A delicate fragrance with an aura of quiet luxury, typical of Chanel's feminine, classic elegance. With great potential to be a statement scent, though softer than Chanel No. 5. A beautiful, smooth, radiant, and warm composition. Charming, timeless beauty.
yes I started with Allure from 1999. the edt already was marvelous. I remember this new launch got a prevalent gift: a booklet (like Gabrielle, but much more substantial) , in which Jacques Polge explained how ingenuous the composition of this perfume was. it didn't followed a scent note pyramid but rather was a 'spectral perfume' with which all the notes at once came free. (like Gabrielle.) this specific feature makes it still mysterious to precisely detect the notes from each other. and it added, once again, at a new 'chanelissime', powdery of course, with rose and jasmin, with not: sandelwood but with cedar and vetiver lending the perfume a dry, solid base. especially peach and vanilla were inseparable. yet I clearly smell the rose whereas others seem to not detect so in the general voting. I remember the chicness this perfume bestowed upon us. now I am wearing it for a few days and the rememberance to that (beatifully concipiated) booklet came above. at night I smell my wrist and it is yes, an 'even' perfume with, if you keep smelling, a reveiling of coming and going ingredients. indeed it makes you think about Coco Mademoiselle. and the Allure Sensuelle added some 'Coconess' to this overall, classic perfume. I also see reminiscences with No 5. but in its own, I am wearing the edp now but also had the perfume. this 'lady' distincts itself for her timeless elegance and her ability to lend chanelissime to every woman.
