feels close to the skin at first, then opens into a cool green aura that reads cultivated, not flashy.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, especially when the air can carry its mossy-green facets. Use a light hand: one or two sprays are enough to let the mint, pine and oakmoss stay vivid without turning sharp. On skin it feels brisk and earthy; in the air it reads more wooded and dry.
Who it’s for
For lovers of classic chypres, vintage fougères and green aromatics with a natural, forest-floor feel. It will appeal to those who enjoy moss, galbanum, vetiver and pine, and who like their freshness with depth, texture and a distinctly old-school edge.
Release year
1914; modern re-edition in 2013
The nose
Hugo Lambert is credited with the modern re-creation of Chypre-Mousse. His work on the fragrance shows a careful archivist’s touch: preserving the house’s green, mossy backbone while translating an early-20th-century idea into a contemporary formula. Lambert is associated with Oriza L. Legrand’s revival projects, where the brief is often less about novelty than about restoring a historical silhouette with modern materials and wearability. In Chypre-Mousse, that means sharpening the aromatic greens and forest-floor texture rather than polishing away the scent’s vintage character.
Collaborators
Oriza L. Legrand’s revival team shaped the modern return of the fragrance as an archive-led project, with the house framing Chypre-Mousse as a historic formula brought back for contemporary wear. The brand’s creative direction clearly steered the dandyish, old-world concept and the autumn-woods imagery that defines the scent.
Oriza L. Legrand’s story
Oriza L. Legrand builds its identity on French perfume heritage, reviving historic formulas with a strong sense of craftsmanship and refinement. Its style is rooted in archive culture and cultivated elegance, favoring characterful compositions with a distinctly old-world accent rather than trend-led minimalism.
Chypre-Mousse’s concept
Chypre-Mousse is presented by Oriza L. Legrand as a fragrance from 1914, originally conceived for the dandies of the era. The modern edition reinterprets that archive idea through a greener, more forested lens, inspired by the smell of woods after autumn rain and the earthy freshness of moss, peat and petrichor.
Extra info
Oriza L. Legrand officially ties Chypre-Mousse to 1914 and describes it as a fragrance for “the dandies of this world.” The modern version is credited to Hugo Lambert and is often discussed for its unusually early chypre character and its rain-soaked woodland imagery.