Chanel

Chance

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2003

Chance, signed Chanel, is a dazzlingly fresh floral fragrance. It opens on pepper and lemon, reveals jasmine and iris at its heart and rests on a base of patchouli, vetiver and vanilla.

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

    Pepper · Lemon

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Jasmine · Iris

  3. Base Several hours

    Patchouli · Vetiver · Vanilla

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Vanilla: its most widespread material — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Woody, floral, spicy, citrus and gourmand: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 7.

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).

Our picks

  • Chanel N°5 Aldehydic Floral Powdery Eau de Parfum · 1921

    Shares 3 accords, including floral — from the same house.

  • Guerlain Samsara Woody Floral Vanilla Eau de Parfum · 1989

    Shares 3 accords, including woody.

  • Amouage Reflection 45 Floral Woody Powdery Extrait de Parfum · 2021

    Shares 3 accords, including floral.

  • Shares 2 accords, including floral — from the same house.

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