What did I misunderstand as "Chanel real valley" perfume?

Post date: 2019-07-16 03:07:19

What perfume might I have (incorrectly) noted down as "Real Valley by Chanel"?

Months ago, my SO checked the price of a perfume she wanted, and decided it was too expensive. I did the obvious thing: asked her what she was looking at, and made a note of the name for when her birthday came around.

My note says "Real Valley by Chanel". So far as I can tell, this doesn't exist and never has. Hmm.

The perfume was definitely available to buy in France earlier this year, and was also available (but more expensive) by ordering online from the UK.

Puzzle-loving perfume experts of metafilter, what was my note supposed to say?

Possibly useful detail:
My SO's mother tongue is French, so it's possible that
there was some combination of (i) her translating the name from French to English, or (ii) her telling me the French name, and (iii) me mishearing what she said.

To add to the fun, I took the note on my phone so it's at least possible that autocorrect munged one of the words. I think I'd have noticed that at the time, though.

Any ideas? It's not a lot to go on, but at times AskMe is functionally psychic, so it's worth a go.

(To preclude the obvious: Yes, "ask her" is a very sound idea. However, her birthday is now close enough that there's no level of nonchalance with which I could ask about a perfume she mentioned once, three months ago, without making it obvious why. Let's call it plan B.)

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