Misia
Misia by Chanel is a feminine-leaning eau de toilette from 2015 in the luxury price tier. It opens with violet and rose de mai, moves into iris, orris butter and damask rose and dries down to benzoin, tonka bean and musk. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Violet Powdery, sweet and a bit retro. Parma Violets in flower form.
- Rose de Mai Softer, honeyed May rose. Expensive and unmistakably natural.
Heart
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
- Orris Butter The expensive form of iris. Cold, buttery, faintly carrot and violet.
- Damask Rose The rich, jammy, honeyed rose. Deep and slightly wine-like.
Dry-down
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
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- Parfums de Nicolaï Ambre Cashmere
- Matière Première Santal Austral
- Dior Ambre Nuit
- Guerlain L'Heure Bleue
- Guerlain Insolence
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