Nomade

Chloe Nomade EDP is the underrated designer gem of the fragrance world. Gives off niche and luxury. I overlooked this fragrance for many years, because I am not a Chloe fragrance lover. They have all felt a bit "meh" to me. Too safe, too simple "rose water", tween, early college experience of a sheltered girl to me. And to be quite honest, when there are multiple flankers of a fragrance, I get overwhelmed because the difference between each is almost always unremarkable, and I'm stuck making the most impossible choice: trying to decipher the tiny difference between them and pick the one I like the most. That is why i have avoided Chloe as a whole for so long (way too many Chloe flankers), much like the entire Miss Dior line. I felt this way about Nomade, because of the many flankers of it (8 total in the line including the original). My SIL told me she enjoys wearing this, but I never really understood it, because from what I recalled it smelled sour and like dirt to me, but on her it smelled amazing! Clean, classy, has her sh*t together kind of scent. I decided to give it another sniff at a Sephora, and I was not fond of it, again! Looking back, it may have been "scent smelling fatigue" because my senses were overwhelmed and I was over all the smells I smelled that day. I decided to take a risk and buy a full size bottle, and I am so happy I did. I wish we could post pictures with our review, because the dent I made in this fragrance within the first week should be studied. I have had it since May or June, and my bottle is more than half way done. It is such a unique scent, a modern chypre. She smells classy, clean, and woody. The dry down is quite woody and masculine leaning, but you don't get it as much on skin as opposed to clothes. I love to spray on skin and clothes, and the morning after when I come into contact with the top I wore with Nomade, it smells very woody, almost like a barbershop, but a nice relaxing woody aftershave. It is not offputting. I would hate if the fragrance was like that through and though. If I wanted that I'd wear Cedrus. I think the mirabelle plum in the top notes and more gentle white floral with a delicate fruit in the middle really make this fragrance a feminine, tender, yet high performing modern chypre. You still get the mossy dry down and its heavenly. I loved it so much, I decanted a 5mL to take on my honeymoon when I only planned to wear my wedding day perfume for honeymoon related activities. It also reminds me so much of my SIL. I love her so much, we have a great relationship, and it takes me back to the night we met her as a family for the first time. She came over for dinner, and she smelled soooo good. I don't wear fragrance for compliments, but this one I am always guaranteed a compliment when I have it on. Most recently, I was at a family dinner on my husbands side. His aunt hugged me and inhaled me so hard. She pulled away and said "omg you smell so heavenly". I also wore this to my now husbands work brunch they had to celebrate us getting married. The front desk receptionist kept telling me how amazing I smelled, so I gave her the decant of Nomade I had in my purse, and my husband said she still talks about how good I smelled that day in their office. Nomade is such an easy reach, it is the first thing I want to grab when I am fresh and showered and clean, and the first thing I want to reach for when I go out for any reason (errands, shopping, dinner, hanging out with friends, etc). I have to actively make an effort to use my other fragrances. It smells so fruity, tart, yet earthy at the same time. The fruits, tartness and florals are grounded by the most amazing base of woods and moss. It is appropriate to wear in any situation: office, going out, family events, day to day, etc. It is well received by people around you when you wear it, without being the standard "department store" perfume DNA.

One of the best designer fragrances on the market. As a suede chypre, this perfume has an amazing tickling texture to the nose in its early stages, ingeniously mimicking the texture of suede through an olfactory sense of texture or tickle. It’s an amazing accomplishment, it’s beautiful, it’s chic, it’s high-end, and it’s unique. People keep saying Nomade smells masculine or they have some complaint along those lines, but perhaps they don’t realize that A) this is a suede chypre, therefore it’s not supposed to be anything like the sweet candy mass market messes that have been invading sinuses for decades since Angel was introduced and it’s not supposed to smell like a fruity floral bouquet, and that B) in the early part of the 20th century some of the legendary classic women’s perfumes were smoky leather chypres, which smell masculine by today’s standards (ever try vintage Bandit by Piguet?) because GUESS WHAT: the era starting with the launch of Mugler’s Angel through the present is the first time in the history of perfumery that there has been a trend of people actually wanting to smell like they have been rolled in caramel and chocolate and then covered in cotton candy and topped with funnel cakes. I like smelling Angel in moderation on someone else occasionally, but it’s the lengthy trend started by Angel that I’m citing. I don’t think that smelling like a state fair or a candy store or an ice cream shop is alluring. Why not just be exotic and introduce turkey and dressing perfume that you hose on with a turkey baster? Nomade EDP is an excellent contribution in the movement to return to some glorious perfumery traditions such as leather chypres, fougères, chic non-foody florals, sensuous woods, and warm spices that don’t cause migraines with yet another variety of cardamom and pink pepper overload. In case I didn’t make it clear, that accord in Nomade that people can’t figure out is called SUEDE. Yeah, it’s something we had BACK IN THE 1900’s! Yeah, yep, yes, that’s right, suede has a smell, and no, they didn’t actually dip suede in the perfume to macerate. It’s an accord, and creating accords that smell like things that are altogether different from the individual components is called the art of perfumery. And those who haven’t heard of chypres... welcome to perfumery, young cherubs. There are some very good books on perfumery out there. There has been a chypre shortage since the introduction of Angel and the gourmand revolution that ensued, AND since the 2005 EU regulations struck down many of the classics. We finally got a good suede chypre that’s widely available, so let’s please not spoil it for the seasoned perfumistas (the ones who actually keep these companies in business) just because it doesn’t have 5,000 calories per spritz. Once upon a time throughout the entire world, perfumery didn’t smell like Willy Wonka’s factory. Some of us actually like what we consider to be “real” perfume, and women’s perfume used to be strong and sometimes rugged. Don’t hate it just because it doesn’t cause cavities. It takes an experienced nose to appreciate this. Nomade EDP is a 10/10.

