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Misia EDT

Nose: Olivier Polge

Notes according to Fragrantica: Top notes are Aldehydes and Litchi; middle notes are Turkish Rose, Grasse Rose, Raspberry and Peach; base notes are Violet, Powdery Notes, Iris, Orris, Tonka Bean, Mimosa, Benzoin and Vanilla. 

Year: 2015

Named after Coco Chanel’s friend Misia this is a violet perfume perhaps hinting at homosexuality. Violets used to be a symbol of lesbianism. Although, it’s not that every time someone wore violets they meant to hint at being a lesbian. My signature fragrance doesn’t hint at that. I’m not attracted to women. …Coco Chanel might have been though.

Regardless…this is a buttery, sugar sweet, beautifully Chanelesque fragrance created by the great Olivier Polge. The mimosa, raspberry and peach notes are very noticeable too, if you look for them, so to speak. It also has surprising depth for such a sweet perfume.

Sillage is lighter than many perfumes, but for a violet fragrance it’s stronger than is usual.

This is a very elegant Chanel. The drydown is sublime.

Chanel No. 22 (originally posted in 2015)

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As I’ve mentioned before, Chanel No. 22 is my signature scent.  I find that it’s the closest any scent comes to being filled with my heart and soul.  It feels like an olfactory best friend when I wear it – the sort of friend who understands you and illuminates the better parts of your nature.

Vintage Chanel No. 22 Eau De Cologne is not unlike vintage Chanel No. 22 Eau De Parfum, but there’s a lightness, a melancholy sweetness and an ephemeral aldehydic glow that is much more pronounced in the cologne.  I perfer the parfum, but the cologne still is glorious.

Top notes: aldehydes, bergamot, neroli and peach.   Middle notes: jasmine, orange blossom, rose, and lilac.  Base notes: tonka, benzoin and opoponax. 

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