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das-das – :
If you are searching for a fragrance which mirrors the warming weather, leaves unfurling, bulbs peeping from the earth, blue skies, then this is it. Bel Respiro 2016 formulation is a very tart green. The Chanel sales assistant told me the fresh note I was trying to identify was daffodil. As soon as she told me I thought That’s it! Daffodil stems newly cut and placed in a vase of water,
Fragrantica, and even the Chanel official site, only show limited notes however Basenotes says this about Bel Respiro.
Top Notes
Citrus, Grass, Crushed leaves, Galbanum, Rosemary, Thyme
Heart Notes
Daffodil, Honeysuckle, Rose, Hyacinth
Base notes
Leather, Vetiver
Although the Chanel site says this is a feminine fragrance, men could absolutely wear this. It’s not a “pretty” floral green, but it is invigorating and oh so fresh. A lovely fragrance to layer with overtly floral fragrances too if you are looking for a nice blend or if you find this a little astringent. I like it with Chanel No 22 and Coco Mademoiselle Intense. Very versatile. Thank you M. Polge once again.
tekilla230 – :
This one hits my nose and i’m transported to some of the best parts of my childhood in Northern California: a spring afternoon, just after a rainstorm. The clouds have started to part, and half the sky is blue and clear while the other half is dark and stormy. The warmth of the sun hits your face and you breathe in the smell of green grass, spring flowers, and dampened leather shoes. I love it.
reguar – :
# UPDATE
Since I recieved both concentrations in the same time, it’s fair enough for me, without any preconceived prejudice, to say that the EDP has a bit more depth, more complexity, more longevity compared to the EDT.
Unlike more fraction of Les Exclusifs have been damaged from the EDP reconstruction, Bel Respiro EDP is, fortunately, another one of very few that has gone through an improvement. It more vividly depicts the image that a misty woods with water drops on the leaves in early spring.
As I said, the EDP has a bit more in most aspects, well, please notice the adjunct words a bit. To be sure, the lithe leather nuance along with the floral note that lingers in the EDT is restrained here, yet not totally missing. Besides, a woody layer of EDP duly compensates the loss, in addition to a thicker concentration that make it to be more forest-like and more unisex. Both of them are quite nice, but still, it is not that necessary to own them both.
Rating: 7.5/10 (EDP and EDT) FYI, the batch code of my EDP is 0301, produced in Mar 2016.
BRUIFEEFFINIA – :
The EDP has more depth, more complexity, more longevity compared to the EDT.
Unlike more fraction of Les Exclusifs have been damaged from the EDP reconstruction, Bel Respiro EDP is, fortunately, another one of very few that has gone through an improvement. It more vividly depicts the image that a misty woods with water drops on the leaves in early spring.
MultiPulti – :
smells like Cristalle Eau Verte .
it’s been reformulated again .
the one I have is EDP from 2016 it was grass green not galbanum green . with fine brown leather .
now it is identical to Cristalle Eau Verte .
try the latest sample after may 2017 .
and yes I own Cristalle Eau Verte .
the green fresh note in eau verte came from magnolia flower .
feels silky fresh clean .
the idea of bel respire is gone .
thanks a lot chanel .
by the way no leather in may 2017 version .
zozulyasergei – :
A more expensive and more masculine brother of Cristalle Eau Verte from Chanel with the vibe of The Côte d’Azur in 70’s. Once again a good olfactory proof of how it is still possible to make a fresh, airy, july fragrance without being oceanic, aquatic or generic. Hands down.
cerg1410 – :
I love Chanel perfumes, and this is a Chanel, but I am not going to wax lyrical about it. It smells like some green grass along with a bitter note that makes me think of arugula. On top and below, it is covered in a synthetic musk and something very slightly sweet. I don’t smell any leather. The florals are vague. The whole darn thing is vague. It’s linear too. From the time I spray it on until many hours later, absolutely nothing changes.
In comparison to the EDT, I definitely smelled leather in the EDT–a nice contrast of green grass and black leather, albeit very little leather. But I don’t smell any leather here at all. It seems like they took the EDTs and removed the qualities that made each of them incredibly unique and recognizable. They turned them into something more easily palatable to the general public. Or maybe they are using cheaper ingredients, I really don’t know.
Longevity was actually very long, at least 10 hours; however sillage is a skin scent. I don’t mind a soft fragrance, but I also don’t want to have to bury my nose into my skin to be able to smell my perfume, especially when it is this expensive. Like at a stop light today, I was smelling my skin for far too long and embarassing myself in front of the driver next to me, LOL. I couldn’t smell the darn stuff! I feel like a hound dog when I wear this, desperately searching for a lead. I do find it, but it’s irksome that that is the only way I can smell my $200 perfume! Same with La Pausa!
This was a regretful blind-buy. It’s not horrible, but Chanel took away what made it Bel Respiro. I wanted something more than a green-tinged synthetic musk. I wanted leather!
Its muskiness has been very unpleasant in the warm temperatures lately. This perfume is not refreshing at all, despite the green notes. I will try it when it gets cooler, as the muskiness might work better, and the fragrance might project better instead of evaporating from my skin so readily.
vilka2007 – :
Bel Respiro is a sumptuous green fragrance!
I was fortunate enough to win this fragrance in an auction on eBay and that says a lot because some of those bidders are pretty hardcore. I have seen how they often beat out their competitor by waiting for pretending to have given up the bid to another bidder who has outbid them and then in the last few 2 or 3 minutes in the bidding time they bid a higher bid than the last one and win automatically as the time ends! This is a beautiful green chypre as only Chanel can do. Even with it’s generic green theme a la other Chanel scents like No. 19 or similarly green grass perfumes like Vent Vert by Balmain, Aliage by Estee Lauder or Ivoire de Balmain, this is uniquely it’s own scent with a bloom of it’s own and quite enthralling!
Note: Bel Respiro is the name of Coco Chanel’s country estate in Garches France. It is still there and open to the public. It has a lot of the scents of this perfume: grass, lawns, gardens, woods. This is a realistic green scent of the surroundings of Garches and Bel Respiro. Chanel went there to recharge her creative batteries and to relax in the summer. It is a gorgeous house and grounds if you ever feel like going there, it’s worth a trip.
At first when the fragrance is fresh and it opens, I detected some nondescript white florals. A Grasse jasmine is clearly there from the start, possibly a lily and some white rose but it’s not supremely floral. The fresh florals are also assisted by very subtle aldehydes. A lack of fruited notes and citrus keeps this from being some citrus floral. Instead it goes from white floral to green. The grass is very similar to the grass notes in Chanel 19. It smells of the outdoors, of being out not in a garden but in a meadow or field, with green grass and little hillocks and slopes, like in some parks with rolling little hills. A smell of the foothills by mountains. The greenery is everywhere. It can still smell of spring and summer without having to be flowery.
Quite mature and very evocative of nature and the natural world, and that’s what makes it so beautiful. This is for the experienced fragrance addict and for Chanel lovers. This is definitely something Chanel would have worn herself because it is known that she preferred green chypres and green note perfumes to other flowery perfumes. In the dry down I sensed a bit of musk and suede or leather which provides it with a unisex and aromatic quality. So yes, like Chanel’s other greens, this is wearable for both sexes. A man can sport this green thing and smell good and not overtly feminine. This is classy and can be worn to Church or to anywhere really including work. It has a subtlety if you don’t spray liberally. I am always well received with it wherever I go.
A gorgeous green.
Oh, Chanel! Thank You! Another great perfume!