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nop553speagoessenda – :
Chanel no 19 is a true Emerald Dream, a jewel in a dark forest, resting on a bed of the softest moss, shimmering in the sunlight that filters through leafy branches and fragrant pine trees. It is everything I want in a perfume, mouthwatering galbanum that smells of spring, vetiver that fills your lungs with cool air fresh from the woods, and iris… soft, powdery iris.
This review is for the vintage extract, and for me it is also a nostalgic blast from the 70s past. I was a little girl and the aloof and fascinating scent of Chanel no 19 enveloped some of my mother’s friends (she herself was surrounded by a golden cloud of Joy).
So what about the current formulation? On the surface it is a lot like the vintage versions, and still very good. I wouldn’t be unhappy if somebody gifted me a bottle. (My husband gave me the current no 19 EdP for my birthday, and it is a very good companion for a busy day on the run.)
But for the pure transformative beauty of an enchanted forest, or (slightly more prosaically) for a sophisticated, powdery, warm and magical perfume, the vintage extrait is the one.
kydanov – :
Anyone who professes any interest in the history of perfumes needs to smell vintage versions of the parfum and the EDT. Both are works of art that disclose slightly changing facets of this masterpiece. For me the green/iris leathery weighting of the EDT wins out most times, but never underestimate the transcendent beauty of the pure parfum designed to be enjoyed by thoses who get close to you. I wear the vintage EDT most of all – sorry to get all YouTubey, but this is the scent that really does turn heads, get compliments, starts conversations. I’ve not had a single person ever twig that this is “notionally” a women’s scent.
jaja777 – :
From my experience having used one-fifth of the perfume the fragrance is not best described as appealing. It is quite strong. It has a power to create a space between you and the surrounding air; it is slightly bullying. That is why I only dap once and using its cap put it on my wrists and on the body. Over time the use of the cap on my skin contributed to the appearance of a little haziness of the fragrance inside the bottle, but I found for myself that this isn’t contamination of the liquid, but a different development, which also helps me to be sure I cannot contribute to the development of an allergy to this fragrance in others who use it and forward, to myself.
For me the time of year to wear this fragrance is the winter and the early spring, by which use one also helps prepare nature for the development of the rose, the trees with their moss, the herbs. My impression was always for a full fragrance, never for individual notes, but their description on this web page is done, as I just thought, in order to help some consumers orient themselves better in the orientation of the fragrance toward the appearances in nature. I came to the realisation some time ago that fragrances as a market product are very good in their way of creating an air of cleanliness and a mood of well-being, but this is only because they are serving producers and manufacturers in their respective areas, food, sanitation, care for living stock- animals, and their involvement in the production overall. In this way of understanding this fragrance is in some sense also a contribution to the house of Chanel in their possible involvement in other areas of their work, which I found to be what is understood partially as “sustainability”.
The fragrance is long-lasting, I am sure, but after half an hour I stop detecting it, and only on occasion it appears again for me to detect. It is definitely very beautiful at that time, gentle, very elegant, like a full undergarment in a transparent grey-green, constantly in a movement with my body and with my state of mind.
So, I wrote this different review in an attempt to present my thoughts on why a person could choose to spend quite a bit of money in these difficult times we are in right now, and it is entirely based on my own experiential thinking. I thought at some point in time that if I were to find out that my understanding of all life changing and developing around a certain brand I invest with each purchase of products from this brand not in their stock market, but in their phylosophy and in the phylosophy of their soul, in a way. It may be difficult to understand all the details of a fragrance, or of a type of a clothing, or of a type of a cosmetic product, but if that product could only appeal to my external senses, my sense of smell, my eyes, my mind, it will definitely reveal stages of its nature over the time of its use, and beyond.
This is definitely a very beautiful fragrance, but it demands to live in an atmosphere of understanding. That is why, I thought, it is bought mostly from a very upper-class women who also can afford to have clothes of a quality materials and craftsmanship and who live in respected house holds. This description doesn’t fit me, or I cannot fit in such an environment, but I can appreciate it on a different level.
