Deshin777 – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

I don’t like this very much. Have the vintage Houbigant and it starts out surprisingly harshly on me. I think it just doesn’t agree with my skin. Sadly it’s a little too much.

дьяконова – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

I saw this at the store today and remembered it used to sit on my grandma’s vanity . I had no memory of the scent though. I did not expect it would be something I would like. I sprayed a small amount and had no real opinion and went on about my day.
A few hours later I kept smelling something very lovely and could not see where the scent was coming from. I was baffled because it was a really great smell . As I was brushing my hair I realized the scent was on my arm , and it was the perfume I spritzed on at the store hours earlier. I could not believe how pleasant , feminine and soft it was. Yesterday, it was still very distinct several hours later. I went back to Wal Mart and bought a bottle. It has claimed a spot next to Shalimar and Hypnotic Poison.
I find this ( new Dana version) to be a comfort scent , and perfect for everyday wear . It is slightly powdery and more a soft floral. It is not really that old fashioned in my opinion, though I frequently love old fashioned scents . This would be suitable for a girl, a young woman, or an older lady . I do not know why I never tried it earlier in my life because it is such a great scent . I am glad to have found something so nice that is such a bargain after some blind buys that were duds.
I think this would be a hot seller if it had a designer name attached to it . It is really a quality fragrance .

andrei196716 – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

There aren’t words for how beautiful this is. I love the Dana, too, but this one is warmer, rounder, and the longevity is off the charts. I love the sprayer on these old bottles, so much better than the modern sprayers. And the scent is magical. I have hundreds of perfumes, but this one gets the most compliments. I bought the vintage parfum as well, but prefer the spray. If you’ve only tried the modern one, try this, too. Very similar, but this one is rich and complete. Gorgeous.

jrez0067 – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

This is a special one for me today. I’m wearing my grand-mothers vintage bottle of Chantilly, Houbigant. This was a gift to me from my mother. There is not much left of it, so it’s worn sparingly. In honor of my grandmother, I wear this today, as it is also the anniversary of her passing. I wear it with pride, and pleasure.
It’s a beautiful sophisticated scent, and yes a close cousin to Shalimar. The Floral oriental goodness of this perfume is gorgeous. A deep, sexy scent. I’m so thrilled that I inherited a vintage bottle of this fragrance!

koljuchiy – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

After wearing vintage heavier concentrations (EDT or Parfum) I do agree the drydown of Chantilly and Shalimar are almost exact. You won’t find the heavy incense/smoke of Shal in Chantilly, but the drydowns are def very very similar. Love them both!
For Chantilly tho– vintage only! Luckily it’s cheap and everywhere on ebay.

CamaberiTab – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

There are 8oz body wash/bubble baths on ebay. One for $11 or two for $21, and just FYI– they have lost their scent. 🙁
I was so bummed. They don’t have a brand on the bottle, it doesn’t say Dana or Houbigant.
I poured a good amount of my Houb Chant vintage cologne into the bottle and shook it…. that helped a little. On the plus side, it lathers sooo well, but without the scent– there is no point. 🙁

menicer – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

Waiting impatiently for the order I placed for an original splash bottle of this wonderful stuff! My grandmother had the exact same and I remember begging her to add some to my bath water when I was a little girl. My tastes in perfumes was off to a very good start I believe! 🙂

