Elegant, unique, mature designer that smells niche and deserves more love
This beautiful scent was a love at first sniff. I'm a sucker for plum notes and Chloe Nomade has such a bright, juicy plum heart that's elegant, flirty, and alluring. The opening of this fragrance is a gorgeous blend of all the citrus top notes which blend together to almost smell like a freshly-squeezed cup of citrus juices, more sweet than zesty. As the citrus notes fade, the heart of rose and jasmine really come forward—with the peach adding a juicy edge. The entire lifetime of the fragrance is supported by a smooth, creamy woods base accompanied with a soft musky facet, a tinge of greenness from a smooth and earthy patchouli, and a slightly scratchy distinct oakmoss.
If you're a femme who dislike oakmoss or think it automatically makes a fragrance masculine, Nomade is absolutely going to be a no for you. But personally, Nomade taught me how oakmoss could be used to add a confident, earthy, head-turning edge to a perfume. All of the notes come together to create a perfectly-sweet, juicy and fruity floral fragrance with an extremely long-lasting musky-woodsy moss base. Probably 1-2 hours of 1m projection, then another 2-3 of 1 foot projection, but lasts on your clothes 8+ hrs at intimate distances.
This would be a fantastic signature scent and is appropriate for just about every season but winter, where she would be better replaced by her older and richer sister, the now-discontinued Nomade Absolu de Parfum. Would be a head-turning but still safe daily reach which could fit the office just as well as running errands or a little cafe date. Probably a little bright and peppy to be a good nighttime scent as well.
This is a hidden gem from Chloe and deserves more love. I'll probably always keep a bottle of this or the Absolu in my collection.
