Elixir Charnel Chypre Fatal

[FEB. 2021] Was this reformulated? The reactions of this perfume back in 2013 are a lot different from the ones at the start of this decade. Perhaps, as Kafkaesque has said, its "just a higher quality version of department store scents" but as it stands right now that quality is a lot more noticeable compared to post-IFRA meddled fragrances of now, and Chypre Fatal smells like a standing example of the potency of fragrances before that debacle of 2014. Maybe compared to other fragrances of this price range, it would be correct to instead buy Amouage, MDCI, or Tom Ford (Oud Fleur, I wholeheartedly recommend), but Chypre Fatal works incredibly well on my skin which I'd recommend if you naturally amplify balsam and salt notes when wearing a fragrance. On my skin, Chypre Fatal is a wonderfully balsamic boozy salted scent with a cute lipstick powder undertone as it dries down. It has a scent equivalent of oak-barreled cherry brandy with the cup lined in salt rock. And unlike other patchouli-rose combos, no vanilla here. It's replaced with some savoury dark chocolate. Unlike other Guerlinade fragrances, there are also no soapy undertones, perhaps except for the lipstick powder drydown: and it's all the better for that as the rest of Guerlain becomes too vintage soap on me. I wouldn't buy this if it werent for the fact a good standing with Afterpay makes obtaining things all the more easier, to have anything you want almost. In the future I would experiment with Chanel's Coco Noir, and M. Micallef's Mon Parfum to see if I can get this same scent cheaper with equivalent fragrant efficiency. I also got this fragrance because its like Clive Christian's "L" Chypre Floral but way more... not absurd with its offering (a measly 50ml when you can get this...) And the quality, at least because it performs so well on my skin, makes it just as good too! For me, its a 5 star fragrance. But as with other Guerlain perfumes, your mileage may vary. Test on your skin before getting a FB! (As it stands, its one of my top fragrances of all time along with: Creed's Acqua Fiorentina, Tom Ford's Oud Fleur, MDCI's Un Coeur En Mai, and The Orchid Man by Frapin. Shoutout to Beloved by Amouage, which I shall look up to as a work of art from afar.)

This is such an underrated beauty! I think it might be because of the name. No, this is not a chypre at all and I‘m glad for that. If that‘s what you‘re looking for, look elsewhere. Chypre Fatal is a beautiful, sophisticated, modern floriental. It opens with rose and heavy, earthy but clean patchouli with a little sparkle. The first blast made me think it would be a more night-timey part of the Miss Dior / Coco Mad family, but then a beautiful soft creamy vanilla joins in and takes the scent into a totally different direction. Now the rose smells as light as rose water, and the patchouli becomes polished and smooth. The peach note is so beautiful, really like a fresh white peach that is neither sour nor overripe. In the drydown the general composition reminds me of Gucci Rush, which I also love, but like a much more elegant version of the same concept. If Rush is for wild parties, Chypre Fatal is for more formal events. But of course it could also be worn for regular night outs, dates or even as an everyday scent in the colder months. It‘s versatile. Despite having only four fairly common notes listed, it has a complex development. The notes play with each other, every time I smell it a different aspect takes the center stage. There is nothing disturbing in it, just a perfect balance of patch, rose, peach and vanilla. I love this and I want a bottle, it might be overpriced, but in my personal opinion it‘s much more worth it than the other fragrances from this line.

"Les Elixirs Charnels were created to evoke the desires of a women who loves to play the game of seduction." The Femme Fatale: Underneath her cool refined exterior, a passionate fire burns. A woman to love but never truly know, she always has the upper hand with those who dare to try to own her. The intense aura of this fatal fruity chypre haunts, as it presses and caresses with hieratic rose to which patchouli brings its spicy, woody overtones. Vanilla and white peach sensually soften the harmony that leaves an indelible trail.

I adore and its gorgeous old bottle. Today as I wear it I’m stunned anyone thinks it smells like CM which is much more crisp, dry with a very different type of patchouli and a lovely soapy finish. Here the unctuous peach marries beautifully with a lightly wearing but very chocolatey type of patchouli - which here has a chocolate cake reference that never moves too gourmand. It’s softly radiant and juicy but with the patchouli leaving a soft powdered edge in the dry down.

I LOVE THE GUERLAIN LIMITED EDITION LINES. WHEN I FIRST SPRAYED THIS I REALLY DISLIKED THE SMELL. LIKE OLD DATED SLIGHTLY STALE PERFUME. HOWEVER TO MY DELIGHT AFTER HALF AN HOUR A PRETTY NON TOO SWEET ROSE WITH VANILLA LIGHT FRUIT POWDERY EDGE EMERGED. NOT AS SWEET AS ROSE BARBARE, BUT MORE COMPLEX AND VERY INTERESTING. ITS ONE OF THOSE ONES YOU KEEP TRYING ON TO REMIND YOURSELF WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE. JUST NEED TO GET PAST THE FIRST HALF HOUR.