A Chant for the Nymph

I agree with Marialena888 below--I haven't smelled the Gucci OG, although I had samples of Gorgeous Gardenia and was less than impressed, although I didn't dislike it--and so everything I am saying about this fragrance applies to the Maison Alhambra impression, in its equally beautiful bottle with its luxe trappings and its bald appropriation of the brand name. To my nose, The Chant smells like a creamier, yellow-floral take on Elizabeth Taylor Gardenia, which will sound like a slight unless you read my rave review of it. I think Gardenia is my all-time favorite bargain white-floral soliflore (not really a soliflore so much as a slightly abstracted impression of the gardenia). At any rate, I get the holy yellow-flower trifecta with The Chant, which is to say frangipani, ylang-ylang, and tiare (orange blossom might have worked too), and I get it in sufficient doses that I simply can't imagine needing the overpriced original of this, even though I love the pretentiousness of its Mallarméan name. The Chant might be a streamlined version, for all I know, but it doesn't seem like a reduction. You get what you're promised with this bold and boisterous island queen. On another note, please, please, please fix it so that the horrible pop-up mattress ads stop. Believe me when I say that it is counterproductive as a marketing tactic. The interruptions every 15 seconds just make me want to stop reading and posting reviews or otherwise interacting with this site. I can say with the utmost confidence that I am never ever ever ever ever ever ever going to buy one of those mattresses. I would sleep on a bag of rocks out of spite before I would reward that sales approach.

I love this! I just wish so much that it wasn't quite so expensive... To my nose this is just a perfect creamy frangipani with a hint of vanilla. A couple reviewers below mentioned that it smelled like a creamy, oil like concoction and I 100% agree. This is like the best oily tropical flower vacation in a bottle. I wish this lasted a bit longer on my skin... It really fades away after about 3/4 hours. That being said, I did use a dabber sample; I wonder if it might last longer being sprayed? Going off of memory, comparisons to other fragrances: Soleil Blanc: Not so similar to my nose - this one doesn't have any of the sweet pistachio/coconut accords. Soleil Blanc is more edible and sweet and less floral to me. Guerlain Terracotta: Definitely shares a similar vibe but this one is missing the coconut and jasmine in Terracotta. Terracotta's florals read very sweet jasmine on my skin. I love love love Terracotta too and i'm guess if you love one, you'd love the other. Love Tuberose: Another of my all time favorites and definitely, again, similar creamy-sweet-floral vibe. This one has no tuberose and, on me, has less vanilla sweetness and more tropical flower sweetness (if that makes sense). Beige: It's been ages since I've smelled it.... but I think I remember Beige being less tropical and more of a refined, easy going, every day floral. It's just more Chanel :) Lastly, I wonder if anyone can compare this to Chantecaille's Frangipane? I haven't smelled in about 12 years... And, for that matter, i cant find it to purchase online anymore...

This is a really lovely perfume by Gucci! It smells very summery, sweet, floral and tropical. I could imagine a beautiful Hawaiian Hula dancer with long and shiny black hair, a grass skirt and a tiare and frangipani lei around her neck. The ylang ylang is quite noticeable too and it lends an indolic and banana-sweet loveliness to the composition. Finally, I'm treated to a warm embrace of sensual vanilla in the dry-down. I wouldn't call this a photorealistic interpretation of any of the flowers herein, but I'd definitely say I can smell them and this is only slightly synthetic smelling. The frangipani is probably the least realistic of the notes, the ylang ylang and tiare being much more realistic in this one. Like an ylang ylang and tiare monoï oil, which is equal parts white and yellow floral. I got moderate sillage and an 8 and a half hour wear from A Chant to the Nymph, which is quite good for a Gucci fragrance. I could imagine this being worn during the day in either spring or summer to more casual events or when you want to feel like it's summertime. I'd call this an incredibly feminine fragrance as well and the beautiful pink bottle this is housed in hints at that. Altogether, I'd give A Chant for the Nymph a 8.3/10. I'd definitely reccomend this one, which is not something I'd say about most Gucci fragrances.

What a pretty name for a fragrance, and such beautiful packaging to go with it! I only bought the $20 sample, but even that comes in a lovely white linen-look case with gold engraving. This definitely smells like summer. It has some suntan lotion vibes, and I also get the unmistakable hint of swimming pool smell, though it’s pleasant and not overwhelming. The previous reviewer compared Chant for the Nymph to Terracotta, and I definitely see that similarity. However, Terracotta had some warm, doughy note that I personally found off-putting, and Nymph doesn’t have that note. To me, Nymph is the most similar to the discontinued Aqua Allegoria Lys Soleia (which also gets compared to Terracotta). I tried Nymph on my left arm at the same time as Lys Soleia on my right arm, and they were about 90% similar to my nose. They’re both sweet and summery in the same way. Lys Soleia was ever so slightly fresher, but I think most people would fail a blind smell test if they were trying to tell them apart.

yea this is everything i hoped chanel beige would be, and not as gaudy as songes . wears almost like a balm, not the loudest but it stays around . much more natural smelling than most other tropicals . this makes me think of that rainforest plant that squeezes out soap lol . the perfect option if you like tropicals/exotics but dont always need a sunscreen salty or fruity accord in the mix . i pick out tiarè most prominently in dry down, plumeria and ylang early on when spraying . its not effortless id say, like chanel - beige is . i feel like i have to be doing nothing with my day to wear it, or brunch and shopping with friends . its almost too luxurious, if such a thing existed . edit: very complimented, even when i think its well faded . my friend said i smell like Mykonos lol