Chanel No 19 EDP Chanel for women

I trawled through the 'quality' perfumes at an upmarket department store today, searching for a new signature scent.

I think I found it.

Aaaa... I am screaming with joy that I tried this scent.

Why why why I never tried it before? For years (since I left my country) I was dying to smell a good vetiver scent somewhere. In my country vetiver is used in air coolers and soft drinks so it is easily available anywhere. But it is very hard to find where I live now.

Vetiver has such cooling and earthy properties to it. And no. 19 is filled with Vetiver. You won't believe I could only smell vetiver and dry earth in this fragrance. And I am soo eager to buy it now. This will definitely be my top 5 frag.

Definitely give it a try if you are fond of perfumes, you HAVE to try this scent.

I find Chanel 19 EDP a different/unusual fragrance, but unfortunately it doesn't last on my skin. Can any one recommend me other unusual/earthy fragrances? I've been looking but honestly I find them too sweet and nothing special. Thanks.

I wore No19 many years ago when I was in my late teens and very eartly 20's and it was my signature scent. I smelt it recently and I still love it. This is a perfume which needs time to develop, it smells quite sharp and overpowering at first but settles into a lovely green floral fragrance with just the smallest hint of lemon, but it is anything but lemony. For the money I think its lastability is pretty average, in fact it lasts about 2 hours on me which is not great. No19 is a light, delicate, floral perfume which is strictly for the young or for the young at heart

SOOOOOOO CLASSY! Very elegant and feminine. I love it. But unfortunately it doesn't last long on my skin.

No19 wins the award (by a very small margin, however) for being my favorite Chanel of them all. I say a very small margin because I adore no5 and also Coco ... but no19 has a subtle air of mystery about it that I see as equally enticing for the 'pearls and pumps' brigade as it would be for the Harley Davidson riding, leather clad rocker chick who takes off her helmet to reveal a mass of auburn shoulder length tresses. The Chanel reformulations are possibly the greatest sin ever committed in the history of haute parfumerie and in the case of no19 it's most evident. The liquid of old was golden green and appeared viscous in the bottle and the longevity was a thing of paranormal proportions. It's still a lovely fragrance, but how I hanker back to the formulation of the 80's ... such a shame.

My fairly amateurish nose recognises the quality in most Chanel perfumes, but somehow it's not easy to wear them. It takes a bit of effort, patience and flexibility. No. 19's 'green notes' are what adds to its demanding nature. The quality iris is unmistakable, but hell those green notes are domineering. They make the juice smell like a hard-core snob: unapproachable. I'm looking at Tom Ford's Violet Blonde as an improved take on this type of perfume. Chanel is a snob; long live Chanel...

Yes,It's EDP but also light.

Top note is really harsh and sour,like baby powder and chinese herb,then the dry down is powdery and soft mixture with iris and oka moss,just an ordinary and mild green scent,just so so.

There was recently a comment in the forum about No.19 that called it (I'm paraphrasing) a pretentious perfume for pearl-wearing snobs. As a fan of No. 19, I disagree that there is anything pretentious or snobby about it, but I do recognize that it is a scent that strongly conjures up a certain image. For instance, I associate it with a cool blonde in a chignon a la Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief.

Any perfume that prominently features galbanum and iris has the potential to come off a bit chilly, but to me, that reserve translates into elegance and dignity -- traits that I consider to be positive and sadly, all too rare these days. Besides, underneath No.19's coolness beats a rosy heart of gold. So, if you enjoy feeling refined, wear your pearls and No.19 proudly and don't let the critics get you down...life's too short!

The funny thing about this fragrance is that I have a love/hate relationship with it. I love it more than I hate it, lets get real here, but I had a weird experience with it one day. I went to my local DS before class one day and decided to spray this on my wrist. It is a powerhouse - very strong, powdery, and fragrant. By the time I got to class (a good 1.5H later) it had dried down to this musky green powdery goodness. Well, the guy that sits beside me was EXTRA talkative. I do not know if it was the Chanel or if I just looked extra good that day, but he was in a boyish frenzy. So all I have to say to Chanel is, MERCI BEAUCOUP! - C xx

The EDP is in my wish list. Classy and elegant, earthy and sensual. I tested once and it's trail stayed in my watche's bracelet 3 days! I don't know how the vintage one smelled, but edp, is worth buing if you love chypres.

