Chamade Guerlain for women

Chamade Guerlain
(Bee bottle, edt. 2019 batch, USD55)

I can't believe something this beautiful create since 1969.. It is almost unusual unreal to me.
This is soft floral green amber fragrance, it is truly unique in this genre.
Yes, it's age but it's not old.

Chamade, open with the haze of Galbanum. I do familiar. it's quite similar to Heure Exquise by Goutal.
The sandalwood in the base is kind of similar here, Soft floral bouquet heart build up,
this smell like a bowl of fresh petals to my nose, very clean and floral sweetness
surprisingly somehow no musk involve.

Within a hour of wearing, Chamade builds the soft sandalwood in sweet beautiful amber.
On my skin very fast, most of greenness in opening was gone but petals heart still linger.
Resulting sweet sandalwood - floral petals and support by Amber.

I really like Chamade in this rendition, I think it may because of the offering in EDT.
It makes the scent light, I think I can wearing this everyday too.
It is not very ambery even you notice it and lite sandalwood saves the day.
This smell majestic, warm. The sunset in spring when you sitting on the bench in the park in 1970's.

I think you should bidding Chamade along with few other Galbanum - Floral scent.
Chamade, how can you be this light but encapsulated the beauty of amber-floral so welly done.
9/10.

Extension 1 : Same day.

As scent further develop into deeper base.
This one recalls me another fragrance, Bois des iles by Chanel.
The way of Ambery Sandalwood with mild Indolic floral.
But yeah, this one still lighter than Bois des iles.

Longevity 6 hours.

I used to drink (a lot) and smoke cigarettes....at the time that Chamade came out, in 1969. I can't explain why, but Chamade was the one scent that seemed to harmonize with my body chemistry (deeply infused with tobacco and wine).
I haven't come across Chamade in recent years, but I suspect that it would not work for me anymore (old age, plant based diet, no alcohol) and might be too "sweet".

When I want to wear a classic fragrance that smells elegant and lasts for hours, this is what I reach for.

It's also a fragrance I get comments on the most when I wear it.

It's perfume perfection.

To me chamade is a sweet perfume. Not just in the sense that the smell is sweet, but more so in the sense that it feels cuddly and warm.

I have a 2017 batch and I’ve never gotten any green notes whatsoever. My batch smells just very warm, fluffy and sweet on my skin.
My first thought when I spray it, is of babies. The opening smells EXACTLY like Zwitsal baby shampoo to me. And pretty much every baby in the Netherlands smells like that. So putting on chamade to me feels like rocking a newborn in my arms and smelling the fluffy baby hairs on their head.

You may guess that to me this is a very comforting scent. It’s both nostalgic and endearing. Later on the resemblance with Zwitsal fades a bit, but the association with cuddling with babies stays.

The note that stands out most in the opening is hyacinth. The aldehydes and Jasmine are definitely there too.
Vanilla is prominent throughout, which makes this a very cosy scent.

To me this fragrance is not sexy, mostly because I associate it with babies, it does make me feel very safe and comforted though, and also beautiful, because it’s a very beauty and delicate fragrance. And so cosy. I love it, but it’s not my favourite Guerlain fragrance. It lacks the depth and complexity of mitsouko and Shalimar. It’s a stunning fragrance however and definitely a timeless classic.

There’s nothing I can imagine to be offensive in this, but alas apparently this doesn’t work well on everyone’s skin, so I guess you shouldn’t buy it blind (although I did and it’s amazing).

EDIT: I promise I’m not a baby sniffing weirdo.. ok maybe a little, but not like a creep.. babies are just pretty much the best smelling people in the world without even trying 😅

Cat piss??? I have 3 cats and I really, really, REALLY wish their litter trays could smell like this.
This has been a favourite since the 80s with no cat’s piss detected at all. Fresh and green does not equal cat’s piss. No need for a ‘warning’ people - it’s not a ‘thing’ with the perfume itself, it’s individual body chemistry.

I wore this on a beautifully warm sunny day in Spring, and absolutely fell in love with it's blooming blossom scent. I put in on again the next morning, when the temperature was significantly cooler, and for the life of me could not detect what I had found so delightful the day before. I didn't hate it, but there was no love, no scent of enchantment. A while later, I was outside and the temperature had risen, and the sun was out, and then I could smell it again. Delicious. So for me, this is an incredibly lovely perfume, but requires warmth and sunshine to reach it's full potential. I would not wear this during cooler seasons now that I know how it performs in the heat.

I blind bought a new 2022 bottle for 45 bucks and I'm delighted and surprised. It's classic Chanel/Dior chypre style with some Guerlinade. It's cheery and of perfect intensity.

"cat piss"??? wow! I have to blind buy this! lol

I'm sad to have to add a bad review as I wanted to love this as much as so many other reviewers, but I do feel like I should share as a warning. I have or have tried many Guerlain fragrances, so I can verify that this does indeed settle with that classic Guerlain base, but the after the initial spray and for at least the first 30 minutes Chamade is ruined on my skin by the dreaded "cat piss" smell. I've never experienced it before myself, but I've just found discussions here and elsewhere and can confirm it's a real thing. Some people chipping into those discussions seemed to think it wasn't real or that it was a misidentification of civit or some other animalic scent profile, but no, this is cat urine. I've had cats for my whole life and I know this smell quite well. Body chemistry is not kind to me on this one. I've initiated a return, but did want to post this in case someone who knows they have this issue is considering blind buying as I did. I'm sad because I was looking forward to enjoying this classic scent, but it's not to be. I wish the full range of Guerlain fragrances were more readily available in the US to avoid blind buying. Oh well.

Guerlain Chamade (1969) - nutty hyacinth - #jeanpaulguerlain ‘s fragrance was inspired from love and the beating heart. Cut-grass-like Galbanum, Sharp Green-smelling Hyacinth and Aldehydes are mixed with Guerlain’s Guerlinade of Florals and Spices. I also get a peanut-like backbone as well. Full-bodied, nuanced, and part of the green queens of the 70s. A similarity with No. 19, but that is cold and steely while Chamade remains warm and comforting. Masterpiece.

Warm and comforting on this overcast, cool May morning, Chamade, while classical in its temperament, has a sunny temperament: it's not nearly as melancholy as its forebears, though there is a whisper of wistfulness, or else it wouldn't be a true Guerlain, I suppose.

The aldehydes and verdancy that open this bee bottle have no rough edges; my nose already detects a foreshadowing of an amber current, hyacinth and galbanum with benzoin and balsam hues, rendering an almost shimmering yellow feel. When reaching the core, the florals feel pastel and muted, impressionistic, and Chamade slowly winds down all powdery warm like a light blanket to shield the wearer from the chill.

I am sure I might here from purists, detractors who lament that this is a "shell of its former self" but I allowed my nose to come into this will no bias from smelling any other version, keeping an open mind, and honestly, this is beautiful to me, so you all can keep what you have (or spare a sample of your vintage if you're generous) and for those of you who might find "heritage" fragrances such as this to be perhaps too "dated" for your sensibility, this may just be dialed into your signal, as it isn't loud or brash at all. I am happy that I have added this to my Guerlain family.

One of my favourite Guerlain perfumes. I have two vintage versions, both a pure perfume from 1996 and an EDT from 1992 (according the batch code checker), and they manage to be both sharp green and flowery warm and spicy all at the same time. Aldehydic like Chanel no. 22, which is a perfume that smells very similar to Chamade on me. Love it! I am very curious to try the current version but haven't done so yet.

Edit:
I have now bought the current EDT (2022) and I am so happy I did! Finally I smell the juicy black current and roses in the opening, which is not there at all in the two vintage versions that I have. (Maybe time has brushed it away?) Quite similar to Nahema for some minutes, before the opening is gone. The current version is weaker, yes, as well as a little more cheerful, but evaluated on its own I must say that it is brilliant! Fruity and light, but also green and warm. All contradictions, in a way, but in a perfect composition. Bittersweet and humbling like a daytime stroll in an early summer garden: you know it wont last forever but you are happy that it is here right now. I don't agree that all the newer guerlain reformulations are worse than the originals, they are just a bit different but oh so gorgeous! Better than many niche fragrances out there. The only drawback is the staying power, which is way to weak for the cost.

-Clean, musky scent, with a distinct Guerlain DNA to it.
-Lily-of-the valley was rather prominent to my nose.
-Shares the same vintage vibe as L'heure Bleue- another timeless masterpiece from the house of Guerlain. (-)

This vintage classic is one of my favourite Guerlain scents. Old-fashioned in the best way (without being dusty), this surprisingly bright green floral is ageless and timeless. I have a miniature of the inimitable original 1969 bottle - it's just a pity I can't wear it more often. I have yet to try the current EDT iteration, but I suspect it will be a shadow of its former self. Of course, it is hard to tell what effect time has had on my bottle, but the golden liquid seems to have held up well.

The opening is a rich, hyacinth-heavy blast of floral accords. Some slightly indolic jasmine and a hint of bergamot round it out (I'm amazed that the citrus has survived this long), along with Chanel-esque aldehydes. It is beautifully green, thanks to the galbanum, and the hyacinth is somehow freshly green and stemlike rather than overbearingly waxy. In fact, it seems to combine the aldehydes from No 5 and the green florals of No 19 with the sweet-spicy warmth of the fabled Guerlinade accord, as brokesta911 below points out.

The greenness of the opening gives way to a softly spicy drydown, but the floral heart persists, making for a wonderfully ladylike scent that avoids being staid. There is a delicious tangible floral quality to the drydown, pollen-like and akin to daffodils in the spring, as well as gentle woody notes. It fades to a soft natural-smelling amber-vanilla accord that wears close to the skin.

A versatile scent, this works well for day or night but is best enjoyed in spring/summer. Sillage and longevity are both moderate, but given its status as a vintage fragrance, it is unfortunately not possible to wear this too often. Otherwise, it could compete with my beloved Shalimar for signature scent status.

Complex, unique and extremely well-crafted, Chamade is a green floral bouquet that is balanced beautifully with spices, woody notes and aldehydes. It manages to be both warm and fresh as well as distinctly feminine. It also is (deservingly) housed in one of my favourite perfume bottles ever. A timeless masterpiece. 5/5.

Abstract bouquet. Happy, lively spring, solid and uniform powdery flower fragrance. Both aldehydes, chypre, and Orental, chamade is a combination of many fine qualities. Bright and rich, like a rainbow.
Design the perfect three-stage structure, you can hear the notes constantly between the scales of the back and forth transformation, and color turning ... From yellow, pink, to green and white.
Chamade is not the greatest Guerlain work, but it is very important and inspired later famous classics including Nahema, Parure.
Chamade has the shadow of Y and Givenchy III, but better and more hierarchically.
Unlike Jacques Guerlain, Jacques's work always has a faint sadness, Shalimar's feelings are more delicate, intense, and classical. Jacques was born with a background and experience that influenced his perfume art.
Jean-Paul Guerlain points to the modern.
Chamade is the basis for all of Jean-Paul Guerlain's fragrances. He was supposed to be 32 when he created Chamade. Jean-Paul Guerlain's niece, Ms Nicolai, mentioned her uncle's Chamade, which she thought was grossly underrated.
Chamade fits my aesthetic. It's not like the aroma of my mother. Sunny personality women smell like this.

