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Warm Powdered Skin
I had been searching for my perfect powdery scent for a long time when in 2011 I finally found it in Chanel No 19 Poudre. I could never pull off the original Chanel No 19 with all it's hissing cold and hauntingly beautiful austerity, but Poudre is a different story entirely. All the notes I had problems with in the original are smoothed out or missing from Poudre: the aldehydes are turned way down, the iris is NOT coldly metallic and there is no leather accord.
The opening of Poudre is still a blast of aldehydes, galbanum and vetiver but much, much less sharp than the original. The rest of the wear time is filled out by a creamy, powdery iris musk. Despite the oft made comparisons, I don't find it similar to Prada's Infusion d'Iris (which on me is woody-iris-incense). The tonka provides a nuanced, light sweetness that adds warmth and depth which keeps No 19 Poudre from the icy character of the original. The blend of musks and sandalwood keep this mellow and inviting, and the galbanum-iris-vetiver inform but don't overwhelm the cozy character.
No19 Poudre is actually a comfort scent for me. It calls to mind a strong scent memory of being a young child, fresh out of the bath and applying my mother's perfumed talcum powder to my warm, flushed skin. For me, this is a cozy, warm, wholly innocent scent reminiscent of being wrapped in clean fluffy towels.
The overwhelming impression on my skin is clean, green, minimalist and understatedly elegant. A new modern classic. Absolutely lovely, an excellent makeup scent, and one of my true loves from the house of Chanel.
The opening of Poudre is still a blast of aldehydes, galbanum and vetiver but much, much less sharp than the original. The rest of the wear time is filled out by a creamy, powdery iris musk. Despite the oft made comparisons, I don't find it similar to Prada's Infusion d'Iris (which on me is woody-iris-incense). The tonka provides a nuanced, light sweetness that adds warmth and depth which keeps No 19 Poudre from the icy character of the original. The blend of musks and sandalwood keep this mellow and inviting, and the galbanum-iris-vetiver inform but don't overwhelm the cozy character.
No19 Poudre is actually a comfort scent for me. It calls to mind a strong scent memory of being a young child, fresh out of the bath and applying my mother's perfumed talcum powder to my warm, flushed skin. For me, this is a cozy, warm, wholly innocent scent reminiscent of being wrapped in clean fluffy towels.
The overwhelming impression on my skin is clean, green, minimalist and understatedly elegant. A new modern classic. Absolutely lovely, an excellent makeup scent, and one of my true loves from the house of Chanel.
Ostara
