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Cristalle and Cristalle Eau Verte perfume review
There isn’t much I can say about the crisp corporate floral Cristalle that hasn’t already been said. It is a lovely and feminine, yet also very terse fragrance, with standout notes of lemon and...
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Cuir de Russie by Chanel perfume review
In 1924, Ernest Beaux of Chanel No. 5 fame created Cuir de Russie, “Russian Leather”, in keeping with the animalic perfumery trend of the time. There were, in fact, many fragrances with the same name,...
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Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere
I like Chanel No. 5, just like everyone else on the planet. However, I have never been inclined to buy it. It is very beautiful, but to me it feels heavy, pretentious, and too widely worn. The last one...
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Pour Monsieur by Chanel
I like to think of Chanel’s Pour Monsieur as analogous to Eau Premiere, not because of any olfactory similarities, but because both embody a clean, preppy variant of their gender with no extraneous...
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Chanel No. 5 Eau De Parfum
Photo from Precious Women’s Perfumes The Macy’s at the mall my friends take me to doesn’t have much of a selection. They do, however, have Chanel No. 5 in all versions: the eau de toilette, the eau de...
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Sycomore by Chanel
*Picture from Fragrantica. Sycomore is one of those distinguishable works of art that, like the Mona Lisa, is recognizable in itself but not always congruent with the creator’s body of work. It...
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31 Rue Cambon by Chanel perfume review
Cousin Reginald Catches the Thanksgiving Turkey by Norman Rockwell, 1917. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope this old painting gives us animal enthusiasts some peace. Cousin Reginald was a comic character...
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Chanel 28 La Pausa
28 La Pausa is another release from Chanel’s Les Exclusifs line. Like 31 Rue Cambon, 28 La Pausa is graceful and orchestrated with Chanel’s mannerly balance. It’s also a more coherent structure and...
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