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Chaleur Gitane Paul Emilien 2015

7.7 / 10 44 Ratings

A popular perfume by Paul Emilien for women and men, released in 2015. The scent is spicy-oriental. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Resinous

Gourmand

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Indonesian black pepper

Indonesian patchouli

Dutch cumin

Chinese ginger

Calabrian bergamot

Heart Notes

Chocolate

Indian black pepper

Texas cedar

Australian sandalwood

Turmeric

Raspberry

Base Notes

Indonesian patchouli Amber

Amber

Haitian vetiver

Siam benzoin

White musk

Bourbon vanilla

Perfumer

Paul Emilien

Ratings

Scent

7.744 Ratings

Longevity

8.232 Ratings

Sillage

7.634 Ratings

Bottle

7.436 Ratings

Submitted by Michael · last update on 02/16/2026.

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/30/2017

9Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Leimbacher
2877 Reviews

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Leimbacher

Top Review 12

The Cabinet of Dr. Orientali

"Chaleur Gitane" is an oriental chocolate explosion. BAM!!!

Cinnamon, patchouli, fruits - more than you can pack into any normal chocolate. I even think I perceive chili. But above all, cinnamon. Milky-grainy cinnamon. It's somewhat like a mix of "Lumiere Blanche" & Diesel's "Plus Plus Masculine". Sometimes a bit piercing & eye-catching, but overall a hit for gourmand noses. White chocolate, whole milk, nuts. Jammy! With substantial body & something to hold onto. The scent seems to have real texture. Surely the sandalwood plays a major role in this. Almost the ideal fragrance for the Christmas market. Makes the nose shine like Rudolph's. Warms from the inside & is simply delicious. Strikingly wonderful!

Bottle: red suits Paul Emiliens.
Sillage: an excited gourmand - makes the air shimmer.
Longevity: full score - double digits.

Conclusion: the full blast of cinnamon-chocolate! And so much more... Paul Emiliens' gourmand sweetheart. In my opinion, the best of the brand!

10/21/2016

9Scent

Holly66
44 Reviews

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Holly66

Top Review 11

modern Orient

From the souk, I managed to snag a sample of this interesting scent,
once again, thank you so much for that! It arrived earlier, and as I unpacked it, a
wonderful winter fragrance wafted towards me. A winter fragrance because it smells dark, very strong,
and sweet - I simply cannot imagine this scent being truly suitable,
for example, when spring flowers are blooming, or when the blazing sun is heating my head....
Although I currently feel drawn to somewhat softer, slightly powdery scents, the ingredients had made me too curious....

Of course, it’s not enough to just like sweet scents if you want to enjoy this one; it would be better to be a friend of oriental or at least spicy scents, as the pyramid clearly indicates.

Right from the start (I just had to spray it on both arms immediately),
patchouli and sandalwood are the main players; cumin does not sweat but only spices
and the ginger has been dried beforehand, there’s nothing fresh in my nose. It all comes across as dark and ambery to me.

As it develops, the sweetness recedes and the spicy notes warm up further.
Raspberry and chocolate are more intimate but distinctly recognizable; further away, sandalwood dominates first, then patchouli, but folks, of the finest kind!
In my childish imagination, I see Paul Emilien himself negotiating in India
with colorfully dressed Sikhs for the exquisite ingredients, at least red saffron and the spiciest dark pepper..... :o)
Gitanes - of course, I am reminded of the beautiful times in France, a dancing
gypsy on the blue pack of cigarettes, this scent is dedicated to a colorful gypsy, so to speak, or at least meant to remind one of her. When I search for information about this
creation, the scent has settled in the meantime; it remains deliciously close - further away, it’s nobly oriental and definitely unisex, but how.....! The thought of my beloved wearing
this knockout.....oh, I’d rather not! So, Paul and his Anastasia developed the scent; whether they are more than colleagues, I couldn’t find out, but that doesn’t really matter, you curious thing! And the bottle is, by the way, in a peppy red, not as muted as depicted here.