I sometimes can't shake the feeling that I, in a way, manifested this fragrance. I know, I know, but hear me out. About 8 years ago, I was in Istanbul, Turkey, getting lost in its streets. I stumbled upon this one street that was lined with trees, and someone had made arches of flowers (great photo op!), and in the apartments above wafted the smell of what I assume to be laundry. But not your classic laundry scent - more powdery, possibly a beautifully scented fabric softener - but unmistakably clean. All the scents together, the trees, flowers, laundry, crisp air of that morning, made one of the most beautiful smells ever. I stayed as long as I could just soaking it all in. Gorgeous, gorgeous. And I always thought to myself, if I ever get the opportunity to make a perfume, this is exactly what it would smell like. If you could commission perfumes I wouldve wanted that exact smell. So imagine my amazement when, 2 years ago, I caught a whiff of Nomade and smelled the exact same smell. Its for this reason that I'm astounded by the, at the time im writing this, overwhelmingly negative reviews - to me, this smells absolutely heavenly. A smell that has stayed with me for nearly a decade! I wouldn't change a single thing, and can't believe my luck! I really don't know all that many perfumes, especially in the designer world, that smell this unique and beautiful. Its perhaps the positive experience that has somewhat swayed my opinion, but fragrance is subjective after all! This perfume seems like a gift from the universe to me...a bit self centered, but thats what it feels like. So hey, maybe the world does revolve around me after all ;)

Certainly! Chloé Nomade is a fragrance that marked a turning point for the maison. If the classic Chloé Eau de Parfum is the romantic and clean Parisian girl, Nomade is her adventurer version, with a backpack on her shoulder and her gaze turned to unexplored territories. The free Spirit. Unlike the usual sweet and caramelized "girly" perfumes, Nomade is a modern Chypre. This means that it balances the freshness of the flowers with a very strong earthy and woody base. The first spray is an explosion of energy. Mirabella (a variety of yellow plum) is not excessively sugary, but rather juicy and tart. Accompanied by citrus fruits, it creates a sparkling opening that immediately captures attention without being banal. As the citrus notes fade, Freesia emerges. Don't expect a bouquet of dusty roses; here the flowers are airy and slightly green. The peach adds a velvety texture, like skin warmed by the sun, making the heart soft but never cloying. The real protagonist of Nomade is Oak Moss. It is this note that gives the perfume that "wild" and almost masculine touch that makes it so sophisticated. Patchouli and Amberwood guarantee excellent persistence, leaving a trail that smells of freedom and beaten earth. Adventurous, elegant, confident vibe. Quentin Bisch's touch: The nose behind this creation is known for his ability to make woody and mineral notes incredibly modern. In Nomade he managed to create a perfume that smells of "open air".

Nomade is cool and adventurous, complex, but easy to wear. Its scent is hard to forget and while it can be worn year-round, this perfume shines in the dry, cool weather. Bright fall mornings filled with sunshine, breeze, and autumn leaves, is what this perfume remind me of. This perfume is one of the most complex fragrances I own, and what I mean, is that it’s constantly evolving over the course of the day. At first it’s fruity, citrusy, and creamy, then it transforms into a luxuriously clean freesia and rose, hours later, an earthy, dry scent emerges. Just like you have your favorite pair of boyfriend jeans, this is the boyfriend perfume. Like boyfriend jeans, it’s tomboyish, comfortable, yet still feminine and stylish. It’s makeupy, it’s refreshing, and its cleanliness reminds me of Coco Mademoiselle. Like Coco it’s timeless, but not as sweet, and definitely more casual. When I spritz on Nomade in the morning, I immediately envision a travelista who is effortlessly cool and laid-back; a travel photographer, comfortable in any situation and any culture. Nomade’s wearer is minimal yet stylish, who doesn’t care what people think. The performance on this perfume is legendary. It lasts for a full day (eight hours) on my skin and days on my clothes. The sillage is pretty strong too, so a spritz on the neck and on your wrists is all you need. I have a lot of perfumes I love, but this is one I crave.