tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post6205007197347602778..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Cristalle Eau Verte by Chanel: new fragrancePerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88918570826608127132009-04-02T21:10:00.000+01:002009-04-02T21:10:00.000+01:00I got the Eau Verte and it rocks. Too bad that the...I got the Eau Verte and it rocks. Too bad that they didn't make a green bottle for it, just for the heck of it.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12071065501396041672009-03-28T12:08:00.000+00:002009-03-28T12:08:00.000+00:00Dear Jill,you're very welcome and thanks for the a...Dear Jill,<BR/><BR/>you're very welcome and thanks for the additional info. It does help!<BR/>Well, if they can't see what is wrong then it can't be defective product (it smells rather off, doesn't it), so reformulation might be afoot (it wouldn't surprise me). It's interesting to say the least!<BR/><BR/>No, I am not in the States but actually in the European Union, so it would be fightfully easyPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-19459101565136260352009-03-27T17:46:00.000+00:002009-03-27T17:46:00.000+00:00Thank you so much for your very prompt response! ...Thank you so much for your very prompt response! Yes, I spoke to Chanel's customer services direct, and they replaced two of my bottles for two identically smelling bottles. I explained what I felt was wrong and begged them for feedback, but I suspect that they just send returned items back to France and don't take anything further. I demonstrated in the stores I went to that I could identify Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91989372684858977842009-03-27T13:27:00.000+00:002009-03-27T13:27:00.000+00:00Anon,I can't say I have bought any new batches of ...Anon,<BR/><BR/>I can't say I have bought any new batches of Cristalle lately so I haven't noticed anything like what you descibe. <BR/>If you're saying Chanel is denying <I>any</I> reformulation, I assume you have emailed them with your question on Cristalle directly? Because if you're talking in general about their scents it might not be the same thing. (one could claim a "no reformulations" Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-84987641150673189472009-03-26T16:40:00.000+00:002009-03-26T16:40:00.000+00:00PLEASE HELP!You all seem to be knowledgeable about...PLEASE HELP!<BR/><BR/>You all seem to be knowledgeable about Cristalle - have any of you noticed how both the Eau de Toilette and Eau de Parfum have been changed recently? It seems to be imperceptible to most people, but not everyone, and the most shocking difference is in the lack of "zinginess" in the EdT. Chanel have denied any reformulation, but interestingly the testers in some stores Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25400768755703741552009-03-20T12:44:00.000+00:002009-03-20T12:44:00.000+00:00You got a point there, L! Who can argue with that?...You got a point there, L! Who can argue with that? ;-)<BR/><BR/>You prefer the new Magie Noire? I haven't given it the time of day to be honest; maybe I should re-test it with some attention this time. I like the old one in miniscule doses, though.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2665388022389617212009-03-19T19:01:00.000+00:002009-03-19T19:01:00.000+00:00I know that Une Fleur was limited but hey, it's ma...I know that Une Fleur was limited but hey, it's marketing people. Marketing people wantz money. If people with money shout that they want things.... off to the curb with limited editions:D<BR/><BR/>I seem to fall in love with discontinued fragrances. Today, I got some of the old version of Magie Noire and I'm totally happy that I like the new one more.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-48003156203435378322009-03-19T18:09:00.000+00:002009-03-19T18:09:00.000+00:00L,Cristalle is quite lovable, very easy to adopt. ...L,<BR/><BR/>Cristalle is quite lovable, very easy to adopt. The edt is simpler, the edp a bit more floral and "feminine". <BR/>Une Fleur was a limited edition to begin with, I believe. If someone reads here, I hope they hear you ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-14104624925531056412009-03-18T18:19:00.000+00:002009-03-18T18:19:00.000+00:00I'll have to re-check Cristalle, I don't really re...I'll have to re-check Cristalle, I don't really remember it.<BR/><BR/>And, someone with the right connexions, tell the damn Chanel people to relaunch Une Fleur!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451092262381231105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37146668611668484932009-03-17T20:30:00.000+00:002009-03-17T20:30:00.000+00:00Anon,it seems that oversaturation with juice is th...Anon,<BR/><BR/>it seems that oversaturation with juice is the only way to go these days....Gone are the times when perfume developping took a year or two and then launches were every decade or at least five or six years. Now, we have new things every three months within the same brand!<BR/>That said, Chanel has kept a certain "level" up till now. I hope they continue to upkeep that level, Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25729912577919493982009-03-17T20:26:00.000+00:002009-03-17T20:26:00.000+00:00R,actually it wasn't completely random. I thought ...R,<BR/><BR/>actually it wasn't completely random. I thought about posting it on Monday in tandem with my Spring list post, but then rethought about it and opted for its own, green day :-)<BR/><BR/>The bottle is all my own handiwork's sacrilege ;-) LOL!! I confess!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-82827899974766266522009-03-17T20:18:00.000+00:002009-03-17T20:18:00.000+00:00Thank you A!I can't know how Maureen Chiquet think...Thank you A!<BR/><BR/>I can't know how Maureen Chiquet thinks about this, but I do believe there is a scheme of "continuity" within the pefume line which was also apparent in Les Exclusifs: segments of green in BR and LP (taken from No.19), the patchouli and vetiver from Allure Sensuelle and Coco Mlle injected in Coromandel, to a lesser degree in RC and then mostly the latter in Sycomore, the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-25787002474375649612009-03-17T20:13:00.000+00:002009-03-17T20:13:00.000+00:00K,excellent points, all of them.First of all, I be...K,<BR/><BR/>excellent points, all of them.<BR/><BR/>First of all, I believe a flanker is meant to rekindle interest in a brand (and I don't mean a company when I say brand this time). So this is good. <BR/>Now, if that means that Cristalle the old one is going to be semi-obscure at the back of the shelf in favour of the newer one, then this might be bad. On the other hand it wasn't exactly Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-54055515259694339672009-03-17T19:45:00.000+00:002009-03-17T19:45:00.000+00:00Does Chanel do the same as Guerlain ? So many perf...Does Chanel do the same as Guerlain ? So many perfumes in so many times !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64418100469107770972009-03-17T18:46:00.000+00:002009-03-17T18:46:00.000+00:00How appropriate that you would be posting about Cr...How appropriate that you would be posting about Cristalle Vert on St. Patrick's Day, E!<BR/><BR/>Please let us know how this one smells. And is the word "Green" really emblazoned across the front of the packaging? It looks a bit out of place, but whatever...<BR/><BR/>Hugs!violetnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845023313688694346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-88908486609456807212009-03-17T16:08:00.000+00:002009-03-17T16:08:00.000+00:00Thanks and congrats on the scoop!There seem to be ...Thanks and congrats on the scoop!<BR/><BR/>There seem to be a convergence of the ideas already: Bel Respiro, Eau de Cologne touches on the same ideas (plus a few more--ladies can even wear Allure Homme Sport if refreshing chic is what they are after). It would be hard to believe that marketing does not play into this. Then again I suppose there's a reason why the marketing research budget was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61833531395643464372009-03-17T14:29:00.000+00:002009-03-17T14:29:00.000+00:00I'm very fond of Cristalle and would not want them...I'm very fond of Cristalle and would not want them to devalue it's loveliness.<BR/><BR/>That said if a flanker stops it's seeming decline then maybe it's a good thing.<BR/><BR/>I STILL don't understand why this isn't more popular among the non obsessives. It's lovely but very wearable. Ah well.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.com