How did I have my first impression on No.19? It's from my history teacher. Can you imagine how's it like in a warm summer afternoon having history lesson in a boring classroom? My (wealthy) history teacher was wearing a very slight scent of some perfume then - with a sharp nose and tired spirit I was uplifted again - only years later I found out it was No.19 that she's wearing.

When I was younger I didn't like No.19 as much as I do now.

Today I'm wearing No.19 myself - surely not to pay a tribute on her LOL but I like the scent on my body on chilly sunny days. It does give me a warm but also green, floral scent. It's like winter is almost over and spring is just around the corner - just standing by at our doorstep and ready to arrive at any minute. Lasting power is also impressive - it lingers on my silk undershirt and seems to go on forever.

I go back and forth on this one all the time. I love 19 in any form, and the edp doesn't have quite as big a smack on the nose as the edt, BUT... the edp has an edge of nail polish remover on my skin. The sillage is gorgeous, but close to the skin I smell acetone. Neither the edt nor the extrait do this on my skin. Not sure what the deal is and I can't tell if I want this for the beautiful sillage or not. How much will that nail polish smell bug me if I buy a full bottle? (I like to smell my wrists sometimes.) Maybe I'll break someday.

This is Chanel how we know it! Classic, unique, comfortable yet misterious, dangerous and very serious. No.19 is outstandingly timeless with its bitter explosion of sharp green notes, floral patterns and a powdery vibe that is never the same. Anytime you wear No.19 you discover the countless facets of this masterfully crafted composition that is able to be at the same time cold and warm, lovely and aggressive, reassuring and scary as only one great woman can be.

My only concern (if I can call it so) is that in the reformulated version leather is playing a very marginal role while I've been told in the vintage version was way more relevant. Nothing that really changes my mind on this masterpiece, but I will surely do all it's possible to put my hands (an nose) on a vintage bottle. An all time favourite.

Rating: 9.0/10

Im a huge Chanel fan, I am a faithful No5 slave - I hadn't come across one Chanel scent I didn't like -- then I smelled No19 -- I was surprised, and quite shocked at my reaction... what a huge disappointment!

I was in such disbelief I put tester strip away, promising to sniff again 30 minutes later, hoping to experience different notes - but no. So sad really. All I experienced was a lot of green, nasty green, chemical green Maybe it would have been different on skin, but no19 isn't up there with the rest, I wish it was though!

A couple of years ago my family bought a bottle of Chanel N5 for my birthday. N5 is one of my mom and grandma's favorite. It was way too strong for me! In the end I exchanged it with a bottle of Chanel N19 with my grandma who does not wear it as much.

This is much more earthy than I usually wear, but the earthy smell goes well with the bergamot. It is definitely fresh compared to N5. I like it but do not use it very often.

The best Chanel perfume from my viewpoint. Very nice opening, but does not last long and after a while sillage has gone. Very similar to YSL Y in the opening, but Y lasts much longer and has much better sillage than even Chanel n0 19 EDP. I do not understand all this fuss about Chanel. This one is quite nice, but lots of them are not.

love it - the best on me, and soooo evocative of the early seventies when i was introduced to it by a very chic belgian teenager. cool, classy and very versatile

If I had to have a signature perfume, Chanel n. 19 EDP, would be the one. It smells like heaven to me, very classy e feminine. I'm in love with it!!!

I opened the bottle and was in HEAVEN.
It's ethereal, but sadly also ephemeral. It's like seeing the most beautiful person and making an instant connection. Then they're gone and you sadly struggle to hold on to the memory of what they looked like and grapple with the fact that you will never really know them. It's a bit heartbreaking. I love it anyway.
Thank you, candymarie, for the EDP sample.

I can't smell it on me, I don't think its strong enough its too light

The opening of Chanel 19 edt is one of my favorite experiences. It is a focused demonstration of the iris. I agree with many of the characterizations of 19: venomous, aloof, off-putting. 19 is powdery, but coldly and bluntly so. Up top, other notes, especially galbanum and hyacinth, accentuate the iris root and add to the wonderfully acetone, dry-cardboard smell of 19. Chanel 19 edt is a floral fragrance, but far les so in the topnotes than in the heart. The chill remains, but the acetone and paper recede, and the rose/jasmine heart continues the green trend right through to a grassy, vetiver drydown that I would ultimately categorize as woody-floral.