Spicy, sweet, and a bit gourmand is how the scent was supposed to be, I read (it has succeeded!) and is dedicated to the warm-hearted, energetic, and cheerful Roma who live nearby in the Camargue!

Even though I had a different first association due to lack of contact, which led me more towards India, I find these thoughts not only beautiful (here, critical voices might perhaps euphemistically say), but also fitting. It has become a - especially at the beginning - striking scent that becomes softer over time; the fine raspberry and also delicate chocolate please me very much as a finishing touch, but they are so warmly-spiced that no gourmand opponent needs to fear smelling like edible snacks or desserts.
Although I already believe that after a good hour I have slowly reached the base, I still wait a little longer.
Yes, it departs rather, so that one little spray on both arms has definitely reached the base. The scent has become even softer, a bit lighter, probably due to vanilla and benzoin, which I cannot detect, nor the vetiver, which might just give it a little "hold".

I will spray it on properly again tomorrow, wear it, and complement the longevity or my possibly changed perception, okay, with this dosage, after 3 hours, I estimate there are probably still 2 hours left.

If I were to give a kind of conclusion, it would be that this scent seems suitable for women and men of all ages, yes, a fine but rather casual scent for the cool seasons. It is.
Tending to be more of an evening scent. For major important occasions, celebrations, but also for the everybodies darling customer contact - regardless of whether woman or man - I would choose a different scent in most cases, unless, for example, the customers love it casual or one is the boss :) Generally, one should be somewhat open-minded towards amber and patchouli... since I am, I am very happy to be able to wear the scent occasionally; I think it’s great--
yes, I find it internally colorful!

07/14/2019

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Serenissima
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Serenissima

Top Review 11

"Pot au Feu" of a special kind

The forest clearing lies in the last light of day, the shadows grow longer and the people gathered there begin to settle into the evening's end.
The children still play among the trees and on the meadow, but many signs already indicate that they too will follow nature and come to rest; their movements slow down, their voices become quieter.
Suddenly, their little noses sniff the air: a promising scent is already present in the twilight.
Is it time for dinner, for gathering in the large circle of family and friends?

Above a vigorously flickering fire hangs a large cauldron; from it rises a blend of scents that becomes increasingly dense, to the point where one can hardly determine who added what to this simmering mélange.
Everyone contributed to this "Pot au Feu" whatever they found, whatever they brought back from many travels: a truly international-sounding fragrance mixture spreads out.

Alongside once highly valued spices like cumin, ginger, and black pepper, bergamot joins in: simply cut into pieces, they simmer and scent the air.
It is a give-and-take of the most diverse fragrance notes.
What long journeys most of them had behind them when merchants brought them back from their perilous travels over land and sea: these spices were traded at special exchanges; the rulers of the empires of that time were the first to want to possess these aromatic specialties.
Not so much to refine their dishes (they didn't take it that seriously back then); no, the neighbor should know that one can afford it! Look here ...
Here they now simmer together with the bergamot in this cauldron and already spread a scent that stimulates the senses.
Heavy golden-brown patches of patchouli additionally saturate the air.
Many of the women have generously rubbed their bodies with this oil after the evening bath in the nearby river. Oh, how it smells - what it promises ...
What is that? Chocolate?
Did that little guy, instead of eating it, just throw the large piece of chocolate he was given into the cauldron?
He complained that the chocolate was too bitter for him: why didn't he give it to one of the other children?
Well, whatever the case may be: the bitter-sweet chocolate aroma mixes challengingly with the unexpected spicy smoke of Texas cedar.
Who came up with the idea of using this valuable wood to stoke the cauldron?
It must have been one of the young lads again: they never learn, they don't think!
What a shame for the noble wood, but the smoky spice becomes another highlight of this fragrance creation.
Once again a hefty portion of black pepper, along with freshly picked raspberries and a few strands of saffron - oh, what fiery vapors rise from this brew!
It won't be long before this meal can be enjoyed as the crowning glory of a long summer day, while thanking the gods for their gifts.