Guerlain Chamade (1969) - hyacinth & love - #jeanpaulguerlain ‘s fragrance was inspired from love and the beating heart. Cut-grass-like Galbanum, Sharp Green-smelling Hyacinth and Aldehydes are mixed with Guerlain’s Guerlinade of Florals and Spices. A similarity with No. 19, but that is cold and steely while Chamade remains warm and comforting. Masterpiece.

This is a fairly assertive, powdery floral. I would say that the projection and sillage are average, maybe a tiny bit on the short side. However, this is a scent that is going to be polarizing because it is a "not a perfume" scent before "not a perfume" became a thing. This reads as more of a higher-end dusting powder than a perfume-type scent. And, the flowers are subtle accents; but in my opinion, this is slightly more woody than either floral or green. Both those elements are there, but the woodier notes, like sandalwood, give it a smoother and drier base to spring from.

I feel like this is going to be for people that appreciate a more vintage style of perfumery. It's not a style that you see done in contemporary offerings very much anymore. But, that's why I tend to love vintage perfumes, that allow you to stand out and be different from the crowd (while still being reasonably affordable).

I'm not sure which version I've tried, but I'm going to assume it's the modern. It's rather light, the sharp greenery it introduces itself with is quickly mellowed with powders and floral notes. It's not the most memorable Guerlain for me, or one that I will long for. 5/10

I picked up a vintage Chamade parfum and fell in a complicated kind of love with it.

It starts out with a great, venomous green-ness—the double bounce of hyacinth and galbanum is oddly vertiginous. It’s thrilling, but not something I want to smell all day long.

But of course, the genius of Chamade is that you don’t. It’s a lightning-and-thunder scent. A startling flash of green followed at a little distance by a rolling, decidedly Guerlain dry down—sweet and gentle and resinous in character, but somehow otherworldly in color and scale. It makes me think of Shalimar, but seen through a yellow-green filter.

So all day, I kept dabbing it on, bracing for the lightning and delighting in the thunder until in the end, I was loving the top notes too, the way you might come to love the bitter taste of a really great drug. If Chamade has you spending your last dime buying vintage partials on eBay, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

As an adoring vintage perfume lover I often must accept the grim reality that so many beautiful fragrances are reformulated, tweaked and changed due to restrictions, cost and even popular preferences.
Having said all this, as much as I often times lament the loss of an original version, I also celebrate a more contemporary perspective on a perfume that may smell too heavy or old fashioned to younger noses.
I have several permutations of Chamade, heavy with verdant galbanum, flowers, spices and woods with a drop of vanilla and each one is a bit different, reflecting the time of production.
So, if you purchase the new bee bottle, pull the domed cap and expect the vintage Chamade, don't bother! But this new version is lovely in her own lighthearted way. More modern and a puerile shadow of her formal grandmother. Assuredly even prettier in the summer with sunshine.

AnaisLouLou - I couldn't agree with you more about the generic, cheap bee bottles with sticker labels! It kills me that these gorgeous old fragrances from Apres L
'Ondee to Vol du Nuit to Naheema and more have been deprived of bottles that celebrate their legacy. Even if they wanted to put the majority of their classics into identical bottles, at LEAST improve the quality! A sticker for Mitsouko???? REALLY? I miss the old Guerlain, back when a new release meant a new fragrance, not just flanker after flanker after flanker of fragrances that don't even begin to match the artistry back when it was the property of the Guerlain family.

This reminds me of something I smelled as a kid on someone's dresser or in an empty room. The opening of this is striking and oily. It smells of the 1960s. I panicked. After the dry down, a highly aromatic smell with jasmine, rose (but I can't pull the scent out!), galbanum and balsam, a little green and benzoic drifts off your skin. Quite unusual and distinctive.

What's left at the end of a long day is vanilla and amber. I've become enchanted by this perfume, taking long breathes to smell it on myself.

I was torn between Nahema and this one. Once I've finished this one (if ever!), I'm going to buy a bottle of Nahema for the rose blast.

Can Guerlain stop putting their older formulations for women into generic bee bottles? The original bottle of this has to one of the most lovely bottles I've ever seen. The bottle is part of the perfume's personality.

Pandarapt - you and me both, living through the olfactory sense and fragrance in 2020. So funny to read that someone else is having the same experience!
Chamade.
I am a big Guerlain fan and the older I get, the more this is the case.
Guerlain fragrances (old Guerlain) are layered, complicated, full of hidden secrets that open up one by one if you study the painting long enough.
Chamade was never on the top of my list of perfumes to buy but I found the edt, bee bottle, at a good price so decided to add to my collection. It did not disappoint. Yes, there is sourness on the opening but I could already detect the second layer (of flowers, lily of the valley, hyacinth) and something bigger, the galbanum maybe underneath and it feels intriguing. The sharpness of the top notes finds an intricate balance with the sweetness and powderiness of the Jicky base which is there but only to give just enough ease to carry off the rest of the composition.
This is a spring/summer scent, close to the skin, almost like your own private secret, your own world. The genius of Guerlain, for me, is that there are always notes which are not easy, there is an interplay of like/dislike but this is what keeps a scent interesting and never flat. The contemporary fragrance market is full of fragrances that have been developed quickly as a marketing project, resulting in perfumes that are one dimensional; after the initial burst of perhaps even loveliness, nothing else happens, only a feeling of disappointment, like bad sex, was that it? Guerlain is the opposite of this. Frequently the initial spray is not good. Then the magic happens over the following minutes and even hours and a beautiful piece of art opens around you. Chamade is a prime example of that. It is not a big scent, but it is an intricate one. Something I would not want to wear every day but every once in a while, to tease myself to try to figure out what is happening here. It is not a contemporary scent but one that has such craftsmanship that it will never go out of fashion. I am still intrigued. I need to find a vintage bottle to figure out what the original composition was like.

Now, bear two things in mind.

1. Chamade, though a work of perfection, is not my favourite Guerlain. (Guerlain I define as only as classic Guerlain pre-Petite Robe Noire, perhaps even pre-Insolence. Nothing produced since is even worth the time of day in my opinion.)

2. I am reviewing my c.2015 bottle which is post-reformulation but pre unforgivable debasement.

The thing about most Guerlain perfumes is that I find it extremely hard to isolate individual notes. Chamade falls squarely into that category. There is something floral, something zesty, something woody, but trying to tease it apart on that level seems to be missing the point, like evaluating Beethoven by looking only at the oboe line.

So many perfumes have some kind of jarring note which clamours for attention. Chamade has none. It is immensely wearable, both reliably present and unobtrusive. It is the perfume equivalent of a good friend.

And until LVMH come to their senses and listen to the Guerlain fanclub, I have to ration my one remaining bottle.

I have the current EDT of this in the bee bottle. Don’t be fooled by sniffing the bottle, it is definitely a Guerlain with several acts. At first spray I am hit with a sharp, green Aldehyde blast that lasts for a few minutes. That quickly settles into a wave of hyancinth and lily of the valley. Then it further goes to a powdery mix of vanilla, amber, lilac and roses, with hyancinth still over it all. I like to wear this more in the spring and summer, as it seems to shine more then and feels very yellow to me It is still more of a skin scent, and sillage is pretty weak. It lasts in the last stage for about 6 hours on me. Definitely not gourmand or overly sweet like today’s scents, and different than what most people are wearing. Very lady-like. A nice, flowery, vintage feeling work appropriate scent.

I feel like I'm either A- spoiled on all my other unique fragrances, or B- just not a Guerlain girl (or maybe I just am not trying the right Guerlain fragrances, which is entirely possible). This is one of the first perfumes I got when I got into designer fragrances, mostly because you can find Guerlain for pretty cheap. I loved it at first but after trying lots of other stuff and going back to it today, it's just kinda...meh. The notes are a bit jarring to my nose and I can't even really tell which ones I'm not liking. On paper I thought it'd be right up my street and, like I said at first it was. Not so much now...maybe my tastes have changed. It's a decent perfume and I may go for a vintage bottle to compare in the future if I come across a good deal, but there are a lot of other houses I haven't tried out yet so I'm not holding my breath.

I had such high hopes for this one. I read Luca Turin’s glowing 5 star review and as a die-hard Guerlain fan I knew I must have a bottle of that liquid magic for myself. Now I’m sitting here wondering where the magic is, like a little kid who feels gypped to discover how the birthday party magician made the coin disappear. On me Chamade is a slightly sour, sharp, powdery old lady smelling floral. I think it probably smelled stuffy and old fashioned when it was released in 1969. Maybe this one takes awhile for the magic to kick in. Ill be keeping my fingers crossed....
Shame on me for not having more faith, after about 10 minutes that initial sour citrus/sharp green powder burst leaves you with a delicate slightly spicy purple floral with only a hint remaining of the initial bergamot/galbanum burst. At this stage all of these contradictory notes are beginning to harmonize in a most peculiar yet beautiful fashion. The Guerlain vanilla is beginning to make an appearance. Perhaps I misjudged you Chamade, you wily little shape shifter. FINAL JUDGEMENT: I had to pass this one on, it really didn’t have that timeless feel for me, it came off too dated sadly. The sour, sharp opening was too much and I didn’t like the scent enough after that passed to ever want to go through it again.

Since 2020 decided to level up to grim survival mode, I’ve been living spring vicariously through fragrance turning myself into a serious bout of escapism revolving around them pretty green florals feeling like an unmagical genie trapped in several bottles, but let me tell you how I wouldn’t mind being confined into this one in particular...a green floral that dries down to an oriental while steadily remaining a green floral? What wizardry is this indeed?

Yellow meadow sundered by pale green light and creamy pollens, hyacinths so pretty without their criminal inclination toward detergent and soap, and strangest of all, like other reviewers pointed out, this is warm. A warm, fresh, green floral. Yup. Florals melding into warm skin under the spring sun of an optimistic Ophelia with a happy ending painted by a pre-raphaelite artist after being saved from the river. That impossible. That beautiful.

The drydown is the typical bearhug from the Guerlain boudoir style, powdery oriental-ish trying to flirt with the flower-power generation and Jean-Paul Guerlain’s famous skilled botanical hand. I definitely don’t want to be let out of this bottle

Tested it for the second time today and it's even more beautiful than the first time. I don't like the opening but after 15 minutes the sharpness is gone and it's floral. I love the hyacinth combibed with rose. This will be my next purchase.

I wrote this off on first sniff, not because I don't like it, but because I have so many green chypres already and couldn't find anything that distinguished this particular one in my mind. My second try revealed something much softer than I originally detected. The Guerlain vanilla makes all the difference in the world here, and I now get how this can work as a romantic fragrance in addition to a boss lady scent! Really pretty and worth exploring and unravelling as the notes move from bracing green into a much warmer and cozied, woodsy vanilla. I consider it a stand out from the other similar fragrances of the era, right up there with No. 19. I believe my bottle is from the 90s. It's an oblong bottle and the glass is cut in such a way that it almost looks like a vase. If anyone is familiar with the EDT in that bottle, I would be grateful is someone would please PM me and let me know the years it was produced. This could become a love for me. BTW - I don't think it smells dated. I just think it smells like a classic.

PS - Winter may only be several days old, but I find I am already itching to wear my spring greens and florals!

Chamade went from a dislike to an 'almost love' in the space of two or three wearings. My purchase was blind and not being a huge fan of 'green' fragrances the first wear was a bit off putting and I didn't give it a good chance. Months later I tried again and found it more pleasurable. As I've become more accustomed to this genre I am really enjoying it. Fresh, yet still refined and feminine. I think I have finally learned not to judge a perfume by an immediate reaction.

