tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1429157897222474294..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Chant d'Aromes by Guerlain: fragrance reviewPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18260243840652581402016-02-26T09:49:29.480+00:002016-02-26T09:49:29.480+00:00It is a good scent, I agree. The current formulati...It is a good scent, I agree. The current formulation is closer to the tender peachy-milky tones of the original than the mid-formulation, I believe that was greener. Not much experience with 70s and 80s batches, though a late60s-early70s (can't be sure) I had seemed like a good fit for what you are familiar with. I wouldn't go way past that in fears that the top notes have significantly Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60262943187941408552016-02-25T00:35:19.826+00:002016-02-25T00:35:19.826+00:00Thanks for this review! Chant d'Aromes is has ...Thanks for this review! Chant d'Aromes is has been my scent since my best friend introduced me to it in 1966. I was so sad when it was discontinued in the 80's, then happy at the re-release in the 90's -- but so disappointed when the re-issue smeled more like Ma Griffe than the original scent. I've been trying to buy products from the first release, needless to say. Was the Chant loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013275120742257492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15125236963859208902008-07-30T09:19:00.000+01:002008-07-30T09:19:00.000+01:00S,it's a beauty, isn't she? I wonder why it hasn't...S,<BR/><BR/>it's a beauty, isn't she? I wonder why it hasn't been "discovered" by more people, it has made my summer so much more joyful.<BR/>The old Guerlains are certainly very good and they deserve all the attention they can get.<BR/><BR/>It's <I>sad</I> what you say about the catalogue regarding the parfum, though. If only for tradition's and posterity's sake they should keep it in production.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-86134938620667544202008-07-30T09:17:00.000+01:002008-07-30T09:17:00.000+01:00O,indeed the styralyl acetate seems to be the char...O,<BR/><BR/>indeed the styralyl acetate seems to be the characteristic ingredient of those gardenia chypres of the late40s and 50s, thanks for pointing it out. It's very prominent in <I>Ma Griffe</I>, less to my nose in <I>Chant</I>.<BR/>I am now comparing batches of <I>Crepe de Chine</I> I got sent and a modern "dupe" of it, so I will reserve judgment on that till I am more familiar with the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-56886778838711313772008-07-30T09:13:00.000+01:002008-07-30T09:13:00.000+01:00J,I hope you try it and let me know how you find i...J,<BR/><BR/>I hope you try it and let me know how you find it! :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-74660551325371777672008-07-30T09:12:00.000+01:002008-07-30T09:12:00.000+01:00A,it's definitely subtle and refined. I don't thin...A,<BR/><BR/>it's definitely subtle and refined. I don't think they were aiming for a seductress scent ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91444454758247738272008-07-30T08:30:00.000+01:002008-07-30T08:30:00.000+01:00One of the lesser-known Guerlains, for sure.... an...One of the lesser-known Guerlains, for sure.... and I was just re-discovering it yesterday! It is lovely and delicate, and deserves way more attention than it is getting - but don't start me on that, the way the older Guerlain gems are buried, hidden at the bottom of shelves is heartbreaking.<BR/><BR/>The extrait of <I>Chant d'Aromes</I> is still available as of now, but you have to get it from Six'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03386119372459993709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68480540066810884482008-07-29T21:17:00.000+01:002008-07-29T21:17:00.000+01:00I would say that 2 notes are not only very Ma Grif...I would say that 2 notes are not only very Ma Griffe, but also characteristic for many perfumes of that time - the combination between the green pungent stiralil acetate (gardenia) and the C11 aldehyde. In Miss Dior and Crêpe de Chine they are also present. I loved this perfume - it was ... "nonchalant" in the spirit of the 50's.Octavian Coifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342689176413052674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12062903998828901852008-07-29T17:24:00.000+01:002008-07-29T17:24:00.000+01:00I felt Chant was too subtle for me, not enough sex...I felt Chant was too subtle for me, not enough sexiness maybe? Don't know, couldn't make it like me, but it seems to work for you, wouldn't have known, LOL.<BR/>AlineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60433368922715221082008-07-29T14:53:00.000+01:002008-07-29T14:53:00.000+01:00It has been a long time since I was intrigued by a...It has been a long time since I was intrigued by a Guerlain scent, but you have me at this one Helg.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095625947716520270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47169018195368986722008-07-29T14:21:00.000+01:002008-07-29T14:21:00.000+01:00Thank you ScentSelf for your comment and you kind ...Thank you ScentSelf for your comment and you kind words!<BR/>The Pleyel is old and has sentimental value as well as musical (I prefer it to my concert custom-made Petrof in fact) and it has indeed brought me much pleasure through the years. :-)<BR/><I>Chant d'Aromes</I> just <I>asked</I> for a musical piece to accompany it, didn't it?<BR/><BR/>I hope you find it and enjoy it, as well as the Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77676767112720688332008-07-29T14:19:00.000+01:002008-07-29T14:19:00.000+01:00Hi T! Uncanny, isn't it?Then again, we have a fond...Hi T! Uncanny, isn't it?<BR/>Then again, we have a fondness for the house beginning with G, don't we? ;-)<BR/><BR/>I love the image you're painting of CdA, indeed it is refined. <BR/>Yes, the print ad was for the Italian market saying "Italian women love Chant d'Aromes" and I think it's brilliant as well. I like the tenderness and happiness of it; and the serious look on the little girl too (veryPerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91464081394382967342008-07-29T14:15:00.000+01:002008-07-29T14:15:00.000+01:00Mary,overjoyed to see you here, sweetie. Thanks fo...Mary,<BR/><BR/>overjoyed to see you here, sweetie. Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Hope your hands are rested and not acting up :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the compliment, I do love it so! It's so innocently tender, so soft..."a whisper of silk in a closet full of tweed": that's such a GREAT description!<BR/><BR/><I>Rush</I> is milky, but with the speakers raised to earth-shattering volume: I Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-80258452896761465212008-07-29T14:13:00.000+01:002008-07-29T14:13:00.000+01:00I have not had an opportunity to experience this G...I have not had an opportunity to experience this Guerlain, but will of course be searching for one. I love that you have a music selection to go along with your review...and hope that your time with your Pleyel brought as much happiness as your time with Chant d'Aromes!<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>ScentScelf<BR/><BR/>P.S. I have obtained samples of three of the Patous you recently discussed -- Colony, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-70177387089264202342008-07-29T12:28:00.000+01:002008-07-29T12:28:00.000+01:00Hey E! I am surprised you chose to review a Guerla...Hey E! I am surprised you chose to review a Guerlain today, since I too revisited a beauty this morning; Jardins de Bagatelle. Surrounded in a cloud of fleurs de blanc, I wish I wore my FdB more.<BR/><BR/>Now, after reading your review, I wish I wore my Chant d'Aromes more as well. CdA makes me think of very refined women; wearing white, pearl necklaces, spring evenings through the Jardins AlbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-41140493421691803062008-07-29T12:23:00.000+01:002008-07-29T12:23:00.000+01:00Great review, helg, of one of my all-time favorite...Great review, helg, of one of my all-time favorite Guerlains. I cannot imagine a young woman circa 2008 wearing this perfume, as it's so tender and subtle. (My 23 year old daughter shrugged and pronounced it 'nothing' recently...but then she's a Gucci Rush fan, need I say more?). Chant d'Aromes is a whisper of silk in a closet full of tweed.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12577766593643216036noreply@blogger.com