Vinai – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

Chantilly classic French perfume of exquisite taste.
I say taste because you have to have taste in order to appreciate this beautiful fragrance. This perfume has been likened to Shalimar Mitsouko and Dana’s Tabu. They share some of the same notes but is in no way shape or form a dupe or clone. I have the cologne splash which I used to wear many years ago and it was a perfume that was essentially a hand-me-down from my mother. The original formula dates from World War II. You can now buy this vintage masterpiece on eBay and I recommend the eau de cologne splash.
The reformulation by Dana is nothing. This THIS is something! I have always wondered why they called it Chantilly. The setting it evokes is French! We think of Chantilly lace and Chantilly is the name of a town in France with a beautiful and historic chateau which has stood since the time of Louis XIV. In 1671, at the chateau, Madame de Sévigné was an eyewitness to the suicide of François Vatel, the majordomo to the Minister of Finance Nicolas Fouquet who committed suicide when he was in a panic that the fish would be served too late after the arrival of the king. It smells like a perfume from ladies of that era. It is also trying to evoke a gourmand scent a French dessert whipped cream topping called crème de Chantilly flavored with vanilla.
Chantilly opens with lemon, neroli and orange blossoms, like catching whiffs of orange groves but with a thinner more aldehydic air, definitely an old fashioned aldehyde opening similar to Chanel No. 5 and with hesperidic top notes like Shalimar. A tad medicinal, citrusy and subsequently floral.
The florals are a fragrant bouquet of ylang-ylang, which, on it’s own, is a fruity-floral, similar to banana, once again achieving the gourmand vanilla cream effect, and the vanilla which is soft and powdery gives the florals an edible quality.
There’s a pink rose, carnation and jasmine. These flowers are no wallflowers! These are queenly florals and they have a luminescence like pearls in this perfume. I have seldom come across a fragrance with a good pairing of rose, jasmine and carnation like in Chantilly.
Still, even with these flowers in the heart, the orange blossom at the top reigns supreme. Now that’s a good thing as it’s boozy orange and goes with the vanilla in the dry notes. In the dry down I detect stronger and decidedly more masculine/unisex accords of Evernia Prunastri also known as oak moss, green notes, perhaps a patchouli note, spices, vanilla and musk. The dry down is more of an Oriental vanilla type. Vanilla as in the Shalimar vanilla, deeper, darker, almost like a coffee, with a greenery all around it.
This perfume is alas not to everyone’s tastes. It has a very outdated scent but because it’s not Shalimar, it gets less attention. Yet if you like Shalimar you should not dismiss this fragrance as a clone or as B version of Shalimar. It has a unique and very beautiful aromatic quality that stands out. Nothing like this perfume out there today not even close.
Chantilly perfume is regal and matronly, elegant and refined. She is always going to remind me of my mother but this has a lot of notes I like myself. Chantilly is a warm winter and autumn “holiday season” fragrance which can be worn with coats, scarves, or evening wear. The cologne is strong so apply lightly on your skin after a shower when your pores are open and the aroma is more noticeable.
This is really quite beautiful.

gribraHable – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

My mom had this – the original Houbigant, not the reformulated Dana – and once I realized she never used it, and it was just going to decorate a display shelf in the bathroom forever, I began to sneak a spritz or two of it regularly in the late ’70s-early ’80s. (It sat there just above her gigantic Jean Naté splash, which she did use, and amid some Avon minis she likewise never touched.) Chantilly was a pampering but mature-feeling scent for me, all orange-citrus powder and light incense, and I adored the name and its lacy connotation. I was also horribly allergic to it, so despite its nostalgic appeal I don’t need to hunt it down on ebay or elsewhere.

JojhuyaJN – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

I’ve been wearing the new Dana Chantilly a lot. So, I wanted to try the Houbigant version. They really don’t smell alike to me. The Dana version is soft, powdery, and sweet. It contains more vanilla, which I love. The Houbigant version is stronger. It’s powdery but less sweet and contains a prominent oak moss note. Personally, I don’t care for oak moss. So, I didn’t really care for this perfume. I guess Dana Chantilly is the winner after all.

user090809 – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

this vintage is a spicy carnation-forward floriental, deep and lovely

iniplesmeappy – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

Mmmmmmm…. I started out as a gourmand/sweetie lover, but I’m into vintages now… lol…. And Shalimar is my #1.
I was curious about other vintages that smell like Shalimar. I do not agree that Chantilly does… but I still like it! I can see the comparison, but I can’t agree. They could fit into the same family, prob only because they are both vintage?
I bought the Dana version for $10, and liked it enough to grab a cheap-ish 7.75oz of the vintage cologne. The Dana on tissue smells like maple syrup– but wears much less foody. In fact, the newer Dana wears pretty much like this vintage cologne… but the vintage cologne is much better. (I find the Dana actually cheap and BRASH and cloying compared to this lovely light cologne)
I get a lovely vintage antique smell, and that is what I’m aiming for. I want to wear these for fun, for comfort, on a lazy day. I love Art Deco and old movies, so this helps me get into the mood. 🙂
This isn’t sexy, haha…. it’s fun for vintage gals like me.
The vintage cologne is actually deeper and less sweet, and I DO ENJOY the vintage leather/moss. This is like a watery Shalimar mixed with the mossy/damp/green of Mitsouko. Being a vintage lover, I have Mitsouko but I just can’t like it. At all. Haha.
There is something extra in the vintage Chantilly, and it can be found cheaply. Do it!
I get citrus, powder, spices, vanilla, and moss. And it’s awesome. I am going to put this splash cologne into a spray bottle and dive in later!
I really really like this. I get a light Shalimar mixed with vintage Chanel No. 5 in my opinion.

