Guerlain Chant d'Aromes Guerlain for women

This is a powerful classic from Guerlain but I do not agree that it is youthful or timeless.

Specifically, this is my grandmother's signature scent and I can't see it suiting a person under 40. It smells expensive and a little cloying. It is elegant with good longevity but distinctly unmodern and floral in a way I'd associate with a grand bouquet that's had a few days sitting indoors. I'd agree with most of the Perfume Pyramid but the florals definitely dominate. This formulation morphs and quietens on skin after 8 hours but lasts forever on clothes, smelling like it did straight out of the bottle.

Like many Guerlain perfumes, it's in danger of being a scent that wears you. I prefer it at the end of the day, the next day even.

A Chanelisque Guerlain, a greener and more youthful rendition of No. 5 EDT. Very elegant and classy.

Wow. This is outstanding. Archetype of the real perfume. It offers everything. So potent and comforting, intimate and extroverted..
Timeless beauty..

I just manged to snaffle a full (spray) bee bottle of this on "one of those" sites and I am glad I took the risk.
This perfume is so very, very good. After an initial blast of citrus and alcohol it settles down to the yummiest green-floral perfume ever. I cannot identify any of the individual ingredients, but what surprised me most was the way the mood of the perfume kept changing as the day warmed up and cooled down again. At times the Ylang-ylang stepped into the limelight, at times I was enveloped in sandalwood. Just when I thought that I had pinned it down, CdA changed again.
The vanilla never barged in to dominate- the way it behaves in some perfumes. Its performance was chorus - line only.
This perfume is very chimeric and subtle. I have never experienced anything like it before.

Chant d'Aromes has always struck me as an intriguing scent full of contrasts and, especially in the extrait concentration, tensions between floral, woody, and fruity scent genres. The opening blast of citrus and plummy fruit (damascones?) is lifted with aldehydes and segues into an abstract, sweet white floral core, and a greenish-ambery drydown that bridges the traditional chypre and the Guerlinade. One thing that really sticks out to me--it has a strong vetiver note in its drydown, reminiscent of both Mitsouko and even the unicorn, Djedi. In fact, minus the fruity, plummy notes, Chant d'Aromes sometimes reminds me of an extreme reorganization of (and totally transformation of) the mold of Djedi--an aldehydic floral over an animalic, Guerlain-ish vetiver, chypre base. Of course, in Chant d'Aromes, the florals are way turned up (and less rosy) and the rooty drydown way turned down.

What a gorgeous scent! I’ve had this for a few years and didn’t really like it at first. It has a strong aldehyde opening and is reminiscent of Chanel No 5. Classic but a bit too ladylike for me. Fast forward a few years and my tastes have definitely matured. I’m drawn to chypres and aromatics now and this is stunning. It’s bright and comforting at the same time. Reminds me of Amouage Dia. It has amazing longevity on me. So glad I kept it.

Chant d'Aromes is an achingly beautiful cold, airy chypre, to my nose, almost reaching the heights of the Most Divine Perfume of All Time, L'Heure Bleue. I so enjoyed reading alphairone and Enrium's reviews below because they both helped me smell more of the specific notes in this perfume; my nose training continues! Yes, yes, YES to an aldehydic, cool honeysuckle-gardenia floral airiness as well as a cold, metallic edge (on par with YSL Rive Gauche), along with a clove-spicy drydown that's reminiscent of the clovey-carnation note in L'Heure Bleue. I get a bit of plum fruitiness, too -- but it's a cold vs. a warm, rich plum -- however, my nose simply can't pick up any ylang ylang or jasmine. I do detect a subtle sandalwood-soapy base, though. Overall, Chant d'Aromes is a gorgeous, subtly elegant perfume, perfect for hot summer days. My only complaint is that it disappears so fast on me -- like, in an hour or two -- unlike L'Heure Bleue or Mitsouko, whose longevity is definitely in the moderate range. But I still absolutely adore this juice and will spray often, and with abandon, in order to continue experiencing its beauty.

Some other perfumes that I think are in the same genre as Chant d'Aromes (albeit without the Guerlain "magic" or pedigree) include several cold, classy, clean, aldehydic florals: Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass (though more spices) and 5th Avenue After Five (though it has a contemporary clean laundry musk, too), as well as, to some extent, even Tous Gold (though it's a little warmer and fruitier) and Estee Lauder White Linen (though more oakmossy). To my nose, these perfumes all offer similar cool, bitter-sweet, aldehydic beauty. This is seriously one of my favorite genres of perfume. <3

A splendidly aldehydic chypre, Chant d'Aromes has a mystique beneath its somewhat sweet, white floral airiness. Sadly, many noses reviewing it seem to dismiss it as merely Ivory Soap, which is such a disservice to this beauty: perhaps we are burying our nares too deep onto the skin too soon after application? The sillage suggests far more dynamism, as I detect plum and gardenia for several minutes from the opening, round, supple, subtly sweet, grassy, and ever so slightly metallic.

A prominent honeysuckle note, nectarous and mouthwatering, really stands out to me in Chant d'Aromes, especially as the aldehydes wane. It reminds me of walking through a garden at dusk during this time of year. What lies underneath however, is really the thrill of the composition, as it grows more clove-spicy, with a sheer layer of powder on vanilla scented wood, with a hint of heliotrope interpolated from Apres L'Ondee and L'Heure Bleue.

This would smell pretty on someone who wishes to feel pretty, and handsome on someone who wishes to feel handsome.

I have a full-sized vintage bottle of Chant d'Aromes from the 1990s. It is a beautiful, high-quality soapy white floral that veers into soft, green chypre territory as it develops. Demurely feminine and classically elegant, this is beautiful from start to finish.

CA opens with a clean jasmine note, bolstered by a fresh squeeze of citrus and rounded out by radiant soapy aldehydes. It smells like high-quality soap. There is a hint of fruity sweetness thanks to the peach-plum accord - thankfully this is restrained and doesn't overwhelm the other notes.

