6 thoughts on “Persolaise Review: 1932 from Chanel (Jacques Polge; 2013)

  1. This perfume sounds as though it smells lush and expensive. I wonder if the beauty of the opening would be worth the normalcy of the rest of it?

    I wanted to thank you for your wonderful blog. I am a perfume newcomer and it has opened my eyes to a wonderful new scented world! 🙂

    1. Jen R, thanks very much indeed, and thank you for taking the time to write. You'll have to smell 1932 for yourself to answer your question 😉 If you do, be sure to come back and let me know what you made of it.

  2. Dear Persolaise

    What a wonderfully insightful review.

    Despite it being so enticing, I have held off 1932 for the time being on accord of it sounding so tempting that it might end up being a rash purchase to far.

    Your cool headed words have lulled me into a sense of – I hope not misplaced – calm and I'm ready for the off.

    I must remark that in your precise placing, it does sound a lot like a quieter more light handed nouvelle aldehyde than some seem others have noted.

    Time to go exploring.

    Yours ever

    The Perfumed Dandy

    1. Perfumed Dandy, thanks for your detailed comment. I'd say it's definitely worth sampling, but I guess it isn't quite special enough to take its place next to Coromandel, Cuir De Russie et al.

      A nouvelle aldehyde? I'd say probably not. I'm sure some aldehydes have been used to achieve the sparkling effect, but they're not star players. Still, you may disagree 😉

  3. Hmmm. I'm sniffing the last traces of 1932 on my arm as I read this, and realizing that perhaps what disappoints you is what I like. I enjoy the glitter and what I see as the jewels-and-fur-stole, black-and-white-movie glamor of the opening, but then I enjoy the fact that it settles down into a much quieter, low-heels and good-day-dress scent. The two faces of Myrna Loy. Something like that. 🙂

    1. Martha, thanks for the wonderful description. Yes, you're right, it does slip into more sensible shoes towards the end, which is probably why I felt let down it. I wanted the diamonds to keep sparkling 😉

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