Chanel · 2020
Le Lion Eau de Parfum EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
amber-forward
warm
cozy
sensual
warm amber resin, citrus sparkle, soft musky vanilla
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think warm amber resin, citrus sparkle, soft musky vanilla: that is Chanel Le Lion Eau de Parfum. It opens with bergamot and lemon, moves into labdanum and amber and settles on patchouli, Madagascar vanilla and musk. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out. Released in 2020.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something amber forward and warm for date nights.
- Sample first if: amber is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $24.
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Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Date · night out
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
- Night out
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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FAQ
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It smells like warm amber resin, citrus sparkle, soft musky vanilla. It opens with bergamot and lemon, moves into labdanum and amber and settles on patchouli, Madagascar vanilla and musk.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It reads unisex.
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