If I could make any perfume moment last forever it would be the topnotes of 19 edt. (Aside: I feel similarly about Cristalle and Pour Monsieur. Love them. Just want to drink them in. But, sadly, all three edts are brief experiences.) Despite its passing nature, though, I love the whole shape of 19. It is a beautifully worked-out fragrance and has a coherence of tone from start to finish that is both effusive and logical.

My dilemma: the concentration. The various Chanel concentrations are notorious for their qualitative differences. The edt is not a dilute version of the edp or of the extrait. It is a different formulation. I’ve fallen in easily with one concentration of the other Chanels. No 5: I understand the edp; I enjoy the edt. Cristalle: I don’t quite understand the edp (it has a niceness that defeats the pretty brutality of the edt) and want to live in the edt. For 19 I want both the edt and the edp.

While there is a similar componentry, the edp is leathery and warm where the edt is a cool, rooty/grassy floral. The evolution of the edp has a much slower timeframe, and gives a warm treatment to its flowers, rose in particular. Though distinctive, the edp winds up a broken-in green, leathery chypre not far from the drydown of Scherrer’s Scherrer.

This is my 2nd EDP review.

No 19 is green, really truely green. It is a mite more powdery than the EDT, and somehow less floral. It reminds me of powedered herbs, and dried grasses and stems. It will smell sometimes sweet on me, but I'll catch it again, and it will be surprisingly bitter (I like bitter smells.) No 19 EDP has layers and clouds in its depths, and is not for those who don't like green/bitter fragrances.

Sillage is minimal, but lasting power is very good.

Way too green and grassy for my taste! A bit acrid too. Makes me almost want to crinkle my nose. Very herbal and natural but I wouldn't really want to smell like it. I mostly smelled the green notes with bergamot and possibly vetiver (I'm not quite sure what vetiver smells like.) Surprisingly light and quiet but still definitely a Chanel.

Bottle looks very nice with the fresh green liquid. Pricey like Chanel is.

I've put my review in the EDT section, but this really is a totally different fragrance that lacks the sharpness of the EDT. It is cold, powdery aloof Iris with a leather base, if you wore and loved Anais Anais as a youth you will love this as a woman. It always makes me think of the Snow Queen in white furs and is beautiful to wear in the winter when it compliments the cool air around you.

I'm a man and I like masculen scents. But this scent very nice. I love it. green notes very good.
not heavy and not lght. But price?
Special and luxury.

I had this perfume in my 20s and I loved it. Its a green crisp and fresh perfume. I also had the comparing bodycream wich whas very luxures at that time. Bought it for my birthday.

I go back 25 years with the suite, and I am very satisfied with the current EDP. Worn with the body lotion, even better. I'm still crazy about you, my earthy, elegant, mysterious darling. Your powers are truely transformative. You are one of a kind and nearly defy description. There's a picture of you in the dictionary next to the word "masterpiece."

I am in heaven as I type! My daughter surprised me today with a bottle of #19 EDP as a birthday gift! I am typing and sniffing...typing and sniffing...Years ago, the EDT was my absolute love, then I switched to #5 (also used #22 for a while). After years of loving #5, I decided to go back to #19 EDT, except it smelled totally different. The EDP, however, was still "cool", crisp, elegant, chic, softly green and oh-so-sexy and refined. If this fragrance were a woman, I see it as being Grace Kelly or Audrey Hepburn. When I received it today, I cried. I feel reunited with an old love, and actually, I'm sensing a more "powdery" dry-down than I noticed several years ago (verrrrry nice). This fragrance was my signature then, and has returned to its rightful place once again. I love you #5, and Allure EDP, but #19 EDP, in all of her regal, aloof, "distant", classiness, has reclaimed her throne!! This is ME!

hmm, i love the complexity of edp (vintage) but i like the way edt (vintage) makes the moss & leather pop a little more.

Action, I so agree with you. I have tried EDT, pure parfum and EDP. EDP has this perfect balance of notes and harmony. I usually go for pure parfum but with No.19, EDP is the one that I love the most.

Masterpiece! None of the other versions can compare!