Аникита Сыромятников – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

Fragrance Review For Chantilly
Houbigant
Top Notes
Neroli Bergamot Orange Lemon Fruity Notes
Middle Notes
Orange Blossom Rose Carnation Ylang Ylang Jasmine Spices
Base Notes
Sandalwood Vanilla Tonka Bean Benzoin Oak Moss Musk Leather
Chantilly (1941) Marcel Billot
Through sellers on eBay I purchased the splash cologne in a round glass bottle. One for my mother and one for myself we spoil each other with fragrances. As a spiritual time traveler, and as a vintage fragrance collector, and fashionista with a penchant for vintage fashions, this is my cup of tea. Let me tell you about the moment when I first inhaled this perfume, long lauded as a genuine classic and iconic fragrance, though more on the underrated side next to the likes of Chanel No 5 Shalimar L’air Du Temps Bal A Versailles and I would add Tabu, Norell, Stetson and Obsession. The round glass bottle of cologne is straight out of another era, it’s pre-20th century despite the fact that this perfume was standard French perfume material for WW 2 era Europe in 1941. The smell of it is absolutely of a Victorian 19th century French matriarch; staid, dignified, noble, respectable, matronly, snobbish, a bit dull but not uninspired. This made me visualize a tall French woman with her hair up, wearing a Chantilly lace gown, with a high collar, kid gloves, a parasol, and she looks at you from the sepia tone of an old family portrait. This was almost the same feeling I got from L’air Du Temps except for me L’air is far more approachable and soft, whereas Chantilly has a more commanding presence, a greater dignity, almost a regal appearance, like a queen with a long veil.
There are no aldehydes in the opening to Chantilly but it goes into a very citrusy direction with lots of heady orange blossoms, bergamot orange juice, lemon, lime and citrus notes galore in the vein of Shalimar or Emeraude. There’s a fruitiness and a refreshing lemon scent like furniture polish but in a very pleasant fashion, with a neroli that really does most of the work and is beyond beautiful. The neroli in this opening is my favorite part. The freshness and energetic burst of orange is old time perfume stuff giving it a zest and bright introduction. It takes very little time for it to settle down. The citruses embrace florals that develop fairly quickly and they become interwoven as if the notes in the heart suggest the image of floral patterns and prints in a lace tablecloth. My nose “sees” pink roses, red carnations, yellow-golden ylang ylang and white jasmine. These lovely flowers are not at all heavy but rather subdued and soapy like Ivory soap, but also powdery like dusting powder in a porcelain container. The flowers bring the sweet and delicate feminine touch of familiar scents: talcum powder for the face, a boudoir setting, a dresser table with lace cloth, candlesticks, and little silver framed mirrors. As the flowers fade, the dry notes emerge and they are spicy when they are no longer powdery, musky, green, woodsy and just a tad smoky, dusty. The vanilla is creamy, burnt and deep like the vanilla in Shalimar. Around the vanilla a bit of sandalwood, musk and moss, a real oak moss scent with the whisper of a chypre. The performance of this perfume is like a symphony in three movements and it lasts an awfully long time, with serious sillage. When this baby is on you, everyone knows it. The perfume has a mind of it’s own and can feel like a living chemical entity as it never leaves you for hours and hours on end. This is a true perfume, for it was made when perfume was perfect, during the Golden Age of Perfume.
It’s hard to pull this off today. On my mother it smells magnificent with a strong and yet soft polarity, spicy, floral, musky and powdery. This is a mature woman’s fragrance and it doesn’t really smell like something I should be wearing but it’s like a costume. This is putting on an invisible costume. It’s a long white bridal gown and veil or a chantilly lace dress you find in your grandmother’s wardrobe closet when you are going over her old clothes after she’s passed away. If you love vintages that cast a dreamy spell on you and if you like florals and moss, this is definitely a perfume that you should look into. It’s age is not a problem. We, perfume lovers, have worn older fragrances that predate 1941 like Shalimar and No. 5 not to mention L’Heure Bleu and Coty’s Chypre. This is a very grandiose perfume, unisex by today’s standards, a concoction of citruses, white flowers, oak moss and vanilla cream. This is a beautiful sedate perfume but with a lot of heft and power. Chantilly is best worn in autumn and winter. This matches up with coats and scarves. This is an expensive soap kind of smell with very few similarities to any of today’s more recent commercial successes although it might bear a resemble to the new Ivoire by Balmain. This is a very rewarding fragrance. It will reward you with so much olfactory pleasure. Once again thank you Fragrantica and ebay!