I was underwhelmed by this fragrance when I first purchased the bee bottle edt, but realize now that it was absolutely the wrong season to wear it. Spraying this tonight in late summer, skin still hot after a bath, it is just beautiful. Lemony, spicy, soapy, bright and clean, then that cozy Guerlainade skin scent dry down. It’s a perfect summer fragrance! In cold weather I felt like this was quite a dated fragrance, but not tonight, it’s absolutely glowing.

Beautiful composition. Can't add much more praise than what's already been said except I love the softly sweet spices in this one. That's what stands out the most to me. Love it!

Edit - Reading through the reviews and JC2109 said this is a brighter and sunnier Vol de Nuit. I have to agree. It reminds me of that too. Same spice blend seems to have been used but different floral composition. Just gorgeous. Want to add after wearing this all day that it has great silage and longevity. I wore the smaller 1.7oz edt, not the new bee bottle. Again, reading through the reviews I might purchase the bee bottle next when this one is finished because it seems to have the same great silage and longevity.

As a fan of Guerlain and of galbanum, I knew I'd have to get this at some point. I already own Chamade pour homme, which is one of my favorite fragrances, but which has very little to do with the original (except for the hyacinth). This is less soapy and much more floral-green than the masculine version; indeed, the grassy galbanum is almost sharp/cold in its intensity, but the hyacinth and rose add a floral lushness (for me, the rose is very subtle), the aldehydes impart a fizzy clean note, and the resins provide a touch of warmth. Refined but not elegant, I'd say. Not dated, either. Chamade is best in warm weather, for a walk in the park, a garden party, or for spending a quiet moment alone with the summer breeze in the early evening.

This is a delightful find. I bought the current formulation in EDT form and didn't hold high hopes for anything extraordinary but I really love it. I swooned over a sample of the vintage EDP several years ago and assumed I'd be disappointed with a new, lighter version, but I was wrong. Elegant, soft, very feminine, with a lovely evolution. Perfect for warm days and nights.

There are so many notes listed above, but what stands out to me is the sweet hyacinth, the tart note of lime, a touch of spicy clove, and rose, rose, rose. Pink roses.The dry down in classic Guerlain, with soft resins and vanilla being most prominent. Alluring in the most subtle way.


Silage is moderate, longevity 7-8 hours.

Love this one. On me it comes closer to how Houbigant Chantilly used to smell than anything else I have tried, including a stash of vintage Houbigant bottles acquired from eBay. Notice I am not saying it is an exact duplicate...The hyacinth is big and bold. It's as if I was already wearing Anais Anais and then sprayed on some REAL Chantilly circa 1965. But that citrus and benzoin/balsamic clash!! It's what will always make Chantilly the standard by which everything else is measured, the "great rose-gray never to be had," to borrow Nabokov's words. Vintage Chantilly has been through the alembic of memory and will always be the inaccessible ideal.

...but back to Chamade. This is a gorgeous green and yellow floral with interesting dissonance from the balsam and benzoin. Truly a work of art. Try it if you like vintage florals, but don't expect watery wimpiness smoothed over with iso-e-super. Chamade, a quality vintage beauty.

Very interesting - I mostly like oriental perfumes and also love powder bombs like Arpege, so I decided to try this out, finding it on sale at Marshall's. I was worried I wouldn't like it, as I don't normally buy "green" scents. I find this very interesting though - less powdery than I was expecting, so if you don't like powder, this amount may not bother you. For me, this reminds me of a fancy country club golf course. Like a refined woman at a garden party or something. The opening is especially green, it's almost musty, like being in an outdoor crawlspace, lol, I like it for its uniqueness. And then it dries down into a soft rose lightly sweet powdery smell.

Ooooh...this is in one word intoxicating. I am usually not much a fan of hyacinth and galbanum but I am so fascinated by this Guerlain. I can see this will be beautiful in spring.

My bottle is of Chamade EDT, according to batchcode it dates from 2014.

So I mentioned the nostril singeing opening, don't let it frighten you away or you will miss the fairytale. After about 10 mins you have been broken in... high on a wave of aldehydes, someone waves slices of lemons and limes in front of you and you can start picturing this as part of the larger Guerlain family. Yes, there is, vanilla! A scent memory of Eau de Shalimar, or simply the beginning of Guerlinade showing here. I am surprised the notes pyramid here in Fragrantica does not show iris (although it is mentioned in the introductory text), nor can I see blackcurrant buds (one of the main notes according to Guerlain's description on my bottle).
Anyway, I can sum up my experience as a positive surprise from a scent genre that I am usually staying away from. I don't think this will ever be a "man magnet" or "compliment getter" fragrance, it is too edgy (or old fashioned as some might say) especially in its opening, the drydown is of an introvert type, impeccably dressed in pastels, sitting at a cafe table, reading a book in the spring sunlight and being way too aloof to waste the day by flirting ;) And that can be a good thing. Some things, you wear for yourself, to create a magic feeling place, and this would be one, too.

Blind bought the current edt for a good price, so I don’t regret it, but this is not an instant love. The opening is fresh, but there’s a bitter lemon scent in the top notes that I am not fond of, and the dry down smells weirdly like a child with a fever, sickly sweet and warm like burned cookies. This may be the wrong season to even test this kind of fragrance, so I will set Chamade aside until April and hope that it blooms with the flowers. It is a bit old fashioned, so unless you are a vintage lover I would not recommend a blind buy unless it’s at a discount.

Nov 12 update: after a few wears in different temperatures I am enjoying Chamade much more. I find wet weather to really bring out some beautiful base notes that I didn’t get before- and to my delight and surprise I’ve found that they smell like they are the motive that was developed into a theme in l’Instant, which is an easy fragrance to enjoy. How brilliant to redevelop an idea in a classic to make an accessible modern which in turn leads back to the classic! This is the second time I’ve learned to love a classic Guerlain (the first was Shalimar) through a modern Guerlain.

I’m in Birmingham for a few days, and the local Debenhams store has a nice colllection of vintage Guerlains, all packaged in the new, uniform bee bottles. I tested a few of them; I cannot say whether they’ve been victims of reformulations, because I’ve never smelled the original versions; what I can say is that none of them is a powerhouse that I expected them to be. Hope you won’t mind me posting several brief reviews here - in fact, not even reviews, but more like my impressions en passant.

Chamade - Mu favourite of the lot. It’s aldehydic, lemony and soapy, and in the later phase of its development, slightly powdery. Aside from the aldehydes, I can also smell hyacinth, galbanum and roses, as well as resins and balsams. It is very classy and not at all dated.

Naheema - Now, Naheema is a completely different beast from Chamade. Naheema is dominated by a very sweet and powdery, yet somewhat metallic rose. As the scent dries down, it begins to resemble rose-flavoured Turkish delight. It is quite oldfashioned, but not unpleasantly so.

Jicky - Basically this is Shalimar without the vanilla.

Strange, I like aldehydes, but here as if they are just barely present.
Chamade... so sensual and warm, just after fresh top notes. A classic beauty, slightly melancholic with a bright side. Reminded me of Rochas Femme, just for a moment. But there is no dangerous love affair here. Chamade is a very decent lady.

edit/ same green floral note that I feel in So Pretty, which is creamier, Chamade...perfect for a windy, sunny winter day

I received the new small bee bottle of Guerlain's Chamade this past weekend. It is a beautiful scent. Upon the first few sprays I smelled all the notes that are listed here in Fragrantica: rose, hyacinth, balsam, vanilla, sandalwood and oakmoss. There are others too, but suffice to say it is a very well rounded perfume. It is also unmistakably Guerlain. I have nothing bad to say about this perfume at all. Except, that no less than 20 minutes later, it was a skin scent. Now I know that not all perfumes/scents have to be powerhouses to be good. But I have a teasing suspicion that back-in-the-day, Chamade was much stronger. But between my Amouage and Profumum Roma parfums, I am very well equipped with STRONG scents. It's nice to have something that is a bit lighter and not such a strong presence. Chamade is beautiful and another star in the Guerlain galaxy.

Gosh this is quickly becoming one of my very favorite perfumes. It has so many of my favorite notes like loads of galbanum, spices, resins, with some floral and powdery aldehydes. It is also very well balanced and elegant, ladylike and sophisticated. Yes, I still would probably like the vintage even more, but I've heard the current version is still pretty darn good buy comparison and I agree. This is definitely in my top rotations for spring. Love, love, love!

Current edt: very diluted and watery. Starts with a burst of aldehydes and calms quickly into a skin scent that resembles chant d'aromes but sharper and less "polite". After less than 2 hours its all gone. I think current calandre is better and if you have the old ma griffe than you are a queen (or a king...).
I layered this chamade edt with one sprits of poem and it was lovely enough.

Sprayed my 70s canister bottle of Chamade EDT to my leather jacket a week ago...i still smell it strong after three days.

@gtabasso is very exact -very green and alfehidic juice. It is fresh and falls a bit out of todays sweet or lemon citrus top parfumes in own style. Also i find it like a younger,fresher sister to Chanel no.5. i guess aldehydes does the job. Extremely beautiful thing, thanks to Guerlain!

A VERY green aldehydic floral but not sweet. A bit soapy. They hyacinth is the star.

Hello from Deco Dawn, Chamade is one of my favourite Guerlains and the fragrance from my Guerlain Collection I tend to use the most as it is fresh, sporty and wears like an eau De cologne. Light but still feminine and has a sensual dry down. Very contemporary although launched at the end of the 60s at the time of free love and the carefree attitude we do not see in the world today. Very similar in style to No 19 or Rive Gauche or the original Miss Dior. Try it you will love it. A huge thumbs up from me.

Green soft but good spillage. Very ladylike. Warm. Wonderful.

Sadly this doesn't suit me at all, even though I love almost all of Guerlain fragrances. I gave it to a friend, who also found it not to her liking as did her daughters. Amazing!

Chamade 1999 EDT version reviewed.

Chamade reminds me of the Kim Novak blondes.
Put together, a bit formal but oozing in warmth and quiet sensuality. Chamade belongs alongside First By VCA, another warm floral, Vivre by Molyneux (worn by royalty) and YSL Y (worn by Julie Andrews..more royalty you could say) .

Hyacinth was known as a luxurious flower to be put into fragrances back in the 60s-70s. The balsams, woods keep a powdery warmth and inviting comfort and sensuality to Chamade, and also is brilliant in the way it never veers to sharp like the others mentioned in its similar cohorts, yet accomplishes to feel fresh, luminescent and green in its starting phases, then taken over by a velvet rose and a hint of jasmine. Its just ...exquisite.

In my 20's I shared a house with an older girl from NZ. She was about 16 years older, we both worked at the same place and she was like a wounded animal, having left a toxic marriage. I was on my own, looking for the next love of my life, and so the timing was right for us to share a place almost in the centre of the city, and have some crazy wild times as one did in the '80's.
She would have been close to 40 and was determined to find another husband and we certainly had a lot of fun going out looking for such a specimen for her.
She was quite beautiful but with such sadness (and a touch of madness) in her eyes, and she only ever wore one fragrance, and it was Chamade.
I thought it was beautiful and haunting on her, she trailed it all over the office and home, it wasn't hard to guess where she'd been just by following her scent...and that fragrance was divine albeit too "mature" for my taste at the time...it had that understated elegance now completely lost in some of the modern fragrances.

