Fougère du Couvent
The fougère accord — lavender, coumarin, oakmoss — built the way the 1882 original defined it, with no actual fern anywhere in the formula.
- Family
- Fougère
- Concentration
- Eau de Toilette
- Year
- 1962
- Perfumer
- Marcel Verdier
- Batch size
- 30 litres / season
- Top notes
- Lavender, bergamot
- Heart notes
- Geranium, clary sage
- Base notes
- Oakmoss, coumarin
“Fougère” means fern in French, which is a slightly odd name for a fragrance family, since ferns themselves have almost no scent — the name describes an impression, not an ingredient. The accord that earned the name (lavender over coumarin and oakmoss) was built in 1882 and has been the template for the entire family since, including this house’s 1962 version, compounded by Marcel Verdier during his one documented deviation from the family’s usual oriental leanings.
Coumarin — the sweet, hay-like note that reads almost like vanilla’s colder cousin — comes from tonka bean, and it’s the ingredient that makes a fougère smell warm despite an otherwise cool, green top accord. Bottled at eau de toilette strength, which was Marcel’s own preference for daily wear.