Chanel · 1996

Allure

Chanel Allure
Longevity Very long8-12 hours
Projection ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising Mixed
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About This Perfume
Allure by Chanel is a Floral fragrance for women. Allure was launched in 1996. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Polge. Top notes are Lemon, Mandarin Orange, Peach, Passionfruit and Bergamot; middle notes are Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Magnolia, Freesia, Water Lily, Orange Blossom, Peony and May Rose; base notes are Vanilla, Sandalwood, Amber, Vetiver and Patchouli. Like all Chanel perfumes, Allure has a rich and complex composition. Fresh and citrusy at the beginning, it opens in lavishing floral heart to wooden and vanilla nuances and leaves lingering and fickle scent. It is best to describe it by the various accords it possesses: Fresh: lemon and bergamot Fruity: mandarin and peach Classical floral: the rose of May, jasmine, water lily, peony, magnolia, orange blossom Woody: sandalwood and vetiver Oriental: vanilla The perfume was created by Jacques Polge in 1996.
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Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
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Chanel released No 5 in 1921 and has maintained one of the most disciplined fragrance catalogues in luxury ever since; Scendira currently stocks 40 of the 281 Chanel fragrances catalogued. Prices run $13 to $334. The catalogue splits into three: the classic feminine icons (No 5, Coco, Coco Mademoiselle, Chance), the masculine line (Bleu de Chanel, Allure Homme, Antaeus), and Les Exclusifs de Chanel, the house's higher-concentration niche tier (Coromandel, Sycomore, Beige, 1957). Top five by rating in stock right now: Allure Homme Edition Blanche EDP (lemon-bergamot-sandalwood, 2014), Allure Homme Edition Blanche (2008), Les Exclusifs Coromandel (amber-chocolate-incense), Allure Homme Sport Cologne (2007), and Coco EDT (1984 floral amber). If you want one place to start: Bleu (masculine) or Coco Mademoiselle (feminine).

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