We lost touch many many years ago (I found the husband...) and I had forgotten about this fragrance until I saw it on Fragrancenet. I ordered it with some trepidation, on the one hand I hoped it had changed somewhat because I didn't want to evoke her completely, but on the other hand, I wanted to experience those memories cautiously.

Chamade did not disappoint. I have no doubt this has been modified, but I suspect only in a minor way. The elegance of the composition remains intact, with the essence of the Chamade of old presenting itself around 10 minutes after application. It's a glorious melange of green and floral notes with sandalwood that dries down to an exotic powdery beauty. Highly recommended for lovers of the classic fragrances.
Sillage 7/10
Longevity 8/10

Gorgeous composition, totally in love with Chamade... Had a whiff yesterday in Guerlain counter, along with Jicky, a no-no due to the prominent note of lavender. When applied on card it was like "wow, what the neck!" I was totally overwhelmed by the top notes, couldn't name other than a pungent jasmine one! When asked by the girl on the counter I could only say it was interesting, very interesting indeed. I knew it would require some time to fully develop and evolve, after all it is a Guerlain. Stuck it into my bag and forgot about it til I got home, about a couple of hours later. The overwhelming, chaotic scent evolved into a powdery, spicy and chypre beauty, with the right balance of flowers and spices, extremely elegant and not sexy, I would say very sensual in a demure way, the kind of fragrance that makes you wishing to be near the wearer and embrace her. A master piece from Guerlain that I must test on my skin.

I first smelled Chamade from my college roommate's bottle of it in our dorm room at college in 1971---she had both Shalimar cologne in the classic, round bottle and a smaller mini bottle of Chamade--Shalimar was not my taste back then--too oriental for my ingenue image--but I did love the Chamade--sweet and floral but also so sophisticated and dressed up. When I worked for Guerlain in the 90's I knew I wanted the EDP--AND IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! One of those scents that I always get compliments on--it is sophisticated romance---and it suited me well in my 40's!

I grabbed a current 100ml EDT for my Guerlain collection. And it's nice. It's old fashioned in a good way (older smelling than 1969) but it's dry, green, and powdery. While I adore that Guerlain powder/base- this isn't a huge fave. Plus the current EDT is pretty watery.
I get a Mitsouko-like mossy/dry/green feel that is rather dull and uninspiring. I am still happy to have this however. Guerlain is History and wearing it is so much fun. Even tho it's not my "thing".... for the 1-2 hours it lasts... I enjoy it. Guerlains are like a lil trip back in time!

After another wear, the Guerlainade/powder bits vanish about 1 hour, and I'm left with a fresh green Irish-Spring soap smell, and I can't say I'm a fan.

This is one of the most beautiful galbanum scents ever. I have new edt version and I must say it´s really magnificent. When I spray it I am in heaven, but unfortunately the sillage and longevity are very weak. After two hours I am very unhappy because I can´t feel anything. So I have to spray it again and again to smell this wonderfull scent. But the initial application is gorgeous. I don´t know if it causes my skin chemistry or the sillage of the modern verson but it is very weak. I would really like to try perfume because it must be much better.

The bottle is gorgeous..gotta get this

Spiced green beauty, the top notes in this make my heart sing, they are just so sharp and, well, green. Chamade quickly sheds its crisper florals for spiced notes reminiscent of Cinnabar and while it remains the epitome of a classic vintage beauty to me, I find myself longing for those green top notes and would go through a bottle of this far too quickly just spraying for that hit again and again.

I love/hate this. I purchased it in the end of Summer. Have only worn it in the cold... this is probbly why I can hate it.

However, I have worn it in the car with the heater on and it was like being smacked in the face with some gorgeous bouquet of flowers. So warm, so cold, so old world like. Truly gorgeous in that specific temperature. Can't wait for spring to roll around

I have the refill eau de parfum and it's beautiful, would love to find a vintage bottle. I think it's very green and floral but quite unlike any floral I've smelt before. It's intoxicating, I find myself keep smelling my wrist. To me it doesn't smell like a typical Guerlain perfume (certainly not the older ones anyway) but I love it nonetheless.

Just picked up a bottle of the current EDT--beautiful! You really have to love powder to love this (and I do), but there underneath the powder is a wonderful scent of intense yellow pollen. Really green and organic and real. Barest hint of vanilla for sweetness and softness but not a vanilla-forward scent.

Vintage Chamade edt = vintage Parfum d'Hermes edt = Delon's Les Temps d'aimer edt.
As the list above is about what this doesn't smell like ( :-D ) ,this was the only way to have it done.
(Never understood the nonsense of making a list of what a perfume doesn't smell likes ).

Harsh green and mossy at that top spray. I can see you rolling your eyes and tilting your head backwards or perhaps moving back to the side in disgust.

The dry down will be that powder typical of long time ago. But the green will continue to stir your senses.

For me it is reminiscent of the oily notes in Estee Lauder's Alliage and YSL's Rive Gauche.

Why do you want to own this? Because it is a work of art. Because you know that when Guerlain created this, the intent was for you to remember it. There's no way any house would dare to make or risk to promote today. There are no repeats. There is no regret.

A rare warm green scent, Chamade perfectly balances waxy florals with resins, amber and spice. Hyacinth and galbanum dominate the top notes, followed by an animalic rose and clove accord. There's a sweetness that deftly offsets the balsamic, resinous base. This is, without doubt, one of Jean-Paul Guerlain's finest creations for women.

Sadly, I can't handle prominent clove, especially when combined with warm amber (as in Chanel Coco), so Chamade isn't for me. I did, however, find a similarly exquisite hyacinth-heavy oriental in Annick Goutal's Grand Amour, which treads similar territory without the spice. It may be the poorer cousin, but it works perfectly for me.

This is a beautiful and underrated Guerlain fragrance. I'm a Guerlain fragrance collector and have many fragrances I've kept for years. This is one of them. This was a perfume I wore in the 70's. This is a romantic floral aldehyde. It is made up of French perfume ingredients: galbanum, aldehydes, florals, incense, woods, amber. It was also the first fragrance to feature a never-before-used note: black currant. It's glamorous and sophisticated but quite simple. It can pass for a Chanel except it's so floral. The jasmine is the main floral note. This is such a beautiful jasmine. It's an Oriental jasmine. There's plenty of pink roses, white lilies and hyacinth. It's a garden of flowers. The aldehydes and the currant give it a booziness like a fine and old wine made of cassis and currant buds. Sweet wine. The galbanum note does project, so if you're familiar with herbal galbanum scents, you should be able to appreciate it. It's also got oak moss, loads of it, and vetiver. I wore this when I performed in operatic recitals. It matches up with beautiful evening gowns. The scent is womanly, mature, Oriental, floral and absolutely dreamy. I always received many a compliment on it. The aroma can fill up a room so apply with moderation. This is so elegant and indescribably beautiful. As a fan of floral aldehydes this is so my type of fragrance. A Guerlain rare treasure.

I love this soft, powdery, slightly spicy perfume.

It is really feminine and classic old school. So not a powerhouse perfume in any way (I usually go for heady perfumes and this is not in that genre).

I have heard though, that this delightful fragrance is about to be discontinued. Such a shame. Another one bites the dust.

Today I received my sample of today's version of Chamade. I am so disappointed... it's completely unrecognizable to me - nothing like the original scent I wore in the 80s. Today's version is a light, floral piece of fluff that smells like any other cheap floral scent. I can't believe what they've done to it. I barely smell cloves or hyacinth either.

I have Chamade in both modern extrait and early '90's EDT, and while I think the earlier version is a little more complex, neither one is particularly strong or lasting. There's something about my chemistry that this ends up being such a light, will-o-the-wisp perfume. Very frustrating, as the galbanum is beautiful and strong at first, especially in the extrait. It then develops into a mild floral, and then I get hints of the sandalwood and other resins and spices in the drydown. But after about a half an hour I have to put my nose inches away from my arm to smell it and inhale. No projection! I must decant mine into a small sprayer and see if it helps.

Such a beautiful green perfume. So jealous of those who say it's a powerhouse on them.

Vintage Chamade is a classic floral fragrance that wears like Empress Josephine's perfume made up of flowers from her garden in the Chateau de Malmaison. This really does evoke the Napoleonic era in France and of course it smells very very French. It's a walk through the gardens of Malmaison at night under the moonlight. For me the real winner here is the galbanum which is always such a superb ingredient in any fragrance. Most of the French chypres I've experience contain galbanum. It smells aromatic, green, and like night blooming flowers. There are 2 notes of jasmine here so I could immediately pick up on the jasmine. Smells beautiful and luxurious. The other white flower here is the lily of the valley and it's quite lovely. I can also smell the hyacinth and lilac. There's a spiciness to this fragrance which comes from the cloves. Smells earthy, just the slightest bit dusty/powdery, but mostly becomes aromatic and balsamic. There are two notes of balsam. So what you have here is a white floral scent with greenery provided by galbanum and balsam. It's also a tad oily like perfume oil. Sophisticated, elegant and regal, very regal. It's an evening cologne, unisex and strong, and I do mean strong. All you need is one spritz at the right pulse point. I scent my scarves, gloves and collars with this. It smells better in spring time and in the early autumn. Gorgeous floral fragrance.

I tried the current version of this in fennicks. it reminds me a lot of chanel no.5, has that classic feel. I tried jicky on the other wrist. about 10 hours later I could still smell chamade! its good value for how long it lasts. I might buy it for my chanel no.5 loving mother in law

Chamade, what a Beauty You are. With You I feel like being in ancient manor, many rooms to explore, many secrets to reveal. I feel private, unique and safe.
This perfume is a masterpiece, very well blended and balanced. It's just a matter of giving it time to balance and settle down, aldehydes need time to settle down. I find this one as a sister to Hermes Amazone, YSL Y, Rochas Lumiere, Guy Laroche Fidji.
This is good for colder seasons, balsams and resins don't suit for summer warmth.
This is warm and subtle,powdery and balsamic, still: an office-safe fragrance. Oldfashioned in a good way, remainding of good habits, respect and cultivation. I'm happy to have this!

A friend that I made while I lived overseas, wore Chamade. She was 24 years older than me and so a bit of a role model. She was pretty, funny, witty and very talented.... and someone I tried to emulate. Her advise to me was "Say yes to everything and no to nothing". I did eventually purchase a bottle of Chamade, in hopes of catching some of her elegance and ladylike grace. Even now when I smell it, I think of her.

It is floral but powdery and a little spicy as well. The hyacinth, lilac and other sweet white flowers are there but they are tempered my the amber, balsams and cloves. I am not fond of rose in fragrance unless it is well buried by other things. In this case, the rose is not noticeable to me.

I don't know if I would wear Chamade again. I am learning that sometimes it is best not to go back once a fragrance has been out of of my wardrobe for a few years. I find sandalwood a little tricky these days so I don't know. Maybe one day again.

Chamade is a very elegant and at the same time sensual perfume without beeing very sweet. It,s green at the beginning, then you find beautiful and gentle flowers ,and warm and woody at the base. Its a typical Guerlain- natural, powdery and classy. And it,s a typical fragrance from the early 70,s- aldehydes, galbanum, hyacinth, greenery. It could remind you of Chanel 19, YSL rive gauche.I find it fantastic.
10 of 10

I appreciate the quality of this one, but I don't get the sensational drydown everybody's talking about. To me this one is a very loud perfume, and not even that feminine. Either this one is a victim of newly imposed EU rules, or Habit Rouge by the same brand and era has simply aged better.

