Kalimantan
Perfumer: Pierre Negrin
30 ratings
From your scent profile
Chantecaille Kalimantan is a green, spicy opening that settles into a resinous, woody and faintly smoky sweetness, classed as a women's fragrance.
Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
From 28 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
87% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Green
- Sweet
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Powdery
- Resinous
What does Kalimantan smell like?
It opens with rosemary, thyme and bergamot, then moves into Indonesian patchouli, frankincense and cistus absolute. The base is led by oud, styrax, vanilla, cedar and sandalwood, and the accords bring out an earthy, powdery, gourmand sweetness.
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall and winter, and evening and night out are the most chosen occasions. Most voters read it as feminine, while some see it as classic or masculine. Parfum Satori Satori and Nóvaya Zaryá Patchouli Magique have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Rosemary
- Thyme
- Bergamot
First hours
- Indonesian patchouli
- Frankincense
- Cistus absolute
Towards evening
- Oud
- Styrax
- Vanilla
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 42%Autumn
- 36%Winter
- 14%Spring
- 8%Summer
- Evening28%
- Nighttime26%
- Daytime19%
- Casual19%
- Office9%
Least picked for the office.
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