Chantal Thomass

Growing up, Chantal Thomass’ lingerie and lingerie-inspired creations were the stuff of fantasy; I devoured the photos from each new Season in the magazines in my fashion- and style-starved teenage existence in what was so sadly not Paris, London, New York or another equally glamorous location, dreaming of being able to create fabulous concoctions like these. Lace, silks, tutus, cuts to die for... *sigh* Fast forward to finding this bottle in that emporium of treasures TK Maxx and yet another blind buy. The box! The shape of the bottle! An actual frilly tutu! *Oh-la-la!* The fragrance itself is frivolous more than ‘shocking’ – a wink from a fancy, frilly boudoir, like a giggly girls’ night in with bubbles and joyous laughter, this is as elegant and flirty as the delicious clothes designed by this house. Like a fruity cocktail, it draws you in with the raspberry, cranberry and cherry – sweet and zingy; yes, the tomato is unexpected but not prominent – rather it props up the floral notes by being slightly tart; add soft sandalwood, patchouli and musk (not much amber!) and this is a lovely, fun fragrance for dreaming yourself away to another place and time.

This was a blind-buy from TK Maxx that I don't regret. It was on my test list because of the tomato note which sounds like an interesting twist, but I can't smell any tomato in it. Nevertheless Chantal Thomass is a very nice fragrance. It's full of cherries, berries and a hint of licorice. It has a plastic note, especially in the opening, but in a good way - makes me think of a giant cherry made of dark red vinyl for some reason. The texture of the scent is smooth and shiny like patent leather. I get a nice heliotrope and powdery florals too. Many compared this to La Petite Robe Noire and Lolita Lempicka, but I don't think it's a dupe of either. This is a soft and creamy perfume, not as sparkly as LPNR and not as dark and violet-focused as LL. It's is a playful fragrance that is relatively light and therefore easy to wear every day all year round. But it's still a bit sexy and not too serious. Only thing I don't like about this is the huge, bulky bottle without a cap.

This has become my signature fragrance. No matter where I go, someone asks me what I am wearing. It starts out a with a pop of startling fresh berries. Evolves down to a creamy vanilla-berry shake, And about 2 hours later it mellows to a sweet sweet yummy candy based, but with an element of sexy energy. This parfum has a note of excitement underlying the sweetness. It is just exceptionally feminine that is far different than the teen girly fruitys or the heavy powdery granny fragrances. It has a mystery to it without negating a comfort factor. This lasts for a good 6 hours or more on my redheaded dry skin and the sillage is way out there. LOVE.!

EDT and EDP versions are totally dofferent. EDP is a lot deeper and fruitier, therefor it was my choice. I got a sample of this fragrance when I was 17, it was given to me in a perfume shop. I fell in love with it straigh away - rich and sexy berry scent. Not too sweet or synthetic, just right. I ended up buying it couple of years later because I was told it has been discontinued. It represents lingerie brand well - sexy and luxurious at the same time. My husband doesn't usually like perfumes but he can't get enough of this one.

I'm so pleased I found a bottle of this as I missed it when it was first released. It's strange but when I first spray it it smells of blackcurrant and licorice,neither of which are notes in this perfume! It must be the combination of the berries and the musky elements together. The lasting scent once the top notes have worn off is a lovely powdery and musky floral with a hint of rose and violet- lovely.

Fruity florals are usually not my thing. I have a sample of this and if I am in the right mood, I love it. I smell licorice too, but maybe that is just my nose. It seems to clear my head when I wear it and helps me think. Cherries, raspberries, and a bit of musk. Doesn't last long, but it is nice while it does.Sweet, but not too sweet. I honestly do not get the flowers in there.

First snif on my wrist i Hate it !!!!! Ok lets give a second chance... Another day spray on my neck and my t shirt. Begin strong but few minuts i could smell deliciuos ... Was a pleasant surprise ! Is sweet whit hint of some tea i think is grapefruit . Is more fruit than floral but not sick fruit, more like fruit tea... I'm loving smell this!!!

I love this fragrance, very powdery and floral. A scent thats stands out of the crowd. Lots of cherries and cranberries in the opening sandalwood and patchouli in the dry down . turns on skin in a wonderfull sweet cherrie sandalwood scent. love this perfume so mutch

I love this, but floral-fruity??? I don't think so, it is a gourmand one, ressembles Wish from Chopard + a touch of red fruits. Very girly and sexy in my oppinion in an innocent way, makes one want to eat you:))Lasts a long time on my skin too, sillage is good.

Sexy perfume! Something for the boudoir! Sweet, sexy a hint of moss, or wood, stays on the skin all day.

This is a very sexy perfume! I love it!! and the bottle is incredible!!

I absolutely love this perfume! Very unusual odour.

