Inspired by the novel la chamade with the word chamade being a napoleonic reference to a very fast drumbeat that was a call to retreat and for the fragrance and novel symbolic of the quickened heartbeat of a person in love this oriental floral fragrance originally launched in 1969 opens with top notes of aldehydes jasmine hyacinth bergamot and rose heart notes of lilac galbanum jasmine cloves lily of the valley and rose and base notes of tolu balsam peru balsam sandalwood am