As it develops, the white floral accord blooms cohesively - hints of green gardenia, sweet ylang ylang and polleny honeysuckle blend with the jasmine to form a lush bouquet. It becomes quite powdery. A beautiful sandalwood note emerges, grounding the florals, reminiscent of freshly unwrapped hotel room sandalwood soap. I get a green lily-of-the-valley note as it develops further.

There is a faint hint of spice, and CA's delicate chypre base emerges as it dries down. It is green and fresh - a little bit grassy - with an inspired hint of heliotrope adding its ethereal polleny-almond floral scent to the base, keeping it soft and feminine. This gives way to a smooth, slightly sweet vanilla-amber accord as it becomes a skin scent. Sillage and longevity are moderate.

Reminiscent of high-quality vintage toiletries (talcum powder, soap, lotion) as well as cotton sundresses, CA is innocent and youthful, yet is timeless enough to be worn comfortably by elegant women of all ages. A spring/summer day scent for special occasions. Subtle, understated beauty. 5/5.

An innocent chypre! Smells like a lovely vintage bathroom where someone has just used a beautiful triple-milled French soap scented green with spring flowers. (No, this is not Ivory soap). If you find chypres usually scary, try this one. It's green but fresh and innocent rather than icy chignons. I always use this in January when it's dreary and I'm longing for spring. It's not too bright that I think I should wait for actual spring - it's relaxed in a cotton dress kinda way. I'm reminded of young(-ish) ladies in fitted sage green cotton dresses sitting on a sunny meadow in spring. Lovely.

j&j baby lotion of the highest quality!

It seems like some folks here are confusing this with the new 2021 EDT formulation (both are reviewed here on Fragrantica).
This 60s original is-not-unisex. I mean, a man can wear it, but he will smell like a woman born in the 1930s
-At first I get aldehydes; a strong bar of sandalwood soap and talc.
- Just as I am about to question why I like it...whoooo, delicious plum and citrus wine.
-After 5 minutes, or so, the honeysuckle and gardenia walk past the sandalwood soap and the talcum-powder and all is almost covered completely in light honey.
-Then that affair thins out and there is a massive corsage of white, yellow and purple flowers. Heliotrope

Heavy on the aldehydes and talcum powder covered white flowers, there is some thing very Chanel No. 5 here, but more shower fresh. A bit L'Heure Blue, but more succulent.
So lovely and evocative of a time when being ladylike was a lot of work.

A unisex toward male EDT, classy. Not a feminine floral but flowers are in there in an opening toward a woodsy aromatic.
Don't feel the green either and the Vanilla makes it a no for me.
But overall a master piece on the unisex range.

I know now that I truly dislike aldehydes and patchouli. One smells like old soap, the other like sweaty boys in the 1960s at high school dances. So why did a buy a bottle whose first note is aldehydes? I think I wanted a bee bottle. Anyway, after two hours,it still smells like Ivory soap.

A classic chypre, very strong on the aldheides, very similar to Chanel 19 (19 is "greener", though) and reminiscent of Rive Gauche (this one being more "metallic") and Caleche.

Chant d'aromes is an airy aldheidic vanilla in the classical Guerlain way, plus some plum/berries, green grass and flowers.
Very classy, sophisticated.

Easy to wear, can be an ok office scent but may not be for you if you want something very "causal"... it still is a Guerain and says it loud!
Projects well and has a good longevity.

I just got my new bottle of this beauty again. Had it few years ago but sold it . Craving it again andught a new one . This time i understand why people are talking about chanel no5 . i got the version this time that smells like it . A less aldehydic sharp no5 . beautiful and bright on a cold springday . This was not what i was after but hey its beautiful for what it is now aswell. but i rather it stayed the beautiful bright soft cloud of plum , honeysuccle ,jasmin moss scent it was. Its not as unike anymore . the original had more incommen with Vol de nuit then Chanel no5 thats for sure . So if i cant have this one in the old formula i guess i better search for vol de nuit again.
Dont get me wrong its still beautiful .just so changed

I just received this the other day. My cousin asked what I wanted for my birthday, so I asked for perfume. I just turned the big "54" in February...LOL!! Anyway, I had never smelled this one before, but there were so many good reviews. I have you girls and guys to thank for this blind acquisition. Just by the way you all described it, I knew it would be my cup of tea. Just for the record, I rarely blind buy anything. I'm happy to report that this was a success!! My cousin had never heard of this perfume, and right away, she asked..."Is this an old lady perfume.?" My cousin is 39, but I explained to her that this particular perfume was created in 1962. I told her it was a vintage perfume, and I didn't consider it "old." She was more than happy to get it for me, so many thanks to my Cousin Jesi!! I'm very pleased with this lovely little perfume. It has the things that I love...soap and aldehydes!! Yay!! I was expecting something stronger, but I'm still really pleased. This is a very light perfume. I kept thinking it smelled similar to something else. Then, it hit me!! It's like a softer version of Hermes Caleche. Of course I'm also a big fan of Caleche!! I'm very happy with my bee bottle of Chant. The bottle is like a little work of art, and most importantly, I love the juice inside it!! There's something comforting about this fragrance, so it's a win for me. I give it a 10/10!!

Lovely, beautiful scent. A bit reminiscent of Vol de Nuit, but more flowery, which I love. Unfortunately, it does not even last two hours on me, and after four hours I did not even get a skin scent. For a Guerlain flower scent that lasts, I prefer Insolence.