Thank you for all your achievements, house of Chanel!
Santi – :
If anyone buys a new bottle of this pure parfum, from a reputable company , please let me know what you think of the strength /lasting power etc. Is it oily on the skin etc ?
I’d like to compare my new parfum with yours to c if it’s genuine etc.
Inbox me please 🙂 thanks !
axvel666 – :
I wore No19 EDT all through the 80’s while my kids were growing up and loved it. Sometime around 2000 after not wearing it for years, I was shopping and sprayed some on my wrist. When my grown son got home after his class he came in the kitchen and grabbed my arm and inhaled. He closed his eyes and said he just got a rush of childhood memories and asked what I was wearing because it was a smell he remembered and loved and associated as his mom. How awesome that a fragrance can become that much a part of a person.
Fast forward to 2018 when I found an EDT sample, wearing it until every last drop is gone. Then decide to order a bottle of EDT from Chanel only to be so dissapointed that I sent it back the next day. So, a few days later after realizing how much I missed my signature scent, I found an older parfum on e-bay. I won’t go into notes since that’s been done many times, but for those who are searching for a scent of your own, or like the new version, try to find at least a sample of pre-reformulated No19 to compare. I’m sad that I don’t get along with the new but happy the original is still around to treasure.
Edit: moved to EDT.
Oxiplielanion – :
The little 7.5 ml parfum bottle is adorable.
I was waiting like a kid a Christmas for the postie to get this to me 🙂
I got on this green tip lately after discovering rive gauche and no 19 poudre, both are scrummy.
So naturally no 19 , chanels personal Fragrance that was apparently named 19 after her birthday, was next on my never ending list 🙂
I’ve not tried the edt but I do have some EDP , a 2013 batch part bottle I got recently and I think I was expecting the pure parfum to be quite different to that but they are very much sisters.
My favourite Fragrance is Chanel no 5 parfum (or edt or EDP or elixir or eau premier as all are amazing 🙂 no 19 is a very different chick.
This beauty is soft green & cooling.
I have read no 19 is compared to fresh cut flower stems. Definitely true, just freshly chopped,Juice oozing, but also I imagine no 19 as smelling like a summer breeze yet somehow it also brings to mind damp fresh green leaves,just off the trees in a Forest.
No 19 is definitely a favourite already,it is such an exquisite composition , never too heavy, soft and dewy perfect on hot days.
Also no 19 is good if you want a fragrance that is beautiful but less sexy and more serious than no 5.
Sadly there is a down side.The dab on parfum for 2016 is just not as strong or lasting as it could be (“ErinDewan ” talks about this a few reviews down and this fragrantican i agree with )
At over £90 a bottle ( 7.5) it’s pricey for hourly top ups , olfactory fatigue??
I might replace with EDP spray as to my nose it’s very very similar, just a sharper yet drier start, which is incredible , it soon softens to the dusky iris and tender rose leather and musk we all love.
That said there is a few deeper notes in parfum that make it sublime and worth owning.
Boy oh boy do I wish the bath powder and bath gel etc were still available to layer this luxurious classy scent , and I’d fight you for a no 19 body cream !! Haha 🙂
11/10 for Fragrance
6/10 for staying power and weakness of newer bottles 🙁
Good job what light scent I can smell is super stunning , an elegant floral-woody-green , cheers Henri Robert for making this !!
Витюшкин – :
vivien leigh ( Blanche DuBois ) : A Streetcar named Desire
GreyWolf – :
Once again, just like with Coco extrait, I was lucky at my local mall. In 2017 I found a bottle from 2001 of this juice! Later this year I bought the version made in 2007. I also tried the current extrait in a Chanel boutique.
So here are my impressions:
To my nose, version 2001 and 2007 are very similar, the juice being brownish rather than green. It is potent, 20 hours minimum on me, sillage is medium. This one is more woody and intense on me, makes me think of damp forests.
The newer version produced in the 2010s is green colored and more flowery to my nose. Its longevity is very good, 10 hours on me, sillage medium.
I have to say, I love both equally but they are rather different.
