N°1 de Chanel L'Eau Rouge

First of: I do understand why many people who love Chanel are somewhat baffled about this new creation. Yes it is different, yes it is not typically Chanel as usual, but as for me, - I love this so much! I have to say that I generally love descret, light perfumes, maybe because I have a very sensitive nose (no, not allergic, just a VERY good sense of smell, so I might detect scents as extremely strong which others don't even notice (which means I almost suffocate if someone around me wears bombs like Baccarat Rouge). So this scent is lovely for me because it smells expensive, papmered, expensivley bodylotioned and makeuped, or my very first association, 'it smells like the expensive bathrooms/products in the really expensive hotels I visited'. I smell some velvety, woody, makeup vibe, bodylotion, musk of the better sort, and some kind of red fruits in the background, but they are also velvety and soft, not fresh and tangy. The altogether-impression is a dimmed, velvety, soft, creamy expensive, pampered scent that is quite subtle, but it definitely is not 'not there'. If I spray it on I can smell it for at least 5-6 hours, after which it turns into a very skinny, delicious soft musk that you can only detect when you smell directly at your skin. Sprayed on clothes I can easily smell it two days later. So yes, it is an unusual Chanel creation but I am grateful as it is a scent I could easily wear every day without it ever getting on my nerves. I'd say it always gives you a feeling of being well-groomed, safe, cozy and elegant without wearing something that olfactory slaps your counterpart in the face already when you only enter the room. So, I personally love it and could imagine it could be quite liked in countries like South Korea, as two friends there told me they love it for the very same reasons as I do. So if you like subtle cozy elegance without murderous sillage, give it a try.

I have a sample and I can testify that the notes do smell very natural as they come from real natural ingredients. Absolutely love the top and middle notes! The best and most realistic berries I've smelled and usually I don't gravitate towards fruity centric perfumes but wow Chanel you mastered it here. So I smell the beautiful berries, rose, musk and lifted up by fresh citrus and an undertone of Iris to keep it classy. However...... the base is not as exciting and kind of smells like luxury wipes. What's disappointing as many indicated is the longevity. Maybe overspraying would help but I have a sample and it IS a mist after all. I need to think a bit before pouring $$$$$ on it. Way too overpriced for the juice quality but I might eventually just for how amazing the top and middle notes are. If someone knows a very similar perfume with better lasting powers then please let me know!

It's a fragrance mist and a skin care product. Not a perfume. But what a lovely skin care product it is. The rose, the berries and the citrusy sweet musk base (plus something else in the base that reads as woody to me) are very soothing together. The scent itself, or the idea of it, reminds me of Eau Dynamisante by Clarins because it has the same sophisticated, clean and natural type of appeal. Overall, it carries a spa like, clean, feminine and very well put together (if someone gets close enough) vibe. It has a relaxing and grounding effect whilst at the same time making you feel luxuriously groomed. I never want to be without it.

I think this is incredible. It truly smells like body/skincare. It reminds me of a lotion my mom put on her legs when I was a kid. It's just clean - but not in a musky (Glossier You) way things are clean smelling today. And not in a shampoo way. I don't get fruity and only a hint of powder. It smells like lotion in the way that iris scents smell like lipstick or cosmetics. It has a Nivea and Vaseline brand lotion combined smell. It wears close and is work appropriate. I get the irritation with longevity etc. but it is not marketed as an EDT or EDP. It is admittedly overpriced, but I love it.

I received a sample from Ulta.This fragrance is all about rose.Very weak sillage,so you wanna spray it on fabrics to get it noticable.The rose is nice and luxurious,but I am still thinking that if I wanted to smell of roses,I'd rather wear Miss Dior Blooming bouquet instead,at least it has a better sillage.I have enough points to get it from Ulta free of charge and still wonder if it's worth buying.It is a nice rose,it is Chanel,it has that luxurious vibe,but why it is so weak and ...expensive???I am on a fence.