I struggle with vetiver so this is definitively not for me but I appreciate Chanel for bringing out new extraits while at the same time Guerlain seems to be making their extraits disappear. At least in their more accessible 30ml format. Somebody already mentioned it in the chat but I’m also waiting for 31 Rue Cambon as an extrait. Oh God, can you imagine?! 😍 Thanks for the video, Mr P!
I thought the Sycomore EDT was bomb! So the EDP always smells a bit disappointing to me. If the extrait goes down te soft vanillic route I probably won't like it much as I so appreciate the raspy bracing and mineral greenness of vetiver. I love Fat Electrician though! It's so deliciously quirky. Like high quality vetiver drowned in bourbon ;) Thank you Persolaise, also for Episode one with the lavender, one of my favorite ingredients in perfumery!
I have arrived at the stage of perfume collecting where I selfishly root against expensive new releases-my wallet cries out-so was hoping our host would dash the bottle against the wall or somesuch. Alas.
@@Persolaise Relieved to hear it. I haven’t tried any version of Sycomore, so the extrait sounds like an unlikely place to start. Thanks once again. You’re an absolute treasure in this community and your channel is a salve to my ragged nerves these days.
It makes sense that Chanel would add new facets to the Sycomore formula. After all, vetiver is quite a domineering ingredient. Constructing an extrait of Sycomore without extending its formula would cause the vetiver to be all the more dominant; you may as well just wear vetiver oil neat at that point. But, as per your description, it sounds like they successfully softened the vetiver without losing the core DNA of Sycomore. I am glad they were able to strike that balance. Hopefully, I will have the opportunity to experience it myself someday.
Thanks for watching. Yes - and I suppose they may have taken the line that an extrait would appeal more to female customers, and so they might have thought they need to make the formula more ‘feminine’.
I love vetiver on others, but not on myself. Somehow I pick up the swampiness on myself but not at a little distance. Sycamore edp is lovely. Bois des Iles and 31 Rue Cambon are still my favorites. So excited about the comment of an upcoming 31 Rue Cambon extrait!
10:55 40% of essential oils in edt, allegedly! although perfumes getting darker with time usually means methyl anthranilate reacting with aldehydes and vanillin, not necessarily coming from eos
I love Sycomore. Strangely they produced a ‘limited edition’ box recently and had displays at their outlets eg Selfridges and John Lewis which had the bottle displayed with gold sycomore leaves on a stand but no box. So I asked to see the ‘special’ box and it was just the standard Chanel box with thin wood veneers stuck to the sides. It was a bit rubbish so perhaps they had decided to hide the finished product. Perfume inside presumably the same.
If you love vetiver... I know we give Jo Malone a lot of (well deserved) criticism, but Jo Malones Vetiver and Golden Vanilla is beautiful. To me, their only scent worth owning.. haha. I will be trying the extrit of Sycamore. I didn't love the EDP but why not!
For what it’s worth, I picked up a partial of an edt bottle once that (seemingly) had aged to smell like the edp version. The dry, grassy effervescence and ‘darkness’ present in the opening of the edt had given way to that nutty character of concentrated/aged vetiver oil present in the edp. The edt when fresh smells ‘sexier’ to my nose compared to the edp. I sold the partial bottle on 🤷🏻♂️
Those 200ml Chanel jugs 🤩 I do love Sycomore EDT and EDP. I have yet to smell any Chanel extraits!! I have not always had the best experiences in the more pretentious boutiques so I don’t feel like having a salesperson hawk around me while I try them. Some day…
I adore Sycomore EDP but can not justify paying for this new extract as intriguing as it sounds. Am wearing it right now. It is rather a beast but I don’t care !
I have all of the original Chanel EDT exclusives plus one EDP (Boy, which I love). and although Sycamore seemed to be the favorite among fans along with a few others like Bois des Iles and Cuir de Russie, it was never my favorite although I admire it but am not going to purchase the parfum. I do have the parfum in Cuir De Russie, Bois des Isles and 1932, but don.t feel the need to add Sycamore. I would add Le Leon and 1957 if they ever did any of them on extrait version.🎉
I struggle with vetiver so this is definitively not for me but I appreciate Chanel for bringing out new extraits while at the same time Guerlain seems to be making their extraits disappear. At least in their more accessible 30ml format.
Somebody already mentioned it in the chat but I’m also waiting for 31 Rue Cambon as an extrait. Oh God, can you imagine?! 😍
Thanks for the video, Mr P!
Another vote for a Cambon extrait.
Thanks very much for watching.
I thought the Sycomore EDT was bomb! So the EDP always smells a bit disappointing to me. If the extrait goes down te soft vanillic route I probably won't like it much as I so appreciate the raspy bracing and mineral greenness of vetiver.
I love Fat Electrician though! It's so deliciously quirky. Like high quality vetiver drowned in bourbon ;)
Thank you Persolaise, also for Episode one with the lavender, one of my favorite ingredients in perfumery!
Thanks very much for watching. Yes, the edt has a purist quality that will appeal to many, I’m sure.
I have arrived at the stage of perfume collecting where I selfishly root against expensive new releases-my wallet cries out-so was hoping our host would dash the bottle against the wall or somesuch. Alas.
Ah, no, no - it is a commendable piece of work. But perhaps not a must-have.
@@Persolaise Relieved to hear it. I haven’t tried any version of Sycomore, so the extrait sounds like an unlikely place to start. Thanks once again. You’re an absolute treasure in this community and your channel is a salve to my ragged nerves these days.
That is so kind, John. Thank you. And believe me: the interaction with all of you is very valuable to me too.