If you seek out the earlier version, check online tutorials, how to define the age based on the batch code and other signs.
xitman7 – :
Picture it , Vancouver 2010. A young man is saddened by the news of his grandfather’s passing. He seeks comfort in the kind hearts of luxury sales people at one boutique and then another. Finally ending his retail therapy session at the Chanel shop on Hastings.
At the time I was wearing Miss Dior EDP which I often paired with n19 soap in the bath. I loved the soap so much I figured I should get my hands on some juice. Being bereived at the time I figured I would buy something very special to cheer me up. I purchased the now defunked refillable parfum purse spray. It’s an ultra elegant gray and gold spray about the size and shape of a lipstick.
At the time I could not of truly respected the timelessness and refinement of this stunning scent and would pair it with Angel (gasp) which was odd to say the least but I thought I was being avant grade.
Fast forward to today, almost 8 years have past and my nose has matured. I decided today was the day I was going to rock N19. It’s the most stunning Orris dominate scent in my wardrobe. It starts off loud and green with lots of Galbanum, I get rose and tones of Orris in the heart. The base is to die for vetiver and moss and powdery woods it sits so close to the skin, a very private affair. The parfum is worth every penny it smells more natural and full bodied then any other interpretation, magic happens when you start to warm up and you catch a waft from your chest or wrist. I’m not sure what to do when my 7.5mL is finished, I guess I will have to find a refill online of just buy a bottle. I know that I’m going to be wearing this a lot from now on. It’s truly Devine!!
ThomasScribner – :
I’m sorry but I would not recommend this to anyone, ever.
Buy the Edp or Edt. The parfum is not strong. No great projection or longevity. It’s a beautiful skin scent in the worlds smallest, most expensive bottle.
What a disappointment.
My first foray into pure parfum will probably be my last.
It feels like the tiny bottle is filled with edp.
Ecoke – :
THE BEST IRIS. So yummy. Despite being the parfum, the impression of this scent is somewhere between No. 19 EDP and Poudre. There is less oakmoss than in the EDP; though it shares a ton of iris and galbanum with Poudre, the parfum is more buttery. Overall it is soapy in a smooth, luxurious sense.
foto-riviera – :
It’s unnerving when you find the essence of yourself in a perfume;
“Wait one minute, feminine with an edge of masculinity, beautiful in a aloof way, classic, born in the 1970s ….shit, this is a perfume version of me!, emotionally repressed, seems stand offish but is actually rather lovely”
Yes, it is true. Like me, too much can be a bit over-whelming, but just the right amount is divine.
Would love to meet the vintage version.
fedyerko – :
I agree with the previous opinion, this seems more powdery than no 19 poudre. It is actually nicer too. Much less complicated, which I like quite a lot as I don’t need my perfumes to be too complex. A lovely, sweet smelling woody floral that has a lovely fresh green note/s to it including a hint of mint, which is very nice. I think this beats no 19 poudre hands down. Maybe not my favourite Chanel, but it is a very appealing perfume.
dark_side56 – :
Just picked up a bottle of the current formulation. Intense rich green galbanum, torn green leaves, bitter green roots, fresh, sharp bergamot. This is both more powdery and more intense than the poudre, which I also have. Gorgeous, like pale cold early spring. And not for the faint of heart. LOVE.
Clentilla – :
I have a vintage bottle from pre-reformation time. This is always the scene that comes to mind when I wear this number:
Imagine you are in the seaside in England on a particularly windy day. Not necessarily on the beach; there is no marine water accord. Rather, you are sitting in the small front yard of one of many Victorian terraced houses, a mere 200 meters from the shore. You sit on a bed of fresh cut grass – the greenest grass you can come by, hydrated by the endless British rain. You wear a cashmere jumper, to keep warm in the cool wind, while you sit writing, reading, having a picnic or just watching the seagulls fly over the overcast skies, or the water washing up onto the beach. You sport a brown leather bag, containing scissors ready to cut Irises from this garden, to give to a loved one. The fresh seaside breeze carries with it the smell of grass, the powdery and green floral accords of the irises you are about to cut, the warmth of the cashmere jumper you are wearing, and the faintest whiff of the brown leather bag. And perhaps, a distant Bergamot tree and a rose bush from a neighbouring garden. You are in a beautiful scene, however, a certain sort of sadness lingers in you. Perhaps you are alone, and reminiscing about how things used to be; a byegone era, or a long lost love. Either way, you are happy these things happened, you just wish they could happen again. As you return inside the house, you decide to leave the irises as they are.
