Chloé L'Eau de Parfum Lumineuse

The saleswoman at the Chloe-Counter told me that this perfume would contain a lot more notes, especially Orange Blossom and Magnolia. I thought, she was maybe confusing it with another fragrance from the Signature line. Nevertheless, I did a skin test that evening. When I woke up next morning, these two notes were exactly what was left on my skin: Orange Blossom and Magnolia with an amber backbone and only a tad of vanilla. That made it much more interesting! I did the test again, and while I am recovering from Covid, I can smell it now also in the top notes: Orange Blossom, Magnolia and Mandarin! It evokes the image of an amber colored light - so it is "lumineuse" for me, even a bit glowing. To sum it up, this evokes Christmas feelings for me. Yes, it has a *very* pronounced amber note that you have to like to enjoy this perfume. And of course, I know that it contains ambrox. But if I can forget that fact for one minute, I don't sense it as amber, but as a woody scent that is full of fir resin. Together with the Orange smell in the top note, it gives this christmas feeling. Smells like preparing the Christmas tree with my father, while Mum fills up our plates with mandarin oranges; she is wearing her holiday fragrance. Oh, happy memories🌟. So, some good and simple joy in the designer segment, that has a bit of an edge, enough to keep the interest going.

My most recent 10/10 fragrance - I love it! First of all, this perfume is really well-balanced between the sweet and the balsamic notes, which makes it really interesting. To me, it comes off as a pretty sharp jasmine scent at the start, but after just two minutes on the skin, it softens up to this perfectly sweet, romantic, floral scent, but with a twist. I really do think that the balsamic notes and amber is crucial for this to be a 10/10 for me, otherwise it probably just would’ve been like any other floral fragrance. But the depth that those notes creates are just addictive to my nose. The sillage here is STRONG! Maybe not THE strongest ever but definitely stronger that your avarage sweet floral perfume. A bonus for me is that it also last for about 8+ hours on my skin (amber usually does that for me, fortunately)! Last of all, I agree with everyone saying that this is a ”unique vanilla” or that it has ”a hint of vanilla”, because it’s not straight forward vanilla in any way, which to me is good. My boyfriend, who does NOT like vanilla perfumes, loves this one on me and says it’s one of my best perfumes!

This website is getting ridiculous every day. And the quality of fragrance discussions online has been declining lately. Basic perfumery terms are often misused, leading to confusion rather than meaningful critique. Trolls and inexperienced commenters distorting fundamental perfumery knowledge - simply because they can write anything without any editorial standards or oversight- are ruining everything. Balsamic notes do not smell like vinegar. *face palm*. End result: AI chooses misguided comments and labels them as cons. Empty waffling. This is a creamy, sweet, warm ambery rose and jasmine fragrance. Imagine Montale’s Roses Vanille without the musk, but with lush jasmine flowers and a richer amber accord. I also detect hints of Amber Xtreme or an Ambroxan-type molecule contributing to its Baccarat Rouge–esque effect, along with hedione- making this one truly lumineuse 👌🏻 Perfect for fall and winter. Not really a summer fragrance as sweet rose compositions can turn sour in high heat. Strong love 🌹

I've never been wowed by a Chloe fragrance before, though I've thought some were nice. This morning I was browsing the Penhaligon and Creed counters at a department store that doesn't exist where I live, and someone came to give me this sample card from the Chloe counter. I was certainly wowed by this one. After leaving the store, I was still sniffing the card so I went back to try it on my skin, and tonight I bought the travel spray (to fit better on the plane). After a couple of hours it became a skin scent that I still smell, after just 1 spritz to the wrist. It was very beautiful in the beginning with notable florals, the rose was refreshingly blended with the jasmine and didn't get into the territory of "stuffy tea room with prim old ladies." The warmest vanilla that almost has a sandalwood quality is still lingering 10 hours later. For comparison, I did test Luna on the other wrist and this outlived it by a long shot.

A big like at first sniff and a positive surprise. It immediately brought a smile to my face. I like it so much because it's quite different from the original Chloe that I was never a fan of. It's Chloe for those who don't like the Chloé-like florals. How does it smell? Based on the name, I was expecting something more light and effervescent, but it turned out to be something different and better than what I expected. It is more of a sweet, warm floral. Well-rounded. The drydown is lovely - sweet, honey-like, in an almost syrupy way, but still bright enough. Think of a sun in a leisurely afternoon in the late summer and warm air near a fragrant garden of flowers. I would wear it anywhere in early spring or late summer, day or evening, low humidity weather. Among my top 2 scents from this line, next to Chloé Intense Natural Rose. Well done.