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Lacking emotion

Posted by Robin on 29 April 2015 10 Comments

The judges described this scent in a blind test as elegant, sophisticated and nicely made with a vintage feel. Some panel members, however, found the formula a bit boring and lacking emotion.

— Women's Wear Daily has assembled a panel of experts headed by Michael Edwards to blind-test new perfumes. Above, the verdict on Chanel Misia. Read more (apologies, I am not sure if the article requires a subscription) at The Smell Test: Chanel Misia.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: chanel

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  1. Masha says:
    29 April 2015 at 8:57 am

    It’s funny to read this. I found Misia elegant, yet cold and somewhat bland. But my mother, a Chanel nut, absolutely loved it because it was so “restrained, yet elegant.” In fact, the cool restraint so inherent in the brand is what made my mom a Chanel fangirl in the first place! I prefer perfumes full of torrid emotion….:-)

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    • Robin says:
      29 April 2015 at 9:19 am

      I think what I said was that it was not dull, but it was serious — it doesn’t have the humor of Drole de Rose or Lipstick Rose. Which to me is about the same thing :-)

      I don’t think Chanel does torrid emotion, really.

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      • JolieFleurs says:
        29 April 2015 at 10:03 am

        I was just going to post that I think elegant, sophisticated, nicely made with a vintage feel, a bit boring and lacking emotion describes most Chanel perfumes to a T.

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        • Robin says:
          29 April 2015 at 10:31 am

          Exactly!

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        • flannery says:
          29 April 2015 at 1:23 pm

          I have to agree, but then how did Coromandel sneak in there? :)

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        • AnnS says:
          29 April 2015 at 5:41 pm

          Oy, NOT Coco!

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        • JolieFleurs says:
          30 April 2015 at 6:06 pm

          Coco & Coromandel (both big favorites of mine) are the exception that proves the rule, perhaps? (19 is also a favorite, but falls more on the cool, non emotional scale, I think)

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  2. Meezermom says:
    29 April 2015 at 10:40 am

    Understated but elegant. It’s my newest favorite. :)

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  3. leathermountain says:
    29 April 2015 at 2:44 pm

    “smells nice, with a nice work behind”

    That would be my pull-out quote, as well as a nice, all-around compliment. ;)

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  4. AnnS says:
    29 April 2015 at 5:44 pm

    All these comments about Misia are so interesting. Yes, Chanel has that restrained quality to a lot of their frags and even ones I really love. But we don’t normally think of violet as restrained, right? Whimsical, pretty, sad, wistful, tender etc, but not serious. No one holds a violet bouquet on the way to a business meeting, lol!

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