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Venice or Venezia? Doesn't matter, the world is going down nobly
Paris - Venice is the 2nd new Chanel fragrance that I just got to know, and it contradicts my thesis that the previously 3-part series (Biarritz, Deauville, Venice) consists of French seaside resorts. Venice in France is not even close to a sea, and if Venice is meant to be the French spelling of Venice, then that's not in France either.
So far, I have only gotten to know Deauville, the fresh-herbaceous one from Normandy, but Venice caters to a different direction: the one with the soft, fruity creaminess. The Norman was a bit rougher, the Venetian is much more caressing. At times, I even smell similarities with Allure.
The top note is somewhat spicy, but overall it's a cream slice with fruit. Then the cream recedes a bit, and the true intention of the fragrance comes to light: Neroli. A beautiful neroli note on a green velvet bed, with nutty tonka foam.
Never really sweet, somewhat dark orange, a little smoky, this is so far my favorite fragrance of the series. Perfect as a fine summer scent,
So far, I have only gotten to know Deauville, the fresh-herbaceous one from Normandy, but Venice caters to a different direction: the one with the soft, fruity creaminess. The Norman was a bit rougher, the Venetian is much more caressing. At times, I even smell similarities with Allure.
The top note is somewhat spicy, but overall it's a cream slice with fruit. Then the cream recedes a bit, and the true intention of the fragrance comes to light: Neroli. A beautiful neroli note on a green velvet bed, with nutty tonka foam.
Never really sweet, somewhat dark orange, a little smoky, this is so far my favorite fragrance of the series. Perfect as a fine summer scent,
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Duftzauber 6 years ago
This is the first of these fragrances that I got to test. Thanks to your description, I figured it out too - it reminds me a bit of Allure, but it's softer and more pleasing. A scent to lift your mood.
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Kankuro 7 years ago
According to Chanel, it's meant to represent Venice ;-) I'm really curious about the scent!
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Chanelle 7 years ago
Absolutely unisex. I know men's fragrances that are much more feminine.
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Quercus 7 years ago
What do you think, is it unisex or more on the feminine side?
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Lilau 7 years ago
Oh...that sounds just like I imagined it.;-) Thanks for your helpful first impression!
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Sweetsmell75 7 years ago
sounds very nice ... I’ll have to give it a try :)
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Melisande 7 years ago
Allure *making me curious*??? This definitely needs to go on the test list; your description sounds like I might really like it...
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Aventurin 7 years ago
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Sounds great, I definitely need to test it soon! Olivier Polge says (in Vogue): "I didn't try to replicate how Venice smells. Instead, I thought about what Venice meant to Coco Chanel. The city is the gateway to the Orient; Chanel developed her taste for baroque and Byzantine art there, which is why this scent is a bit rounder, warmer than the others."
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Lillie 9 months ago
Thank you, that's very interesting and helps me personally to better understand the completely unexpected, untypically Chanel impression I had of the scent during my first test.
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BeatriceA 7 years ago
Similarity to Allure sounds good!
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