kurbanov.b – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

I have been an avid reader of Fragrantica reviews for nearly two years now and I can say that has been the prime impetus in an insatiable quest for the next scent experience. I love the ritual of first spritz and then allowing my mind to drift over the ensuing impressions and emotions that accompany the olfactory sense. I do not have a discerning nose, not at all. Except for the very blatant, I cannot pick out notes. But correct dissection is never my goal with perfume. It’s transportive, my favorite mode of rejuvenative escape from my typically cerebral, non-sensory, daily life.
Chantilly is one of my lately acquired perfumes. I have a very dim memory of my initial impression, five decades past, when I was a child. I sniffed the fragrance from a drugstore tester. My reaction was dismissive. To use adult language to describe a youth’s impression, I thought it evocative of a giddy, frivolous, unsubstantial female. I haven’t pursued the scent again until today, on a coolish Spring morning, now as a woman on the threshold her fourth age. I find a vintage Houbigant enchanting. The smell is warm, a bit exotic, comforting and easy going. After four decades of life centered around career with all the competition, stimulation and stress that comes with it, I find Chantilly just the thing!

lgbalabanva – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

I loved this perfume since my teens, I love the powdery smell when it dries down and that it’s balsamic, love balsamic and woody scents. I love it because it isn’t sweet and fruity and because benzoin and powdery perfumes are my thing

vikussea – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

I have the original Houbigant formula, which is so much more refined with great sillage than the reformulated Dana version. I mix it into my Lampe Berger neutral fuel and it scents the room with the most antique floral powdery romantic fragrance ever!

pekar666 – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

As a man of thirty, I’ve begun to notice an alarming polarity between the two types of perfumes worn by the majority of men and women today. Younger people tend to wear fresh, simple fragrances while their parents wear the perfumes and colognes of their youth, mostly created during the 80’s and 90’s. The strength, depth in composition and even the accords used in modern fragrances have seen a total turnaround in the past 15-20 years alone. Fragrances simply don’t hold the way they used to! Classics from the House of Balenciaga, Chanel, even Coty are being reconstructed and softened to accommodate olfactory sensitivities. And do you want to know this perfumista’s opinion? It’s absolutely disgraceful.
Launched originally in 1941, first by Houbigant and subsequently by Dana, Chantilly reflects a genteel, refined woman of society, articulated perfectly within it’s blooming perfume pyramid. Opening boldly with a headrush of sharp citrus and bergamot, the spice notes and glorious rose accords roll out a suitable red carpet of sorts with a tranquil, inoffensive, woodsy drydown. Chantilly, though fairly watered-down in Dana’s current, reformulated EDT, retains its ambiguous seamlessness; generally all the notes are neatly blended together to create one distinctive, unforgettable scent.
Now to formally address the elephant in the room: WHO does Chantilly appeal to? Women of refinement and high taste. Lovers of an old-world perfumer’s nostalgia that seems to have somehow died out in the 60’s. While this eau de toilette isn’t fruity ( I know, I read the notes…), sweet, or sexy, I’d like to believe that’s one of it’s most thankful attributes. It’s in an altogether different class from our contemporary femme fragrances. It recalls memories of gilded dinner parties, caviar and Martini & Rossi, mink stoles and polished top hats. I’ve always felt Estee Lauder specializes winningly in this very tradition of fragrance creation. They’re bottled aromas that remind us of rich aunts, uncles, and grandparents; a single whiff transporting us to an exquisitely posh tableau in our memory. Spray Chantilly lightly onto the jugular or clavicle and rediscover a forgotten world of fine, vintage fragrance from years past.

