Misia

Chanel Les Exclusifs · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2015

≈ $320 · 200ml · approx. retail

A warm, powdery ode to makeup and lipstick, blending rose and violet with iris, raspberry and peach. Misia is nostalgic and cosmetic in feel, soft and ambery, evoking the plush intimacy of an opera dressing room.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringFallWinterEveningSpecial OccasionDaily

Perfumer

Olivier Polge

French · 29 in collection

In-house perfumer for Chanel since 2015, succeeding his father Jacques Polge. Oversees new creations and modern flankers of the house's classics.

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