Love Story Chloé 2014 Eau de Parfum

Chloe Love Story is a beautiful fragrance and I am glad to have tried it. The original Chloe EDP doesn't suit my skin nor my tastes all too well and sadly many of her flankers pose the same problem as they smell too alike. Chloe Love Story could be considered a stand-alone fragrance as it bears very few similarities to its predecessor.

Chloe Love Story is a clean, somewhat soapy interpretation of neroli, stephanotis, rose and pear. It has a similar fresh laundry vibe like the rest of the Chloe range, just without the fizzy peony and litchi notes.

Chloe Love Story was recommended on a few bridal websites as the perfect garden wedding scent. As a soon-to-be-bride myself I am placing Chloe Love Story onto my rather exhaustive shortlist for my big day. I adore neroli dominant fragrances and am looking for something refreshing and pristine with this fragrance ticking lots of boxes.

I am a little concerned however that Chloe Love Story is soon to be discontinued if not already. My local department store now only carries the original Chloe EDP, Chloe Fleur de Parfum and Roses de Chloe, with Chloe Love Story already relegated to the discount stores. If this is to be my wedding day fragrance I will have to make my decision quickly to avoid disappointment.

Chloe Love Story is perhaps as generic as people say. But in Chloe’s defense, I remember shopping at the mall looking for an everyday fragrance and everything with a similar DNA was either too powdery, too sharp, or faded in 15 minutes. Love Story didn’t stand out on the list at first, but slowly I honed in on it as my favorite sample and would leave every trip to the mall smelling my wrist all the way home. It’s a basic feminine soapy neroli but done so so well, and it was all I wanted in my early 20s. I can wear this in sweats or in an office, day or night, winter or summer. Tbh I should probably keep some backstock so I can confidently polish off my 2.5 oz bottle. I’m sure I could find a similar fragrance today but my heart just wouldn’t be in it.

I love the initial top notes but it fades so quickly (as top notes are wont to do) that I don't have enough time to appreciate it and quickly turns sour on my skin somehow. Not to an extreme degree but just enough that I find it discomforting. But that also fades just as quickly to a soft bitter grassy scent that lingers that I don't find it in me to hate.

All in all, pleasant.

Since I have heard from many people that the Chloe fragrances are good and sometimes very romantic, I went to the perfume store to form my own opinion about the Chloe scents. I tested every Chloe fragrance... I simply find that 99% of Chloe's scents smell like soap, or am I just imagining it? The saleswoman said that Love Story is one of the most popular Chloe fragrances because it is supposed to be very feminine, so I gave Love Story a chance. With Love Story, I also only smell soap and rose, which I find really disappointing! The Chloe fragrances are not the cheapest either, and at a high price, I think not every scent should smell like soap or rose. I was just disappointed and gave up on these fragrances; I believe I had too high expectations. The scents are indeed feminine, but nothing really special either. The fragrances have neither a special scent progression nor highs and lows; in short, they are just boring for my taste! And with Love Story, I smelled only soap and rose throughout the entire scent progression; only at the end could I detect a slight note of orange blossom, nothing more.
I would be interested in hearing others' opinions on this fragrance because I find it just strange that I only smell soap and rose... The longevity wasn't great either; I could only perceive the scent on my skin for 4 hours.

Although I am generally a niche lover in olfactory terms, there are still some well-known fragrances that can pleasantly surprise me. This recently happened with Chloé's relaunch of Love Story. I love the classic from the house and know very few women who do not appreciate the powdery scent. When I first saw the beautiful advertisement featuring the wonderfully authentic Clémence Poesy, I knew: this is going to be a love story. The way she strolls so effortlessly and French along the Seine, with that romantic bottle in hand, oh..! Floral essences of orange blossom and neroli paired with soft cedarwood may not sound like the most groundbreaking composition at first glance. And I suppose that’s not what Love Story aims to be. It is an incredibly clear fragrance, gentle and girlish, very pure and elegant. In the past few days, as I step out of the shower, the thought immediately crosses my mind: today I will wear Love Story! The perfume is so wonderfully uncomplicated and fresh, just the right amount of scent that one would like to wear during the day and still find exciting while dancing in the evening. I would really love to know where my liaison with this bottle comes from, was it perhaps the beautiful Clémence? Or the almost kitschy setting of the perfect commercial? I don't know, but one thing is clear: for my next date, I want to smell just like this! Like delicate, freshly bloomed flowers that subtly settle in the nose and evoke a cozy smile the whole time. A perfume made for falling in love and perhaps the beginning of a truly great love story?