Our take
What does Climat smell like?
Lancôme launched Climat in 1967, an aldehydic floral composed by Gérard Goupy in a bottle designed by Serge Mansau. The opening fizzes with aldehydes. Bergamot and rosemary add an herbal note, while peach and violet give a powdery velvet. The heart is a tightly blended bouquet led by rose and lily of the valley, backed by narcissus and a discreet tuberose. Nothing shouts and everything melts together. The base is more interesting than you might think. Sandalwood and vetiver bring a dry softness, tonka and amber a touch of vanilla. A very light civet suggests warm fur. Compared with Chanel N°5, Climat is softer and more powdery, with less soapy aldehydes. It was reissued in the mid-2000s in Lancôme's La Collection and later withdrawn. Today you mostly find it as vintage bottles on the second-hand market.
When to wear it
A perfume for dressed-up evenings from autumn to spring. One drop of parfum behind each ear is enough.
It belongs to the Floral, Powdery family. Climat is one of 25 creations by Lancôme in our encyclopedia.
