Chanel

Allure Homme

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 1999

Allure Homme is a deep and refined woody fragrance signed Chanel. It opens on mandarin and bergamot, reveals pepper and woody notes at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, vetiver and tonka bean.

Perfumer Jacques Polge

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Mandarin · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Pepper · Woody notes

  3. Base Several hours

    Vanilla · Vetiver · Tonka bean

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Bergamot: its most used material, present in 43% of the perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Citrus, gourmand, woody and spicy: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

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