First day with Chant D'Aromes and I'm wondering if this latest formulation is a dud. I have the bee bottle EDT, batch code tells me its a 2019 version. Its the faintest, thinnest waft of something delicate and ethereal, but its all promise and straining. I really feel this is so watered down its just a cologne, gone within an hour.
I don't get that impression from the reviews below, so I'm puzzled.
From this bottle there was a gorgeous, floaty cloud of aldehydes and zingy citrus, with a floral atmosphere impossible to differentiate. A powdery note gave it an etheral quality; utterly delicious.
After 30 minutes it had already become a skin scent on me and I had to work hard to detect it (6 sprays on hand, wrist, forearm, both arms... should've been intense!) but I caught Ylang-Ylang, faint clove, a cloud of gentle florals and powdery heliotrope. A kind, gentle, airy fragrance I'd love to become better acquanted with, but it was gone before proper conversation was possible.
I'll try again and edit if my experience changes. For now, so disappointed by the lack of potency in this formulation. It's a great beauty reduced to a faint, ethereal ghost, wafting promise but lacking substance.

Today's haiku

ghost of a beauty
all ethereal promise
a sly sleight of hand

Chant d’Aromes is all luminous features and lush verdure and layers of gauzy summer white dresses,—a corset and chemise and bloomers and bits o’ lace... vintage, yes, but youthful as well. It goes on super soapy, aldehydic, and smells like golden champagne....dries down to an absolute beauty of honeysuckle and plum and vetiver...a powdery heliotrope breeze and being out in the sun and nature....shaded with vanilla spice and sandalwood cream... subtle, beautiful, romantic. Classically feminine.

Longevity is ok, about 6 hours. I have the edt “Picnic at Hanging Rock” bee bottle

Creamy and powdery at the same time, vegetable and aldehydic, elegant, not modern at all but this is super elegant, this is old money and... many grandchildren! It reminds me of my beautiful grandmother and of my mother. It is wonderful. I hope I can pull off this scent in the future. At this moment, I don't feel it suits me well.
By the way, if you like Chanel No. 5, you have to try this.

Chant d’Aromes starts off smelling like a vintage soap. The kind that would have come in a fancy gift box with a matching lotion. It’s very aldehydic with spicy floral notes. The fruit accords are rather light, just enough to add some balance and freshness. On the dry down, it takes on an oriental spiciness in a similar way as YSL Opium. There’s just something about it that’s very familiar, like maybe some older person in my family used to wear it. Overall it’s a very calming, soothing composition. It’s not a seductive, head-turning type of fragrance. Instead, it just smells warm and relaxed. A great choice for someone’s everyday signature scent.

Its like a milder, softer version of Chamade. Very similar on my skin, to my nose. I like it but prefer Chamade, which for me is more defined. Will investigate this one a bit more. Guerlain fragrances could be divided into families; LHeure Bleue, Insolence, Apres LOndee the iris family; Shalimar and Jicky in vanilla family, Chamade & Chant d Aromes, Idylle in their family (aldehydic florals maybe?) Jardins de Bagatelle and Champs Elysees in white&yellow florals family and so on. Themes built around similar middle/base structure. And why not, when the base structures are so beautiful, complex and sophisticated.

This is my mother's signature scent but it has never worked for me.

It has a gorgeous opening, sadly with my body chemistry after an hour it's gone.

If this works with your body chemistry you'll love it!

My God!! The dry down (vintage EDT) is a thing of wondrous beauty! At this stage, definitely a skin scent, but I am content just sniffing my wrist and knowing that my husband will be able to smell it when he kisses my neck! So intimate.

Recent blind purchase. Lovely fragrance vaguely reminiscent of Chamade plus Vol DE Nuit. Soft, clean, feminine. Great anytime
fragrance. Green accords, floral and soft powder. I'm sure to wear this often.

I actually blind bought this perfume because the notes sounded appealing and I even thought it might become my signature scent.
It did not prove to be my signature scent.
It did however, thanks to it's very clean soapy fragrance, become a great deodorant.
Yes..deodorant.
Some may think that I am disrespecting this juice from the great House of G but, I assure you, I am not.
It works well with my body chemistry, the alcohol controls odor causing bacteria and, I must admit, I smell great all day.

*smile*

Chant d'Aromes is so very pretty! It starts off with soapy aldehydes followed by jasmine and honeysuckle. The florals are soft and delicate. The dry down is really the best part. It gets woody and a little warmer with sandalwood, cloves, and resins. Fabulous!

Beautiful, feminine and fresh. I love that the description of this perfume is "for her pleasures only". I have to agree with that. Not that this isn't lovely for others to smell on someone but it really is something that I wear for myself because it makes me feel pretty. It is so demure and restrained yet so complex and lush. When I wear it I have visions of living in a little cottage in the English countryside where the air is clear and crisp and the flowers are fragrant. So timeless and classy.

Chant d’Arômes blindsided me.

I had smelled this fragrance briefly at a Guerlain event years ago, and I’ve owned an empty vintage montre bottle with some residue of the eau de cologne as a display piece. It never struck me as something imperative to my collection, but one day I bought it (a blind buy, more or less) to add to my Guerlain library as a reference point. This fragrance has been in my collection for about 2 months now, and already the bottle’s liquid is depleted about a third, far more than others that I’ve owned for years.

I am HELPLESSLY in love with Chant d’Arômes.

This is BREATHTAKING. Waxy, scintillating aldehydes and fleshy white and yellow floral accords abound. Beneath those, a subtle cinnamon-tinged resin dripping leisurely over dried vetiver and woods.

Imagine this: in bustling city is nestled a quaint, hole-in-the-wall antique shop with lace curtains and Tiffany glass floor lamps in the storefront. It sells exquisite jewelry in silver and precious stones; jazz records and delicately restored phonographs; beaded handbags and quilted coin purses… There is no “OPEN” sign in the window, but each passerby is enchanted by the beautiful smell that gently billows from within each time a customer opens the door. The owner of this shop smells of Chant d’Arômes, and each visit leaves you smelling of it, too.

I rank Chant d’Arômes among my most favored Guerlains: there is Shalimar, there is L’heure Bleue, and there is this. Incomparable.