vvalera – :
The most luscious, gorgeous, opulent use of galbanum or orris or oakmoss you’ll ever find. A standout, not just in the Chanel family, but in perfumery in general. Over the 20-plus years that I wore it almost daily, I never once smelled it on anyone else. Unlike the ubiquitous No. 5, No. 19 was for most of its heyday, a beautiful little secret. The parfum has a rich sweetness that is more profound than in the other concentrations – especially in the vintage.
A more complete list of notes explains why it is so complex and exquisite:
top
Bergamot, Galbanum, Hyacinth, Neroli
heart
Iris, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-valley, Narcissus, Rose,Ylang-ylang
base
Oakmoss, Leather, Musk, Sandalwood,Cedarwood
Even if it’s not your cup of tea, for whatever reason, any perfumista whose knowledge of perfume is not just completely pedestrian and common, cannot help but acknowledge the glory that is No. 19.
agafonio – :
It was a gift, and I was 19 at the time, long time ago. I still have it. I like it, but find it a little heavy for day use or if you are too young. For me it represents someone mature. Not really my style but I use it from time to time.
A777K – :
The thing about chanel fragrances is that the edt, edp, pure parfum always are different in character. In my opinion the parfum of no 19 is the best version. It is extremely feminine, soft flowery. Realistic flowers. I am already wearing a scent today, but tomorrow I’ll put on all three (edt/edp/parfum).
Well, next day: I’ve tested all three of them (luckily I have looooong arms). Even asked a friend to tell what she thought about them (she previously believed that they only would differ in strength).
Here we go: The edt and edp are close to each other: fresh flowery scents, but not really special. The parfum on the other hand is the queen supreme. it is deep, sensual and “warmer'” than the other two. It has a fullness like vanilla (without actually being vanilla). It is not smokier, not more leathery, but deeper, absolutely. It has an almost real flower-scent, and is an absolute need-to-try scent.
For the ones complaining about the tiny splashbottle it comes in: try to get a tester bottle: 35ml of pure heaven in a spraybottle. Yumm.
So in short: very best: parfum, first runner up: edt, last: edp.
pcrisstiepeRier – :
Can anyone please explain the difference between the edp and the pure parfum? I love the edp but I want to know if the parfum is deeper, smokier, more leather, etc. Chanel employees tend to be vague. “Yes, this is just the same scent except more intense” And I disagree. My No 22 parfum smells much different than the edp or edt.
dfkmrjdcrfz – :
I got a small bottle of the pure perfume back in the early 80’s. Liquid was tan, not green. Smelled like a mix of cut grass, leather and tobacco. I loved it. Smells lighter now. Does anyone know where I can buy vintage, and what year the formula changed? Thanx.
www.danil.2001 – :
N°19 Parfum is the forbidding queen,
a cold enchantress, with the charm within,
bitter, unrelenting and everything in between,
yet so forever,
her beauty reigns supreme,
for she is the greenest of the evergreens.
TROOP – :
I bought a nearly full bottle of the vintage 1970s parfum extrait. Oh, it is wonderful! It goes on nicely, maybe slightly more powdery than I would prefer, but very nice. Cool and professional. But then an hour later – the drydown is magical! The perfume melds with the skin and acquires some warmth and a more floral character, while still keeping its “greenness.” It is hard for me to pick out individual notes, it is just a unique, lovely blend. For me, the vintage parfum is much better than the current EDP and EDC formulations, though I like both of those very much. But this one is at another level. It also layers well with simple citrus scents. Excellent.
ds_kur_94 – :
Pretty! Feminine and green. Fresh as a Spring day in the sunshine.
a-sergei-1994 – :
For me, this is the best “green” scent with honourable mentions going to Lauder for Men and Xeryus. It really makes me wonder if I live long enough to see men’s perfumery at least approximate the women’s. No other “green” can compare to this. Enough said.
