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Chypre (french for Cypress) perfumes are one of the the classic fragrance families.
Chypres originated in the Roman Empire as a blend of mossy and animalic raw materials and botanicals. Remnants of Chypre type aromatics have been found in archeological finds. The Romans once produced a perfume in Cyprus that contained storax, labdanum, and calamus. It was dense and almost oriental in feeling and its use continued through the Middle ages, with oakmoss as its base.
On the Island of Cypress, scents were made in the 12th century, using labdanum resin and other local aromatics from flowers and herbs.