Wow!!! This is gorgeous!! I purchased it blindly, somewhat out of curiosity, but mostly because I am building my Guerlain collection. I expected it to be along the lines of Chamade and VdN, but it really isn't. Aldehydes and vetiver are strongest at first and lulls you into thinking this is just a typical, albeit refreshing, cologne-type scent. But this is a Guerlain, and soon wonderful things start happening. I love the floral notes - a very well behaved and soft jasmine combined with some honeysuckle sweetness and heliotrope powderiness. All the while, I am aware that there is an underlying, resinous base, that adds depth and complexity. Cd'A reminds me of Chanel No. 22 in many ways, but feels more complex. I am really happy to have this. It is in the bee bottle, but I am not really having issues with longevity and projection. The batch code is from 2013 - which is prior to the IFRA restrictions. I am not sure if it has been reformulated since then, but no matter what, I do love this.
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I just purchased a 1996 EDT. Interested in comparing with current formulation!

This is for the latest formulation CdA EDT in the bee bottle. This was a blind buy for me in a hunt to track down a mystery perfume. I work with a lady who occasionally wears a very beautiful scent. Being a diehard perfume nut, I complimented it & asked her what it was (twice!) Anyway, she flat refused to tell me the name, or even anything else about it. So began my quest.. Her perfume smelt like a Guerlain to me - I felt like it was familiar, yet it wasn’t any of the ones I already knew or have. I tested Jardin de Bagatelle (no) & discounted Champs Elysees based on notes, next up was CdA.

So, thank you F members! The reviews before mine on this page are brilliant, probably the most accurate for any perfume on Fragrantica that I’ve ever read, & can only agree.. ..This smells like a sparkling colourful kaleidoscope of various older style Guerlain perfumes. It starts out zingy bright & fresh, then there are soon some echoes of Mitsouko with that over ripe fruit & spice (In CdA it’s much “quieter” tho). I can also smell hints of the pretty florals of Chamade & a tiny bit of the sombre dustiness of Vol de Nuit. This perfume is full of shades of light & dark, so for this reason I also agree that it is all seasonal, signature type of perfume. It’s complex & really lush, in the true sense of the word.

I think this IS the mystery perfume, but now I have a bottle I need to smell it again on my colleague. I think what she wears is slightly more powdery/dusty & definitely stronger than my bottle. I have a feeling though that hers could just be an older version of it. Phew...& all she needed to do was tell me the bloody name; this review would’ve be so much shorter! lol

CdA is gorgeous, I don’t know how I missed this one all these years! - I can only imagine how wonderful the original formulation was.

Another lovely from Guerlain. Starts a little soapy and crisp. Has the same slightly sweet Guerlainade spice blend that's in Shalimar, Vol de Nuit and Chamade, then becomes a very powdery soft floral chypre. Light silage, but noticeable with good longevity. A big win all around.

Chant d'Arômes is the grande dame of perfumes, a woodsy feminine citrus floral aldehyde with just a hint of spice and sandalwood in the background. It is perfect for day or night, winter or summer. The combination of gardenia, jasmine, honeysuckle, and ylang-ylang blend perfectly with the sandalwood, vetiver, vanilla and cloves. To me the plum is barely discernible. Overall, a luscious, fragrant blend that will never go out of style.
At first I thought it would be like Estee Lauder Intuition, but they are not alike at all. And yes, there is a distinct similarity with Caleche by Hermès, but they are not mutually exclusive. The heliotrope undertone of Chant d'Aromes was a brilliant addition.

I blind bought this in an effort to find a feminine vetiver scent, and this certainly fits the bill.

It's a fresh scent and beautifully airy without being weak. On the other hand, this is the way to break yourself into aldehydes, as this is a breath of sunshine more so than the piercing aldehydes of yester-year.

At first it's primarily aldehydes and citrus, then it settles into a powdery, flowery kiss. There is not a thing that's off-putting about this scent, and I feel it would be suitable for nearly any wardrobe.

It's delightfully feminine, which is not so easy to find in a fresh scent. But I believe the powder and the ylang-ylang are what give that affect. That being said, a confident man would have no difficulty pulling this (or any other scent) off.

It would be the signature of a young lady with a classic mind. Perhaps a dancer or artist. Someone who does not need to make a statement, and who finds strength in the familiarity of the scent.

It's suitable for year round, though I think it might perform less well in cold weather. But the warmth it gives makes me think it would be the perfect thing for a chilly early spring or late winter day.

My first bee bottle, and I'm smitten!

it’s an icon of aldehydes in a wet base of vetiver and powder which reminds me some how of vol de nuit edt along with liu ..
very crispy and joyful.. a bright sunny day during spring..
how can you imagine wearing a vintage perfume while you are so modern and young
what a contemporary perfume!
it’s been made to be immortal

Chant d'Aromes is my most successful blind buy. Early in my perfume journey, in the Summer of 2017, I had a dream of owning a 100mL atomizer Guerlain that I could spray with lavish abandon, so I set up a search on eBay for a "buy it now" 100mL women's Guerlain fragrance that was $20 or less (excluding Shalimar and LPRN). I expected some Aqua Allegoria. Soon after this, I received a notification that an item matched my search: an 80% bottle of Chant d'Aromes EdT. Knowing nothing about it except for that it was a classic (old) I went for and it arrived in the mail a few days later. At the time, I was a fan of "dark" and "wierd". I wore A*Men and Breath of God and tried every Comme de Garçons at Barney's. I never imagined I would really like CdA, much less come to find in it my second skin.

The bottle is in excellent condition, from the early '00s. I had never smelled CdA before so I have no frame of reference for new vs vintage (sweet ignorance) but I read everything I could find about it. At first I adopted it as an after-shower body spray (dream of carefree opulence achieved), truly taking to heart the idea of what a woman does for her pleasures only. I found time and time again, Chant d'Aromes was so satisfying I did not want to apply other fragrances.

