Fittingly for name alluding to palatial grandeur, Bal a Versailles is both festive and queenly. This French perfume, introduced directly by its perfumer, Jean Desprez, in 1962, is one of the truly great French oriental perfumes of all times, meant for grandes dames and those who aspire to be so one day... Citrus top notes segue into a dense, lush floral heart where sensuous, intimate base notes hum of baroque interiors and byzantine affairs of the heart. The beautiful label on the round bottle, depicting a Fragonard painting, was an instant classic.