Rifat2007 – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

I thought this brand had been purchased by Dana
yeah, this is so beautiful
at firt I didn’t like it at all
it was so old-lady style
but now i love it
very very powdery
very lemon
and very warm benzoin
this is so beautiful and delicate
it reminds me of Shalimar indeed
I don’t have much Shalimar , but I have the Cologne version
have to say they share several similarities indeed

kinoman2011 – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

I like this a lot! Formerly, I have never been impressed with this drugstore cheapie, i must emphasize, the current one sold in the stores today. It always seemed dated not in a good way. I use the term loosely because I have a soft spot for vintage perfumes. I managed to find a vintage; at least I assume it is, because it doesn’t have the Chantilly pink sticker on it and the color of the perfume is a lot darker more concentrated. But surprisingly when I first sprayed it on my skin I liked it immediately. Nothing harsh or discordant. Just a lemony carnation goodness with a plush sandalwood dry down that is divine. I wear this and wear it proudly! The way to enjoy these kind of perfumes is to use just one spray. This has been my experience.

Vlad19550 – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

Trying a 50´s vintage toilette. Marked stages as this old time Beauty unfold. This was from a time when one went to the cinema, not the movies…when waiters wore white gloves and all things were silver and crystal. It is how the elegant lady standing on the train platform smelled as she passed by. It is light, yet rich, almost fruity too in a bourbon sort of way. Not strong nor cloying, this is soft. The notes come through and the dry down is nicest with a patchouli frankincense vibe. Leather too in the dry down.

lbv928speagoessenda – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

My advice is not to waste your money on the abomination produced by Dana, but to saveup until you can find a vintage bottle of the Houbigant original.
It is a pity that many of the reviewers here are clearly commenting on the Dana version while not making that clear.
Stick to the Houbigant – a truly amazing WOMANLY perfume. Little girlies who want to smell like sweets, cakes or fizzy drinks should keep away.

shmal26 – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

This is a review for the excellent vintage Essence de Parfum version of Houbigant’s epic WWII scent Chantilly. released in 1941. I think the bottle I’m sampling from is probably mid 1960s vintage. Old 50s 60s ad copy refers to Chantilly as ‘the perfume that changes’. If you do manage to find a nicely preserved vintage version of Chantilly, especially in the parfum form, I think you will appreciate its traditional chypre structure. The opening is bright and sweet… it really pulls you in! As some observe it is a bit tart, thanks to the top filled with citrus fruits. But there are also some very prominent cherry pie and marzipan notes which really serve to sweeten Chantilly up… In the middle stages, Chantilly takes on a complex vibe. Partly clean, creamy with an almost soapy vibe as the base begins to come up through a heady mix of sweet and spicy floral notes (including a delicious candied carnation/clove). Soon, tonka and musks emerge filling out the body of the perfume and mixing seamlessly with whispery cool, powdery oakmosss. It would be a very good perfume if it ended here. But if you wait for it– there is some animal seduction yet to come into play. The musk and leathery notes become quite distinct as the sweetness fades almost completely away. Yet in the end, Chantilly is anchored with just the right touches of vanilla, benzoin and spicy sandalwood. It trails off to a creamy, faintly spicy skin musk…

shhekalev – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

My Mom and I shared a bottle of Chantilly back in the late 1980’s-early ’90’s. It was an old-fashioned scent in a good way, very feminine and soft. There was a little too much carnation for me (ACHOO!!!)but overall a pretty, spicy, powdery perfume, sexy in a ladylike manner.
This is a long-lasting fragrance with good sillage.
(I have smelled the new Dana version, and it’s a bit watered-down from the original, but still very nice).

