By Dane
At the beginning of 2007, Chanel fulfilled every perfume lover's wet dream and released six new "exclusive" scents created by in-house nose Jacques Polge. Among them are two iris-based selections, No. 18 (although marketed as an "ambrette seed" composition), and 28 La Pausa, named after Coco's villa on the French Riviera.
There have been numerous iris-based fragrance launches recently, some say due to trend forcasting, and others' due to orris-root being in full, less-expensive supply from a new method of extraction.
There are many ways to categorize iris fragrances - the cold, the buttery, and so on. I like to separate them into two simplified categories - the natural smelling, and the synthetic. To me, Iris Silver Mist smells synthetic (although there are surely naturals in there somewhere). 28 La Pausa is on the other end of the spectrum (again, there are plenty of synthetics). I love both, but for different reasons.
28 opens with exactly what you think it would open with - iris. A bit vegetal, a bit cold, but beautifully smooth. Once the cold chill subsides, a warm, buttery, green iris note emerges, and keeps close to the skin until an almost-imperceptible skin-scent remains. Longetivity would be a concern for most shelling out the cash, but if you keep an open mind, its well worth it. The quality of the ingredients, the gentle composition, and the overall luxurious feeling mount it near the top of my iris-loves.
Where I'd be hesitant of purchasing such a large bottle (200 ml) of a potent scent, 28 La Pausa can (and should) be applied liberally, almost like an eau de cologne.
Perfumer: Jacques Polge/Christopher Sheldrake
Year: 2007
At the beginning of 2007, Chanel fulfilled every perfume lover's wet dream and released six new "exclusive" scents created by in-house nose Jacques Polge. Among them are two iris-based selections, No. 18 (although marketed as an "ambrette seed" composition), and 28 La Pausa, named after Coco's villa on the French Riviera.
There have been numerous iris-based fragrance launches recently, some say due to trend forcasting, and others' due to orris-root being in full, less-expensive supply from a new method of extraction.
There are many ways to categorize iris fragrances - the cold, the buttery, and so on. I like to separate them into two simplified categories - the natural smelling, and the synthetic. To me, Iris Silver Mist smells synthetic (although there are surely naturals in there somewhere). 28 La Pausa is on the other end of the spectrum (again, there are plenty of synthetics). I love both, but for different reasons.
28 opens with exactly what you think it would open with - iris. A bit vegetal, a bit cold, but beautifully smooth. Once the cold chill subsides, a warm, buttery, green iris note emerges, and keeps close to the skin until an almost-imperceptible skin-scent remains. Longetivity would be a concern for most shelling out the cash, but if you keep an open mind, its well worth it. The quality of the ingredients, the gentle composition, and the overall luxurious feeling mount it near the top of my iris-loves.
Where I'd be hesitant of purchasing such a large bottle (200 ml) of a potent scent, 28 La Pausa can (and should) be applied liberally, almost like an eau de cologne.
Perfumer: Jacques Polge/Christopher Sheldrake
Year: 2007
