No 22 Parfum

chanel no22 pure parfum, launched in 1922 a year after no 5 oh my days ! this is stunning, im in love with this parfum, i tested the edp or edt whichever is current at a chanel boutique a few months ago, well i slowly walked in with my daughter and speedily sprayed my arm, with a large tester. Then i literaly ran out in case the chanel girls convinced me to buy a bottle leaving me with no rent money lol i remember loving it , but it felt a tad too polished to go with jeans and boots, a ballgown kinda fragrance , wedding day maybe even. But she never left my mind, and i managed to get a part used rare pure parfum of no 22 on ebay, 15 ml with 8 ml to use still. The perfume gods are in town! well in last 4 days that ive had it i must have used at least 1.5 ml or more already no 22 is just that good, so addictive.i cant stop reapplying and wrist sniffing. no 22 is so clean , it smells like a crystal clear bubbling stream, if that had a scent, shes pure femininity ,smooth ,powdery and delicate, with a soapyness but its a fresh fine milled soap , bright refreshing , angelic with soft creamy elegance. The aldyhides are fizzy and huge and blow no 5 out of the water ! a feminine musky white flower filled base quickly soften the effect and make no 22 breezy , tender and crystaline. no 5 parfum has some similaritys but no 5 is more obviously sexy , rich and heady in parfum, intensive , thick , in a good way. i know what im smelling , in no 22 , what she reminds me of, im smellling no 5 but not the parfum ,instead im getting the cleaner softer muted bath products ! ! The no 5 bath products , shower gel, after bath powder and soap etc are softer than the no 5 perfume , a touch brighter and no22 is like the parfum version of the lovely bath products ( to my nose anyway) no 5 eau premiere is quite similar too. Eau premiere is very citrus fresh refreshing version of no 5, updated and summer perfect. no 22 is a stand alone fragrance however , no matter her similaritys to no 5 or the bath and shower bits as shes got her own personality ! The aldyhides are not at all stuffy , the opposite , bubbly fresh and are there non stop, love them, they only settle a little bit through the hours, they keep no 22 bright and envigorating. The notes are just perfect, silky and sweet-ish. Theres a few notes i pick up on , sweet rose , neroli, orange blossom, and benzoin and tonka bean, she leans woody a bit , but more silky smooth and musky with a touch of frosted vanilla. The animalic notes in no 5 are toned down here but theres just enough to give no 22 debth and theres a lovely bit of incense too, the overall effect is a softly sexy fragrance , i think no 5 is much more a statement maker , but 22 is still beautifull in a more conservative way, a masterpiece! No 22 is a creamy dreamy white floral, with incense & musk giving some backbone, white lilies , white tuberose, white roses, sparkling florals. if you held some beautiful white vanillary soap under the hot tap , as it bubbles up a bit , you come close to the sent of no 22 , yes she smells like clean bubbles in a sudsy bath !! how did Earnest Beaux manage to make such a beautiful timeless fragrance ? i wish i knew ! so chic , so chanel, this no 22 parfum has become instantly adored , so if you have any spare and its just taking up space , your sick of dusting the bottle , look my way , wink wink :) 11/10 for the scent 9/10 for long lasting 10/10 for scent trail ( even hours later i could still smell little wafts rising up)

Remember how yesterday I was expounding on the virtues of the Chanel Coco pure parfum from the 80s, of which my kind friend with the exquisite taste, Sarah, sent me a generous dabberful? Well, she also sent me a generous dabberful of Chanel No. 22 parfum from the 1970s, and it's like I died and went to the fancy lady heaven of my childhood. This No. 22 juice is like a time machine, and it's glorious, and it's going to be really hard to go back to my normie basics now, lolsob! In all seriousness, vintage Chanel No. 22 radiates pure class and elegance. It's a floral aldehyde, sure, but that's like saying that Tennyson's Maud is an English poem or that Beethoven's Ninth is a choral symphony: true, but inadequate. I get so many notes from No. 22 besides florals--rich, complicated, deep mosses and other woods, along with what I think is some of that bad-bitch Chanel leather accord--that I wouldn't even know what to call this. Besides exquisite, transporting, complex, and soapy in a sexy way. It's almost tragic that I'm throwing this radiance to no one but myself and my geriatric Chi mix, who doesn't exactly savor fine vintage perfumes, but the pleasure is real. Thank you, Sarah, you saint of scent! Update: I keep re-upping and huffing to the point of hyperventilation. This stuff is so beautiful that I went to the Chanel website, even in the knowledge that the parfum would be sold out (it was) and also not as good as this 1970s vintage. But the incense notes keep wafting up, and I love the soapy florals, the soft vetiver, the sandalwood-vanilla base notes (I think--the listed notes seem to vary among my sources). The aldehydes give this the starchy white-linen-classy-coastal-granny accord that I find both comforting and glamorous. Overall I think this perfume is more than a kinder, gentler No. 5, which is how it is often described. I definitely get the resemblance to No. 5, but I discern more tuberose and incense. If you love one, chances are you'll at least enjoy the other.

“A light version of No. 5.” I suppose the validity of this statement depends upon what you thought was “heavy” about No. 5, if anything. No. 22 is certainly not light. The original No. 5 is quite a bit different than what we have today, the original being a big mossy and animalic floral chypre, so if the chypre end of No. 5 was heavy for you, then, yes, No. 22 will feel lighter. If you found the aldehydes and florals of No. 5 to be the heavy part, look elsewhere than No. 22. The aldehydes in No. 22 are enormous. There is a ton of them, they are thick and round, very powdery, and hold into the perfume for hours. They are not adornments in the perfume, they are just as critical to the character of No. 22 as any other material. Like a heavy blanket they coat a rich, heady, white floral heart of tuberose and ylang-ylang. The tuberose is as usual with its loud and creamy vanillic personality, and the ylang-ylang colors the tips of the tuberose petals with a banana-fruity and custardy note. Again, to a previous point, there is nothing light about No. 22. The perception of lightness comes from the aldehydes doing their darnedest to lift this massive white floral section into the air, like Atlas straining to lift the world. Make no mistake though, it is gorgeous. Despite the heft there is an excellent breathability and diffusiveness. The florals eventually, after many, many hours, give way to a soft woody vanilla accented with a bit of sweet earthy incense smoke and - you guessed it - powder. It’s very pretty and snuggly, as soft and comfortable as a cashmere sweater. So, there we are. Light? Hardly. This is a big, luscious, heavy, tuberose vanilla pudding. But that’s not a criticism. It’s scrumptious and decadent, a benchmark for the tuberose vanilla genre.

I wore (what is now considered vintage *cough - I'll let you do the math -cough*) No. 22 for decades. Then IFRA stepped and destroyed what was my signature fragrance. Never have I found a fragrance since that I connected with on an almost cellular level. Never have I worn a fragrance since that had strangers stopping me on the street to ask me what I was wearing. Never have I picked up a bottle of perfume since, pulled off the cap, brought it to my nose and instantly thought "you're mine." No. 22 was, in its day, a glorious fragrance; perhaps a bit younger smelling than its first cousin No. 5.; but, my god it was beautiful!

Chanel No. 22 Parfum (1922) - silky floral - #ernestbeaux and #cocochanel launched a fragrance to embody Coco’s white look collection. Classy and elegant: aldehydes on a warm day resemble starched fabric. This goes well with its floral heart: Jasmine, Rose, Iris, and an array of white florals. It’s base Sandalwood and a vanillic undertone. In the Parfum concentration, aldehydes are not so sharp - refined and textures. I also get the incense drydown that was lost in the edt to edp transition. Golden hue indeed.