***

Wow! Chamade EDP is a brisk aldehyde explosion! On my skin, the galbanum resin and lilac blossoms were noticed immediately, followed by hyacinth. The base notes of bourbon vanilla, sandalwood, cloves and cinnamon are VERY prominent. The dry down reminds me of Samsara, another spicy Oriental Guerlain fragrance. Chamade is definitely assertive...not a perfume that I would wear to the office. Refined and sophisticated, but not one of my favorites. My husband commented that Chamade smells like "expensive hairspray".

Not at all something I'd expect to love but it's a beauty. Starts out with an aldehydic burst so sharply green that it's briefly almost too much for me and then it turns into a warm, sunny, lush field of spring flowers on a softly balsamic bed of amber and sandalwood. I can smell the pollen of early April in Chamade. Beautifully blended, with the green notes floating through the rich floral air periodically and no one flower standing out. Like a bottled impressionist painting, it smells yellow, green, lilac, white. Just magnificent.
My review is of early 70s parfum and cologne. The cologne is more sharply green, and brisker than the parfum. The parfum is much richer and rounder than the cologne. It has an oily-powdery thing going on in the heart that just makes me feel like pollen is in the air. I'm continually amazed to be reminded that Guerlain's old colognes blow modern edps away in terms of strength and longevity.

Reading these reviews we could all be smelling quite different perfumes! I love that about scent--it's different on all of us, and to all of us. To me, Chamade is one of the great beauties of the perfume world, not as well known or popular as many of the other Guerlains, but every bit as stunning.
This is spring in a bottle to me. It's primarily a rose fragrance, but with a gorgeous ambery base. On me it's long-lasting and with moderate projection. The feel of it is light, pink, tremulous....until the Amber kicks in and warms it up, turning the pale pink rose petals golden around the edges and adding some weight.
An all around beautiful perfume. Fills the air with hope and charm.
This review is for the Eau de Toilette.

it just doesn't last on me and sillage is weak too.

Too bad.

Will revisit this one in different weather/ season.

Chamade captures the olfactory gestalt of Springtime like no other perfume. It smells like fresh stems, flowers, moisture, soil and rot. Succulence and indolence. More than a summary of notes, though, it smells like the sensations of Spring. It combines the acceleration of exploding growth and the leisurely pace of a world thawing over time. The rush of hyacinth pushing against the constraint of snow and pollen exploding from flowering trees convey the good-natured horniness and impatience of youth, yet the rebirth of the season is a free pass to young and old alike. The juxtaposition of the cool, crisp greenness and the burnished languor of the base, create a tension, an indeterminacy. It comments on one season but refers to the cyclical nature of time, posing questions without offering conclusions.

Springtime is classically the season of potential and therefore, expectation. It suggests wide-open horizons and dreams of love and success, but a crocus blooms only briefly and not all the chicks that hatch survive. Spring is equally passionate and cruel.

And I thought opera was melodramatic.

Chamade expounds on all of the above better than I could ever hope to. I avoid describing artwork as great because the ‘greats’ are usually a tally of opinions and ‘musts’. Greatness is held out as a threshold, a line to be crossed. Still, greatness in art has precedent. Great works are perennially rediscovered by individuals and generations because they are significant and remarkable. They express the meaning of their times at the same time that they offer advice to future generations.

Chamade is a great perfume and it can be read on many levels, another attribute of great work. Its meaning for you could be Springtime, the story and the era of the novel after which it is named (Francoise Sagan’s La Chamade) or the excellence of its composition. Most ‘great’ perfumes are cited for the measurable effect they had on the state of the art. Chamade didn’t spawn movements and artistic trends in that way that Fougère Royale, Mitsouko, Shalimar and other iconic perfumes did. Its lasting influence is its capacity to frame broader meanings through expert composition.

I know that my take on Chamade comes off like a litany of cheap platitudes, and I apologize for that. I’ve tried to write about Chamade numerous time, each time throwing out what I’ve written as it never seemed to capture the pertinence of Chamade. I still don’t do Chamade justice, but I’ve changed my goal from understanding it to acknowledging it.

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Heartbeating like a drumbeat, a sign of surrender for love.Yes, it is this man, who owns your heart! This moment or through the rest of your life:)
Opening of Chamade is a bit sharp, flowery and green.But no oak moss which is a sign of all chypre family, no citruses.Scent is based on powerful infusion of flowers sweetened by benzoin and vanilla. Unveilling its heart Chamade becomes drier, softly settles on your skin like a cloud of luxury powder.I was expecting heliotrope making this kind of impression. But no.There is no heliotrope.Beautiful rose as well as jasmine and a hint of lilacs appear as middle notes .Hyacinth, most often noted is not very clear for me.If perfumes could be colours, Chamade would be a changing shades, first a pale green, next going violet and in the end- purple scarf or a piece of cloth, waving in the wind.Silky, enveloping, warm and sensual scent. The drydown is classic guerlinade based on sandalwood and amber.Rather dense and semi sweet than flowery in a fresh way.
Maybe it was an inspiration for another Guerlain -Samsara,or Cristalle (Chanel )or Grand Amour by Goutal, as there are some similarities among them.
Really impressive, not modern scent, but worth trying and wearing, especially in the springtime.
Lasts for minimum several hours with good sillage and emanation.

This little gem doesn't have much lasting power (other Guerlains that I know ,don't have either :-(.
That is why I only spray it onto my hair.And it lasts and lasts for days.This way it is possible to enjoy a bottle for longer and it doesn't really need to be reapplied.I only have the pdt ,edt and the cologne.Don't know about the parfum.
Happy perfuming.

As much as I like Guerlain I neglected trying the old legendary perfumes of this house. I tried Chamade in the metallic golden can. First of all,I think that Chamade is a chypre, dry fragrance and not an oriental floral. To my nose it's a dry, green, powdery fragrance with hyacinth, galbanum and oakmoss. Falls in the category of dry chypre like Chanel n'19, Emanuel Ungaro Diva, Estee Lauder Knowing.. Also it could pass as a lighter version of Hermes Rouge although Rouge is more concentrated and bold. It is not the kind of fragrance I would like to wear,on me it smells dated and chemical. Lasting power is quite good.

Chamade was my signature fragrance all during the 1970s. I thought it smelled like the bitter green of the oriental poppy stems in my mother's flower garden and fresh honeycomb.

I have just bought a bottle of the EDT to see how it has fared over the years. There are moments when it smells exactly right and other moments when it seems to be missing a certain firmness, or body. Nevertheless, it seems to have done very well indeed compared with other scents that have survived the recent restrictions on ingredients. The drydown seems a little different, and gentler, but lovely. I expect to enjoy wearing it again this summer.

I have the vintage parfum de toilette and it smells so put together and sophisticated, I feel like a boho chic goddess, which couldn't be further from the truth... The opening is a wonderful pollen shower, it reminds me of a Southern California chaparral in summer, all blue skies and yellow flowers. The heart is green with lots of galbanum, thick but never oppressive. The drydown comes many hours later, all evening roses and silky smooth with a touch of very clean leather. Whenever I wear it I try to pair it with leather boots and a yellow scarf or a floral skirt, makes me feel like the adult I supposedly am. Weatherwise it's better worn when it's warm and dry, lucky for me that's the case here 90% of the year. Mandatory.

So lovely! A typical pre-Thierry Wasser Guerlain. I was hoping for an extended version of the green aldehydic rose-hyacinth opening of Nahema. I got the opening I wanted but from heart to base Chamade is a warm spicy Christmasy sort of fragrance. Beautiful in its own right but not the exquisite green floral described in the reviews below. Very warm, very spicy, smoothe and sweet. Perfect for the wintertime. Definitely a keeper!

This perfume has been so well described that I don't think I need to go into the notes here, but I wanted to say that I love it.

I have the extrait, which I bought from a vintage shop, though I don't know how old it is.

In the warmer weather, it's a beautiful, rich floral. Absolutely gorgeous. But I wore it today, while it was 20 degrees and snowing, and more of the black current and cloves came out, which made it perfect for the cold too. It reminds me a little bit of the opening of First (it must be the raspberry in that one).

It never fails to amaze me how much things like our chemistry and the temperature can change the way a perfume smells. I can't decide whether I prefer this in warmer or cooler weather. It's beautiful both ways.

Eau de Toilette, New Formulation
Many highly positive reviews of Chamade are of vintage versions, maybe leading people to believe that the more modern/’reformulated’ versions are not worthwhile. I have a new refill bottle, and I compared it to a vintage Parfum de Toilette, and let me say that the new version is very lovely and definitely worth a try—it is an instance of some small tweaks and changes, not a butchering of Chamade that leaves it unrecognizable.

The opening notes are of intense-green galbanum, dusty florals (hyacinth mostly), overlaid with a bit of aldehyde. The heart notes contain a perfectly pink rose—if you have ever smelled a wild tea rose that grows in the woods you know what I mean. Understated, smooth, sweet, gorgeous. The other florals, I smell lilac and jasmine, are very quiet backup notes to the big pink rose. When it’s warm out, and my skin heats up Chamade, I can detect some resinous balsams as well. The green galbanum of Chamade never goes away, and even in the basenotes, the green notes are complimented by a bit of sandalwood and vetiver.

Chamade wears for 6 to 8 hours on my skin, and has soft silage. Stupidly, I almost swapped this away because I wasn’t wearing it much—I already have the EDP that I wear in the winter, and where I live it is winter for about 9 months out of the year. But all summer I have worn Chamade in EDT—I think it works best on warmer skin for sure.

The only big difference I could find between that and the PDT is in the opening—the vintage opening is stronger and more dynamic—it just seems to have more layers to it than the modern version does, and the entire perfume has a bit more orris root and sandalwood present throughout. But that is all. It doesn’t last much longer, and it doesn’t project more (except during the opening.)

So! You don’t have to track down old bottles of Chamade to enjoy it. If you want it, go for it, it wasn’t ruined (unlike my beloved Shalimar Eau De Cologne, which was recently murdered…shed a tear for Shalimar

It's taken me a long time to compose a review for Chamade. If I could perhaps hire a renowned poet who understood its' earthy but unearthly beauty, I would. Although I love many Guerlains, my heart belongs to Chamade. Everyone can read the notes, look at the longevity and sillage charts. But one must apply this to the skin and be in awe of Chamade's spell.

To me, this way beyond beautiful floral is a lush, pollen-dusted, narcotic hyacinth. You can *feel* this fragrance. It is like wearing a gossamer Spring cashmere wrap. Chamade soaks into the skin and within about 20 minutes.... nirvana.
(EdT, blue and white cannister, circa late '70's)

I tried this perfume in the vintage reformulation at David Jones recently. It was glorious and for a 50mls EDP which was too expensive for me. This beautiful green floral infuses to a rich identical Rouge Hermès smell of sweet lush roses which lasts over nearly 24 hours on the skin which is remarkable. This small square bottle contains this incredible fragrance within its new packaging. While, I was tempted to buy it, I have a 100mls of the EDT Rouge Hermes version. It is definitely worth trying. It represents class, beauty,richness and romance. A genius of perfumery mastery at its best. It makes me feel beautiful, and close to nature and represents wealth and happiness. The quality of ingredients is definitely here, and is appreciated. In all aspects of fragrance quality, silage, perfect balance, I give it 5/5 for all these elements.