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Btw, this is for the late 80’s version. I haven’t tried Polge’s reformulation yet.
TumTumFamily – :
I tried this for the first time ever today.
Chanel No. 19 is incredible! This was a blind buy, based on reviews from this community, and the only regret I have is that I did not buy this years ago. It is a little sharp, in a good, clean way, on initial application, but it quickly mellowed into lovely freshness with a hint of beautiful flowers. This scent could become an addiction for me. I am that crazy about it. Thanks Fragrantica, for introducing me to this lovely lady!
117 – :
Someone else wrote that this is what” Galadriel would smell like” ,and I agree…green obviously but elegant ,complex…on me there are distinct floral notes…unusual,confident ,female, rich…..love it ..will be buying the pure perfume if I can…as longevity on me is about 4 to 5 hrs with EDP….
Stoomoforne – :
Why is it CC perfumes are so little understood?
Maybe that’s the basis for their “exclusifs” line.
19 is in no way evil. How sad it is misunderstood
this way :(. Witches would never touch this. Too
refined. Witches wear Paloma Picasso, Opium, &
Poison. They also wear Knowing by Estée Lauder
and “Joop!”. I know that bc I know witches. This?
Intelligence in a bottle if it can be bottled would be
CC19 most definitely. Introspective but not somber.
Self-aware but not self absorbed. Smart but NOT(!)
cunning, conning (pun!), calculating or manipulative
in any way shape or form. Contemplative. Reflective
I can’t say I ‘like’ wearing this. CC19 makes me feel
like I have to straighten my posture, watch my words
and mannerisms, control my gestures and strive to be
alot better than I am. A more prim, proper, eloquent &
highly (here’s that word again) REFINED version of me.
I won’t say we clash, but she sure is watchful, and her
Standards high as a kite. Not totalitarian at all. Because
it is you who WANTS to rise up. CC19 doesn’t demand
anything. (Even as I write this I’m minding my posture,
and CC19 isnt even anywhere in my vicinity right now.).
Stop misclassifying CC’s perfumes! It’s a huge world
out there, and by ‘out there’ I mean outside of the CC
hemisphere. Remember that before classifying these
exceptionally well made excellent perfumes! …Peace…
rallists535 – :
I really used to like Chanel 19 and haven’t used it for many years (last use was in the late 1980’s to early 1990’s) so it concerns me that some reviewers have commented that the formula has changed. The very tiny amount left in my bottle of it still smells the same on me, when sprayed on yes, there is the slight grassy scent that quickly blooms to a tuberose with almost velvety suede like scent that is ‘warm’ and pleasant that has often garnered compliments.
Next time I’m at the mall I will try it again and if it has changed and smells noticeably different from what is left in my bottle I’ll add another comment on it!
PS: Fragrance is definitely affected by individual chemistry and this is why if anyone asks me what I’m wearing I’ll gladly tell them but let them know that they should try it at the perfume counter first to see if it smells the same because there’s always the chance it might not be the same for you all because of unique body chemistry!
mixalych1982 – :
My mother loves this one and it’s the only Chanel fragrance she wears. I bought one for her and one for me, but it was a blind buy for me. I realize how very important this fragrance is. Chanel wore it herself at the time of her death. It was made for her to wear. So when you wear this you get what Chanel liked, and what she liked was woodsy chypre fragrances. She said “women should not smell of flowers”. Her idea was that a woman’s scent should be more earthy, woodsy, natural. This fragrance does have some typical white floral scents of jasmine and lily of the valley. But the green notes and the oak and sandalwood are dominant. It smells like having been sleeping on grass on a warm summer’s day. This is beautiful and I would add it’s also melancholy. It has that funereal quality because we know that this was the last fragrance Chanel wore. It also reminds me of a very sedate pensive dignified woman who is very much alone and lives within her own world where there is no noise, no struggles, no having to commute through traffic to work, a woman who is retired and basically living in her garden. It totally reminds me of Ivoire de Balmain the vintage original by Pierre Balmain. I wear this in autum months and winter months as it’s very warm and woodsy. I also wear it to bed sometimes. I wore it to bed at the Chanel Suite at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, trying to summon the spirit of Chanel. This was during a Paris Fashion Week about 2 years ago. She came to me in a dream. She touched my face and looked into my eyes and sat down with me on a bench in a beautiful wooded park. This is where this fragrance takes me, it takes me to where Coco Chanel is in an afterlife, where she is at peace. I love this perfume and I love you Coco Chanel.
