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Cristalle : neither Cynical nor Sentimental
Cristalle is rooted in the green chypre, and has a passing likeness to Y.
It opens on citrus, and a creamy gardenia - with its taint of mushroom.
And then, behind that, there's a rosy bouquet - which shows a different side to Cristalle.
Instead of being a bluestocking - but coloured in green and beige - there are glimmers of sweetness that counteract the dry impression. This subtle contrast saves her from two-dimensionality, and there is also powder - which increases the charm and the interest. Underneath it all is a dark chypre base.
Being unsweet and green, Cristalle is a follow up to No19, Henri Robert's personal tribute to Chanel. But this is no mere copy, Jacques Polge does it in his own special way.
Bitter and sweet, moist and dry, sensible -and- pretty; this is an excellent choice for those who take a sober view of perfume; but - at the same time - want to keep alive their vision of beauty, which shields them from cynicism on the one side, and sentimentality on the other.
[Vintage Mini]
It opens on citrus, and a creamy gardenia - with its taint of mushroom.
And then, behind that, there's a rosy bouquet - which shows a different side to Cristalle.
Instead of being a bluestocking - but coloured in green and beige - there are glimmers of sweetness that counteract the dry impression. This subtle contrast saves her from two-dimensionality, and there is also powder - which increases the charm and the interest. Underneath it all is a dark chypre base.
Being unsweet and green, Cristalle is a follow up to No19, Henri Robert's personal tribute to Chanel. But this is no mere copy, Jacques Polge does it in his own special way.
Bitter and sweet, moist and dry, sensible -and- pretty; this is an excellent choice for those who take a sober view of perfume; but - at the same time - want to keep alive their vision of beauty, which shields them from cynicism on the one side, and sentimentality on the other.
[Vintage Mini]
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