Chamade by Guerlain

Halvah

Chamade edt is a treasure, very hard to find in my country, so I wear it only for special occasions. The first few minutes are not really nice, almost unisex, like Mitsouko edt for example. At this pointI find some resemblance with Chanel No19 - it might be the sharp green notes with the hint of galbanum, but I'm not sure. However, it turns into a nice powdery oriental floral very quickly, with tones of beautiful flowers in the middle, and warm, silky soft powdery feminine undertones. As the time goes it gets more warm and sensual, but not sweet. It an elegant, very chic French fragrance which I prefer to wear for job interviews or family celebrations when i want to show off my best, and not necesserily all my real individuality.

Kterhark

(Pure Parum review, 2008 production)
I"ve been searching for a 'Green' scent for over six months. I liked the EDT version, and was curious to compare that to the modern pure parfum.
The PP is more of a skin scent, and retains the heavenly, powdery dry down. I thought the EDT opening was 'too strong', but in PP hte opening is crisp and vibrant.

The EDT lasts a good 6-8 hours on me, and the PP 10-12.

This is one of the few scents that I recieved an unsolicited compliment on, and I can imagine why. It's very uplifting, energizing, and clean. Many greens that I try are either too sharp (Chanel 19), too course (Harris Miller's Fleur du Matin), too fleeting (MDCI's En Coeur en Mai) or too forgetable (???)

But this is Baby Bear's bed. It's just right. Mmm!

msskopik

This was the perfume I wore in high school, during a time when "Charlie", Jontue and musk were the rage. As I 've mentioned to many, fragrance is a luxury that can be worn at any given time- no color co-ordination, fabric or shoes to tie in with.
It was a defining fragrance to me. Many of my classmates shopped the whole weekend for the perfect outfit, yet never called attention to the perfume counter. In spite of my lack of fashion sense,fragrance was my strong point during that delicate point of my life.

Doc Elly

I'll preface this by saying that the sample I have is the EdT, recently acquired, and may have been reformulated. Otherwise, I find it hard to understand the huge enthusiasm for this scent. It's a nice enough scent, with no unpleasant notes at any point, but to say that is, of course, damning with faint praise. I didn't get much at all coming right out of the vial, but after a couple of minutes the scent bloomed and developed into a pleasant, somewhat generic floral with quite a bit of sillage. After an hour or so, the rose really comes through, but there are so many other nicer rose fragrances that I wouldn't choose this one.

floriana

Very sophisticated floral oriental fragrance with some aldehide notes, its core rose is composed of several distinct notes which some believe to be artificial. However, it is very sensual, although not outright erotic, and controled at the same time, its direct appeal will crush you.

sherapop

I spent the day in a bed of velvety pink roses. I spent the day in CHAMADE. It took some time to break through, as

I initially found myself reminiscing about childhood experiences with a girl who had some kind of Barbie perfume that smelled a lot like the first waft of CHAMADE. A bit dusty and nostalgic, like Hitchcock's REBECCA. With time, however, I found myself surrounded by roses, roses, and more roses, as the dust and the memories all faded away.

There are some days when a bed of velvety pink roses is quite inviting to me. I'll stay home with my divine furry white feline and wear CHAMADE on those days.

In fact, while I'm on the topic, and as odd as this will sound, my cat often smells like a bed of roses himself, which has always struck me as one of the world's great unsolved mysteries. Can someone please explain why/how it can be that mon cher chat smells like a bed of roses?????

guest_chamade

I was told many years ago that they had to change the original formula because of an embargo in Iran. (One of the ingredients was from this country.) If this is so, how can I get a bottle of the original?

ScentMode

aaah how can anyone say this scent has no "charm"?
It may not be for everyone and is probably not one for very young girls or ladies but a single drop of this elixir is enough and it can quite literally "charm" the people around in the blink of an eye. I have never worn it without receiving compliments , a thing that is quite rare when wearing a scent.
It's green but warm; animalic but crisp, powdery but dirty, sophistiacted but so sexy, mysterious but clear. A real conundrum of a scent and one that has taken me years to dare to wear just because it is so beautiful.

Kterhark

this is one of two fragrances (out of 60 or so) that got an unsolicited 'I like that' from my boyfriend. so I have to like it too! The opening is a little too sharp, but I do like the powdery dry down. This is hanging beautifully on my clothes, and over all is one I'll come back to in a few months to see if i want to add it to my collection.

EvelynDFrech

A dear friend of mine uses Chamade. It is p e r f e c t on her, so perfect that I must try it on. Even though it's really hers.
She used Shalimar before, and this is so much better.

cocomademoisellerie

Hmmm...I can't follow the excitement about this parfum. I'm on trying all the old Guerlain and Estee Lauder classics, but this is old-lady-like to me. It doesn't have any charm, like Youth Dew or Shalimar has. I'm disappointed.

AnnYMac

Chamade was my first Guerlain fragrance - 15 yrs ago, and became the "training wheels" to my growing love for the Guerlain classics. I bought it (based on the top notes and was the favorite of the 3 scents I tried) while vacationing in SF at a Guerlain boutique. It smelled so lush and elegant! It didn't take long for me to grow to love the powdery drydown. So feminine....

tessture

Slightly powdery dry down and a bit dated, but rather nice in an old fashioned way. Over notes are a bit like cosmetic powder, but under notes are creamy floral. First application is dreadful, but passes quickly

Juliette has a gun

Chamade from 1969 is nearly a perfect fragrance, but there is some component in it which I do not like, some green, biting undertone. It becomes a bit aggressive when I wear it - or vice versa - I become aggressive. Too bad, I would have loved to buy it because of its beautiful flacon (the extrait).

caribou55313

Love this one ... rich green florals, sharp blackcurrant bud, plush sandalwood and orris notes - piquant with a hint of powder.