01/27/2026
Krmarich
229 Reviews
Krmarich
1
The last shout from a forgotten genius!
I am going to stand behind my theory that this is an original creation by the long dead Prince, finally released in 1979. Perhaps it was in a crown bottle from the 1920s? Was it just waiting in a priceless notebook to be released commercially one day? It deepens the mystery of this enigmatic house. Regardless, Chimere is a now forgotten masterwork that need some attention.
It's a heavy hitter that can hold up well in the cold. Otherwise, it's a creature of the night that commands your company. There is no animalic note, yet it seems a bit feral. For a drugstore fragrance this seems like a big production. Its formal, while being a come-hither formula. I guess that was the original marketing promotion.
Perhaps the oakmoss, patchouli and vetiver are a turned up a bit. It opens with some aldehydes/juicy peach/ bergamot/citrus and big neroli that never really let's go of this epic. Then comes a well-crafted tuberose/jasmine accord that wants to turn the production into a distinct white floral.
There is more! Carnation, orange blossom, rose and iris waltz in providing a powdery/spicy affair Maybe even some lilac and violet. Laudanum and rosewood weave in with a creamy vanilla/amber and sandalwood base. Whatever it was stabilized with, this lasts on my body with 3 conservative sprays for several days. This is too complex for 1979. Then it simply left the market as the more commercial designers would flood the market in the 1980s. Hey, wait, wasn't this house prominent and once a most famous perfumer right up there with Guerlain and Houbigant?
The 1970s gave us the last of the best Prince Matchabelli had to offer. Cachet and Aviance were a step toward contemporary perfume fans. Chimere is where, I feel the story ends. Everything to follow was a rewrite, flanker or commercial cheapie. There is one mystery left and the is the now impossible to find Decadence. Was this the final lost formula? I am sure there are others out there that will never get a commercial release today.
It's a heavy hitter that can hold up well in the cold. Otherwise, it's a creature of the night that commands your company. There is no animalic note, yet it seems a bit feral. For a drugstore fragrance this seems like a big production. Its formal, while being a come-hither formula. I guess that was the original marketing promotion.
Perhaps the oakmoss, patchouli and vetiver are a turned up a bit. It opens with some aldehydes/juicy peach/ bergamot/citrus and big neroli that never really let's go of this epic. Then comes a well-crafted tuberose/jasmine accord that wants to turn the production into a distinct white floral.
There is more! Carnation, orange blossom, rose and iris waltz in providing a powdery/spicy affair Maybe even some lilac and violet. Laudanum and rosewood weave in with a creamy vanilla/amber and sandalwood base. Whatever it was stabilized with, this lasts on my body with 3 conservative sprays for several days. This is too complex for 1979. Then it simply left the market as the more commercial designers would flood the market in the 1980s. Hey, wait, wasn't this house prominent and once a most famous perfumer right up there with Guerlain and Houbigant?
The 1970s gave us the last of the best Prince Matchabelli had to offer. Cachet and Aviance were a step toward contemporary perfume fans. Chimere is where, I feel the story ends. Everything to follow was a rewrite, flanker or commercial cheapie. There is one mystery left and the is the now impossible to find Decadence. Was this the final lost formula? I am sure there are others out there that will never get a commercial release today.
