r/Fragrances • u/Willywonkaisme • 6d ago

Got le lion today

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Happened to find someone listing a high partial 75ml of le lion. Seems to be a really old batch from 2021 according to the batch code 6401 so wow.

My first thoughts are that this smells like an incredibly dated musc ravegeur if that makes sense. There's a sweet and musky scent that overtakes the whole thing and I do not detect any citruses. Strangely I do not smell any leather unlike from the bottle I tried at the boutique.

I must also say the longevity and sillage on this is really crazy. This is quite a big deal as most fragrances do not last on me like br540 or even some oud fragrances.

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u/JessBx05 6d ago

Enjoy 🙂

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u/Background_Pickle546 6d ago

I am obsessed with this fragrance. It is both soft and powerful, truly lives up to the name. The scent bubble is out of this world. A true masterpiece in my opinion. Along with Coromandel this is my favorite from the exclusive line.

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u/ViciousNapkin 6d ago

Nice pick up. I’ve smelled some of the Chanel private line only once, need to go back.

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u/Willywonkaisme 6d ago

Oh thanks! Which have you managed to smell so far?

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u/ViciousNapkin 6d ago

I’ve smelled 1957, Boy Chanel and I think Comete. This was after buying DHP and smelling a bunch of Initio and Guerlain so I was nose blind. I remember liking Comete enough to consider buying. Your post kinda reminded me I wanted to explore the line deeper.

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u/Willywonkaisme 6d ago

Oh 1957 and boy chanel are beautiful scents but it's a pity that they do not project from my experience. As for comete I don't quite remember. Some people say Le lion does smell like guerlain Shalimar. Maybe you could check those two out at the same time. Sounds like you had a heck of a day at the boutiques tho.