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Femme Eau de Toilette — Rochas

Eau de Toilette (EDT) from Rochas.

Scent description (editorial impression)

Elegant rather than girlish, the fruity chypre wearers describe starts from plum and peach cooked down to a compote and dusted with cinnamon and clove, on a dark, earthy base of moss and leather with cumin running through it. Plenty say it lasts all day; for others it fades fast, or the heady, indolic side is simply too much.

Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.

How we source this

Notes and fragrance details
House
Rochas
Current formulation
Reports differ on changes between bottles — Owners counted here call today's Femme a reformulation of the 1940s original, two of them describe a further change after the 1989 version, and they split on what was lost. A wearer of more than forty years finds recent bottles shorter-lived and fainter, and an owner of both eras calls the modern juice bitter and cumin-heavy beside the vintage, while others prefer the reformulation or love the current bottle outright. When each change happened, no batch code says.Femme Eau de Toilette - community ratings and reviews
Concentration
Eau de Toilette (EDT)
Category
Designer
Scent families (Scentorian)
Fruity, Spicy, Earthy, Leather

Sources are linked beside the details they document. We omit details we could not verify. Note lists describe a scent; they are not ingredient lists.

Questions and answers

What does Femme Eau de Toilette smell like?

Elegant rather than girlish, the fruity chypre wearers describe starts from plum and peach cooked down to a compote and dusted with cinnamon and clove, on a dark, earthy base of moss and leather with cumin running through it.

Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.

About our sources.

What are the notes in Femme Eau de Toilette?

Rochas publishes the following note tiers for Femme Eau de Toilette.

  • Top notes: Plum, Bergamot
  • Heart notes: Rose, Ylang-ylang, Cumin
  • Base notes: Patchouli, Amber

Notes describe the scent; the ingredient list is on the packaging.

Has Femme Eau de Toilette been reformulated? Is today's bottle the same as older ones?

Reports disagree about the extent or effects of changes to Femme Eau de Toilette.

Owners counted here call today's Femme a reformulation of the 1940s original, two of them describe a further change after the 1989 version, and they split on what was lost. A wearer of more than forty years finds recent bottles shorter-lived and fainter, and an owner of both eras calls the modern juice bitter and cumin-heavy beside the vintage, while others prefer the reformulation or love the current bottle outright. When each change happened, no batch code says.

How can I tell whether a bottle of Femme Eau de Toilette is the current formulation?

A batch code alone does not tell you which formula is in a bottle.

To check a particular bottle, ask Rochas or the retailer about its batch code. Owners' side-by-side comparisons are not confirmation from the house.

What does the concentration label on Femme Eau de Toilette mean?

Femme Eau de Toilette is sold as Eau de Toilette (EDT), a label generally used for a lighter fragrance concentration than eau de parfum.

The labels are not standardised, they do not predict longevity or projection, and versions sold under the same name can differ in composition.

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What fragrance family is Femme Eau de Toilette?

We file Femme Eau de Toilette under Fruity, Spicy, Earthy and Leather.

These are Scentorian's browsing categories; Rochas may describe it differently. Browse by family.

How does Scentorian know this about Femme Eau de Toilette?

Each detail on this page links to its source: note lists and published credits come from Rochas, and wearer reports come from the venues named in the sources list.

Drawn from 15 independent reports across 2 venues.

How we source · Editorial policy

Femme Eau de Toilette is filed under

Fruity

Fruit notes such as apple, peach and berries. Citrus has its own category.

Spicy

Spice notes such as cinnamon, cardamom, clove and pepper.

Earthy

Scents of soil, moss, patchouli and mushrooms.

Leather

Accords that recall leather, ranging from soft suede to smoky or animalic notes.

Sources

  1. Femme - Rochas official site, the eau de toilette with its notes (archived 2026-06-17) — Rochas
  2. Femme Eau de Toilette - community ratings and reviews — Parfumo, read in aggregate
  3. Femme Eau de Toilette - customer reviews — Notino, read in aggregate