Chloe Nomade

Citrus, woodsy, and feminine right out of the gate. This is, without a doubt, a chypre. This is not a wild and ragged forest, but a docile, somehow manicured one (perhaps a carefully looked after estate’s grounds). It’s a bit fruity, with peach and orange being the easiest to identify. Sometimes chypres can verge into being austere or vintage (dare I say, “grandmotherly”) but this is quite youthful! I could see it working for a woman in her mid twenties to mid thirties. This smells like it has character and like it’s expensive. It is quite elegant. Somebody said they feel like a Kennedy when they wear this, and I can entirely understand what they mean. This is a young woman who is wealthy, but down to earth. She does eventing with her sport horses, so she doesn’t flinch from a little mud and sweat. Outside the paddock she wears a tweed jacket, a white blouse, and a well fitting pair of jeans. She’s accessible, but has a pedigree. Refined, but a playful tomboy at heart. She won’t admit it, but sometimes you’ll catch her climbing a tree and reading a book there.

This has become a recent favorite for me! It’s such a pretty fragrance. We don’t see oakmosss much these days but since the regulations have changed, when we do, it’s such a nice subtle nuance to what otherwise may be a typical fruity floral. The patchouli (❤️) and the sandalwood give this a great base but that little touch of oakmoss in there gives it a special interesting touch! I struggle with that note in vintage scents and find it can be overpowering. This modern take on the note is beautiful. I’m not really a gourmand gal and can’t do any of the popular saffron scents, so this is my style. I would say it’s a little mature, which is fine for me. I prefer smelling like a sophisticated adult woman. This smells elegant to my nose. I could see this being a signature scent for someone. It’s very versatile and can be worn in all seasons.

I wandered into Sephora and stopped by the fragrance wall, which I have never done, and came across this fragrance, it smells like La Jolla, San Diego...it gives sophisticated, classy, beach front cafe vibes. I love this fragrance, I can wear it all day, it's better suited for warmer weather, or summer, as it would project better, it's so pretty that wearing it in a colder climate would be wasteful, but even in cold weather you can still get a whiff here and there throughout the day if you spray on your clothing. I have never smelt anything like it, the dry down shifts and smells even more beautiful. It's strong but not suffocating or nauseating, it's pleasant. If your looking for a signature warm weather fragrance look no further.

Oh what a beautiful, well balanced chypre that is not overly mature! It has personality but also is office appropriate. I personally don't own any Chypre floral so it's a bold blind buy for me! The Mirabelle is semi sweet, welcoming and soothing, quickly transition into the sweet peach, which mellowed out the typical sharp profile of fressia. My skin highlighted the oakmoss and amberwood.The scent reminds me of mother figure. Not in the same scent family but the feeling reminescence of Ariana Grande's Moolight perfume - gentle, but Normade has more resilience, she's been through some tough things in life but it's not taking away any of her elegance!

This was my first successful blind buy knowing that I do love Quentin Bisch. This is very well done and lands unisex for me. It’s a sweet woody scent that’s just so intoxicating. It’s light but it really pulls you in. The pacholli in this isn’t overblown which I appreciate since it’s not usually a favorite note of mine. The citrus at least on my skin last a bit longer than others I’ve tried too. I would highly recommend this to those who like slightly sweet notes as this isn’t a gourmand and those who do enjoy a smooth light dry woody scent.