A few days ago I found a bottle of vintage EdP in a sort of "Perfume's Remainders" little shop. It was crowded with beauties from the past and - needless to say - I went away big a full bag (and and empty wallet)!
I remembered the Chamade EdP from early '90 and how opulent it was, what a symphonic masterpiece it was. The perfectly preserved bottle I've just bought has the same magic potion inside, a dream, a total dream. The flowers blooming on your skin minute by minute, the balmy and woody notes coming out and the superlative lasting power (non existent in the current formulations, alas!).
After the egregious prize winning reformulation of Mitsouko I would love that Monsieur Wasser takes Chamade back to its former life. A timeless masterpiece, the best floral on Earth.
Undoubtely.
Definitely.
Undeniably.
Absolutely.
Chamade, mais oui.

This one starts off with a massive wall-of-sound green note that sits somewhere between powdery and bitter. It’s a great opening that’s chased by a wild bouquet of florals and aldehydes, but surprisingly the whole scent doesn’t lean too floral, maintaining instead a slightly spiced oriental parity. It’s super vintage smelling and a bit schmaltzy, but buoyant and kind of fun all the same. However, after all the interesting opening stuff has burned off, what’s left is a powder bomb over a snoozy base. While they last, the opening notes are crystalline and expressive—real attention getters—but the remainder just seems to be going through motions.

01. april 2014

Recently i have recieved a parcel with many vintage/semi-vintage Guerlains and Chamade is one of them. My review is for Parfum de toilette, probably late 80´s -early 90´s full bran new spray bottle in perfect condition. It is a square bottle, and upper part has a "wave" motive. Hope you all get the picture what i am talking about.

I have tried a new verson as well recently, before i bought this one and amongst several classic Guerlains in re-release this one i liked quite a lot amongst with modern "Nahema". Now i can compare the older version and new one and i must say, that the modern is quite true to the one i have. However the modern is bit more agressive and harsh and lacks the drydown of the older one.
For me the older one opens quite harsh as well, i am not prepeared for this kind of scent, and i think one spray would be more than enough for me. All i get upon the first spray is strong mix of galdbanum, aldehydes, clove, rose and peru balsam. Oh yes, there is also quite strong vetyver note i smell in here. To my nose it is quite a chaotic mix of notes adn i am not used to it, to be honest. It is bitter, yet soapy, yet bit cloying and quite sweet stright from the start for me. And it stays that way for quite a long time, oon my skin for at least an hour (1 spray). Then the rose starts to bloom, and i enjoy that stage quite a lot. My mom came into kitchen while i was sitting there and she instanlty asked "My, what that great rosy smell? Is it your new perfume?" She liked it quite much.
After couple of hours i start to smell a shy vetyver note, mixed with lilac and hyacint. It becomes somehow quite soft or either my nose isn´t that good anymore to detect it more clearly (lately i had a bad flu, so i am still recovering and thatś might be the reason, that i don´t smell most of perfumes at the moment as i used to).
I am still undecided about this Guerlain creation, whether i like it or not, i think it might just not suit my personality, or i am still not used to this kind of smells. Sometimes it takes over a year for me to start to appreciate some particular fragrance. I see "Chamade" as a autumn-winter time fragrance and yet we have a very cold spring these days where i live, it still doesn´t suit this time of the year IMO. Will wait until autumn then and retest it later.

P.S. I just happened to notice that there is a mix of notes in this Chamade that reminds me quite a lot of a mix in another (modern) fragrance: "L´agent" EDP by Agent Provocateur. They have that earthy - woody specific undertone which i can´t describe more better, but it is there.

This is my first ever Perfum - and what a sensual joy it is. Bliss in a bottle... The story of Chamade is well known, but briefly worth re-visiting. The drumbeat of surrender, the heart pierced, the world and heart turned upside down. It's a rare thing - but when rare things happen you need a perfume to capture the feeling - the quintessence of love. The Perfum is a complex and captivating floral - evanescent and eternal. Some things, like Chamade, just are masterpieces - works that repay re-visiting and re-reading and re-feeling. The words come a tumbling out, but sometimes in life saying nothing says everything... My bottle was a gift - for the one woman in this world who made me speechless... and who will always share the scent of my soul... Incroyable... X

This is a review of Vintage Chamade EDT spray from about 1979.

I am the original owner of this large 3 oz spray in the classic blue and white refillable cylinder. The liquid is light tan, slightly cloudy, only 1/3rd is remaining. I recently discovered a shoe box of precious fragrances that I had put away in a closet for almost 20 years. This is one of three Chamades that I found.

I committed myself to a spray from this old bottle from my youth. This had been my favorite scent, along with no 19, throughout my late teens and 20's. It accompanied me from high school, to college, to graduate school, working world, marriage and motherhood. Such a mature scent for someone so young, but I loved it and the sophistication that went along with wearing it. As most of you know, the Guerlains of that era were not easy to love, but Chamade was different.

The initial blast of aldehydes made me afraid that the fragrance had turned bad, but within a few minutes, the excitement had softened into the perfect mix i remembered so well. The river of yummy green aldehydes carried me back to the field of lovely hyacinths softened and supported by the powder and woods that I remembered so well. There is a bit of drama and danger and dirt thrown in, is it the galbanum and benzoin that does that? Such a beautiful composition. The overall feeling is more floral than green, sexy and deep, timeless and complex. The same as it always had been. I need another spray.

Chamade is a very soapy, elegant perfume. It smells clean and serious, but with a touch of mystery and charm in its waft. I like to wear it anytime.

Its there, and then its gone an hour later. What I smelled of it was very underwhelming. I think I must have a sample of the reformulation, and I am sad I cant get the original.

I have tested wrist to wrist Chamade and Grand Amour.
As a premise I would say that I have been loving and using Chamade for many years, that I find it one of the best perfumes ever not only among the Guerlain's masterpieces but in the whole world.
But it would be untrue denying that the present Chamade is a pale ghost of what it used to be. I hope Monsieur Wasser will come up with a better reformulation as this version does do Chamade no justice at all.
Grand Amour compared to Chamade is stronger and greener in the opening.
Chamade is more flowery in the opening.
Grand Amour proceeds with the greenery and then develops the flowers as a second step, the flowers starting to become more and more prominent as the fragrance settles down.
Chamade develops the green note after the flowers, totally contrary to Grand Amour, but the harmony is very similar.
Grand Amour arrives at the drydown with the green notes still there, just a little less strong, the flowers still prominent, some soap and some powder and all the woods. All together for a grand finale. A wonderful melody from beginning to end never lacking tension, never pausing, never stopping, going on and on for long.
Chamade, the current one, arrives at the drydown so exhausted that all the players seem to have abandoned their place. It's a pity as they were performing so well until they played, why have they gone? They were so good. Please come back and take your seat in the orchestra and the conductor will make you play again. Your music is too good to be dismissed in such a haste. Silence please, let's rehearse a little bit and back again on stage. We wait patiently.
Yours
H.

Chamade was a discovery for me. It smells classic and retro in the best way, but not very predictable.
After the initial green powdery opening of hyacinth with sunny citrus, the florals warm up, giving it a similar vibe as Nahema.
Nahema's rose sings because of the warm sweetness underneath, and this is also the case for Chamade. The florals bloom, but the dry down is what makes Chamade stand out: from a powdery green floral, you go through a warm honeyed rose to a very smokey vanilla. And when I say smokey, I really mean SMOKEY! Almost like a fireplace, I smell hot woods along with warm amber and some true Guerlainesque vanilla.
The green florals still echo, the rose and jasmin stays on my skin the longest and I see the Guerlain watermark shining through the entire proces.
But in the end, this is a transformation in a bottle. And a really good one it is.

Chamade is old-fashioned romance in a bottle. A spicy, comforting rose with dimensions to it that u find hard to put your finger on. Chamade wraps it's mysterious aura snugly over you like a patchwork blanket. It then kisses you tenderly with a kiss that lingers throughout the day into dusk, and evokes the warmest of dreams.

All i need is love and Chamade.

Titania is the FAIRY QUEEN in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. I am convinced that this perfume was made especially for her.
It smells regal and ultra feminine, rich, and complex. It's extremely green smelling, like walking through the woods in the evening, on a path lined by folage, and flowers, but it's also light, bright, and sheer like the gossamer wings of a fairy. It's beyond gorgeous!

"Chamade" is lighter and less complex than most Guerlain's but it is wonderful, a lovely bouquet of
spring flowers dominated by hyacinth(a note that is not used enough in perfumes, in my opinion). But for all it's simplicity there is something mysterious and elusive about "Chamade". It is like lovers meeting in a garden at midnight: private and hidden but intense of feeling. "Chamade" is supposed to mean something like, "rapid drumbeat". Perhaps it is more like two hearts beating as one in anticipation.

I bought this many years ago, and found it a most lovely and evocative scent, my favourite, in fact. Having used it up, my friend bought me another bottle for christmas. However, it does not smell the same as the original, and is not as long lasting. Has anyone any idea why this is? I will not be buying this when it runs out.

a floral bouquet.. of the garden of eve..balmy ..smokey ..oily ..rich ..mesmerising ..full..sensuale..a bit woodsy ..aldehydic.. powdery ..greenish..crisp.. alive ..in its own depth..strange as it may sound ..but it reminds me of an old armani perfume.. just called armani made in 1982 but that armani wa much heavier..
i couldn't take flowery perfumes and i still can't take them in unless they are mixed and hidden in the composition ..
very royale..fine.. light yet deep ..its just right.. for those who want a flowery yet aromatic and woodsy balmy composition.. is unique in its own way ..with the gurline heart and soul ..and characteristic vibe..
it pretty modern ..for its time and age.. and still classic in many ways ..its a bit french ..a bit oriental ..and a bit from those asian exotic islands like bally or the maldives ..i can sense an exotic flower.and the toulu and peru balsmas and galbanum make it so rich and the depth that amber and benzoin and sandalwood with vanilla and vetiver make it extra rich

edt in the golden round refialble
93 ml
spray
perfume ratting 4.4 out 5
bottle ratting 4.8 out 5
my own personal liking ratting 4 out 5

Greens followed by Aldehydes and jasmine for the first ten minutes. I love it. It reminds me of Chanel No.5, Lanvin Arpege, No.22. Afterwards, the rose becomes prominent mixed with sweet woods (sandalwood?) and greens. Amazing how that changes. There is a lipstick or makeup powder that keeps slipping in that prevents me from enjoying the dry down. I shall try again on skin.

One spray,
Sillage: less than a foot
Longevity: 4 hours
Rating: 1/5

My favourite scent. Long lasting, people comment how nice it is.Have used it for years, well worth the expense. Nothing compares to it.

aldehydes, then "hiacynthy" (seems like leather for my nose) roses. Nice, elegant and soft. not sharp or sweet (rather green). A classic, long lasting fragrance with an amazing sillage.

Chamade is a gorgeous perfume. I could not stop smelling my wrist when I first sprayed it on.....I had to go back to the Guerlain counter and ask to spray more on me as I loved it so much. I ended up purchasing the refillable 50 ml edp bottle on the day. It is very sophisticated, I love the ylang-ylang and sandalwood, jasmine - all of my favourites. It makes me feel happy when I wear this perfume.....fits me just right.

The opening is very very green, reminding me of Y, Crystalle, Diorella and Issey Miake's A Scent. It gets very resinous or balsamic later, like many other old Gurelain scents, to me in a very synthetical chemical way.

