Chanel
Pour Monsieur
With Pour Monsieur, Chanel composes a fresh and tonic citrus fragrance. It opens on lemon, bergamot and petitgrain, reveals cardamom, basil and coriander at its heart and rests on a base of vetiver and oakmoss.
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.
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Opening First minutes
Lemon · Bergamot · Petitgrain
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cardamom · Basil · Coriander
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Base Several hours
Vetiver · Oakmoss
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Petitgrain: its rarest material, which only 33 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 60.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Citrus, woody, spicy and aromatic: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 8.
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
Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Tailored for the heat — above 22 °C (72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
- Sunny days & holidays Its freshness breathes the outdoors and rising temperatures.
Strengths
- Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
- Immediate freshness, easy to wear and to give.
Avoid if…
- you want very long-lasting wear: its freshness fades.
What people like in Pour Monsieur by Chanel is its crisp, luminous freshness — the immediate “clean” effect, effortless, that suits everyone.
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