brytal – :
My thoughts while trying it: “What is this? Who wants to buy this? So many plain green notes, it’s almost pure grass in a bottle. Concentrated grass.”
One of my friends tried it and said it smelled like used cigaretts.
I would Never pay for this, not even if it was the cheapest Chanel of all times.
seasmalasmady – :
I got a No.19 body lotion in store, and wow I’m in love. If an independent woman has a special scent, it is gonna be this one! Very different from any other Chanel perfume that I sniffed before. I was not a Chanel lover until No.19 changed my mind. Modern, urbany, independent, even a little bit stubborn and arrogant. Love,love,love.
los73240 – :
it was a blind buy. And I went with vintage one- if to experience, experience the best. What can I say? I’m deeply in love. And this is very expensive love since it’s hard to find vintage Chanel 19. I’m so disappointed with most mainstream perfumes they make nowadays (and I’m 31 years old)), but every time I want to try anything new, I smell strong alcohol smell with chemicals. I realized all these spray bottles of edt or edp are not for me and the only choice is pure parfum concentrations and it’s the only form I can tolerate. Chanel 19 is most beautiful rose I ever smelled. I have So Pretty de Cartier, it’s little bit similar, but Chanel 19 in pure parfum is superior. I want to wear it all the time, it doesn’t give me headache or allergies (like many reformulated fragrances because of IRFA). I love this parfum and will search for more bottles. I believe one can’t have too many of favorite fragrance)). Highly recommend.
FleersFushNew – :
I am in love. I purchased a sealed bottle of vintage Chanel No 19 perfume, and made the purchase completely blind. All I knew from all the reviews was that it was very similar to Annick Goutal Heure Exquise, which I adore. I knew I was taking an incredible risk, because perfume is so subjective, and I hate, for example, Prada infusion de Iris . I opened the sealed bottle, applied some, and was ecstatic to find that it is absolutely beautiful. It’s such a warm, feminine, soft fragrance; it’s perfect. I can’t even remotely understand the reviews that say its a “cold, masculine fragrance”. Hello? Have they ever actually tested this beauty??!? I don’t get it. The reviews contained so many off-putting similar comments, it’s taken me years to finally try it. What a colossal waste of time I could have spent wearing this gorgeous, gorgeous perfume! I LOVE it. This is my Holy Grail perfume, ladies and gentlemen!
com1 – :
woodlandwalk, if this one makes you think about Elves, I totally have to try it! I am a huge Tolkien fan, especially the books. “Hail and well met!” Too bad my local department store doesn’t carry it. Will have to do a bit of driving. Not a bad thing!
I am very intrigued by this perfume. I think I tested it a year or two ago. Very green. I’m into sweeter at the moment (but not cloying or cupcake) so I kind of mentally filed it away for later.
zerdan – :
I had a little bottle of No.19 pure parfum in the early 90s, and I think it must have been from before they restricted oakmoss, because this version I’m trying now is slightly more floral, and with a bit more vetiver.
It does have that slightly haughty and elegant, yet lovely scent, and into dry-down (thanks to the quality of ingredients) it feels natural.
I can’t remember if it was No.19 Parfum about which someone said ‘this is how Galadriel must smell’, but that would be a perfect description! The most obvious opening note to my nose is iris, or orris and where the EDP is soft and dewy, the Parfum is more lean in feel, more distant perhaps.