Do you ever have the experience of putting on makeup, and looking upon the end result, find that the look is fine, but it's just a little too heavy handed and just not you? Do you ever put on a full face of makeup only to wash it off, moisturize, and leave the house with just a bit of powder, brow gel, and blush? I find myself doing this sometimes, with my face, my outfit, or my fragrance... Something is just not working and to feel really comfortable I have to dial it back just a bit. That's Chant d'Aromes for me. It could be a lunch date. It might be Christmas dinner. When I want to be clean and feminine, it always fits. Grace and ease. Understatement. A little retro. It's not "about" anything.

It's my ideal structure: a bright opening, a succulent heart, and a delicious dry down that will be there in the morning. I personally do not find this to be short lived if you view its life-span as encompassing all three phases of the "metamorphosis" user lushnight describes below.

It has also become my reference chypre. In my own blending experiments, I have found myself wondering, " Chant d'Aromes, is that you? Where did you come from?" And then I realize, "Ah, there's a spot of oakmoss and bergamot in that base that I've just blended with." When I smell "soapy chypre" my brain points to CdA.

I can't recommend it to everyone, I just happen to love cloves, heliotrope, benzoin, and spicy floral chypres. More than anything else, I encourage you to sniff outside your own self-concept.

I find this EDT to be very complex. I get many things when I sniff such as green notes, tea, herbs, spring flowers, fruity sweetness which sometimes turns into powdery vanilla. It's not impressive performance-wise, but then again, this is not why i buy Guerlain. It is not a unique fragrance among its Guerlain siblings, I smell Eau de Guerlain and Mitsouko, perhaps even L'Heure Bleue and Chamade, but outside of this house I definitely haven't smelled anything like it. The fragrance is called the Song of Aromas but they actually dance on the skin. I love it.

Simple and sophisticated, modern and vintage, yin and yang at the same time, day and night, all-season beauty.

This is very bright and crisp on the initial spray. Reminds me a little of maybe grapefruit or the ylang ylang note?

On the dry down the florals and musks come out more and its very soft and powdery. I love this one and wear it a lot. Its perfect for day or night wear. I find this lasts pretty well on the skin too and I can smell it throughout the day.

A very unique fragrance. First it reminded me of a cranberry pie I ate as a kid possibly made by my grandma, althought there is nothing cranberry pie about it and then it gave me sort of like an out of body experience. I felt that I went back in time (I'm 26) but I felt as though I travelled back far to a time I was not alive in and I felt like another woman from a past life for a second. A strange familiar feeling. I did not fall in love with it, it was not my favorite...BUT I appreciated its uniqueness and I would not mind wearing it when feeling adventurous. I found myself going back to wanting to smell it again and again because of how different it was.

This perfume does an impressive metamorphosis, beginning with aldehyde floral soap, to a mildly spicy chypre, and then ending in something gourmand, like a frosted cinnamon roll. It's quite lovely at every stage. My only complaint is the sillage and longevity are both on the light side, enough that I don't think I need a full bottle.

I adored this scent when I first discovered it in college and it smelled heavenly on me then--I got a fresh EDT spray as part of my first gratis from Guerlain when I worked for the line at Neiman's back in the 90's--and I was sadly disappointed to find that it seemed to have lost it's sparkle on my skin---I am now in my 60's and it just doesn't connect with me anymore--I was once told, by a visiting Guerlain rep, that this scent was envisioned as a debutante fragrance--something dressy and elegant but definitely designed for a YOUNG woman--and perhaps that is why it no longer works for me. Makes me sad, though.

Received spray sample today. First spritz, I do get the clove/aldahyde aspect, then that note fades way down. Then the floral picks up....then later the Guerlainade kicks in and remains....in true Guerlain fashion...thank goodness. Classic...enchanting ....full bottle worthy!
I am so glad I finally tested this. LOVE IT. Smooth...only sharp at first spritz...let it develop on your skin before you judge....just sayin....lol.

Very pretty but the reformulation in the bee bottle is not really like the original. I still have the original perfumed talc purchased in New Zealand in approximately 1982, I had given it to my mother who wore the original Chant D'Aromes which was not available in Sydney in the early '70s (it may have been discontinued, or it may not have been launched here). The powder incredibly enough still has the fragrance I remember, as my mother had stashed it away unopened in a rarely used drawer for 35 years.
I could never replicate the literary grace of Monsier Guerlain so read his views on the history and composition of the "song of fragrances" on his eponymous website.

A very pretty woody chypre with the definitive Guerlain smell and without so much of the bite of some of the more weighted members of its family (Mitsouko, I'm looking at you). There's something about this which reminds me of First by Van Cleef & Arpels but this is more "leisure" wearable, walk in the park in springtime with a switch to one of the aforementioned scents or similar for evening perhaps.

I prefer my chypres bitchier, without the spicy warmth (sorry, not sorry) - I'll keep my orientals for that so I'll stick to my faves, Y by YSL for now and No 19, classic cool chypre and aldehydes but this is very, very pretty and I agree I could see fairies wearing this, they have been known to nip too, you know?

I have traded my love of gourmands for my love of Guerlain. Haha.

I just can't get enough of Guerlains of all kinds. Vintages are my faves, and Shalimar EDP is my #1 supreme.

I also love Chant D'Aromes. It's masculine and fresh/clean like Jicky, musky/mossy bit like Mitsouko (without the peach/strong notes), and powdery like L'Heure Bleue. In fact, it layers beautifully with any of those! Or wears light/fresh/old fashioned by itself. I do NOT use "old fashioned" in a bad way. I LOVE how these scents smell old fashioned. (it smells older than the 60s)
It wears great with Shalimar too.

I found that L'HB EDT was the one scent that lasted thru all my layering. Haha.

I have the current EDT.

