Beige smells quite different from what I expected from the listed notes, but very Chanel. It starts with a blast of their signature soapy aldehydes and a yellow floral note that comes across as more ylang ylang than frangipani to me. Maybe because the overall feel of the scent is more classic and "perfumey", instead of beachy and tropical like most frangipani scents. It's even slightly indolic, which I'm not that fond of, but luckily that's only noticeable in the top notes.
Later the fragrance turns quite powdery and surprisingly musky on my skin. At this point I mainly get the soft sweetness of hawthorne and honey. It's still mainly a clean, floral scent, so the honey never turns sickly or waxy.
If I had to assign a color to this fragrance, it would not be beige, but a sparkling champagne-ish light yellow. A beige scent would be something warmer, creamier and more skin-like to me. To be honest I would have liked it better than way. The way it is it's a nice scent, though not for me.