I was suprised to spray this one and it seemed to open with a strong grapefruit note which must be a combination of the green, citrus and floral notes. Its tender floral heart then takes over and stays on the skin as a soapy, creamy lily of the valley.

Chamade is a three act play: each act is strangely different, but equally moving.

The opening scene is green and sharp, an effect heightened by a blast of aldehydes. It gives you no hint as to what is coming next. Thankfully, the suspense doesn't last for long...

Scene two is the juiciest, freshest rose and hyacinth accord I have ever had the pleasure to smell: so true, so bright, so intoxicating. Jasmine provides a rich "tang" to the floral bouquet.

The final scene opens with amber, dancing along with the rose, hyacinth, and jasmine. The amber is so well-balanced: not too sweet, not too rich, not too powdery...just soothing, warm, and intimate. The final scene goes on for ages -- the floral bouquet ever-so-gracefully steps into the background, and you are left with a gorgeous, soft balsamic warmth (and a faint flowery memory) that lingers and lingers...

I never want this play to end. Bravo!

After my afternoon of rediscovering Guerlain, I could not believe how simple Chamade felt. Very simple. Still a true Guerlain, but almost boringly simple, when compared to its more complex predecessors. I will have to give it another chance. Nobody should be measured against classic Guerlain perfumes. :D Not even Chamade... :D Then I will revisit this review.

Chamade is the lighter side of Guerlain while still being recognizably a real, legitimate Guerlain. It is just so fun - joyous and full of life.

I am blessed to have obtained one of the giant sugar-dispenser testers of the extrait.

It's easier to explain it all at once as a beautiful hyacinth praline with blackcurrant and iris jam. Dusty, sweet perfection.

I was still smoking cigarettes & eating meat when I discovered Chamade. I loved its power & depth; it was not incompatible with tobacco, either.
However, 40 years later (non smoking, vegan & "I'm so much younger now"), I prefer lighter scents & lighter application of scent...& distrust lily of the valley on my skin..

Review for EDP (new bottle)

Chamade does so many things that current perfumes do not--it has a strong personality, at times it can be bitter, it smells grown up, it has actual layers and depth to it--if you take a deep breath, it will smell green and rich, but under neath you can easily detect a meadow of flowers, just like when you are outside and caught in a warm crossbreeze. It has subtle changes over time, like you are wearing a different perfume on the hour. It doesn't take the easy way out--it smells like hyacinth, and rooty iris, and REAL resins, which can be surprisingly acrid--it does not smell "fresh & clean." It bears the mark of a perfumer, an artist, and not a corporation and boardroon. Chamade is the odd one out nowadays, and I hope it survives forever.

Magnificent obsession. Must have more. While I "know" it has florals, what I was really aware all day wearing it was sandalwood, and then musk. Musk as in, not like you are trying to be sexy, you just are. You could wear it to church, but for someone who got very close, I would think it would be irresistible. It had incense qualities to me and oh, I love this.....

Chamade is Chamade. You must enjoy it for what it is rather than attempt to classify and categorize it. The magic of Chamade is not so much in the fact that it is so versatile, but rather, in the unusual assembly of notes that are so different, yet harmonize perfectly with one another. Notes that seemingly contradict each other so much you wouldn’t think they’ll get along at all: the briskness of galbanum and the caramely sweetness of vanilla; the fruitiness of black currant buds and the acrid oakmoss; Not to mention the florals and aldehydes in between which on the paper create an unresolved olfactory mess. Along with the evocative bottle design - it is a masterpiece.

Wonderful perfume, very feminine and delicate. I had it many years ago and never forgot the scent. Can't find it anymore.

I definitely surrender. But not in a romantic sense. The vintage sample I got was like an ice pick to the head with the first whiff. I like green but this is an onslaught of green to the head. I could smell the jasmine but that's about it besides all the green notes jangling with the galbanum, hyacinth and ton of aldehydes. I probably should let it develop as these scents are meant to be savoured slowly but I couldn't get past the opening. I know there will be those who love crisp, green scents and I try to be open to all scents but I can't give my heart to Chamade although I wanted very much to after reading the lovely reviews and who could not love the story behind the name? I appreciate the quality and effort that went into its creation but it won't be a love of mine. Definitely worth trying though as this is one in history.

I was so very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to test Chamade in its pure parfum concentration. One whiff of this rare Guerlain masterpiece, and you'll find yourself 'ooohing and ahhhing' all day long.

I found myself quite taken with the somewhat green and Spring-like opening. My only fear was that it would become similar in both style and approach to Mitsouko, which is a well-loved favourite of mine. Thankfully Chamade, although green, is more floral and less dry. It also had an underlying classic powderiness.

On my skin, this fragrance is gentle and endearing. It makes me think of a good little housewife from the 50's, serving up plates of scones with jam and cream. Chamade is quaint and feminine with that good old-fashioned charm.

The heart becomes quite flowery, at which point the greeness becomes less sharp and more smoothed out. On hot skin, or even during Spring and Summer, I find Chamade much more pleasant smelling, however in cold weather it smells oddly like baby wipes. I won't be attempting to wear Chamade during Winter again, that I can promise.

I agree that the galbanum, aldehydes and hyacinth are the notes that sum up Chamade the best. In the pure parfum, I find the rose less dominant, and if noticeable at all, is fresh rather than richly scented. Another interesting thing I find, is the somewhat sugary drydown. At first I braced myself for something nauseating, however what I smell is rather befitting of the whole composition. The vanillary sweetness compliments the dusty, green florals perfectly.

I'm really happy to have found this fragrance, and even more pleased with the sillage and longevity. Do keep in mind however, that this review is for the pure parfum and that the EDT and EDP may differ considerably.

Rich creamy floral with citrussy hues. Aldehydes, benzoin, jasmine and lilacs are at the top, with some smokiness added. Most likely aldehydes that give that illusion of incense present. Wonderful creamy drydown, alluring that takes you way back. I imagine Brigitte Bardot would wear something like this.
This is again one of Guerlain vintage masterpieces.
Always, all the very best:)!

I HAVE AN OLD BOTTLE OF CHAMADE, IT WAS GREAT CHAMADE, NOT TOO BAD THE NEW CHAMADE BUT ANOTHER STORY.

Chamade de Guerlain es un hermoso perfume para llevar puesto una tarde o noche primaveral. Es un Bouquet de varías flores cuyo jarrón es una clásica guerlinade, en este caso balsámica. Yo pedí una muestra a the perfumed court del eau de toilette de Chamade y posteriormente pedí a the posh peasant otra de Chamade eau de parfum. He de decir, en mi humilde opinión, que me gusto más el eau de toilette, contrario a lo que se podría pensar, lo ví mas aéreo, mas verde o incluso con tintes chipres. El eau de parfum me defraudó un poco lo encontré algo frío, excesivamente denso, muy balsámico, lineal y con poca proyección y sillage, aunque no poca perdurabilidad. El extracto de perfume de Chamade no lo he probado aún pero según dicen los usuarios asiduos de los perfumes femeninos de Guerlain afirman que las verdaderas obras maestras de Guerlain estan en la concentración extracto de perfume o perfume no en los edc, edt y edp. En resumen, si me comprara un frasco o pidiera otra muestra, sería Chamade edt, el eau de parfum lo dejaría como mucho para usar una noche invernal y el parfum o extracto de perfume no lo he probado pero dado a lo etereo que dicen que es compraria una muestra aunque no así un frasco por el precio de un extracto de perfume claro está. Decir también, que Chamade es uno de los mejores florales que se han creado en la historia de la perfumería.

Mar
22
2012

The opening reminds me of my middle school years and I'm not sure why. Aldehydes, green, sharp but not excessively so. Love the development on this one but not in my top 3 guerlains.

I am from South Africa and I can fully relate to the scene in 'Out of Africa' .... Chamade to me is classy and stylish. I received a sample of this perfume in 1976 at a Matric Farewell and have been wearing the perfume on and off over the years. Unfortunately I can't buy it in South Africa

I am from South Africa and I can fully relate to the scene in 'Out of Africa' .... Chamade to me is classy and stylish. I received a sample of this perfume in 1976 at a Matric Farewell and have been wearing the perfume on and off over the years. Unfortunately I can't buy it in South Africa

Some scents just seem to become part of the wearer, and Chamade is that way with me. It's as if I was born wearing Chamade! This is just a beautiful floral but not cloyingly so from its opening to its closing moments. A sense of peace and calm come over me wearing it. I have completely surrendered to it!

Chamade, how deeply did I not know you. I thought it was going to be about hot, hot summer glowing warm red and the pulsing heartbeat of utter defeat - a scent one could warm to in the middle of winter.

It took a while when at last I realised how cool and aloof the fragrance is, with its icy aldehydes, hyacinth and hints of sandlewood and musk that exude a subtle kind of sweet sadness. The sweet sadness of a beautiful woman who takes care with her appearance, wearing a perfectly tailored yet simple and stylish shift and elegant shoes in the heat, her hair and makeup just so, despite the utter tragedy of a life not fully realised. No leaping around with timbrels, dreadlocks and indian skirts for her, she is a mistress of iron self control, of living two lives - the sedate, mundane, dutiful reality and the hidden tempest of imagination. The restrained kind of elegance is so what the suburban 1960s was really like for me away from the popular mass media and it speaks volumes to me now.

Chamade is alluring, smouldering yet cool and always sensuously beautiful - like an extra-marital affair without the bother of having to have one. Wear it when you feel like putting on a great appearance, in spite of the drumming insensibility of it all...

This scent is amazing! It opens with a strong(aldehydic), warm. soapy sweet burst then drys on me into a softer, powdery sandlewood with a hint of vanilla and faint rose accord. The sillage is fantastic! I love Guerlain fragrance.

This was recommended to me when I was looking for a replacement for Laura Ashley No 1. Although they are very different scents, it was a good suggestion because I wanted a floral that was crisp and a little tart without being too aggressively green. The opening is dominated by galbanum but as mentioned by others it dries down to a much softer fragrance with a great deal of subtle nuance. I feel that I have only scratched the surface of this scent.

I wish Guerlain would honor this fragrance with a decent container instead of just the ungodly, dated-looking meteorite thing; which looks like it would be described in the Avon catalog as "goldtone".

I was lucky enough and got a vintage EdT online :) At first it comes on very strong, but the drydown is lovely, sweet spicy. Just like mr. Turin says, it's as if they were two different fragrances. This is great for a stroll in the park, it's not so much in your face, just give it some time and you'll enjoy the crispness.

So many of the Guerlains are timeless. Chamade came out at the end of the turbulent, musk-and-patchouli Sixties, but you would never know it.

I've always associated this fragrance with the group of elegant women that surrounded Truman Capote. He called them his "swans," and the ones I remember are Babe Paley, Slim Keith and C.Z. Guest, but there might have been others. Of course, I have no idea what kind of perfume those ladies wore, but Chamade seems to have been created with that kind of lovely woman in mind.

For those, who like the green powder soap in Chanel no.19, but find it too sharp, too green or wet, too strange. Chamade is comforting and soft. Drydown is different from the bitter chypre top (first hour or two) - hiacynth with sweeter vanilla and sandalwood, lasts for hours... Very feminine and classy and I love the smell of fresh blue hiacynths, it's one of the most beautiful smells on earth.
Hermés Rouge is very similar to Chamade.

I think Chamade is very special.I have vintage one-timeless.I love Guerlains.

I hate galbanum here ,i had vintage that procated in me allergy .i feel a lot of dust here,no ,better to try....

