Collage of Chanel Paris-Riviera by Robert H
The very newest in Chanel’s 2018 vary Les Eaux has arrived and it delivers all the things it guarantees, however for a First Class roundtrip ticket and a Mediterranean-View suite on the Resort Du Cap Eden Roc. Launched final yr, Chanel’s Les Eaux was a slight departure from their established order, delivering a lightened-up sequence of eau de toilettes excellent for heat climate. Every one named for a location with shut ties to Coco Chanel. Chanel and I’ve a reasonably uncomplicated relationship. They make it. I purchase it. I find it irresistible. This has confirmed to be true time and time once more, with nearly each launch. Chanel Paris-Riviera isn’t any exception. Following within the footsteps of Paris-Deuville, Paris-Venise, and Paris-Biarritz, Paris-Riviera performs tribute to Coco Chanel’s beloved dwelling La Pausa. Though preceded by 2016’s La Pausa EdT, a wonderful melange of powder, iris, and wooden, the brand new Paris-Riviera strikes the get together outdoor and right into a summer time citrus grove. In-Home perfumer Olivier Polge has created a joyous, glowing, tribute to all the things orange, which can very effectively be my favourite of the 4 Les Eaux.
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Orange is the quintessential diva in Chanel Paris-Riviera, opening with a freshly peeled citrus bursting with juices and full with the slight bitter of the pith. The opening is so vivid and bubbly you’d anticipate finding the champagne-zing of aldehydes, however that is all citrus, all the best way, an ice chilly glass of orange, lemon, & lime juice blended with a hefty splash of San Pellegrino. The opening units the temper for the entire Paris-Riviera expertise, which have to be one of many happiest and most joyful perfumes I’ve had the pleasure to put on. Chanel Les Eaux Paris-Riviera is a scent that makes me smile and giggle. Throughout the course of the wear and tear, jasmine provides a candy floralcy to chop the sharpness of the fruit, and the benzoin and sandalwood create a gorgeous creamy and woody base; an ideal amalgam which retains this perfume going and going. Think about Atelier Cologne’s Cedrat Enivrant or Tom Ford’s Fleur De Portifino, however made extra partaking with that unmistakable subtle magic mixture of Chanel DNA to convey it to fruition, and dare I say perfection. I can simply think about Chanel Paris-Riviera being on my better of 2019 record.
Notes: Orange peel, flowers, citruses, neroli, jasmine, benzoin, sandalwood.
The fragrance and opinions are my very own.
–Robert Herrmann, Senior Editor
