Beige Eau de Parfum

There are perfumes that try to replicate a certain scent. They might smell like oranges and lemons, like coffee and sweet tartlets, they might smell like a bouquet of flowers or like rain on the pavement. Then there are perfumes that try to recreate certain images and ideas - the Replica line comes to mind here, for instance. And then there are perfumes that are so inherently 'perfumy', they are hard to describe in any other way than just "this is a perfume". Beige definitely is in that latter category. It is very much a perfume first and foremost. Individually, Beige is floral and slightly sweet. It's makeupy and creamy. It's powdery and a bit soapy. The yellow and white florals get accentuated by the sweet honey note that tones them down and makes them very elegant - and I say that as someone who frequently struggles with florals. It's elegant in all the best ways. And it remains that way for quite a long time. While Beige doesn't really develop in major ways, the honey and florals do play with each other nicely and on my skin. Sometimes the honey was more present, sometimes the florals made their way in front. But all the time, the elegant, creamy baseline remained on me. It felt sophisticated all throughout. Spraying it on my partner, however, was less pleasant. On her skin, the honey was far more dominant throughout and that made the perfume much less elegant and sophisticated. While the honey didn't quite go as far as, for instance, Guerlains Tobacco Honey goes, it was still a very dominant note in the whole experience and took away from the elegance that the perfume otherwise had, which was disappointing to notice. Overall though, assuming the honey keeps itself in check a little more, Beige is a perfume that I would love to smell on someone in more upscale social situations. It's not necessarily for me - I don't think floral perfumes suit me very well - but I can absolutely see myself enjoying the smell tremendously on someone else. It leans femme, but I can see men rocking it just as well. Ironically, I immediately associate it with a bright suit. Probably because of the name, to be fair. It lasted for around 6 hours on my skin and was enjoyable throughout. Clean, elegant, enjoyable, floral, slightly sweet, sophisticated, creamy, makeupy. I like it far more than I ever liked any "perfumy"-perfume before. Strong recommendation, even if I definitely recommend sampling it, due to my experience with my partner's skin.

I'm very surprised by how much I really like this honey sweet floral. Surprised because with a name like that who'd have thought this would be a shimmery golden little number. I love all the notes listed, even my nemesis freesia, as it adds a sparkling, sunniness to this composition. I also love how the buttery tiara and sweet and spicy hawthorn pair so well with the honey, creating this creamy, lightly tropical scent, that doesn't bring to mind any other tropical scent on the market or in my wardrobe. That makes it special and unique. While it does have soft, close to the skin silage, I was very aware of it as I kept receiving gentle wafts every time I moved. And lasting all day is another thing I like because it has great longevity on me. Though I think this can be worn all year long, as of now I find It works beautifully in the heat, surrounding me with a golden aura. Maybe Chanel should have named this after another color and called it Gold, because that's what it conjures up - Liquid Gold! Maybe too, that's what some here mean when they say this smells like money? It definitely smells classy and put together, that's for sure. I love @RyShandon's recommendation to layer it with Chanel No. 5 or Eau Premiere, and I think it will work great with Tiki Monoi oil too. I can't wait to receive the bottle I ordered so I can try all that and spray away with wild abandon. Oops, put this under the wrong listing. I have the Les Exclusifs version.

Chanel is my favourite designer house, and I love their exclusive line. At the moment I only own Coromandel EDP, but I plan to invest in a few other scents from this collection, as they’re all very classy, wearable and long lasting. Chanel Beige is somewhat misnamed, because the fragrance is very luminous and not at all boring-neutral-matte! This is what I wished Gabrielle would smell like. I tested Beige without checking the list of notes. My first impression was: ‘Mmm, frangipani and honey with some aldehydes!’ Then I checked the notes, and yes, frangipani and honey are definitely there; the official list also identifies freesia and hawthorn, but they’re not so obvious, unless you know exactly what you’re looking for. I swear to god I can also smell those typical Chanel aldehydes and grapefruit in this composition, although they’re not listed. Beige is very strong and tenacious. To be honest, it’s not unisex: to me it’s a very feminine floral, with both capital Fs.

I avoided this perfume for years because of the name. Beige? How BORING I thought. I'm kicking myself. This is an interesting one. When I tested on my wrist I couldn't stop sniffing. Creamy, sweet, floral. It smells like class, well blended, gentle, not a hard edge in teh whole thing. Today, with a proper wear I find it incredibly SOFT. I cannot put my nose up against my neck or chest where it is applied and so instead of those intense creamy whiffs I'm instead finding myself walking around thinking I'm not smelling anything, but also thinking the world just smells divine today. It's hard to describe but it doesn't smell like I'm wearing perfume. It just smells like life is a little sweet, a hint of floral like a spring breeze, and this creaminess in the back of my throat that's almost subliminal. I'm wearing just three sprays and it is very chilly today so that may cause some of the softness? Still, utterly lovely but a very discreet fragrance.

Beige is the floral of simplicity. Here a little is not only enough, but it is also perfect. It starts strong with fragrant hawthorn flower and a bit of musk to soften, a vibrant start but never crowding our feelings, this floral that is not excessive gives us, at last, beauty without killing it. The heart of the fragrance is crowned with a prodigious frangipani, which is interspersed with hawthorn flower and those hints of beeswax and honey. It is a joyful and sophisticated fullness due to its naturalness and ingenuity, so beautiful that this perfume has. It smells of happy, dynamic days, days that are not heavy, for moments when it is not difficult for us to do daily things, because Beige brings positivity and a will to live. A floral anti-stress, which increases spiritual beauty and expels good vibrations. It is currently one of my favorites, obviously I succumbed to beauty, the beauty that is not touched or seen... the beauty that is felt.