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Boy Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum

Aromatic · Powdery · Fresh spicy.

4.09 / 5Rating · 1,600 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.

Year2016
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerOlivier Polge

Collection: Les Exclusifs de Chanel Eaux de Parfum | 2016

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Boy Eau de Parfum by Chanel has a listed aromatic, powdery, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Lavender, Grapefruit, Lemon, Geranium, Orange Blossom.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

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.

Eau de parfum · US listing · 6.8 FL. OZ.

Alcohol | Parfum (fragrance) | Aqua (water) | Limonene | Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil | Lavandula oil/extract | Linalyl acetate | Linalool | Citrus limon peel oil | Benzyl salicylate | Pelargonium graveolens flower oil | Hydroxycitronellal | Citrus aurantium peel oil | Pogostemon cablin oil | Geraniol | Santalol | Pinene | Coumarin | Citronellol | Vanillin | Citral | Jasmine oil/extract | Beta-caryophyllene | Rose flower oil/extract | Citrus aurantium flower oil | Santalum album oil | Geranyl acetate | Terpineol | Eugenol | Alpha-isomethyl ionone | Terpinolene | Camphor | Hexadecanolactone | Benzyl benzoate | Farnesol | Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol | Alpha-terpinene | Benzyl alcohol | Carvone | Benzaldehyde

Source: Chanel official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference PS000059A

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.26 / 5

666 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
42
2
61
3
297
4
217
5
49

Projection

2.25 / 4

813 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
130
2
448
3
133
4
102

Value perception

2.21 / 5

463 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
117
2
171
3
142
4
25
5
8

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

2,009Own it
536Previously owned
2,347Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
12
2
163
3
173
4
575
5
677

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 Lemon and Sandalwood. Explore Boy Eau de Parfum’s aromatic direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody 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 Heliotrope and Sandalwood. Explore Boy Eau de Parfum’s aromatic direction alongside Bitter Peach’s woody 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 Boy Eau de Parfum smell like?

Boy Eau de Parfum by Chanel has a listed aromatic, powdery, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Lavender, Grapefruit, Lemon, Geranium, Orange Blossom.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Olivier Polge.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.26 out of 5, from 666 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Boy Eau de Parfum?

Its listed notes include lavender, grapefruit, lemon, geranium, orange blossom, rose, white musk, heliotrope, sandalwood, vanilla, moss, coumarin. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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Boy Eau de Parfum

Chanel · Eau de parfum

Chanel Boy Eau de Parfum bottle
Leading accords
aromatic
powdery
fresh spicy
vanilla
lavender
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Lavender · Grapefruit · Lemon · Geranium · Orange Blossom · Rose

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