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Chanel 1957 Eau de Parfum vs Lancôme Iris Dragées
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Notes
Top
White MuskAldehydesBergamotPink PepperCoriander
Heart
White MuskOrange BlossomJasmine
Base
White MuskOrrisCashmeranCedarHoneyVanilla
Accords
Powdery
100%
Musky
78%
Iris
66%
Aldehydic
59%
Woody
58%
White floral
57%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
1957 Eau de Parfum by Chanel is a Aromatic fragrance for women and men. 1957 Eau de Parfum was launched in 2019. The nose behind this fragrance is Olivier Polge. Top notes are White Musk, Aldehydes, Bergamot, Pink Pepper and Coriander; middle notes are White Musk, Orange Blossom and Jasmine; base notes are White Musk, Orris, Cashmeran, Cedar, Honey and Vanilla. "Alongside the reopening of the New York boutique on 57th street, CHANEL is celebrating 1957 with a new eau de parfum in the LES EXCLUSIFS DE CHANEL collection. 1957: the year of Gabrielle Chanel’s consecration in America, but also 19, like the day of her birth, and 57, like the street number of the biggest CHANEL store in the United States. A creation that builds an olfactory bridge between France and America, joined by that iconic style. A timeless style, the CHANEL style. “ Her special style is compounded from three ingredients: girlishness, comfort, and a generous helping of pearls. In a country where emphasis is on youth and free and easy living, her designs were bound to succeed ”.A modern, avant-garde style that gave women freedom to move. An eternally young and modern allure that broke with the codes of the time and shifted the conventions of chic. An art of living with a simplicity that hides a painstakingly crafted complexity, steeped with a luxury that has no need to flaunt or justify itself.The third LES EXCLUSIFS DE CHANEL creation composed by perfumer-creator Olivier Polge, in cooperation with the CHANEL Laboratory of Fragrance Creation and Development, 1957 illustrates the mystery of the deceptively simple CHANEL style. A balance of creamy softness, enveloping comfort, and light perfused with discreet power. A fragrance one adopts like a clean skin scent that becomes unique and deeply personal on each wearer. “ For each fragrance in the LES EXCLUSIFS DE CHANEL collection, we explore a path we have never taken ”, explains Olivier Polge. “ This time, I opted to work with musk, more specifically white musks. Their whiteness hides a great complexity: enveloping, they emit a more or less pronounced light, and vary in their soft and sensual effects. 1957 is a skin scent that, more than others, is revealed fully on the unique chemistry of each person’s skin ”.An assembly of eight white musks, 1957 is structured like a layered composition of transparent, translucent and opaque veils. An immaculate superposition, comfortable and enveloping, soft, almost cushion-like. One can imagine one of Gabrielle Chanel’s beloved pearls, its delicate contours rendered imperceptible by the changing reflections: the matte whiteness of certain musks blends into the iridescent pearl of others. In this interplay of depths, woody, honeyed, spicy and floral vibrations create a luminous, powerful and sensual prominence. Vanilla and honey notes thus slip into the white musks, some with a hint of cedar, others with pink pepper, coriander seed or orange blossom. The faux simplicity of whiteness is revealed and magnified… The precision of an expertly crafted and yet abstract trail, free to enhance the skin by diffusing a distinctive and singular scent.'1957 also conjures up a certain idea of America', according to Olivier Polge. ' An idea that the country has of fragrance and particularly with respect to CHANEL and N°5, which has become a model of olfactory inspiration, even for hairsprays and soaps.'1957 is a link: it reinterprets American perfumery with the idea the USA has had about French fragrance since N°5 paved the way . The essence of CHANEL is reunited in its trail, filled with comfort and natural elegance, a presence within a chic, refined, personal and unforgettable discretion." - the note from the brand.The fragrance will be available worldwide from mid March 2019 as a 75ml and 200ml Eau de Parfum.
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Notes
Top
BergamotPink Pepper
Heart
Iris FlowerAlmondSugarOrange BlossomFreesia
Base
VanillaOrrisWhite MuskIso E Super
Accords
Iris
100%
Powdery
94%
Sweet
83%
Vanilla
71%
Almond
65%
Musky
65%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springfallwinter
About
Iris Dragées by Lancôme is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women and men. Iris Dragées was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Nathalie Lorson. Top notes are Bergamot and Pink Pepper; middle notes are Iris Flower, Almond, Sugar, Orange Blossom and Freesia; base notes are Vanilla, Orris, White Musk and Iso E Super.
Notes in Common
35% sharedShared (6)
White MuskBergamotPink PepperOrange BlossomOrrisVanilla
Only in 1957 Eau de Parfum
AldehydesCorianderJasmineCashmeranCedarHoney
Only in Iris Dragées
Iris FlowerAlmondSugarFreesiaIso E Super
Rating
4.28vs4.25
Ratings
2,340vs893
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2019vs2018
Which should I buy?
Too close to call on ratings — choose on character.
- The community rates them about the same (4.28 from 2,340 ratings vs 4.25 from 893).
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for spring first.
- Both houses are premium (typically $100–250), so price won't be the deciding factor.
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