Cristalle Eau Verte
Cristalle Eau Verte by Chanel is a feminine-leaning eau de toilette from 2009 in the premium price tier. It opens with lemon, bergamot and galbanum, moves into jasmine, honeysuckle and basil and dries down to white musk and vetiver. Expect around 5 hours of wear, and it projects softly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Galbanum Intensely green resin. Smells like snapping a plant stem in half.
Heart
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Honeysuckle Sweet, nectar-like and slightly green. Summer hedgerow.
- Basil Peppery herb with an aniseed lift. Culinary but wearable.
Dry-down
- White Musk Clean, soft, laundry-like. The 'smells like nothing but better' note.
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
Smells like this
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