Innocence Chloé 1995

I have found that the word 'opulent' as used by perfumers (Amouage, Ineke, et al.) in their marketing literature is actually code for soapy/aldehydic floral compositions, and I'd have to say that Chloe INNOCENCE fits right into that category. This is a fairly sharp, very soapy green floral perfume reminiscent to my nose of Dior TENDRE POISON.

The hyacinth is dominant, but the squeaky clean quality of this creation is what is most striking of all, above the flowers and everything else. When I donned this perfume today, it occurred to me that it may very well have been the inspiration of the entire CLEAN line. Strong and declarative (potential headache alert...), and a bit cold, I'd say. I realize that aldehydes are not listed among the notes, but INNOCENCE is closer to WHITE LINEN than it is to most floral greens, it seems to me.