This is for the current formulation. I have never smelled the vintage, but I'm sure it was lovely. This is an elegant, delicate and exquisite (non-sweet) floral that dries down to a lightly powdery, slightly soapy scent. The way I describe it: if you combined L'Heure Bleue and Apres l'Ondee and then toned it all down a several notches, this is what you'd get. For me, that makes it perfect. L'Heure Bleue is too powdery for me, and l'Ondee disappears too quickly on me. A little known, soft spoken Guerlain gem.

Lighthearted and feminine with a calming finish. Must be worn on skin rather than clothing. There are some headier type floral elements but it reads rather gently.

I always think that its opening is quite similar to Apres l'Ondee and L'Heure Bleue because of the almond note but less powdery. Then it becomes more citric. L'Heure Bleue is quiet and calm (I don't find it sad). Apres l'Ondee is romantic and delicate. Chant d'Aromes is a cheerful version of these two. I enjoy wearing this less dramatic but good quality perfume.

Vintage parfum review.

Typical of Guerlain. Goes on a lovely vintage aldehydic floral and dries down soapy but with a bite to it. I am wearing vintage cologne in the round flacon montre.

Finding it rather soapy too or is it shampoo ? Sorry not for me at all!

Soapiest of soapy soaps.

This is a very wearable and I would even say modern classic perfume that does not remind me at all of Vol de nuit, nor does it remind me of Mitsouko, but considerably more like L'heure bleu. It is an aldehyde the first 10-20 minutes with a citrus peachy vibe, and is also reminiscent of Chanel 5. This is a powder--but not a powder powerhouse. There is an old fashioned soapy quality to it which I like here as it is done with a light touch (do not think functional fragrances). It is a tamer, less complex, more easy going combination of bleu and Chanel 5. Unfortunately the scent which starts well becomes a skin scent quickly. I like it and it's pleasant for spring, but like others have said, it doesn't wow me. I pick up the plum a bit, white flowers, a trace of vanilla and heliotrope, but I really don't get any oak moss. Overall, I will finish my small bottle and enjoy but will not miss when gone. I think Guerlain and other houses create better works in this vein, but not bad. Sillage and longevity are much less than, say bleu or Channel.

As other people have said this is just nice, hairspray- aldheydes top notes and then a vague reminder of Mitsouko. Given the time of its release, I cant' help but think of an innocent-looking naked model with big hair combed with hairspray. ( Mitsouko hairspray did really exist at that time)
Honestly I think Guerlain has better options both among the classics and the contemporary perfumes.
Also, I don't think Chant d'aromes is particularly floral nor aromatic like the name suggests. The peachy-moss is dominant over other accords, it gets sweeter as it stays on the skin (the familiar guerlinade) while being delicate and discreet.

Review for the EDT, late decades of the last century. The new one seems indeed to be more chypre-aromatic and summery, but lacks the sweetness and it's less dense.

Chant d´Aromes is a bright, playfull, beautifull floral fragrance. IMO one of Guerlains best of all time.
I very much agree that it has got to be applied to the skin in order to be fully recognized as the masterpiece it really is.

I'm not sure why I haven't reviewed this before, except perhaps because it's beauty really defies words. I have a huge vintage parfum as well as several clock bottles of cologne - I haven't smelled the modern version. It's an aldehydic floral chypre which is an unpopular style of fragrance in 2016 - but there's nothing old smelling about it. The aldehydic fruity opening is very gentle; the white floral heart is beautiful, soft, lightly sweet; the quietly mossy sandalwood and vanilla base is touched with just a hint of frankincense. Chant d'Aromes is the perfect end of winter perfume to me. It can be worn any time of the year easily, but it especially brings those first days when the snow has gone and maybe a few tiny hints of green are showing to my mind. It's both daytime wearable and romantic enough for evening. Truly a lovely fragrance. I feel very lucky to have it.

Aldeidi, aldeidi ed ancora aldeidi!!! Il profumo di pulito è il primo obbiettivo che si raggiunge indossando questo profumo. Infine il bouquet di fiori di gardenia, jasmina e ylang-ylang donano un tocco di femminilità marcata a questa fragranza griffata Guerlain. Profumo per over 35.
Longevità 8/10
Sillage 8,5/10
Profumo 7/10

Chant d'Aromes has been described beautifully in the comments below. I agree that it "feels Guerlain"; however, compared to some of the more "cerebral" or absolutely emotional Guerlain fragrances, Chant d'Aromes is rather calm and easy-going. (I am wearing a modern version, but I'm dying to smell a vintage...)

C d'A is particularly interesting to me because I do not detect a strong peach note like I do in other fragrances in its style (certain concentrations of No. 5 or Arpege, for example), and for a chypre it is quite subtle, reminding me of an ultra-lite Climat.

The first ten minutes of Chant d'Aromes smell quite "B Vitamin" (citronellol?) but soon a wistful, tender scent appears, with uplifting aldehydes, tender-sweet florals, cosmetic-like powder, dusty vetiver and a hint of citrus zest (at the end of each whiff). Citrus notes fade completely after 45 minutes on me. I feel like if I contemplate this fragrance I will understand other Guerlain compositions a bit better. Some Guerlains are like a Calculus class, but I only have a "pre-algebra" nose! Gotta take these fragrance masterpieces step-by-step sometimes :)

ANYWAY, this fragrance is gorgeous and I can't wait to try it in Springtime weather.

I found a sample of this today and decided to try it, hoping it would not be too much in the office, or in this high humidity and heat (PA suburbs). It was not ...it is just so pretty. I did not put much on, but I can't stop smelling my wrists. Delicate floral aura all around me. I consider this fragrance very wearable, for any occasion. Would love a FB of Chant d'Aromes

A very green aldehydic scent, like a lighter, peach-free and spice-free Mitsouko. Reminds me of Vol de Nuit as well. Could pass as unisex. Lacks sweetness. Typical Jean-Paul Guerlain style fragrance. Has been compared to Balenciaga Le Dix on Fragrantica but Le Dix is sweet, and the main characteristic they share is the strong aldehydes.