Women, girls, and the "menfolk" have meanwhile dressed up for this dinner.
That is the custom, and their garments indicate: this hour is always something very special!
Exotic fragrance oils, stored in intricately carved small, often valuable wooden boxes, now develop sensuous stimuli on warm skin: sandalwood oil and patchouli had already been wafting over the clearing, where the shadows now follow their own rules.
Powerful waves of the erotic, heavy, and warming vanilla, resinous spice from benzoin and amber, and of course musk now take over the direction: it is served!
"Chaleur Gitane" has found itself, here at the finale uniting all the more or less small and fine aromatic facets into a captivatingly fragrant whole: the senses are awake, the skin tingles, warmth spreads ...

Gently floating, soft guitar tones blend into this sensual picture; one of the young men has settled a little away from the fire and the now very tempting meal into the moss and lets his fingers glide softly over the strings.
Some of the girls and women, who are still finishing the last touches before the communal end of the day, begin to hum softly, to sing ...
This forest clearing gradually unfolds a special magic - but it is still in the making.
The rhythm becomes faster, hotter! One of the older men remembers: didn't the guitarist live for some time in the circle of Schuckenack Reinhardt?
That explains the fire of tones that now merges with the full-bodied aromatic mixture!
Primitive guitar sounds, singing people, loud rhythmic clapping, and dancing women who surrender to the moment with all their senses - the forest floor vibrates - "Chaleur Gitane" lives!

Spice and color, fire and rhythm, a sensuous intoxication and a whole lot of magic!
At least that's what the moon thinks, which has meanwhile risen over the forest and is observing everything - obviously smiling!
He is not bothered by the rosary-like arrangement of fragrance notes; he enjoys them as a whole: he is wise - this moon!
Or is it a goddess who resides up there?

Updated on 07/14/2019

07/21/2017

5.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

FabianO
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FabianO

Bitter-sweet chocolate, enveloping benzoin, and (unfortunately) overpowering raspberry in deep black darkness

Yes, these three elements define the essence of what gives "Chaleur Gitanes" its character. Interestingly, right from the start, there is a very subdued, almost nocturnal chocolate note, unsweetened and rather slightly bitter. It feels dark, which may be due to the generous use of benzoin, creating a preserving, waxy coating.

What unfortunately disturbs me greatly and emerges almost equally alongside the dry cocoa aspect is a very intrusive, extremely feminine raspberry note, which cannot quite be described as natural. It adds a sour-berry quality and, over time, becomes even more pronounced in the foreground.

I have to say it this way: it ruins the initially wonderful and extraordinary Emilien scent that starts off great in the first 10 minutes. The cocoa largely dissipates after 45 minutes, shifting to a more caramel-earthy patchouli tone, while unfortunately, the aforementioned raspberry keeps butting in and really gets on my nerves. No, I'm sorry, this may delight fans of that fruit, but I find it unsuccessful.

Updated on 07/22/2017

02/13/2026

5.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Taurus
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Taurus

Lukewarm Fire

When you play with a name like this and the matching red color, you expect a rather fiery fragrance experience, without thinking of clichés like paprika or spicy goulash, etc.

What I do perceive, however, is a hefty dose of pepper on pepper, as the pyramid suggests. That would be fine. The pleasant amber also makes an appearance, blending quite well with the chocolate at first. What personally bothers me a bit is the cumin used here, which comes across almost smoky to metallic in intensity - at least between the top and heart notes.

A little later, the raspberry subtly comes through, accompanied by some sandalwood and patchouli, before at the end in the drydown, a hint of warm milk porridge with vanilla, amber, benzoin, and musk shines through.

As a conclusion, I somehow get the feeling that too much was attempted here, and thus the glow was more extinguished than ignited. Especially with the cumin, I think it could have been much more restrained for my taste. Therefore, Chaleur Gitane unfortunately does not warm my heart.

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