Climat

Lancome La Collection CLIMAT is a lush verdant chypre complete with bona fide oakmoss (evernia prunastri is listed among the ingredients on the box) and embellished with aldehydes. What a stunning composition this is! Unlike some "old school" (aka "old lady") perfumes, CLIMAT does not smell musty or dusty but rich and green as a forest after a long rain. The floral notes are very fresh and mingle together as in a beautiful bouquet, which is balanced by the green and chypre notes in such a way as to prevent this from being a primarily floral creation. Although the greenness is marked, it is never harsh. The longevity of CLIMAT is excellent, and the sillage just right for a perfume of this type: noticeable but not overwhelming. Highly recommended to all lovers of fine floral green chypres!

J'ai déjà senti ce parfum. Je ne sais plus quand. Je ne sais plus où mais ses effluves ne sont pas inconnues à mes narines. Crémeux. Onctueux. Aldéhydé. On le devine fascinant à l'époque où il n'avait pas (encore) subi de transformation au détour d'une reformulation (satanées reformulations !!!). Sur ma peau un parfum de crème nivéa mélangé à de la narcisse et un accord lipstick rose/violette. J'adore !! Par contre le sillage est très très court et la longévité toute autant !!! Si Lancôme voulait bien sortir un extrait de ce petit bijou qui a ressorti le bout de nez et le nôtre par la même occasion....

I have old formulation ( yay! lucky me). Usually, I do not like aldehydes but this one is an exception. This is a very classy, calm (soft) fragrance. Not the "old lady" - not at all! Close to skin, however, do not overdo it. It gets more louder on skin with some time. Maybe due to our warm weather right now, but it got very noticeable by the time i got to the office. Very long lasting. P.S It has nothing to do with the new version of this fragrance. Even though it has the same name and brand.

This is so intensely 60s, I can hardly believe it! Extremely green and "fresh" in the 60s sense and very chic in its time. The modern nose is completely unfamiliar with a fragrance like this. Galbanum and soapy florals are offset by the strangeness of the added narcissus and violet. Dirty and clean and scathing and fresh, this fragrance is the perfect example of what popular perfumery was in the 60s.

I have the tiny size of this. It smells exactly like L'oreal Elnett hairspray...which is not necessarily a bad thing. I've always liked that smell. Not sure how accessible Climat is these days, but Elnett hairspray is ubiquitous. There you go!