Top Notes 
Ylang-ylang
Amalfi lemon
Bergamot
Neroli
Heart Notes 
Iris
Orris root
Rose
Jasmine
Base Notes 
Oakmoss
Vetiver
Sandalwood
Ambergris
Musk
Patchouli
Vanilla
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Tour de Dupe: Season 1
Chatte came to me like the Virgin Mary to the child: faced with the unbeatable price, a set of 4 landed in my online cart, originally intended as an addition to one of my carnival outfits for next year. In the meantime, I have reordered to the point of pain and storage limits, because: wonder of wonders, what little private miracle happened with Chatte!
So far, I could never get along with Chanel's No. 5. The highly praised classic has always seemed hopelessly overrated to me, just like "Gone with the Wind" - an incredibly boring string of the most absurd peculiarities; swaying skirts and languishing lips in outdated Southern nostalgia. Yawn...
With No. 5, the dazzling and glorified aura of the fragrance never quite fit for me. But Chanel's marketing department has truly achieved something astonishing, because maintaining a fragrance at a more or less constant number 1 ranking worldwide for such a long period deserves respect, whether one likes the scent or not.
Until now, it always felt too biting, too piercing, too unharmonious, too old-fashioned for me. I really made every conceivable attempt to approach this gem, but never with success. The pure perfume was too much for me, the EdP too cloying, the EdT too scratchy. I gave away all the bottles I had until I kept a tiny EdT travel spray, because my mother and sister have always sworn by the 5 sacred oaths. So I eventually gave up and wrote off the 5 for myself; after all, I have always done very well with the 19.
Chatte converted me now, because it is a (sadly probably no longer in production) truly remarkable dupe of Chanel No. 5. I tested it against the vintage EdT from the early 90s and could hardly find a difference. What surprises me even more, because obviously all of a sudden I have found access to the 5.
Okay: I admit, it is not absolutely identical, how could it be. It is even better for me. It is a bit softer, a bit more powdery, the aldehydes are slightly toned down, and the fragrance development is somewhat streamlined. This seems to me, after I now own several dupes from La Rive (the attentive reader will make the connection to the title of the comment and sense: there's more to come), to be a good and ultimately very convincing strategy of the Polish fragrance house. Probably - also considering the costs - the heart note is primarily copied with the basic statement of the fragrance, so that the progression is quite linear. The main statement of the fragrance is immediately present and does not change significantly, but simply becomes lighter and weaker over time. This, however - and here some well-known manufacturers could take a leaf out of this book - with remarkable longevity: 8-10 hours are no problem on my skin at all, although in the last 3-4 hours it, as they say, remains "close to the body." I wear far more expensive fragrances that perform less.
And the best comes at the end: I never feel like I'm wearing something "cheap" or "imitation." I have a real "Chanel feeling." However, it must also be said that the visual presentation of Chatte (whoever may have created this borderline idiotic name) is a downright cheeky, if not brazen copy. Even the cap is made in a cheap manner in a Chanel-like piano lacquer, and the original didn't look better for a long time (I always found the vintage EdT in the old refillable case to be horrifically poorly made).
I wouldn't be surprised if Chanel itself had pushed for this discontinuation, and rightly so: this dupe could have had the potential to ruin their business. R.I.P.
So far, I could never get along with Chanel's No. 5. The highly praised classic has always seemed hopelessly overrated to me, just like "Gone with the Wind" - an incredibly boring string of the most absurd peculiarities; swaying skirts and languishing lips in outdated Southern nostalgia. Yawn...
With No. 5, the dazzling and glorified aura of the fragrance never quite fit for me. But Chanel's marketing department has truly achieved something astonishing, because maintaining a fragrance at a more or less constant number 1 ranking worldwide for such a long period deserves respect, whether one likes the scent or not.
Until now, it always felt too biting, too piercing, too unharmonious, too old-fashioned for me. I really made every conceivable attempt to approach this gem, but never with success. The pure perfume was too much for me, the EdP too cloying, the EdT too scratchy. I gave away all the bottles I had until I kept a tiny EdT travel spray, because my mother and sister have always sworn by the 5 sacred oaths. So I eventually gave up and wrote off the 5 for myself; after all, I have always done very well with the 19.
Chatte converted me now, because it is a (sadly probably no longer in production) truly remarkable dupe of Chanel No. 5. I tested it against the vintage EdT from the early 90s and could hardly find a difference. What surprises me even more, because obviously all of a sudden I have found access to the 5.
Okay: I admit, it is not absolutely identical, how could it be. It is even better for me. It is a bit softer, a bit more powdery, the aldehydes are slightly toned down, and the fragrance development is somewhat streamlined. This seems to me, after I now own several dupes from La Rive (the attentive reader will make the connection to the title of the comment and sense: there's more to come), to be a good and ultimately very convincing strategy of the Polish fragrance house. Probably - also considering the costs - the heart note is primarily copied with the basic statement of the fragrance, so that the progression is quite linear. The main statement of the fragrance is immediately present and does not change significantly, but simply becomes lighter and weaker over time. This, however - and here some well-known manufacturers could take a leaf out of this book - with remarkable longevity: 8-10 hours are no problem on my skin at all, although in the last 3-4 hours it, as they say, remains "close to the body." I wear far more expensive fragrances that perform less.
And the best comes at the end: I never feel like I'm wearing something "cheap" or "imitation." I have a real "Chanel feeling." However, it must also be said that the visual presentation of Chatte (whoever may have created this borderline idiotic name) is a downright cheeky, if not brazen copy. Even the cap is made in a cheap manner in a Chanel-like piano lacquer, and the original didn't look better for a long time (I always found the vintage EdT in the old refillable case to be horrifically poorly made).
I wouldn't be surprised if Chanel itself had pushed for this discontinuation, and rightly so: this dupe could have had the potential to ruin their business. R.I.P.
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