DWECTUSTYWHES – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

I was in an antique store the other day and smelled a 50s vintage bottle of this and WOW. really gorgeous scent.It has had time to mellow and settle. One of the few of that era with no aldehydes. Not a fan of aldehydes. If you can find vintage get it. Definitely a night scent. Its richer. Was happily surprised at this because all I had ever smelled was the newer drugstore version. Not the same at all.

torik7777 – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

The previous reviewer got it right, I must say. This one smells almost like a caricature of a vintage perfume. I don’t really see the comparison to Shalimar, actually, to me this evokes more of a Chanel-esque ladylike “datedness”, if you will (no offense!). That said, it is surprisingly charming for what it is. I am really appreciating the freshness of the lemon with the stuffy moss, but I cannot think of an occasion when I would wear this.

porotikov – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

Smells like an old lady’s glam bathroom, with scented toilet paper and pink shag carpet. Clean, sweet, artificial, dated.

Arcan1T – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

In my teens I had 3 “go to” scents. Tabu, Coty Wild Musk and Chantilly. Chantilly was the one I chose on days I was going for a “softer” vibe. I have kept a bottle of this ever since Even on days I don’t feel like wearing it, I will pick it up and give it a sniff just because it is so nice and comforting.

Sonnychka – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

When my mother came home back from the US after almost a year’s absence, this was what she brought home with her. But for reasons unknown, it just sat there, locked and unused in her perfume cabinet for a very long time. One day she accidentally left it open, and I dove right in and tried everything on. (Yes, everything.) Nobody told an eight-year-old boy that there was no way in hell anybody could cover up this sort of olfactory crime.
My punishment was the most thorough scrubbing that has ever happened and hasn’t been repeated ever since. LOL!
She did ask me after a few days which one I liked the most. I pointed to Chantilly. Why? Back then I didn’t know and today I still don’t know. Maybe because she frequently wore Shalimar and Chantilly was like the children’s version of it? I don’t know. Ask Freud.

terpilgopr – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

This fragrance embodies the reason why I’m moving away from this certain kind of spicy/floral/leather/oakmoss vintages. Eventhough Chantilly is lovely, special and even classy I don’t find it wearable as it echoes “old fashioned”. It smells like my beloved granny. Also, the combination of sour notes and leather creates a certain staleness on my skin the first hour or so. I don’t feel fresh wearing it and actually I think that many of the fragrances from that time certainly suits a smoker better than a non smoker. Almost everyone smoked back then.
I do appreciate Chantilly for what it is, but nowadays it’s not for me eventhough my granny was in my age when she wore similar fragrances. But on the other hand, she was born 1915 <3 And my nieces will probably remember me for my fragrances and will think they were classy and… a bit old fashioned when they get older ;).
Edit: The drydown is much much better then the initial hour.

sergeytihomirov – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

I wore Chantilly in the early 80’s and loved it. I’m really not sure if it would smell the same on me 30 years later. Reading other reviews, it probably wouldn’t especially if Dana have reformulated and now producing it.

igorguzij – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

Chantilly was originally made by Houbigant. It has since been reformulated and produced by Dana. I’ll start with the newer version.
Dana: This interpretation of Chanitlly smells like cookies and soap. It is extremely powdery and quite heavy on vanilla. I don’t know if Dana intended to appeal to a younger crowd by amping up the sweetness but if so then that’s awkward because Chantilly is still going to smell dated to those that aren’t into vintage-style scents. Super strong and long lasting.
Houbigant: This review is based off of a used vintage cologne estimated to be from the 60s. I was not aware of Chantilly when vintage Chantilly was being produced so the accuracy of this review should be taken with a grain of salt. The Houbigant version too is very powdery but I believe it to be more resinous and oriental in character than the new version which is fluffy and sweet but they are rather similar.
Overall, the drugstore quality of both is apparent. I don’t find either well blended. Out of the two I prefer the Houbigant vintage version but I’m not really a fan of either.

valentinooo – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

ATTN: This review is for Chantilly Eau De Vie (not yet cataloged). It is a lavender color. I tried this at K-mart or Walmart and find it to be a dupe of vintage Quelques Fleurs. Pass.
Update: Now that I have the gift set, I think it smells like a young, “pink” creamy floral. Sort of like Justin Bieber’s Collector’s Edition.

