Nobile 1942 Café Chantant
Sweet, gourmand, powdery, fruity, and softly resinous.
Top Notes: Black Cherry, Laurel
Heart Notes: Heliotrope, Iris, Althea
Base Notes: Benzoin, Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk
Café Chantant opens with black cherry and laurel before heliotrope, iris, and althea create its distinctive powdery heart. Benzoin and vanilla warm the base while patchouli and musk keep the sweetness structured and softly resinous. Created by Mathieu Nardin, the fragrance takes inspiration from the Belle Époque café-singer tradition and presents the vanilla theme in a sensual, nostalgic style.
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Scent Pyramid
- Top
- Black Cherry, Laurel
- Heart
- Heliotrope, Iris, Althea
- Base
- Benzoin, Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk
Fragrance Details
Fragrance Details
About the Fragrance
About the Fragrance
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Brand
- Nobile 1942
- Perfumer
- Mathieu Nardin
- Release year
- 2013
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Fragrance family
- Gourmand Powdery
- Expected wear
- Long
- Projection
- Moderate
- Strength
- Moderate
- Scent profile
- Sweet, Gourmand, Powdery, Fruity, Resinous
- Full bottle size
- 75 mL / 2.5 fl oz
- Availability
- Available
Production Status
Production Status
- Production status
- In Production
Notes & Composition
Notes & Composition
- Top
- Black Cherry, Laurel
- Middle
- Heliotrope, Iris, Althea
- Base
- Benzoin, Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk
Scent Profile
Scent Profile
Primary profile: Sweet, Gourmand, Powdery, Fruity, Resinous
The profile leans sweeter and more rounded, with vanilla or gourmand facets contributing warmth and richness.
Your Route Match
Your Route Match
When to Wear It
When to Wear It
- Best seasons
- Fall, Winter
- Best for
- Date Night, Going Out, Special Occasion
- Day / night
- Night
- Mood
- Cozy, Powdery, Nostalgic
Sweeter, richer facets give Nobile 1942 Café Chantant a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Moderate projection and a 6–8 hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its cozy, powdery, nostalgic character suits date night, going out, special occasion.
Route guidance is based on the fragrance profile, stored wear context, and listed notes; performance and preference vary by wearer.
Summary
Summary
Nobile 1942 Café Chantant is a gourmand-powdery Eau de Parfum created by Mathieu Nardin and inspired by the Belle Époque café-singer tradition. Black cherry and laurel create a fruity-aromatic opening before heliotrope, iris, and althea form the soft powdery heart. Benzoin and vanilla add warmth while patchouli and musk give the base structure and depth. The fragrance emphasizes sensual vanilla and nostalgic cosmetic powder rather than dense syrupy sweetness. It suits shoppers looking for a romantic, softly gourmand fragrance with cherry, powder, resin, and vanilla.
About the Brand
About the Brand
Nobile 1942 is an Italian fragrance house rooted in a family perfume tradition and contemporary niche perfumery. The house creates fragrances inspired by memory, place, art, music, and Italian culture, using gourmand, floral, woody, amber, aromatic, citrus, and powdery structures. Its catalog includes Fragranza Suprema Eau de Parfum presentations alongside higher-concentration Exceptional Edition extraits.
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Full Bottle Details
Full Bottle Details
Nobile 1942 Café Chantant is available as a full-bottle fragrance in 75 mL / 2.5 fl oz.