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Bleu de Chanel

Eau de toilette

Citrus · Woody · Fresh spicy.

4.18 / 5Rating · 20,650 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Chanel / The 1910s · Checked 2026-09-21
The official timeline begins with Chanel Modes, the hat boutique opened at 21 rue Cambon in Paris in 1910.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year2010
Marketed forMen
PerfumerJacques Polge

Collection: Bleu de Chanel

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Bleu de Chanel by Chanel has a listed citrus, woody, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Grapefruit, Lemon, Mint, Pink Pepper, Ginger.

Based on listed notes and accords.

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The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

The brand publishes different ingredient lists by bottle size or format. Read the matching list below.

Eau de toilette · US listing · 3.4 FL. OZ.

Alcohol | Parfum (fragrance) | Aqua (water) | Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes | Limonene | Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil | Linalyl acetate | Citrus limon peel oil | Linalool | Pinene | Acetyl cedrene | Citronellol | Pogostemon cablin oil | Citrus aurantium peel oil | Citral | Coumarin | Santalol | Beta-caryophyllene | Citrus aurantium flower oil | Pelargonium graveolens flower oil | Geranyl acetate | Terpinolene | Terpineol | Anethole | Lavandula oil/extract | Rose ketones | Mentha piperita oil | Geraniol | Alpha-terpinene | Santalum album oil | Menthol | Evernia prunastri (oak moss) extract | Farnesol | Carvone | Hexadecanolactone | Camphor | Cedrus atlantica oil/extract | CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) | CI 15985 (yellow 6) | CI 19140 (yellow 5) | Benzyl alcohol

Source: Chanel official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference PS000065A

Eau de toilette · US listing · 3x0.7 FL. OZ. · Twist and Spray

Alcohol | Parfum (fragrance) | Aqua (water) | Limonene | Citronellol | Linalool | Citral | Coumarin | Geraniol | Farnesol | Evernia prunastri (oak moss) extract | Benzyl alcohol | CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) | CI 15985 (yellow 6) | CI 19140 (yellow 5)

Source: Chanel official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference IL60-1

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.35 / 5

10,847 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
316
2
823
3
5,105
4
3,961
5
642

Projection

2.22 / 4

10,926 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
1,199
2
6,728
3
2,406
4
593

Value perception

2.53 / 5

6,719 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
860
2
2,295
3
2,820
4
598
5
146

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

26,636Own it
11,241Previously owned
12,738Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
219
2
2,043
3
1,258
4
7,340
5
9,790

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Cedar and Jasmine. Explore Bleu de Chanel’s citrus direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Cedar and Patchouli. Explore Bleu de Chanel’s citrus direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Bleu de Chanel smell like?

Bleu de Chanel by Chanel has a listed citrus, woody, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Grapefruit, Lemon, Mint, Pink Pepper, Ginger.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Jacques Polge.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.35 out of 5, from 10,847 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Bleu de Chanel?

Its listed notes include grapefruit, lemon, mint, pink pepper, ginger, nutmeg, jasmine, iso e super, incense, cedar, vetiver, sandalwood, patchouli, labdanum, white musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD

Bleu de Chanel

Chanel · Eau de toilette

Bleu de Chanel bottle
Leading accords
citrus
woody
fresh spicy
aromatic
amber
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Grapefruit · Lemon · Mint · Pink Pepper · Ginger · Nutmeg

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