Denny46 – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

What a pleasant surprise Chantilly turned out to be! I’ve been eyeing it for a few weeks, being on a “drugstore classics” kick, and although the reviews lead me to believe I may not have liked it (when I read “soapy,” I get nervous), I just HAD to try it regardless. It’s so easily available and so inexpensive that it wasn’t an overly risky blind-buy, but I wasn’t going into it with my hopes soaring. Thankfully, I was quite wrong! It opens all sharp lemon (and I do like lemon), and then softens down to where I can smell the vanilla a bit, and I definitely get powder as well. I can see why some reviewers have made the “soapy” comment, but to me, it’s much more “freshly bathed in a lovely bath oil” than it is “cleaning product.” This will be great in the summer, and it’s certainly a safe bet for work. You may want to apply it with a bit of care, though… I can see how it would be easy to over-do. The longevity doesn’t seem to be great, but my skin eats scent, so it may be just fine for others.

top280524 – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

Got this in the Dana Holiday Collection 2015 set. Holy cherry cola! I don’t what I was expecting but it certainly wasn’t this. It smells like cherry coke or maybe those gummy cola bottles.

Raziel959 – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

I bought a bottle for nostalgic reasons, I got one from my mother years ago when I was 11-12 years old. It was too heavy for me then, I was more into Lily of the Valley type fragrances then. My tastes are much lore diverse now-lol- and I thought I would give it a whirl – I wear it in the winter months now – but it is not the same as before …smells more platic-y now, and the spice is just sharp as opposed to a rich deep warm essence. When I use this bottle up, I will not buy another….

virusss – 2022-06-08:

4 out of 5

Utter heaven! I got a vintage bottle of this on ebay. It is NOT like the newer version at all. This is a rich oriental. Deep and spicy with a powdery softness to it. It reminds me of i Profumi di Firenze’s Tulipano Nero but with a softer side. On the dry down, reminds me of Santa Maria Novella’s Melograno. I adore it and am so glad I blind bought. I do not get ANY citrus at all from this, and I have a nose. Try the vintage!

pavelcss – 2022-06-08:

5 out of 5

I found a vintage 1960’s bottle of Houbigant Chantilly EDT and it’s amazing. I was originally expecting a flowery powder bomb but this no where near that. Initially there was a blast of lightly powdery lemon, but that quickly toned down as I began to smell leather and tobacco. The more I sniffed I also got vetiver, frankenscence and carnation and vanilla. Together this scent brings home the comforts of vintage classic perfumes and I’m just sitting here in awe of Chantilly. Beautiful!

Babeboy – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

Has anyone heard of chsntilly lace by houbigant.i used to buy itcin the uk in the 60s as a teen .a lovely powdery vanille as i remember.bottle similar wider and definatly lace.it would have been original from that time.chantilly lace pink box lovely lacy design.a sweet powdery perfume.

limosha100 – 2022-06-08:

3 out of 5

I have a bottle that looks like the one above but with no flat side bearing a sticker. These are my honest first impressions please don’t down vote me for making comparisons. My opinion is just as important as yours.
This must be a later formulation because I’m getting big powder. I like powder! It’s definitely a talcum powder feel but not a baby powder smell. I happen to be one of those odd balls that simply love vintage powder perfumes. This is different than the iris/violet I typically go for and I’m really enjoying the Shalimaric citrus leather vanilla feel with the extra dose of puff! I’m also getting a vintage Wind Song vibe from this but unlike Wind Song it’s not giving me a headache! Not surprisingly Chantilly and Wind Song share many of the same notes.
I’m not saying it smells like exactly like Shalimar or Wind Song because it doesn’t. I’m just saying there are similarities IMHO.
It does start off a little harsh but all in all I love Chantilly’s dry down. To me it’s a super comfy cross between Wind Song (My moms signature when I was a kid) and Shalimar a (current fav of mine) but with a big puff of talc. The powder note makes it softer and fuzzier than both. That is until everything starts fading away and the oakmoss takes over.
Oh baby, this is going to be a serious comfort scent for me! I hope I can find more of this formulation! My condolences to those who lost the original. I would re