It makes sense that Chanel would add new facets to the Sycomore formula. After all, vetiver is quite a domineering ingredient. Constructing an extrait of Sycomore without extending its formula would cause the vetiver to be all the more dominant; you may as well just wear vetiver oil neat at that point. But, as per your description, it sounds like they successfully softened the vetiver without losing the core DNA of Sycomore. I am glad they were able to strike that balance. Hopefully, I will have the opportunity to experience it myself someday.
Thanks for watching. Yes - and I suppose they may have taken the line that an extrait would appeal more to female customers, and so they might have thought they need to make the formula more ‘feminine’.
Just got my Sycamore. No technical notes….just absolutely love it. Your review was great. Thank you! ☺️
So pleased you like it. And thanks for watching.
I love vetiver on others, but not on myself. Somehow I pick up the swampiness on myself but not at a little distance. Sycamore edp is lovely. Bois des Iles and 31 Rue Cambon are still my favorites. So excited about the comment of an upcoming 31 Rue Cambon extrait!
I think I’m with you on vetiver. Most of the time, anyway. Thanks for watching.
Will be interesting to read your blotter update as I only really had time to try the early notes. Glad you like it!
It's going pretty swampy at the moment, Liz.
I found the blotter update!!! Thank you Mr. P! 😀
Ah, excellent!
10:55 40% of essential oils in edt, allegedly! although perfumes getting darker with time usually means methyl anthranilate reacting with aldehydes and vanillin, not necessarily coming from eos
Interesting, thank you.
In a last visit to the shops yesterday for a while, I had a good spritz of Sycamore and loved it!
Wonderful -- good to know.
I love Sycomore. Strangely they produced a ‘limited edition’ box recently and had displays at their outlets eg Selfridges and John Lewis which had the bottle displayed with gold sycomore leaves on a stand but no box. So I asked to see the ‘special’ box and it was just the standard Chanel box with thin wood veneers stuck to the sides. It was a bit rubbish so perhaps they had decided to hide the finished product. Perfume inside presumably the same.
Ah, that must be the limited ed coffret. I never saw it.
Thanks for watching.
If you love vetiver... I know we give Jo Malone a lot of (well deserved) criticism, but Jo Malones Vetiver and Golden Vanilla is beautiful. To me, their only scent worth owning.. haha. I will be trying the extrit of Sycamore. I didn't love the EDP but why not!
Let me know what you think of it. Thanks for watching.
Greetings!
Wishing you and yours a divine holiday season ✨
Thank you. Same to you.
For what it’s worth, I picked up a partial of an edt bottle once that (seemingly) had aged to smell like the edp version. The dry, grassy effervescence and ‘darkness’ present in the opening of the edt had given way to that nutty character of concentrated/aged vetiver oil present in the edp. The edt when fresh smells ‘sexier’ to my nose compared to the edp. I sold the partial bottle on 🤷🏻♂️
Interesting. We don’t talk often enough about the effects of ageing on scent.
Those 200ml Chanel jugs 🤩 I do love Sycomore EDT and EDP. I have yet to smell any Chanel extraits!! I have not always had the best experiences in the more pretentious boutiques so I don’t feel like having a salesperson hawk around me while I try them. Some day…
Ah, that’s a shame. The extraits are well worth trying. Cuir De Russie and Bois Des Iles are heavenly.
Wow I must try this!!!!
Do let me know what you think of it.
Great review👌 but I still prefer the edt version! But that's only me! Cheerio mate🍻😉
I think the edt has a purist quality that will continue to appeal to many.
@@Persolaise absolutely! No doubt about that👌😉
If someone wants a pure vegetable soup vetiver fragrance the brown box Givenchy Vetyver is probably one of the best example of the genre.
Thanks for that :-)
Pure vegetable soup 😂
I adore Sycomore EDP but can not justify paying for this new extract as intriguing as it sounds. Am wearing it right now. It is rather a beast but I don’t care !
Yes, the extrait isn't cheap.
Thanks for watching.
There's no Sandalwood in Sycomore unless you have the EDT version
Thanks for watching.
LOL. It is nowhere near being a disaster? I am SO compelled to run out and find a bottle after such a strong endorsement from you!!!! 😜
Oh dear, did I say that? It is very good, actually.
I have all of the original Chanel EDT exclusives plus one EDP (Boy, which I love). and although Sycamore seemed to be the favorite among fans along with a few others like Bois des Iles and Cuir de Russie, it was never my favorite although I admire it but am not going to purchase the parfum. I do have the parfum in Cuir De Russie, Bois des Isles and 1932, but don.t feel the need to add Sycamore. I would add Le Leon and 1957 if they ever did any of them on extrait version.🎉
Oooh, goodness me, yes: an extrait of Le Lion. I wonder if that might almost be too much.
Thanks for watching.
@@Persolaise My pleasure!
Oh no I can’t bare the smell of boiled onions 😅.. I find the Guerlain Vetiver is rather lovely though, no boiled onion smell in that one. I hope. 🙏
That’s a classic. Thanks for watching.
Great review! Would you say this is another Chanel oriental perfume such as Coromandel or Cuir de Russie?
I think I’d say No: it remains in woody territory.
Thanks for watching.
@@Persolaise Thank you!
Can't do vetiver forward perfumes. Nope. I have most of the Les Exclusifs extraits, but I won't be getting this! 😂
It's certainly quite 'love or hate' for a lot of people.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the review🙏 would you say it leans more masculine or totally unisex?
You know I don’t like those labels, but it’s probably an attempt to make Sycomore more feminine.
@@Persolaise thanks 🙏
Extrait are always more special ☺️🥹
There is something special about them, I agree.