Chanson de Nuit

2 reseñas

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• Lux

  November 1, 2021

  

  Another perfume from my pre-teen years. Full of silver glitter falling like snow on glass beads. Fresh and airy, with a bouquet of small flowers in the distance, surrounded by lots of air and white clouds. Like the colognes for very young girls back then, it had its own language and quality. Putting myself in the current teen perfume section doesn’t give me the satisfaction the 90s did, and it’s not nostalgia. Simply put, the quality isn’t what it used to be, as the ‘throwaway’ mentality took over in Perfumerie, minimizing costs and releasing many simple, short-lived colognes. Chanson d’eau, however, holds up. This house and Eau Jeune were among the best.

• adabarcelona

  August 15, 2024

  

  @Lux, I think you might be mixing this up with Chanson Magique; this one is from the Nuit line. I agree that Eau Jeune and Chanson were the best brands. It feels like the magic is disappearing from perfumes; back then, it sparked your imagination on the shelves, in ads, and on bottles, and we’d enjoy natural notes with friends, making each one a unique world. Now, even though there are amazing scents, the vibe is the opposite (and the magic isn’t just lost here; it seems like not everyone wants to stand up to this absurdity). I absolutely love Chanson de Nuit; it’s rare: aquatic, fresh, and floral with notes you can’t quite identify. It’s not super floral or overly citrusy; I detect a delicate white flower, the kind that smells stronger at night (not necessarily jasmine), with ozonic aquatic touches and a shy, unripe white blossom, like a night-blooming flower or young jasmine. Very 90s, rare, and one-of-a-kind. No current perfume even comes close because today’s florals aren’t as natural, real, delicate, nocturnely sibilant, and yet innocent. I don’t know what’s in these aquatic fragrances that reminds you of the quiet of night, but you’d wear them during the day too. The more sprays I get, the more hypnotized and drawn in I feel, bringing mixed images of memories and imagination, all nocturnal, filled with stillness, mystery, tranquility, and background music. I dose it sparingly since it’s vintage and nearly impossible to find. I admit I was hooked by its crystal-clear nocturnal vibe and that silver moon on blue. I bought it for the sake of it; I only ever had Chanson d’Eau (and only in my mind, based on the ad; the one I actually had wasn’t even the original). I consider myself more vintage than I am because I love the era I was born in, though I enjoyed it too much as a baby. My first cologne was Snoopy and Sparkles, and I wasn’t that little yet; after that, my teenage firsts were Eau Jeune, Agua de Vida, Bombón… before that, I didn’t use anything I chose myself. It’s all thanks to my brutal photographic memory: ads, my mom, my aunt, olfactory memories… Chansons are unique; why don’t unique and special perfumes come back?