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Bleu de Chanel (EDT)

2010

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Versions Timeline

2010

Bleu de Chanel EDT (Original Release)

Price Range
$100 – $130

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Jacques Polge

"Bleu de Chanel EDT is the original release in Chanel's Bleu de Chanel line, launched in 2010. Created by Jacques Polge, it helped define the modern 'blue fragrance' style by combining crisp citrus, aromatic freshness, light spice, and smooth woods in a highly versatile structure. The scent opens bright and energetic, then develops into a cleaner spicy-aromatic heart before settling into an incense-tinged woody base. Compared with later concentrations, the EDT is generally regarded as the brightest, freshest, and most immediately projecting version of the line. Its broad appeal, easy wearability, and polished Chanel finish have made it one of the most recognizable men's designer fragrances of its era."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Spring
Summer
Fall

Ideal Weather

Sunny
Mild
Humid
Dry

Moods

Confident
Fresh
Sophisticated
Uplifting
Energetic

Occasions

Daily Use
Work
Casual
Date
Formal
Meeting
Night Out

Fun Facts

Bleu de Chanel EDT was the first release in the Bleu de Chanel franchise before the Eau de Parfum and Parfum followed.

The fragrance was created by Jacques Polge, Chanel's longtime in-house perfumer.

AI Generated

Aromatic Profile

0m/6h
Top Notes
1x
CitrusFreshSpicyAquaticWoodyFloralResinousSmokyEarthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–54m

lemon
mint
pink pepper
grapefruit
Middle Notes

54m–2h 42m

ginger
nutmeg
jasmine
iso e super
Base Notes

2h 42m–6h

labdanum
patchouli
sandalwood
cedar
white musk
vetiver
incense

Performance

Longevity
60%

Moderate (4-6h)

Sillage
40%

Moderate

Reviews Summary

“Reviews consistently describe Bleu de Chanel EDT as a highly versatile fresh-spicy woody fragrance with a bright citrus opening and a refined incense-woody drydown. Many wearers praise it for strong mass appeal, easy signature-scent potential, and better initial projection than the richer Bleu concentrations. Performance feedback is mixed but generally lands around moderate longevity, commonly about 4 to 7 hours depending on skin and application. A frequent criticism is that its popularity makes it less distinctive than it once was, but the scent itself is still widely regarded as polished and attractive.”

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