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Rhapsody
Extrait de parfum · Jacques Cavallier Belletrud
The chypre according to Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud: jasmine, ylang-ylang and patchouli, lit up by mate.
- House
- Louis Vuitton
- Family
- Chypre
- Perfumer
- Jacques Cavallier Belletrud
- Year
- Not disclosed
Rhapsody belongs to Louis Vuitton's Collection des Extraits. Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud takes up the chypre, a family known for its complexity, and sharpens its features; the house links the fragrance to setting out towards an endless horizon.
Jasmine grandiflorum and ylang-ylang light up the patchouli. Undergrowth accents deepen the contrast of shadow and light, and mate, airy and limpid, recalls the green side of the whole. A floral chypre of great elegance.
Fragrance notes
- NotesThe materials named
The house names its notes without sorting them into top, heart and base. Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
- White floral75 / 100
- Woody60 / 100
- Mossy50 / 100
- Green45 / 100
- Fresh30 / 100
Seasons
- Spring
- Autumn
Moments
- Day
- Night
Rhapsody in detail
In Louis Vuitton's Collection des Extraits, Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud revisits great themes of perfumery. With Rhapsody, he chooses the chypre, one of the most refined structures there is, and accentuates its character; the house imagines it as a journey towards a horizon that never ends.
Louis Vuitton names four main notes, without tiers. Jasmine grandiflorum and ylang-ylang flood the patchouli, the backbone of the chypre, with brightness. Undergrowth accents play on shadow and light, and mate, airy and limpid, adds a green touch to the whole. The result is a chypre that feels luminous rather than austere.
Rhapsody can be worn in spring and autumn, by day or by night: at the office, for lunch or an elegant dinner, whenever you want a more structured floral fragrance with a fresh, green edge.
Three chypres in our catalogue come close: Diaghilev by Roja Parfums and Chypress by Floris bring together jasmine, ylang-ylang and patchouli; Hacivat by Nishane pairs jasmine and patchouli.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.