It's been like a month now, I think, since Chanel released those 6 exclusive scents that had everyone all a-twitter, so I finally got myself down to the local Chanel boutique and sniffed them.
When I walked in the Chanel boutique I couldn't find them, because when I walked to the fragrance section I didn't see them. A nice SA (her name was Yoko, and she had an extremely strong Asian accent) asked if she could help me and directed me over the Les Exclusifs 'area' - a mirrored backlit mini booth, with all 6 scents plus all 4 re-issues and all 10 of them lit in all of their 200 ml glory - with stark flourescent lighting... like jewels or expensive electronics.
I suddenly felt very underdressed.
There was NO way I was sniffing 10 scents (I didn't even see any coffee beans around...I resorted to sniffing the sleeve of my polo shirt to refresh my nose) but I sniffed about 6. Most of them are very feminine IMO (and I wear women's scents proudly), but a few stood out and those that did, I splashed on my wrist, including:
Coromandel: nice but honestly I was underwhelmed
Eau de Cologne: really refreshing scent, however I think it lasted 5 minutes on my skin and it was GONE (Bath and Body works splashes have lasted longer on me...WTF?)
Bel Respiro: this is the one that GRABBED ME. Grassy, green and verdant that lasted for atleast a couple of hours on my skin and dried down to a fairly unisex light clean finish, reminiscent of...White Linen but not in a bad frilly girly way, just that crisp almost starchy floral way.
Yoko let me have a Bel Respiro 'mini' (I was told they only give one sample per person). I plan on giving it a good full wearing, in the Spring season.
Anybody else like to comment on their Les Exclusif 'experiences' - I have not read of much about these on the Mens Discussion threads?
p.s. - all of the scents come in 200 ml bottles except the Eau de Cologne which also comes in a LARGER size bottle, about the size of a small newborn child
When I walked in the Chanel boutique I couldn't find them, because when I walked to the fragrance section I didn't see them. A nice SA (her name was Yoko, and she had an extremely strong Asian accent) asked if she could help me and directed me over the Les Exclusifs 'area' - a mirrored backlit mini booth, with all 6 scents plus all 4 re-issues and all 10 of them lit in all of their 200 ml glory - with stark flourescent lighting... like jewels or expensive electronics.
I suddenly felt very underdressed.
There was NO way I was sniffing 10 scents (I didn't even see any coffee beans around...I resorted to sniffing the sleeve of my polo shirt to refresh my nose) but I sniffed about 6. Most of them are very feminine IMO (and I wear women's scents proudly), but a few stood out and those that did, I splashed on my wrist, including:
Coromandel: nice but honestly I was underwhelmed
Eau de Cologne: really refreshing scent, however I think it lasted 5 minutes on my skin and it was GONE (Bath and Body works splashes have lasted longer on me...WTF?)
Bel Respiro: this is the one that GRABBED ME. Grassy, green and verdant that lasted for atleast a couple of hours on my skin and dried down to a fairly unisex light clean finish, reminiscent of...White Linen but not in a bad frilly girly way, just that crisp almost starchy floral way.
Yoko let me have a Bel Respiro 'mini' (I was told they only give one sample per person). I plan on giving it a good full wearing, in the Spring season.
Anybody else like to comment on their Les Exclusif 'experiences' - I have not read of much about these on the Mens Discussion threads?
p.s. - all of the scents come in 200 ml bottles except the Eau de Cologne which also comes in a LARGER size bottle, about the size of a small newborn child
