Chloé (Parfums Chloé)

You know it took me practically my whole life to appreciate this perfume until its discontinued and unscrupulous sellers on ebay are selling the occasional bottle for a mortgage on a house that l suddenly love it! I have 30mls of a 90ml bottle remaining and I'm just having to use it sparingly and I'm not a 1 or 2 measly sprays type of woman but l know once this is gone its gone from my life forever so I'm holding on for dear life. I wore this to work one day sprayed liberally of course as l didnt want to waste my more expensive special ones for work, and oh my gosh for the first time it struck me, what's that amazing clean powdery but soapy fresh and classy smell? I thought it was someone else wearing something great and after sniffing myself realised it was me!! I'm not going to bore on about each note you can see what's in it on here above but this stuff is- just got out of a huge marble bubble bath, having used obscenely expensive French soap and powdered yourself in something wonderful and soft, and perfumed yourself with something gorgeous and expensive, and putting on a soft white cashmere jumper and all the fragrances are mingling into this amazing scent. Oh my gosh why didn't l buy 5 bottles when l saw it on sale for £21 and bought this as a cheap and cheerful wear to preserve the time l have left with my expensive ones? I'm so upset l wasted it. 😞 😢 😭 Finding a bottle of this now is equivalent to finding the holy grail it's near enough impossible. Funny story when l was a little girl of about 5years old l would sneak a little use of my mummy's expensive grown up lady perfumes. She had all the Diors and Chanels and Estee Lauders and l would put on her perfume & her pearls and bracelets & fox fur coat and high heels and Dior makeup, and pretend to be a fancy lady going out to dinner. One time she had an enormous bottle of Chloe and it wasn't a spray it was about 200mls and full and it had a big fancy clouded glass decorative sculpture stopper in it. Of course l dropped it and 80% spilled out all over the carpet. In panic mode because l knew l wasn't supposed to be messing with her things l filled the rest of the bottle of perfume up with water and it all went white and cloudy. I heard her coming upstairs and put it back on the dressing table and went and hid. 😆 Well needless to say l heard her screaming for me then, and that was one of the biggest hidings l ever got in my childhood! Its been referred to ever since as the Chloe beating! We laugh about it now, l deserved it. (Relax everyone it was 1980 a time when even the neighbours and friends of the family were allowed to beat you if they saw you misbehaving outside and your parents were grateful to them for doing it, and then they would beat you for giving someone else cause to do it!) 😆🤣 Anyway love this perfume even though its lure got me in a lot of trouble once. I give this a 7.5/10

This is another one I love, as it's another one of the few vintage perfumes that seem to suit my body chemistry. It doesn't seem to be too sweet, or overpowering (if used in small doses) on me. It's just sweet enough and a little spicy. Almost edible, especially once the flowers fade a little - but, definitely not in that sickly, artificial candy type way many contemporary perfumes have. It's very far from that. It's more like a spiced fruit dessert. Almost Christmasy, even. I also happen to really like the Chloe fashion house; so, it's kind of like it was meant to be. When I was a little girl, my mum didn't like Chloe very much. Whereas vintage perfumes tend to go sour on me, they tended to go overly sweet on her. So, it's totally understandable that she would have considered Chloe a no-no for her. She said she didn't like musk very much and it is fairly musky, I guess? Also, she had more of a stylish, but slightly androgynous vibe, which didn't really gel with the whole "Chloe girl" look. Whereas, as a little girl, I was really into feminine stuff. I remember standing in Boots with her and being very drawn to the beautiful, calla lily bottles and the sweet, heady smell. I even liked the soft shape of the letters, saying "Chloe" and the accent over the e. I remember I pointed over at the Chloe counter and said "What about Chloe?". She said "Chloe?! No.", very firmly and scoffed slightly, at the very idea. xD I'm sure I saw the Chloe sales assistant, who was looking over at us, smile at me somewhat sympathetically, lol. Looking back, it was quite funny. Anyway, gorgeous, slightly sultry, feminine fragrance, as long as it suits your body chemistry. I haven't tried the new version, by the way - I'm mainly referring to old vintage bottles of the pure parfum, in the little glass-stoppered bottles. Those bottles are so beautiful. Wish there were still bottles (and perfumes) like that, now. Imagine a little bottle like this, with a frosted, graduated, light dusty pink orchid stopper, for example. But, I digress...

