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Chanel Cristalle vs No. 19

post #1 of 5
10/30/10 at 11:18am
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I tried Cristalle recently, mainly because I was walking around the Duty Free, and I was taken aback by how green it is and how similar it is to No. 19. I think the No. 19 EDP is smoother and has more white flowers, but the EDT seems very similar to me.

Does anybody else feel the same way?
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post #2 of 5
10/30/10 at 11:31am
Ive been wanting to try Cristalle EDP, as I like green scents. I'm gonna have make a trip to the perfume store to find out what it's like.
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post #3 of 5
10/31/10 at 3:04am
I find Cristalle to be a little bit more fruity than No 19. I am one of those who think that Cristalle doesn't really work in EDP, unlike No 19. I would also say that Cristalle is a bit more abstract than No 19.
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post #4 of 5
10/31/10 at 4:28am
l agree there are strong similarities between the two, but l would say that to my nose No.19 is slightly sharper & more metallic, whereas Cristalle seems more herbal/mossy.
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post #5 of 5
10/31/10 at 7:41am
The green openings are similar - kind of grassy - but No. 19 is sharper as noted above (especially the edt). They really separate in the drydown, though: No. 19 heads towards the woods and Cristalle gets bogged down with moss. The edps give me rose/sandalwood and fruit/moss respectively. As you mentioned, the similarities are more striking in the edt.
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