WHAT I SMELL: Chanel 1957 opens with a bright and sparkling warmed bergamot that is quickly met with a soft and slightly creamy iris tinged with citrus. It’s so pretty, rather ethereal and incredibly inviting. In short time the perfume begins to powder and grow, but without giving up it’s soft demeanor. The perfume seems to radiate around an inch off of the skin where it feels as if you’re snuggling your nose up against the soft fur of the underbelly of a kitten. The florals are sweetened in the lightest of ways on top of a tempered wood and the musk is lush and full without suffocating all other aspects of this soft and pretty dream of a perfume. 1957 is probably one of the prettiest perfumes in the Chanel collection of fragrances, albeit rather linear in development. It’s perfectly uncomplicated and I love it.
From the Chanel website:
In 1957, Coco Chanel was rewarded for her world-renowned talent and audacity to seize, reinvent and magnify rare materials. The 1957 fragrance embodies this spirit, which is signature to the heart of every CHANEL creation.
A sensual accord of white musk is delicately fashioned with floral notes of bergamot, iris and neroli, woody notes of cedar, powdery accents and a hint of honey. A luminous scent, a statement to the timeless style of CHANEL.
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: Audrey Hepburn in “Funny Face” 1957.
THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE 1957: delightful, easy, happy
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT 1957: CaFleureBon, Chemist in the Bottle, The Black Narcissus
BOTTOM LINE: 1957 is another Chanel that is so wonderfully beautiful in its’ simplicity and for it ease of wear. And even though the name is 1957, there’s something timeless about this beauty of a perfume. There really is an art to making a perfume so ethereally uncomplicated, yet refined.
- Bone Rating: 4.5 out of possible 5 bones
- Scent: Aromatic
- Nose: Olivier Polge
- Classification: Leans feminine
- Expense: $250 for 2.5 oz. eau de parfum
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: Happy and perfectly content.
WHAT I SMELL: Allure Homme opens with a fresh and intoxicating herbal mandarin and lavender that is peppered with hints of brown sugar. It goes on sexy, invigorating and completely approachable. The perfume soon mellows a bit from its’ exciting entrance, but it remains delightfully confident in it’s persona. As the perfume continues to settle, the tonka and a light vanilla are the radiant center and help to create a smooth and creamy aura that begins to radiate ever so subtly. After some time, the perfume matures a bit with a buzzing pepper coming into play along with a soft, but sweetened patchouli. Allure is neither for the young or the old, but for any man who just wants to smell clean and fresh…and just fantastic.
WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE TO ME: Allure Homme is aptly named. But I can’t help but call this fragrance a “go-getter” as there’s some real positive energy in the perfume and that when you wear it, it makes you feel as if you really can accomplish anything.
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