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Cordon Vert is a cologne created by the perfumer François Coty and released in France. This is the first fragrance of a series of Coty Waters, some of which are preserved at the Osmothèque.

Background
The young François Coty had taken his first steps with the waters of Cologne, at a pharmacist from Avenue de La Motte-Picquet, who, impressed by his talent, would have encouraged him to continue in the perfumery and to train at Chiris in Grasse.

Green Cordon is one of Coty's first fragrances. In his book Les Sens du Parfum, Guy Robert, creator of perfumes like Calèche, describes Cordon Vert as one of the essential fragrances of modern perfumery. One of the five Coty perfumes "to try absolutely"; Robert placed him alongside his best creations such as Coty's Cyprus, Antique Amber, Emerald and L'Origan.

Composition and notes
The label indicates that the fragrance is ; François Coty's composition, by its light character, though original and tenacious, makes a sensation among the public, especially in Russia where it is a bestseller.

It is the greenest of Coty's waters, with an intense green lemon, associated with the galbanum, supported by citrus notes: lemon, tangerine and verbena, which by fading give way to herbal verbena, associated with galbanum. A hint of spices with the carnation and lavender, patchouli and oak moss gives the bottom a firm base. The small grain also brings some woody sweetness.

Flakes
The original, art deco bottles, made of side ribbed glass, are signed Baccarat, they are surmounted by a green tinted galalith stopper, and for some they carry an armored label.

Seed

Four years later, in , François Coty, launched Cordon Rouge, and in , a few years after his death, Coty launched Cordon Noir.

Serge Heftler-Louiche, parfumeur générale des parfums Coty, then founder of Parfums Christian Dior, who took in particular Cordon Vert, launched in 1953, l'Eau Fraîche, then in 1966, the Wild Water both created by Edmond Roudnitska.

References

External links
Coty Water on Basenotes

Fragrance by François Coty
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