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Jade Jewelry
I have had this fragrance in my collection for a long time, but I wanted to write a comment only after I could compare it to Chanel Cristalle, as it is said to be a fragrance twin, and it took a while before I could get a sample of the Chanel scent.
But first, the review without comparison. Jade is a fragrance where the bottle and packaging match extremely well with what I smell. Although marketed as a floral chypre, to me, Jade is more of a green scent. Jade starts with a lot of bergamot; I can hardly sense the peach - for me, the opening is almost metallic. Very quickly, the floral bouquet follows, in which the iris prevails (I consider Jade to be a good layering partner to Prada's Infusion d'Iris) - the scent becomes softer but retains a slightly metallic-herbaceous quality. And it continues like this as the base notes come into play. Jade never becomes soft, but I like that.
The comparison with Chanel Cristalle (EdT)* is difficult for me; I sense similarities, but I find Cristalle to be rounder, softer, and earthier. Jade, on the other hand, retains the initial metallic note (more critical contemporaries might rather use the term pair organic/synthetic here). For me, Jade has the absolutely fitting name, clear and cool like the mineral from which beautiful jewelry, but also weapons, can be made.
Longevity and sillage: like so many other fragrances, these two behave like Dr. Kimble for me, with Cristalle lasting a bit longer.
*It should be noted that I won the mini bottle in an online auction and think it is a piece from an old collection, meaning from the time before the reformulation. If my fragrance description sounds strange, it might be because of that.
But first, the review without comparison. Jade is a fragrance where the bottle and packaging match extremely well with what I smell. Although marketed as a floral chypre, to me, Jade is more of a green scent. Jade starts with a lot of bergamot; I can hardly sense the peach - for me, the opening is almost metallic. Very quickly, the floral bouquet follows, in which the iris prevails (I consider Jade to be a good layering partner to Prada's Infusion d'Iris) - the scent becomes softer but retains a slightly metallic-herbaceous quality. And it continues like this as the base notes come into play. Jade never becomes soft, but I like that.
The comparison with Chanel Cristalle (EdT)* is difficult for me; I sense similarities, but I find Cristalle to be rounder, softer, and earthier. Jade, on the other hand, retains the initial metallic note (more critical contemporaries might rather use the term pair organic/synthetic here). For me, Jade has the absolutely fitting name, clear and cool like the mineral from which beautiful jewelry, but also weapons, can be made.
Longevity and sillage: like so many other fragrances, these two behave like Dr. Kimble for me, with Cristalle lasting a bit longer.
*It should be noted that I won the mini bottle in an online auction and think it is a piece from an old collection, meaning from the time before the reformulation. If my fragrance description sounds strange, it might be because of that.
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