L’eau EDT by Chloe

L’eau EDT is another entry into the long-running Chloe series from the brand. This version was released in 2019. I grabbed a sample of it, as a part of a lot, in order to finally give it a full review for the site. How does it smell? Does it last long? Is L’eau EDT worth a try?

What does Chloe L’eau Smell Like?

Notes include: rose, magnolia, grapefruit, lychee, moss, cedar, musk, amber

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My Full Review

Here’s how Chloe describes it: A fragrance with a rare simplicity and eternal grace. A light natural dew drop trail where notes of rose absolute blend with a voluptuous magnolia accord.

The opening act of Chloe, does give you a clean and dewy sort of aroma. It’s a bit of that juiciness from the lychee and grapefruit notes. Plus, the greenish aroma coming off of the early bits of moss and rose.

This is a fruity opening, not really sweet, more of a tart sort of smell. But, on me that is kept in check and will gradually fade into the background.

As we move past the opening 20-30 minutes, this gets floral, woodsy, and musky. The rose is the note that stands out most, but this isn’t a pure rose, by any means. There actually is a good deal of magnolia present in the first 2-3 hours.

The rose and ‘dewy’ aroma do make this one come across as a rose water scent, as the name would suggest. Light, with a move into soapy clean territory.

The dry down, is more musky and woodsy. There seems to be a patchouli note poking up, during the wear. A nice amount of moss, but the latter stages are about the musk and amber. A drier clean, with less of the rose water fragrance. However, that stays somewhat present throughout.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

The sillage here isn’t massive, but it is safely above average. It’ll project well off of the skin and leave a decent scent trail for a time.

I’d say somewhere at 5-6 feet from the skin, at its maximum projection. After that, it’s in the 2-4 foot range, until it’s skin scent time. Pretty decent.

The longevity hit right at 7 hours for me. Again, not a huge and overpowering fragrance, but the performance is nothing to complain about.

Seasonally, Chloe L’eau is best in the spring and summer months. The warmer weather makes this one come alive. Yes, it does have the drier woodsy undertones, but the perfume is balanced and still has that dewy lightness to it.

It’s mostly a daytime wear. It can absolutely serve as a daily wear for the spring and summer. Not super formal, but one that can get plenty of use, even at the office. Or, just going about your day elsewhere around town.

Overall Impressions of Chloe L’eau

Overall, do I like L’eau? Yes, I think it’s a very nice all-around rose scent. It has a nice balance with the early citrus/lychee notes and the dry down into a dewy, greenish, mossy/woods perfume.]

L’eau EDT doesn’t have to go too far in any direction and part of its appeal, is just how versatile and easy to wear it can be. Not necessarily one that everyone is always going to love, but a fragrance which can find a place in a collection and get used even as a daily wear.

The performance is slightly above average, but not by much. The name alone suggests that it isn’t going to be a heavy wear, but it isn’t too faint or airy. Noticeable, but not going to be screaming for attention.

To me, this is a buy, if it sounds interesting to you. Maybe try to find it discounted. There are other options out there that will go further with the moss or dew, but this Chloe perfume does it all well.

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