Nomade Absolu de Parfum

This is it! I've worn it ten minutes, now after having the bottle in its box, wondering when's the right time to try it for the very first time. This is divine! Reminds me of how perfume used to smell like. My mother must have worn Chloé in the eighties? As it dries down now it reminds me so much of when she was dressed up going to a party. But mind, this is expensive, posh, timeless, sweet, very feminine. It's a bomb of powder hidden beneath a sweet narcotic veil of flowers. Yes I get heavy dewy flowers, I get the smell of skin. An old ladys skin, oh now this sounds in reverse, perverse no? A very sweet grandmother. It's the scent of heritage. That's it. I love it! As if the nomade is the perfume being handed down generations. Now it's with me. Signature scent worthy. This gem gives strenght, caracter, where there is none there is none, what I mean is you can trust it to bring forth your inner self but with humbleness. Ageless. I suggest eating something sweet before spraying, if you want to get the sweetness in it. I've been smelling the cap and the sweetness emerges and disappears depending on your palate, perhaps it has to do with the davana playing hide and seek. I'll probably update this or give a new review after loving this for a while. If you're a Chloé lover, this is a must. It's quite rounded, well blended, a little goes a long way here. Can probably be built up for enormous sillage. I have just a tiny drop on, already craving more. But it's enough, it's night and the rain is pouring down at the moss and woods outside, how fitting. I would wear this when I needed the best from myself, when I want to be me. Authentic. If you're an actor this could be great, any creative personality would probably gain from this. It's grounding, potent, it dreams big. Intelligent, no doubt. Sexy? Ah, in a way. If you are sexy, it will be. But not my first choice to seduce. It demands respect though. Hmm. It's sensuelle. 45 minutes in I also get plum. Perhaps the mirabelle. Yes, it must be? It's mysterious. I want to spray again. Ahh it's a dream. It reminds me of Monaco. It has that warm air with a gentlemans sillage of je ne sais quois. I'm so grateful.

IN A NUTSHELL: Mossy, fresh plum, musk, expensive hotel in the tropics, spice rack, department store, classic, sophisticated, mature hot rich bitch :) Slightly sweet plum with a hefty dose of musky "classic feminine leaning, ladylike perfume" from the initial blast! Let it settle in for a minute, and you will be met with a cozy, warm bed of oakmoss and a very subtle woodniess. Aromatic, ever so slightly green musky goodness will soon follow! The sweetness of the plum (mirabelle, says the oh so mighty scent pyramid!) isn't sweet or overdone to where you don't get any of that comforting earthiness that is the oakmoss - they're blended so well! 1-5 min into drydown: Slightly sweet plumy wine notes aren't hitting you in the face anymore (they were never aggressive and cloying like a dessert wine from the get go, but i feel its worth mentioning). There is a twinkling of soft green spiciness! Something like a soft, gentle mango and a hint of fresh greenery are tucked away in the backround. You do really have to get lost in the scent to pick up these nuances - this is just what my nose told me :) * Side note * : I'm getting reminded of With Love by Hillary Duff, but without the slightly rancid mangosteen/tropical fruit smell mine has from being an older formulation - so that's a huge win! 40 min - 1hr + into drydown: Warm, cocooning, sophisticated sweet moss dusted in sandalwood! 4 sprays on clean, moisturized skin Longevity: Moderate/average - I can get 3-4 hours of solid wear - have not tested for an entire day Projection: Can smell at an arms length the first hour Sillage: Leaves a nice scent trail due to its musky "perfumey" nature To summarize: If you like plum, oakmoss, and classic"perfumey" scents, this is your gal!

Dla mnie Chloé Nomade Absolu de Parfum to taka wersja Nomade, która od pierwszych sekund idzie mocno w ten mszysty, lekko „mszalny” klimat. Suchy, trochę żywiczny, zielony. Taki zapach, który od razu robi w głowie obraz starego drewna, chłodnego powietrza i czegoś lekko kadzidlanego. I nagle w to wszystko wchodzi mirabelka. Nie jako słodki kompot, tylko taki owocowy błysk, który przełamuje tę zieloną powagę. Dzięki temu zapach nie robi się ciężki. Jest bardziej miękki, noszalny. Mam też wrażenie, że to trochę spotkanie dwóch światów Nomade. Z jednej strony czuć nawiązanie do klasycznej wersji, z drugiej coś z tej egipskiej odsłony. Jakby ktoś wziął oba kierunki i zamknął w jednym flakonie. Na skórze jest bardzo przyjemny. Taki zapach, którym można się psiknąć rano bez zastanowienia, ale spokojnie nada się też na wieczór. Nic nie krzyczy, nic nie męczy. Najładniejszy moment przychodzi później. Po jakichś dwóch godzinach wszystko się uspokaja, warstwy zaczynają się ze sobą stapiać i wtedy pachnie najlepiej. Bardziej miękko, bardziej naturalnie. I co ciekawe - sporo osób też to zauważa. W opiniach często pojawia się właśnie ta mieszanka mirabelki z mchem dębowym. Jedni piszą, że pachnie jak spacer po wilgotnym lesie z owocowym akcentem, inni że to dojrzalsza, bardziej drzewna wersja Nomade. Trochę uniseksowa, trochę zielona, ale wciąż bardzo kobieca. Dla mnie to po prostu zapach, który dobrze się nosi. Bez wysiłku. I taki, do którego nos co chwilę wraca.

This is a very significant find indeed. I was intrigued by the mention of it being niche quality but with a designer price. I dislike designer scents - call me a snob if you like, but I was hesitant to try this. I love the heavy weight of the bottle and the blush-tan colour of the liquid. At first spray I hated it, so feminine, so fruity, so generically designer! But, everyone around me said how good I smelt, so I needed to get rid of my designer prejudices (which must have been influencing me). The opening is very fruity, but do try to ignore this, as it doesn’t last long. After the first 20 minutes the divine woods come through - it’s pencil shavings heaven and worth waiting for. The more I wear it, the more I love it and this has enormous potential to become my signature, as it’s an easy, wearable everyday scent. My boyfriend even wore it for a night out with the lads and it worked on him and was not feminine. This is the most typically feminine fragrance in my collection but it’s just borderline unisex enough for me to love it. There is a very, very slight resemblance to BR540 but this is so much better (not as common) and easier to wear. My scent summery: wearable pencil-shavings with an exotically juicy tang, on a base of sultry and comforting musky suede and with just enough intrigue to set it apart from the designer crowd. You just watch this become my signature.

I'm not very invested in the brand Chloé and haven't tried all of their scent, but from those that I know, this is the best thing since good old Narcisse. Like expected it's a richer, more intense version of Nomade. I already like Nomade, but compared to this beauty it smells a little boring, too fresh and fruity. Nomade Absolu amps up the chypre character in the opening and adds a warmer base. If the scent had a color, it would be dark green and warm plummy red swirled into each other. The mirabelle is really juicy and ripe, but tart and natural smelling. Not especially sweet. The oakmoss gives the scent a sharp, dark edge, similar to the effect of patchouli in many fragrances, but greener. In the drydown the scent warms up beautifully, but doesn't lose its fruity and green sparkle. I definitely smell some spiced sandalwood here. Unfortunately I don't know what davana smells like, but the fragrantica notes page says it's "herbal green with a balsamic undertone", which I absolutely get from this scent. All in all this is a wonderful option for autumn and winter. I usually love oriental vanillas and gourmands for the colder seasons, but I appreciate that this is different from most modern designer fragrances and more mysterious in a way. Also, take note if you care about sillage, this wafts around you nicely and generally performs very well.