Bleu de Chanel EDP

Please note: Your fragrance will arrive decanted into the NZF vial pictured above. The vial shown represents our 8ml size. The original bottle is shown for reference only and isn't included.

Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Longevity: Around 5–7 hours
Projection: Soft to moderate
Gender Expression: Masculine
Best For: Year-round, daytime, office, everyday

Longevity and projection are based on community feedback; your experience may vary.

Release Date: 2014
Perfumer: Jacques Polge

Scent Profile: Fresh woody amber

Key Notes
Grapefruit, lemon, mint, pink pepper, ginger, nutmeg, jasmine, incense, cedar, vetiver, sandalwood, tonka bean, amber

The Community’s Take

Bleu de Chanel EDP opens smooth and restrained, with citrus, a cool touch of mint and pink pepper and no alcohol bite. It then moves into a velvety, wood-forward drydown with amber, resin and just enough smoky incense to keep it interesting.

It is quiet for a designer fresh scent: the drydown turns intimate and close to the skin, and nose-blindness can set in quickly.

What it offers instead is polish: a refined aura that warms with body heat.

If you love this, you might also enjoy

• Sauvage EDT – Dior’s peppery bergamot over a woody ambroxan base, a fellow fresh blue where this one centres on citrus and incense.
• Y EDP – YSL’s apple over an amber-woody drydown much like this one, with more brightness up top.
• Bleu de Chanel Parfum – The Parfum of the same line, a slightly more formal and heavier take with a rich sandalwood base.