Chantal Thomass is the Eau de Parfum that the lingerie designer launched in 2002 under her own name, on a composition by Christophe Raynaud. Floral and fruity, it opens on raspberry, blueberry and apple, reserves its heart for violet, orange blossom, heliotrope and rose, and ends on musk, amber, patchouli and sandalwood.
Red fruits at the top
The opening combines raspberry, blueberry and apple, heightened by raspberry leaves. It is a sweet start, one the house wants to be impertinent, and one that gives the perfume its gourmand tone.
A powdery heart
The heart brings together violet, orange blossom, heliotrope and rose. These flowers provide the powdery part of the composition, which the house describes as voluptuous, and temper the sweetness of the fruits.
A warm base
The base lays down musk, amber, patchouli and sandalwood, an accord the house describes as very warm and one that extends the perfume's sillage.
Descriptions that vary
Not all descriptions agree on the opening. Some add cranberry and candy apple to the red fruits, another cites anise among the notes: these materials remain on the margins, for lack of agreement between descriptions.
What the label declares
The Eau de Parfum's label is short. After alcohol, fragrance and water comes alpha-isomethyl ionone, an iris and violet facet, which echoes the violet in the heart. Geraniol and citronellol, two constituents of rose odor, echo the rose of the same tier.
Coumarin, an odor of hay and tonka bean, and hydroxycitronellal, a lily of the valley note, do not appear among the announced notes. Linalool and limonene round out a list with no colorant or UV filter, while Osez-Moi and Gold, from the same brand, declare colorants.