Baby powder.

If fairies wore perfume, that perfume would be Chant d'Aromes.

This is simply the prettiest scent I have ever smelled. Young, sweet, lips parted, eyes bright-- it is innocence incarnate.

UPDATE at 17 September 2016 (more than a year after this initial post): I was working from memories of vintage samples, alas. This week I bought the current iteration. It is no longer the prettiest thing I have ever smelled. It is pale and insipid compared to its older self. Maddening. (Though if you had never smelled the vintage, it's still very pretty.)

So... a day after buying this disappointment, I sought out and bought MDCI's Un Coeur en Mai. I have long thought that this MDCI perfume might well be an homage by Patricia de Nicolai to the older Chant d'Aromes, which she would have grown up with. They are certainly different, though each gives you the sense of joy in spring (see also Olivia Giacobetti's En Passant from Frederic Malle). Any road, I am happier with Un Coeur en Mai than the current Chant d'Aromes. Give it a try and see what you think.

SECOND UPDATE at 15 September 2018: I landed up giving away Un Coeur en Mai in favour of Chant d'Aromes after all. Even in CdA's current iteration, it is still what fairies would wear. And sometimes I just want to smell like that.

Baby powder.

I still have a bottle of Chant d'Aromes from mid-'80es, Guerlain's scents have an exceptional preserving power - had I known that I would surely have stocked up on Mitsouko, Shalimar and Parure most of all.

Chant d'Aromes is a scent that struck me when I first used it: it was so uncommon, so different from the other Guerlains I had used until then.
No orientalism, no complexity, no ground-breaking.

Dull?
Unimpressive?
Boring?

NO, NO, NO, NOT AT ALL!!!

Wonderful, beautiful in its (her?) simplicity, marvellous, perfect.
Chamade is a floral in tailleur, Chant d'Aromes is a floral in a chemisier.
Chamade is a floral on high heels, Chant d'Aromes is a floral in sneakers.
Chant d'Aromes does not care of her hair perfectly combed, does not care if eating a sandwich will eventually lick her lips covered with sauce.
Chant d'Aromes is informal, shy only apparently, always classy but with no impositions.

Chant d'Aromes is what remains of the garden in Aprés l'Ondée after the rain has stopped and the sun is peeking from the clouds (Chamade being the same garden in summer after the rain has totally dried and sun is shining since many days).

I love Chant d'Aromes and do regret the time when perfumes conveyed feelings, emotions, complexity and made you feel special every day.

Lifting ;(((((((

If you knew me now, you would never guess that as a child, I was extremely shy and introverted. I used to believe that if I was quiet and allowed other people to speak, in time, they would reveal their truest selves. I noticed how so many people were always so unhappy, so I used to pick flowers on my way to school and give them to strangers. I never said a word, I would just hand a flower to someone who looked like they needed it, just to see them smile. Sometimes, I still do this, and it STILL surprises me how such a simple act of kindness can make people happy.

If I had to choose a fragrance that represents my inner child, that sweet, shy, innocent, girly girl who gave flowers to strangers just to make them smile, it would be this one. It is so light and beautiful. It is innocent and fresh and pure. In some ways, the light greenish florals remind me of vintage Chamade, but Chamade is more sparkly and effervescent. This one is much more innocent. I have a vintage EDC in the round glass bottle with the cone stopper. It's what I imagine a playground in heaven smells like.

This is simply stunning to me. It is reminiscent of Cleef and Van Arpel's -First in it's beginning,( perhaps the aldehydye?) but takes on a life very much it's own after the start. This scent has a bit of a lift for certain, though remains soft,delicate,powdery,with a mature,sensual-floral-fruity-earthy essence that leaves a beautiful trail of tender aroma throughout the day. Masterful!

a beautiful perfume reminds me of a perfume called glamour by borjouas..this perfume glamour is used heavily in making bridal perfumes..
very fresh very sensuale very characteristic very light yet long lasting and integrating alive fresh and dries down to a powdery second skin its definitely a skin scent ..its lemony ..aldehic ..white florally and yellow florally with a hint of warm spicy balmy woodsy notes ..
i think it resembles crystal from chanel in its crispiness..tome i think its abit green citrusy and acidic in a beautiful way ..its a morning scent a lovely vibrant connotation of light yet characteristic notes full of life
i have the refillable gold flask which is so beautiful

edt 93 ml
perfume ratting 4.3 out 5
bottle ratting 4.3 out 5

You really need to give this one its time to develope. Don`t try it on paper. Makes no sense at all as it needs your skin to develope the final scent. At the beginning I was almost sad as I smelled only citruses, followed by gardenia. It was really soapy and reminded me of L'Air du Temps by Nina Ricci ( which I hate). I gave it another try this morning. By the way it`s much warmer today and the sun is out. It was cold and evening when I tried it the first time.
I love it today. I smells just great. A mix of warm, soft powder on my skin. Reminds me a little of the vintage Miss Dior I used to smell on my aunt as a child in the 80s. Glamour, red lips, a woman with a statement. It`s great for me but you really need to try it on your skin.

After two dull and rainy days, a shy sun peeked out of the clouds this morning and I felt the need for some Chant d' Aromes to brighten my day more. I have a vintage EdC (circa 1978) that I bought sealed from an old beauty store. I can't say that I love it as much as Parure but it's a nice and romantic chypre that always makes me smile. This afternoon I had the chance to try the recent reformulation of Chant d' Aromes EdT and now, one hour later, I'm still confused. I can't find any similariry between them and I'm not talking about the lack of oakmoss only. On my skin the new one behaves like a light "womanish" aftershave with the intention of blossoming into a real feminine perfume but without success. On the other hand, I smell vintage perfumes so often that probably it's difficult for me to appreciate new reformulations even if they are good and, as far as I know, this one is not bad at all.

