Chanel

Beige

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2008

Beige, signed Chanel, is a generous and sunny floral fragrance. It opens on freesia and hawthorn, reveals honey and frangipani at its heart and rests on a base of white musk and blond woods.

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

    Freesia · Hawthorn

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Honey · Frangipani

  3. Base Several hours

    White musk · Blond woods

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Hawthorn: a niche material, declared by only 3 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Woody, musky, floral and gourmand: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 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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