I sense more vetiver,, lily of the valley and possibly narcissus. Into drydown that lovely perfumed forest quality that I know and love emerges, No 19 reveals its gentle side at this stage; a gentle mossy quality
Anyway, if we must talk elves, I think that where Arwen might wear the EDP, Galadriel would undoubtedly favour the white and green aesthetic of No. 19 parfum – it conjures up morning light filtering through a canopy of trees, the scent of perfumed wood smoke lingering in the ashes of yesterday’s fire, lily of the valley beginning to emerge from the mossy roots of an ancient oak..peace and silence reign in the forest
Monk89 – :
Yes! Had no 19 in EDT and EDP. Liked, but never loved. EDT felt too “cold”, EDP kind of stuffy.
But the pure perfume…
Modest sillage. Wears much closer to the skin than EDT or EDP. An intimate “secret”. Something quite different from the other concentrations. This is warmer, cozier. Can´t stop smelling my wrist!
Actually, I suspected it might turn out like this… In some cases it really makes a LOT of difference what concentration the juice is. Like with Chanel no 5, for me the vintage EDC and pure perfume is wonderful stuff, EDT is nice too (but don´t care for the EDP at all). Shalimar EDC is equally heavenly (and Shalimar EDP is just too much).
srsgqfrdwvz – :
I just received my No. 19 Parfum from Chanel yesterday and it is truly magical. I love this. I put dabs in my elbow creases and on my neck when I first opened it in the morning.
It was sharp upon application but then it morphed into all its glory. It wore fantastically all day as well. It is of course Green as everyone knows. However the Bergamot and Rose are lovely with the Iris and Oakmoss.
I can see why it is so calming as some have said. I found myself shortly after application drawing up some jewelry designs and going through my inventory of gems and metals. Something I had been neglecting for a bit as we have had a family crisis. It actually drew out of me not only motivation but inspiration. I realized this centers me. No wonder my Mum wears this. To smell No.19 on someone else is one thing but to wear it is another matter entirely.
My fiance upon coming home from work thought I was burning my oils but when I offered him my arm to sniff and see that it was me he was enraptured at first then alarmed that I had bought yet again another fragrance. He knows of my addiction all too well. We went to dinner. We are both redheads so we are usually bickering back and forth but all was mellow and sweet. So nice! Then upon going to bed he said “I wish I had known you like No.19 because it really suits you.” I told him “This is a new and blessed development. Apparently for both of us,” I think my mother needs some more now too for Christmas!
10/10+++
ramin altes – :
I love this and I cannot express enough how grounding this is for me as I am a very testy woman. My grandmother wears this and maybe that is the reason I find it calming. Not sure. Like her I only buy the Parfum directly from Chanel which we keep in a very dark cool place. The EDP and EDT are not the best way to get it as they seem to fade rather quickly. I hope this helps some of you who have had issues with it fading. Next time get the Parfum it is $115 for the .25oz at Chanel.com. Enjoy the smell of what is in my opinion Heaven on Earth.
FaraonRamses – :
I am sure, pretty sure anyways, that my chemistry has changed over my 65 years on this planet…Chanel # 5 does not smell as good as it used to on me. I would hate to think some bean-counter has changed the formulae, or that some components are no longer available. I loved both the #19 and # 22, also.
#22 is not available exept at a Chanel boutique or Chanel online. I want a sample first!
bellmond – :
loving it, got the bottle with a refill as concentrated perfume (eau de parfum). It’s great, a classic. Once I wore it at an important meeting, guess what, all went well…
Fresh, new, but soft, elegant (!), always pleasant, I chose it many years ago, it took a while to find out it is one of my favourites!!!
sashass1979s – :
@Indorm : Yes , it has happened to me with current Chanel 19 . A dislike! But I’ m in love with the vintage version , big love . After the bitter green opening which intrigues the nose ( nothing nasty like in the current version ) the heart is extremely elegant and smooth . It is a Ladies’ perfume but I do not find it cold and distant .
What a shame Chanel 19 is not as it used