Chanel

Bleu de Chanel

Bleu de Chanel by Chanel is a masculine-leaning parfum from 2018 in the premium price tier. It opens with grapefruit, sweet orange and lavender, moves into sandalwood and ginger and dries down to tonka bean, vetiver and virginia cedarwood. Expect around 11 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
• Sweet Orange Juicy and cheerful. The friendliest citrus there is.
• Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.

Heart

• Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
• Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.

Dry-down

• Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
• Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
• Virginia Cedarwood The pencil-shaving one specifically. Dry, sharp and slightly sweet.

Smells like this

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• Xerjoff Mefisto
• Memo Paris Quartier Latin

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• Dior Dior Homme Intense
• Versace Eros
• Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass

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