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Chinchilla Galimard

7.7 / 10 20 Ratings

A popular perfume by Galimard for women. The release year is unknown. The scent is floral-spicy. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Green

Animal

Sweet

Ratings

Scent

7.720 Ratings

Longevity

7.819 Ratings

Sillage

6.819 Ratings

Bottle

6.813 Ratings

Submitted by Mörderbiene, last update on 02/03/2025.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/25/2021

Gtabasso
58 Reviews

Gtabasso

I would not call this a spicy floral

This is lovely. A spring floral with aldehydes that at first in the bottle smells like jasmine and/or honeysuckle but when I put it on I get a gardenia with aldehydes. It doesn't last long but goes on like an oily parfum and projects at the beginning and as your body warms up. A vintage beauty.

02/01/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Serenissima
1222 Reviews

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Serenissima

seemingly an unknown fragrance being yet very present

Galimard Parfums: This company was founded in 1747 in Grasse; the first listed fragrance appeared (according to Fragrantica) in 1960, the last in 2024; traded on eBay - surprisingly also called “Chin-Chilla” on the bottles - and yet seemingly unknown.
If it weren't for the light blonde residue of liquid in the sample bottle, a stylish, floral Chypre-like scent that seems to belong to another time, and spreads richly and warmly, even on my cool skin, with a noticeable animalic note.
Ah, “Chinchilla”: You send me on a quest for fragrance notes and I willingly embark on it.

Hesperid aromas, certainly a bit of bergamot and perhaps even pomelo, radiate, thanks to generously dosed aldehydes, citrus-fresh and lively: A classic top note, with a slightly subdued green and the sunny personality of a not-so-young charming woman. Round, soft, and wonderfully lush!
Opulence and maturity also in the summer flower garden:
Pink carnation spice and unmistakable rose beauties meet the well-known white flowers jasmine and tuberose, both not too shy, and a hint of iris ...
Perhaps some of my beloved lily of the valley are peeking around the corner.
Ylang ylang's blooming vines lovingly embrace this floral heart.
If I didn't just have a small nose, but were a “nose,” my fragrance memory wouldn't have to work so hard.
In any case, “Chinchilla” at this stage of its development reminds me of a beautiful piece of soap that smells delicately with soft foam and indulges.
After a while, I encounter quite subdued oak moss (Oh, so shy?) and sandalwood, rich, creamy, and masculine, accompanied by leather and vetiver.
Here, the civet animalic of the little sneaky, not-so-clean cat is anticipated: It was already there, rolling around, purring contentedly in a sensually warm musk bed!
Everything seemingly quite ordinarily “knitted,” but still beautiful, flattering, and therefore well wearable.

Perhaps “Chinchilla” by Galimard was just one of the many fragrance creations that have accompanied or accompany us over so many years without us really noticing them: There were just too many of its kind!
Surely a scent that (and the few available sales offers suggest this) was mainly distributed in America.
“Who knows the fragrances, names them?” one might ask here.

But, despite all the unanswered questions, I encounter a charming floral scent with average sillage and longevity: One of many?
Perhaps! But surely one whose acquaintance is worth making for me, even if this elegant South Frenchman withholds quite a bit from me.
I think I’ll let him keep his secrets and simply enjoy him …

04/22/2020

8Scent 8Longevity 3Sillage

Naimie54
115 Reviews

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Naimie54

Helpful Review 4

Schmuseduft (MUD III)

'Chinchilla' starts off pleasantly floral, with sweetness slowly and subtly joining in. The scent is already very appealing at this stage.

After about a good hour, delicate green and soapy notes support the aura, which is advantageous since 'Chinchilla' is very understated.

The perception hardly changes for the next few hours, but after about five hours, I think I smell a distant resemblance to real Eau de Cologne. The impression is not very intense, but this 4711 touch is definitely present for me. On the other hand, animalistic notes do not impose themselves.

In my opinion, 'Chinchilla' is a lovely feminine scent, perfectly suited for intimate evening hours. As mentioned, the aura is not very strong, but the longevity is good, lasting about eight hours.

I thank Mörderbiene for the sample.

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Ergoproxy

5 years ago

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

At first, I smell linden?! Then clearly tuberose with a mix of other flowers. It gets creamier than sweet. Overall, it's too heavy for me.

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Heikeso

2 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

No chinchillas and no other critters. It starts herbal-green-chypre and spicy. It becomes increasingly floral and radiant. The flowers...

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Yatagan

6 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Opulent, incredibly harmonious old-school white floral scent (Ylang Ylang and Tuberose), not indolic but heavy (Civet, Musk) and sweet.

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Stulle

3 years ago

8Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Smells somehow like "back in the day," without being old-fashioned: first wonderfully floral (could be linden, definitely YY), greenish, with a musky depth >>>

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Serenissima

10 months ago

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

No fur, no animal: Instead, a rich, finely spicy floral-warm cloak that’s a bit classically old-fashioned in a positive way.

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ParfumAholic

4 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Initially aldehydic-soapy, the white florals (Ylang-Ylang?, Tuberose) quickly join in, creating a green-spicy, chypre-like scent profile.

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Neptuna

5 years ago

6.5Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

First soft and gentle, then almost piercingly floral, it evolves into a sharp green-bitter floral spice soap, sweetness elusive, but the base is good,

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