Chamade uses scent to illustrate texture and time. The timeframe suggests lushness and leisure. As for texture, think of juiciness, waxiness, powderiness all braided together. It’s alternately each of these and then all simultaneously. The textures give a sense of gravity and dimension. There is a dense core with other bits hovering around it like a layered atmosphere.

Note: You’ve just read a stunningly dull example of the limits of my ability to write about perfume. Would you guess that I consider Chamade one of the few perfect perfumes? That I’m in awe of it each time I wear it?

from scenthurdle.com

Galbanum and aldehydes kick this one off with a dose of "retro", but what follows is too classy and unique to ever be outdated. As with distinct personlities you either get along or you don't. I do, and I love Chamade.
A single rose in full bloom surrounded by some small whites, some freshly cut hyacinth and lush greens in all shades. If You like green florals - this is a rose for You. Balsam and tonka are softening the vetiver at the base. The soft slightly powdery dry-down reveal a touch of powdery vanilla - very "Guerlain".
The pastel floral nuances are very comforting to wear in the dark winter, just as the soft tonka base is perfect in the cold. My PdT has great staying power, and a little sillage aswell.

Chamade was lost in translation. It is a massive pink floral beauty that never caught on in the USA. Like all Guerlains, it is poetry in a bottle. Its takes hours to develope. The heart note is a fantastic pink rose that can last 24 hours+! Its has this promise of romance, yet it is unrequited.

It opens with bold aldehdes(never common for Guerlain) and developes to a rich rose jasmine vanilla sorbet that intoxicates, flirts and finally lets go. You are left with this isolated, brilliant rose bare that almost has a funerary quality. The currant and clove lends a gourmand quality.

Romantic, yet somber, it is for rose lover only.

Celebrity-Catherine Deneuve

Espectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, but I find this one very strong, gross and old-fashioned. I couldn't bear to wear it. But I recognized it from other people around me. It's not for me.

Have you seen the film Out of Africa with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford?
Do you remember the final scene when she is leaving Africa and he has died and she says that there are always two lions on his grave and she has to remember to tell him about it? That scene with the sun over the golden fields, the end of a period in her life,the loss of her love, a man that she could never have had... That is Chamade. So utterly beautiful, romantic but in the end sad.

Chamade EDP start green, sweet and sharp (a more light and beautiful opening than Chanel 19).

Like Most Of Guerlain's Fragrances Chamade also makes some transformation, from a green sharp opening, to a lovely soft balsamy and sandalwood dry down, with typical hints of the powdery and vanillic 'Guerlinade'.

The lasting power is very good, so apply sparingly as it is rather strong.

Rouge by Hermes, smell exactly the same, but without the green sharp opening!

Chamade is probably my favourite perfume aside from Rumba; I've worn this since age 19, when I first smelled it at Eaton's in Toronto, at the magnificent Guerlain counter when they had those gigantic glass perfume dummies of all the Guerlain bottles. I tried other scents but this one has stayed with me since; I loved the metallic green top-note that I hadn't smelled ever before. There is nothing like Chamade; however, I think Parfum d'Hermes tried to copy it. I don't see the blackcurrant buds listed in the notes, though, and this was supposed to have been the first perfume to use them. The brilliant bottle is one of the best in the industry. Try it in the parfum concentration to get the full bouquet, from 1970s or 1980s - divine. A Guerlain masterpiece.

I have been collecting and hoarding classic Guerlain samples for a little while now, ready for a 'marathon' but I was so inspired by Maatgirls's impassioned review that I decided to break protocol and try out Chamade EDP.

I find the opening somewhat disappointing, it smelt dated and aldehydic, like some perfumes my grandmother used to have. A nice memory but unwearable for me.

And then all of a sudden, like the magic of a thousand spring flowers appearing out of the ground, it bloomed into a remarkable timeless floral extravaganza. Ahhh, this is what Maatgirl was talking about!

I actually don't really smell any differentiated floral notes, to me it smells like 'floral perfume' but this is a good thing - it is smooth, well blended, sophisticated and just plain good quality old-school perfumery. (But then again, perhaps I am smelling the Lilac? 5th Avenue has the same blended floral perfumey effect on me. Further investigation is required).

Drydown is crisp and soapy which is how I like my floral drydowns. There is nothing here to muddle the flowers into a dirty wilted cesspool at the end. It is pure cleanliness from tip to toe.

All in all, I am impressed and excited by this classic.

My first review on Fragrantica...I'm excited!
For my first review--my favorite fragrance. Chamade and I have a long history together...when I was nine my mom got a sample of Chamade at a local department store and passed it along to me...I was entranced from the beginning. It started out youthful, springy, green...then it got deep and flowery and to my young mind, mysterious...it made me think of the boy I liked back then (ah, the innocence of youth!) I just rediscovered it somewhat recently, and to me it is the "man (woman) of all seasons" fragrance. It is a fragrance a woman wears but it doesn't wear her; however, though she possesses it, she does not truly 'own' it...it adds a dimension to her--a secret garden of love and delight, filled with innocence and experience. Six stars on a scale of one to five.

Fantastic and perfect! I seems I fell in love with it!Too long - lasting and suits for evening and special wearing. But sometimes I wouldn't except to make my day special with Chamade. EDP.

The opening starts harshly with green notes Hyacinth and Aldehyde as it dries down it gets a little more softer and warmer consisting of amber dry sandalwood
and the oils of the tolu Balsam and i can
detect nuances of civet in little patches
Lilac with it's sharpness and spiciness
with it's delicate powdery rose holds
it own in a faintest of ways i'm going to be blunt here so.

do you think you'll Surrender to the
Magic of Chamade Unfortunily No.
Do you love the bottle Yes.
do you hate this fragrance no but it's not worth to purchase again.

I think the reviews here capture the love for Chamade and I can't add anything new to all the good things said. I love this. If my house were on fire and I could only save one perfume, it would be this.

My greatest love. It is the first day of my summer holiday and I'm free to do whatever I want. I'm rolling around on my lawn covered by common Dandelions, and the yellow pollen is hitting my nose in a compact, soft way. My white summer dress is getting green from the grass and yellow from the flower powder and I'm enjoying every minute, yes second, of this over-excited rest.

Chamade is a fragrance of freedom, friends and family: You are loved wherever you look. By friends, family and nature. Chamade is at the same time so beautifully plain and simple: bohemic: a hippie fragrance of love love love... and happiness.

This pdt is the most greenest-yellowish fragrance I ever had, yet the most soft and romantic. Chamade is my greatest love in it's humble prefection.

Chamade edt is a treasure, very hard to find in my country, so I wear it only for special occasions. The first few minutes are not really nice, almost unisex, like Mitsouko edt for example. At this pointI find some resemblance with Chanel No19 - it might be the sharp green notes with the hint of galbanum, but I'm not sure. However, it turns into a nice powdery oriental floral very quickly, with tones of beautiful flowers in the middle, and warm, silky soft powdery feminine undertones. As the time goes it gets more warm and sensual, but not sweet. It an elegant, very chic French fragrance which I prefer to wear for job interviews or family celebrations when i want to show off my best, and not necesserily all my real individuality.

This was the perfume I wore in high school, during a time when "Charlie", Jontue and musk were the rage. As I 've mentioned to many, fragrance is a luxury that can be worn at any given time- no color co-ordination, fabric or shoes to tie in with.
It was a defining fragrance to me. Many of my classmates shopped the whole weekend for the perfect outfit, yet never called attention to the perfume counter. In spite of my lack of fashion sense,fragrance was my strong point during that delicate point of my life.

I'll preface this by saying that the first sample I tried was the EdT, recently acquired, and may have been reformulated. Otherwise, based on this sample, I find it hard to understand the huge enthusiasm for this scent. It's a nice enough scent, with no unpleasant notes at any point, but to say that is, of course, damning with faint praise. I didn't get much at all coming right out of the vial, but after a couple of minutes the scent bloomed and developed into a pleasant, somewhat generic floral with quite a bit of sillage. After an hour or so, the rose really comes through, but there are so many other nicer rose fragrances that I wouldn't choose this one.

In contrast, the EdP is a beautiful classic fragrance that starts out with some bitter, green, aldehydic citrus notes along with a hint of fresh spring flowers. The flowers are crisp, clean, and slightly green without being sharp. The overall impression is consistent with notes of hyacinth, ylang-ylang and rose. No one flower is dominant, so the whole has that characteristic “vintage” note that I find in many of the older perfumes.

It seems like a perfume from a simpler, happier time when people could sleep in, spend time socializing in person, and go dancing. I know it was released in 1969, so it’s hippie-era vintage, not flapper-era, but to me it still evokes the older classics from the first half of the 20th century. The spring flowers gradually become a little softer and powdery as it dries down to a vanilla-infused base.

I find the EdP much different from the EdT, and considerably better. If you want to try this fragrance, I would highly recommend the EdP.

Very sophisticated floral oriental fragrance with some aldehide notes, its core rose is composed of several distinct notes which some believe to be artificial. However, it is very sensual, although not outright erotic, and controled at the same time, its direct appeal will crush you.

I spent the day in a bed of velvety pink roses. I spent the day in CHAMADE. It took some time to break through, as

I initially found myself reminiscing about childhood experiences with a girl who had some kind of Barbie perfume that smelled a lot like the first waft of CHAMADE. A bit dusty and nostalgic, like Hitchcock's REBECCA. With time, however, I found myself surrounded by roses, roses, and more roses, as the dust and the memories all faded away.

There are some days when a bed of velvety pink roses is quite inviting to me. I'll stay home with my divine furry white feline and wear CHAMADE on those days.

In fact, while I'm on the topic, and as odd as this will sound, my cat often smells like a bed of roses himself, which has always struck me as one of the world's great unsolved mysteries. Can someone please explain why/how it can be that mon cher chat smells like a bed of roses?????

aaah how can anyone say this scent has no "charm"?
It may not be for everyone and is probably not one for very young girls or ladies but a single drop of this elixir is enough and it can quite literally "charm" the people around in the blink of an eye. I have never worn it without receiving compliments , a thing that is quite rare when wearing a scent.
It's green but warm; animalic but crisp, powdery but dirty, sophistiacted but so sexy, mysterious but clear. A real conundrum of a scent and one that has taken me years to dare to wear just because it is so beautiful.

this is one of two fragrances (out of 60 or so) that got an unsolicited 'I like that' from my boyfriend. so I have to like it too! The opening is a little too sharp, but I do like the powdery dry down. This is hanging beautifully on my clothes, and over all is one I'll come back to in a few months to see if i want to add it to my collection.

A dear friend of mine uses Chamade. It is p e r f e c t on her, so perfect that I must try it on. Even though it's really hers.
She used Shalimar before, and this is so much better.

Chamade was my first Guerlain fragrance - 15 yrs ago, and became the "training wheels" to my growing love for the Guerlain classics. I bought it (based on the top notes and was the favorite of the 3 scents I tried) while vacationing in SF at a Guerlain boutique. It smelled so lush and elegant! It didn't take long for me to grow to love the powdery drydown. So feminine....

Its my childhood perfume and i love it .

Slightly powdery dry down and a bit dated, but rather nice in an old fashioned way. Over notes are a bit like cosmetic powder, but under notes are creamy floral. First application is dreadful, but passes quickly

Love this one ... rich green florals, sharp blackcurrant bud, plush sandalwood and orris notes - piquant with a hint of powder.