I was introduced to this fragrance when I was fifteen, a very long time ago. Wasn't sure that I liked it then, but I love it now. The first impression is a little brisk, almost astringent, then settling down into a medely of flowers, underscored with a woody note, or vetiver, or maybe a hint of myrrh? Whatever is in the mix, it isn't quite like any other fragrance I know. Fresh sunny florals, soft and powdery with modest longevity, sweet, but never excessively so, it is one I can't stop sniffing on my wrist. I think what intrigues me is that the fragrance is a something of a shape shifter: each time I wear it I seem to detect something new. This creates a sense of mystery for me, and captures my attention. The EDT I remember from the sixties seemed stronger, but memories from so long ago can be tricky. Anyway, I love this fragrance, and will contine to buy it as long as I can. A lovely subtle, floral scent suitable for any occasion.

I first began wearing this as EDT in 1974. It's been my go-to scent ever since. Lovely, warm, floral, not cloying, fine for day or evening. Subtly sexy. Just tried the vintage perfume from my tiny TPC sample. Gorgeous. Warmer and richer than the EDT. The new EDT version I purchased a few years ago is just
not the same, but it's still so much better than the fruity bug sprays found at today's perfume counter. I'm trying different Guerlains, but this is still my favorite. I wish, I wish, I wish they would bring back the original fragrance in perfume form.

The sixth Guerlain I have tried, and I love it just as much as the others. A beautiful feminine powder. It reminds me very much of the old Cover Girl pressed powder compacts I used when I was a teenager. A lovely nostalgic scent, perfect for spring and summer.

I never know what to make of Chant d’Aromes. It seems more of a powdery, aldehydic, lactonic floral than a true chypre. Yet the hint of a chypre base, more vetiver than moss, combined with the remnant of the peachy lactone of equal duration, is the only part of much interest. And this final bit is so faint I have to strain to make it out.

The powdery, indistinct opening used to give me a bit of hope that maybe the diaphanous air might coalesce into something haunting or interesting as Vol de Nuit does with its can’t-put-my-finger-on-it top notes. Unfortunately, the undefined but pleasant opening grows increasingly vague. Chant d’Aromes seems clean in that it’s blandly unadulterated, but not heightened or expansive like the best floral aldehydes. Despite aldehydic perfumes often being considered old-ladyish, there’s just something more girlish than womanly about CdA. Not so much naïve as inexperienced. It’s as if CdA could be any other indistinct designer sweet floral fragrance with a bit of aldehyde added.

CdA has a pretty smile, but not a lot of chat. Equally undemanding and unrewarding.

This was my introduction to the wonders of Guerlain. I bought it in the mid sixties when I was in my teens. I hadn't realised before,that a scent could have such a physical effect and my tummy did its first little Guerlain flip. This took me on to Shalimar and L'Heurre Bleu,my all time loves.

I was given this perfume when in France in 1962, it came in a beautiful refillable container, tall white with a pattern of flowers and leaves, I managed to get a refil a few years ago, but cann't find it again, I love this perfume it brings back so many wonderful memories of Paris, and it is different to all the other Guerlain perfumes, and gets nicer the longer it is on you skin.

This has to be one of the less aggressive and inoffensive scent created by Guerlain. I can detect gardenia and plum notes. It's extremely powdery.

Chant d'Aromes Is a 'More Friendly' Chypre than Parure.

The EDT is true to the parfum, but requires many reapplications.

I came late to loving Guerlain. I have a small amount of vintage Chant d'Aromes, and it is beautiful. The peach note is so soft, like a watered velvet. If it had a voice-- it would sing like Diana Ross.

CHANT d'AROMES strikes me as an excellent introduction to some of Guerlain's serious masterpieces, especially L'HEURE BLEUE, which is so intense that wearing it becomes an entire event in and of itself. No need to make plans to go anywhere or do anything while wearing L'HEURE BLEUE, which is such a rapturous experience that you may as well simply surrender to its power to captivate and bewitch.

Wrapped in the arms of CHANT D'AROMES, which to me is more a symphony than a song, I feel a vague resonance with L'HEURE BLEUE, but CHANT does not melt me into dysfunctionality. This is a sunnier, happier, but still lovely fragrance in which a small bundle of tiny multicolored flowers mingle harmoniously among more intense elements, including aldehydes. However here, in contrast to the Guerlain chefs-d'oeuvre, the non-floral elements are never permitted to dominate; they never steal the show.

Despite being considerably less intense, CHANTS d'AROMES is a fine, eminently wearable fragrance with its own subtle form of beauty. And one which can be worn in public, even in broad daylight, I might add!

I was three years old and playing in my mum's room. I used to love applying fragrant powders on me. I would put on so much that I ended up looking like a powdered donut...nose & neck were completely white from the powder. But I was all grins.

Oh how this brings joy to my nose. Something in here is bringing childhood memories back to life. VERY floral and somewhat powdery...but so lovely! (And this is coming from someone who is not too keen on floral fragrances). I can't pick out ANY note in here. It's a wild mix of florals and something slightly woodsy/spicy/mossy, but it's an unforgettable frangrance to me! It smells like those pretty packaged, scented powders that come with a puffy, pillow-like applicator. Softly romantic, classic, and nice to my nose. Last pretty long too--8 hours on me.

My mother's all-time favorite. She would go to Tijuana to get this in the 80's when you couldn't find it in the States. I remember it as if it were a part of a dream- a sweet, soft scent that I admired even when I hated most perfumes because they gave me a headache. I'd like to try this one again with an adult nose.

I just got the EDT version of this. When I first apply it, it goes on very alcoholy, but then it dries down to a very strong bergamot on me, a bit sweet with powdery notes at the end. Wearable, but not my favorite, I'm afraid.

This one is surprisingly decent considering it's an old Guerlain fragrance - I find the older ones very potent and aggressive... reaking almost. I think the plum, ylang-ylang, vanilla and heliotrope are what make this wearable and interesting.