Perfume poderoso!!!! Muito sensual... I LUV.

ugh this is verrrry powdery, makes me sneeze when i sniff to near my wrist. maybe i should have applied it whit lighter hand, the scent is not overhelming but strong enough to just apply a lil' bit. i can t detect any sweetness in the way i expected by the notes! to me it smells exactly like sour berry-cherry and licorice, a very dusty pale pink velvety vintage rose, on a very powdery iris/woody-patchouli note. hmmm interesting fragrance, it is shurely not love at first try, but as longer as it swirls around me, than longer i enjoy it somehow. sillage is great and longivity as well. i miss a bit the expected sweetness of rasperry, the floral smoothness of heliotrope, the creaminess from sandlwood, the warmth of amber or some floral sweets of orangeflower or violet. i can t really distinct any of those mentioned aromas, but very much no sugery but very powdery licorice, no facettes and morphs as far, quite linear and flat. it is really powdery, it is a bit too much, guess for the strong patchouli? next time will applie with lighter hand to see the result. i don t dislike it, the aroma is intriguing as far u can stand licorice and mossy-powder. but it's far away to be a superbe fragrance. maybe it's sexy... some really rough sexyness. reminds me strongly to my love-hate-relationship to Allure Sensuelle by Chanel for the same reasons: much patchouli and powder and its rough dirty sexyness. update: after a few hours i can still smell it very intense, and it's sweet, musty with rasperry and all things i missed at first... also there is a distinct marzipan note noticable now! stays and lingers very well on clothes and hair.... wow! really sexy and sweet. the disturbing patchouli and also the licorice aroma faded away and were replaced by daring sweet cherry/rasperry, still slightly powdery and earthy. this morning when i recieved and applied the perfume it cames from the cold outside. maybe when the bottle and juice are cold, the perfume needs more time to developpe right on the skin.

02. february 2011 A bit too powderly and too much cherries for me, but it is nice. Sadly doesn ́t last on me but is very good on my grandma, who i gave it to. The bottle is really gorgeous. Simple as it is, this scent is mostly about cherries. And powder. But in a good way, doesn ́t smell old fashioned at all, the smell of boudoir, since Chantal Thomass is the brand for sexy lingerie after all. UPDATE: (july 2013) there is a good clone for more younger crowd of "Chantal Thomass" with less powder - GUERLAIN ́s "La petite robe noire" (the mass production one, not the earlier editions of the same scent, i am not familiar with those ones) in EDP. The Guerlain has more cherries and they are more bright, but in general it has the same aura and the body lotion of "La petite robe noire" gives you the feeling of wearing "Chantal Thomass". Good and affordable substitute if you can ́t find "Chantal".

The opening of Chantal Thomass is peculiar, a lot of cherries, cranberries and raspberries, and most of all, a striking tomato scent! This combination to my nose smells exactly like dried cherry tomato, yummy and very delightful. After about 3 hours, the fragrance settles down into a powdery floral skin scent while sandalwood and a light touch of pathouli preventing it falling bland. This phase reminds me of Givenchy Dahlia Noir. Both are chiffon-like understated scents. The sillage is moderate during the opening then it mellows down into a skin scent and it can reach to 7 hours for longevity in a hot summer day. I think it's a clever fragrance, with a memorising opening and a comforting drydown. I wouldn't recommend blind buying it as the opening is quite a particular scent but it certainly worths a try!

Enchanting! I love that tomatoe note that calm down all those fruit! A fruitchouli for sure that reminds me of Hard Candy mixed with La Petite Robe Noire. Add a bit of Lolita Lempika and voilà! But those fruit are sooo mouthwatering in the opening. Love me some raspberry anc Cranberry combo: result: sweet fruity tartness. ( so akin to Délices de cartier). In the heart, I smell delicate florals and Pepper. Unfortunately the heliotrope is not proeminent on my skin: oh, marzipan goodness.. perhaps in colder weather it will! The drydown reminds me of many other perfumes: creamy sandalwood and spices laid on an amber base. A really lovely creation. Shall stick with the mini for now but the new créations by Chantal Thomas do seem sweet!

Something about Chantal Thomass reminds me of Hypnotic Poison or Hypnotic Poison Sensuelle, but with added red berries and baby powder, and minus the dark rootbeer nuance...If they were fabrics, HP would be thick velvet, and CT would be chiffon or lace. I get alot of cherries, almonds, sandalwood, heliotrope and iris, which gives this scent a powdery, sensual feel. A younger, lighter, fruitier and friendlier Hypnotic Poison. I like it alot. Will be buying very soon! It's not a casual scent, but I would wear this day or night...it isn't too strong either, so I think it's good for most seasons except when it's very warm.

I totally disagree with the above description: "passionate and shocking fruity-floral fragrance". That is what you expect judged by looks since the bottle itself is very provocative and sexy (due to the fact that Chantal Thomass is a French lingerie brand). The juice in the bottle is in my opinion more innocent - although some spiciness in the heart (I'm not sure but it makes me think of liquorice) adds a twist to the basically floral fragrance - so I can imagine to wear it on a hot summer day with a particolored cotton dress. What a pity that this essentially lovely scent disappears from my skin really quickly.

For the first little while I thought it was really disgusting, just heavy synthetic cherry. But when that passed I got a really nice musky fruity floral, with cherry and cranberry from start to finish, and the drydown is soft and powdery. I wore this on a date in the city one wintery night, my partner was taking me to see a play.. he was wearing a suit, I was wearing a lacey black dress.. and this perfume smelt so luxurious and sexy. Definitely worth a try :)