Allure Sensuelle Chanel perfume – a fragrance for women 2005

I am a person who is all for crossing the fragrance barriers and wearing scents during seasons that are against the popular vote. However, with Chanel Allure Sensuelle I have to say this is one I can ONLY pull off during those cold fall/winter months. Here we are early July and I sprayed a bit on the back of my hand because I wanted to smell it again and whoa buddy…

This scents starts out extremely strong. I am new to perfumes so I am not the best at detecting the actual notes but I know for sure I get a strong patchouli. This is all I can smell when first sprayed. Fast forward about 5-10 mins and I then can start to pick up on the fruitier notes. Give it another 15 mins or so and I start to fall in love and I am reminded as to why I decided to buy it. Here is when I can smell more of like a sweet, creamy, vanilla spice. I am in my 20s and find this to be one of my more sophisticated perfumes. There is something really classy yet dark and of course “alluring” about it. I too pick up on the powdery iris, which is one of my favorite notes. However, I do not think the perfume goes too powdery with only 1-2 spray. This is one of those scents that I fall in love with more as it melts in with my skin. I am a lover of vanilla so I am obsessed with the spicy, woody, vanilla dry down. This is too where I feel the scent goes almost “incensey” on me.

When I wear this, 1 spray is more than enough for me to enjoy it. I’d personally be afraid for my life if I went over 2 sprays.A rule of thumb for me with this one is 1 spray if I wear it during the day but I’ll chance 2 at night if I am not in a closed off space (LOL) With this scent, you will be smelled! I liked how one reviewer mentioned that you have to be careful with how much of this you wear because you’ll run the risk of it wearing you if you use too much! I get close to 12 hours with this one with just one spray.

I do see how many people are turned off to this fragrance but don’t let the first spray turn you off. Give it time to warm on you. I am in love with it as a special occasion, sophisticated, sexy scent. I find myself not being able to stop smelling it as I am typing up this review. It too has a very “come hither” appeal.

*EDIT*
I actually ended up gifting this one to my mother. Aside from the couple times I tested this one, it is full. Although absolutely beautiful, I think this one is still a bit too mature for me personally and the more I smell it the more I can imagine my mother (fyi 51 yrs young) wearing it. I know she is going to adore it as I am sure I will when I feel it is more appropriate for me 🙂