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Chloé Absolu de Parfum Chloé 2017

8.1 / 10 100 Ratings

A popular limited perfume by Chloé for women, released in 2017. The scent is floral-sweet. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Floral

Sweet

Creamy

Fresh

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Grasse rose absolute

Damask rose

Patchouli

Vanilla absolute

Perfumer

Michel Almairac

Ratings

Scent

8.1100 Ratings

Longevity

7.891 Ratings

Sillage

7.291 Ratings

Bottle

8.6100 Ratings

Value for money

7.727 Ratings

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/21/2022

8Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Kleopatra
229 Reviews

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Kleopatra

Top Review 25

Soapy, clean, nice, and still beautiful!

I'm back. I'm buying Chloé Absolu blind. And why? Because I read the statements and comments that describe it as much more beautiful than the original. And because it’s limited and discontinued. Immediately, I fall into the familiar Raff and hamster mode. Normally, I don't like Chloé at all. Way too soapy and sharp, even the flankers. And in general, I prefer to admire roses in a vase.

But I did it anyway. Just ordered it and let myself be surprised. And you won’t believe it: it is actually a little bit soapy. But I like it! It doesn’t completely blow me away, but that’s okay. I actually find it much more beautiful than the original. Softer and rounder, nothing jabs or bites, not even the soap. Classic, well-groomed, clean, and pure. A fragrance for many occasions, although many people probably know it.

The main theme here is also the rose, which probably contributes to the slight soapiness. And although I am very sensitive to soapiness in fragrances, I find it just pleasant in this scent. Then it becomes soft, I think due to the vanilla, which is only delicately dosed and makes the fragrance beautifully rounded. It’s not sweet, but it radiates a certain warmth. The little bottle is also pretty to look at.

Chloé Absolu is always wearable, a classic go-to that doesn’t clash anywhere. Whether in the office, at the doctor’s, at family gatherings, in a restaurant, or at a funeral: with this fragrance, you won’t stand out unpleasantly anywhere.

But that’s probably exactly what might annoy some: little development, pleasing, classic, nice, and clean, pearl necklace and twinset. I don’t care. Sometimes a woman just needs exactly such fragrances.

12/23/2020

9.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

MossGreen
24 Reviews

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MossGreen

Top Review 31

Warmer, klarer Minimalismus

First of all: long intro full of uninteresting life story! Here it goes:
As a teenager, I wore "Chloé (eau de parfum)" and didn't like it. Tempted by a pretty, oversized, and no less impressive, far too perfect face on a rose gold advertisement and a harried saleswoman who rightly suspected a lost, directionless person like me to be an easy target, I bought this bottle without much hesitation from my hard-earned Christmas money.
I wore it extensively, regularly, almost obsessively, always carrying the perfect face in my mind, full of hope to transfer some of that beauty onto my lackluster appearance, perhaps to convince the right man for life that I was a top candidate.

But we never really matched. And it worked, as one might suspect, only in my head. Several years have passed, the time for searching for a partner is over (thankfully! Hopefully?), and Chloé became a forgotten relic of another time in my life.

Until I found a sample of this fragrance here. It had sneaked into my collection despite being on the watchlist and was already threatening to lead an unnoticed existence until I read more closely. "Absolu" ah... probably like the original, just with a lot more volume. Or like so many Absolues, Intenses, extraits, and whatever else is out there, just throw in vanilla and tuberose, shake vigorously, and re-market.
Nevertheless, I tested the sample. Just like that. And I was transported back to another time. Uncertain, full of overwhelming emotions but also full of passion.

And like me, Chloé has grown up. The Absolu presents itself clearly but not strictly, minimalist but not overly structured, warm but not lulling. Like a woman who has simply let go of much that she long believed she needed.
The Chloé DNA, that typical strict rose, shines through clearly and doesn't lose itself in the fragrance, yet the vanilla softens it right from the start, rounds off the edges, tames the thorns, and gently accompanies it to a grounded, unspiced, and soft base.
Don't get me wrong: the fragrance is still clean, it fits perfectly in a dentist's office, an office, or a car dealership. It's just that it's no longer the pretty lady with a center part, pressed blouse, and white nails at the reception; she's more like the warm, friendly, and well-groomed woman from administration, the one everyone likes to have around, who always has an open ear and occasionally brings the best cookies for everyone.
But one doesn't really know much about her life, as she always remains professional and clear.

I find it dreamy.
And it's the first fragrance in my life for which I will probably get a bunker. You never know with these Absolus, limited, extended, anniversary, special, and other editions...

12/15/2017

10Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Funkyyyfresh
2 Reviews

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Funkyyyfresh

Top Review 21

Delicate Rose Glow

In my opinion, the absolute is more mature and simpler in structure than the EDP. Clean, classic & unobtrusive. This is what I understand by rose! Somehow, the composition is kept simple and has thus gained. It is modern, minimalist but not necessarily exciting, which is also okay.

I love the scent of fresh roses. Often, I have been disappointed by rose fragrances because I secretly expected the smell of my grandmother's roses in the garden. They smell regal. Even after hot summer days or days of continuous rain, I always perceive the scent as delicately subtle and pure. Unfortunately, most rose perfumes smell to me just synthetic and stuffy or start to smell almost 'modern' on my skin (if this makes sense)... I don't like it when too many floral components are crammed together because the rose doesn't need that at all. It simply gets lost..

Despite the vanilla, this one is by no means sticky, just appetizingly pure and fresh. Patchouli grounds the fine roses here, and they stay comfortable. With this scent, I feel at ease in a room full of unfamiliar people; it is beautifully discreet and stays close to the skin. It is definitely a good choice for the office. On the skin, the scent only changes slightly over time, perhaps becoming a bit creamier and finer. Unfortunately, the longevity is disappointing, an estimated 5-6 hours before it completely disappears on me. I love it nonetheless.

My thoughts when I first smelled it on my skin were similar to those I had with Rose d'Arabie by Armani Privé (for me, the best rose scent). I thought: 'Wow! Yes! Clearly, this is it, I’ll take it!'... This is how I want to smell when I hug someone. Definitely test it if you are looking for clean scents and like them.