Étoile de Lune Chabaud

Étoile de Lune, the 3rd fragrance from the Chabaud line, simmers for the 2nd test on my wrist. I had planned to comment on the first three scents I test from this series. And maybe write another comment if one of the Chabaud fragrances blows me away or if I need to wash it off, well, we will see.

Étoile de Lune, here I have read the preliminary comments, and the association of Ergoproxy with the white blouse appealed to me very much. Unfortunately, the fragrance does not quite match my preferences, but enough talk, let’s move on to the perception.

The opening is very sweet and creamy, almost buttery. I notice nothing of the sour note of bergamot in the top note; it is simply omitted. It continues floral, somewhat cloying, with jasmine spreading out, quite resolute and assertive, not letting anyone take the butter off its bread. Now I also perceive a slight citrus note; the bergamot peeks out in the background, or is it the orange blossom? This makes the fragrance a bit rounder for me, slightly dimming the sweetness. Although the scent remains finely creamy, it also has something powdery. Actually, that contradicts itself, but that’s how I perceive it.

The sillage is quite strong in the first quarter of an hour, but it calms down quickly and becomes more intimate. Étoile de Lune is an elegant floral fragrance, with longevity in the medium range. For men, it is definitely too sweet, in summer I find it too cloying, and in winter too weak. The fragrance did not bring me as much joy as Water Lily and Ergoproxy. I am increasingly realizing that it is the jasmine that does not suit me and stings in my nose. However, Étoile de Lune cannot be blamed for that, so jasmine lovers, go for the fragrance.