Cristalle Eau Verte: A sparkling fragrance in tribute to Mademoiselle Coco! Mademoiselle Coco Chanel loved the outdoors and nature. So to pay tribute to her, Henri Robert released Cristalle in 1974, a luminous, green and fresh Chanel.
Over the course of the last century, men and women developed a taste for getting away and taking time for themselves. Outdoor activities thus experienced considerable growth. This did not escape perfumers either. Gradually, nature became an inexhaustible source of inspiration. This is how it gave rise to the feminine fragrance Cristalle by Chanel, in 1974. Then, in 1993, Jacques Polge crafted a more sensual edition of it. Cristalle Eau Verte, meanwhile, is much more recent. It modernizes the original accord of Cristalle and appeared in 2009. So, let us look in more detail at what sets it apart from its predecessors.
Olfastory’s review
Cristalle Eau Verte modernizes Chanel's original fragrance
Cristalle Eau Verte is not a simple reinterpretation of this cult fragrance. It brings real added value to this collection, making this iconic juice much more contemporary. To do so, it relies on a magnolia and jasmine accord. Citrus notes, meanwhile, are still present, while now pairing with a more musky woody base. By choosing to build a fragrance around magnolia, the house of Chanel gives Cristalle Eau Verte a more transparent breath. Delicate throughout, this fragrance swears only by pure and sophisticated raw materials. The result is a femininity elevated by authenticity, as light as it is refined.
When nature awakens
With this creation, Chanel paints a poetic image for us: that of nature awakening under a crystalline glow. If we had to associate this composition with a photograph, it would probably be one of a springtime moment, when nature is still untouched and gradually warms up in the sun. Cristalle Eau Verte seems to hold within it the freshness of morning dew and the beauty of freshly opened flowers. The result is a subtle sillage, drawing inspiration from Gabrielle Chanel's taste for outdoor living. Indeed, because the designer always championed a natural and sophisticated femininity, this is precisely what the fragrance Cristalle Eau Verte refers to.
Chanel's very understated bottle
In terms of visuals, Cristalle Eau Verte takes up a shape very similar to that of its predecessors. Indeed, the house decided to give it the same rectangular visual, elongated in height with sophistication and modernity. Previously, it wore a black cap. Now, echoing its understated facet, it is tinted white. Immaculate as can be, it sits atop a transparent base as well as a highly luminous silver metal band. The fragrance itself has a pale green color, synonymous with light and freshness. Finally, the names of this fragrance and of Chanel are inscribed in gold lettering, a mark of its full refinement. In the image of the fragrance it holds, the bottle of Cristalle Eau Verte echoes a nascent and lush nature.