Review of vintage edp: Let me begin by stating that I dislike coconut. On my skin, Chloe opens with a strong wood/rose accord, very dense, and very dry. Within about 15 minutes, the coconut appears This is not an oily coconut, or a suntan lotion coconut, but a toasted,caramelized samoa cookie type coconut- it's actually really wonderful. Combined with the rose and wood, the combination is lazy, warm, and rich. This phase is delicious, almost gourmand to my nose, subtle, comforting, and I find it impossible to stop huffing my wrist! In the dry down I get lightly sweet honey suckle, a touch of spice from the ylang ylang, orange blossom, and a strong, spicy cedar base. Faint jasmine (in the peachy headspace this note can develop) wafts in and out, by far the most subtle use of this note that I've encountered. I LOVE THIS SCENT! Chloe is truly amazing, and I already feel a need for a back up bottle. This is a scent to be savored, almost indescribable. It is beautifully balanced, and on my skin, remains dry and spicy start to finish. This is what I was expecting from Dune, a rich, spicy, oriental vibe with enveloping heat, like the warmth of sun radiating from a rock face. I notice that others review this very differently- vintage scents (mine is from the 80s) can age differently, or this may be a function of my skin chemistry, but for me Chloe Chloe is the perfect laid back floriental. I guess I'll have to buy that back up bottle, to be sure! I highly recommend trying this scent! However, as so many others report different experiences, it may be best to try before buying! Either way, this is one to experience. I honestly thought I would hate it, but this is a scent that I LOVE! I would be perfectly happy to smell like this for the rest of my life. EDIT: I just tried the reformulation. It is a white musk bomb! The notes of the original may be there, but all are overwhelmed by soap.

In 1975 when Lagerfeldt launched the first perfume under his name, poor Chloé had more than her fair share of critics. The perfume was dismissed as being too heavy, too cloying, too sweet and too old-fashioned. Even the design of the bottle, with its soft curves and lily-shaped stopper, was criticised. Soon, however, its utter originality and unequivocal ambience began to reveal itself and ultimately became an enormous success. Chloé is, or was, a perfume aimed directly at the heart. A perfume of love - intimate, unhibited and passionate. If it is perceived as 'heavy', it ́s simply because it is absolutely committed to the exploitation of one dominant flower - the pervasively lovely tuberose. It clings, it envelops, it persists and permeates, but it does all this with a rare beauty. Its scent is beautifully rich and creamy, almost euphoric, and when handled by a perfumer of great skill it can be the ideal catalyst, the point of departure. That ́s certainly the case here. Few perfumes can rival the graceful femininity of this amber-coloured one. The dreamlike blend of tuberose, jasmine, spring roses, honeysucke and orangeblossom together with a distinct peach note are seamlessly woven together with a discreet backdrop of oakmoss, musk, amber and a light facet of patchouli. The total effect is nothing short of hypnotic! A wonderful, truly great floral composition that is beautiful, mesmerising and soft as silk at all stages of its development. For such an icon of a perfume, I hope for a deserved comeback of this great classic. I have a few bottles carefully stored away from light and heat and used on special occasions. This 1975 Chloé is in my opinion the true Chloé, and has absolutely no relation to the new perfume with the same name.

I really liked this back in the 80s, so when I recently purchased a set of four minis (in an effort to build up my stock of original Organza Indecence, which is why I purchased it), I was looking forward to trying it again. What I remembered the most about it was the peach note, not having the nose or knowledge to identify any other notes. Of course, the opening is off, but as a lover of many vintage perfumes, I knew not to pass judgment until it had a chance to settle down. Once it did, I immediately recognized the tuberose, and was happy to have even a mini, which is labeled as Parfum, with Parfums International listed as the distributor. Does it strike me as particularly sophisticated? No, not really. Do I think it is pretty in a loud white floral sort of way? Yes, definitely. Fortunately, I love this type of sweet, nectary peach and tuberose. Can I see why it would give many perfumistas a headache? Absolutely. But I love it for what it is - a heavy explosion of sweetened tuberose that now comes to me full of znostalgia from a time when I didn't care about the art of perfumery. I just knew what I thought smelled good, and that was more than enough for me! I still love it! PS - those who remember this being in drug stores as teens in the 70s must have had some very high end drug stores, or Chloe must have decided to aim for more exalted ground in the 80s! I remember this being sold in department stores when I first encountered it, and that actually meant something in those days.