Allure Homme Edition Blanche Eau de Parfum fragrance notes
Head
- Bergamot, Lemon
Heart
- New Caledonian sandalwood
Base
- Haitian vetiver, Madagascan vanilla
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For those who've not smelled any version of Edition Blanche, what you effectively get here is Chanel Allure Homme with a big lemon meringue twist in the opening, similar to Allure Homme Sport Cologne, but with the rest of the Allure Homme DNA following it up, rather than light white musks. Bits of the aquatic vibe from Allure Homme Sport and Sport Eau Extrême also make their way into this iteration of Allure Homme Edition Blanche, which may upset some fans of the EdTC; but I like all the iterations of Allure so for me this is a total non-issue. The dry down moves past the Chanel aldehydes and lemon into these fresh showery bits, with muted spice and a surprisingly subtle lavender fougère-like accord with sage. The trademark Polge sandalwood compound is supposedly bolstered with real Australian-sourced New Caledonian sandalwood oil, although I can't say I really tell the difference if so. I typically associate naming of that sandalwood with the dry "pickle sandalwood" of Le Labo fame, and I'm not getting that here. Vetiver, tonka, creamy musks and vanilla round this out otherwise, bringing us into a more-subtle version of the Eau Extrême dry down with the finish, which I enjoy. Performance is long-lasting but like Eau Extrême, does not scream off skin beyond the first hour or two, so do not wear Edition Blanche as a clubber. What this replaces. if anything, is the need for the original Allure Homme in your collection, which lends its DNA in some fashion to most of the flankers; but on it's own, Allure Homme is just this odd sparkly champagne-like semi-oriental thing that goes on effervescent initially, then becomes this overly-polished subtle aura that few seem to have a taste for unless revisiting that era of men's fragrance.
On the other hand, Allure Homme Edition Blanche Eau de Parfum has the smoothness and the genteel nature of it's 15-year-older pillar parent, but has inherited the more-assertive and dynamic qualities of all the various flankers that have come along all the way, feeling a bit like the final form of a Dragonball Z boss in some aspects; all the best things that made its competitors worthy absorbed into itself like Cell or Majin-Buu to create this monster of a perfect being that you have no snowball's chance in Hell of defeating unless you find those dragon balls and make that wish (or do some crazy fusion-dance thing I guess). In other words, this ended up being many collector's favorite Allure Homme flanker because it combines everything about the predecessors that they liked, while cutting out everything they didn't; you get the citrus and creaminess, the rounded full-body finish, the contrast of freshness and woodiness, with enough vanilla and spice to keep it from being just another boringly dry "citrus and woods" exercise. This is the real jack-of-all-trades signature-worthy generalist Allure Homme scent that the original probably should have been, but wasn't because Chanel via Jacques Polge was still in the mode of trying to make singular distinct statement fragrances like it was still 1985. Of course something like this was going to be made exclusive to boutiques and online-only, because nobody would buy the full suite of Allure Homme flankers for every mood and purpose if Edition Blanche Eau de Parfum was on every Macy's counter, would they? The pesky $150+ price tag may also be a deterrence for some too, but this -is- Chanel after all, so these shenanigans are expected from them by now. Thumbs up

Longevity is very good - on my skin around 10 hours, sillage is weak to moderate though.
I personally prefer EDP than EDT Concentree.
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Kicks off with a lovely, fizzy opening that my nose initially interpreted for bright mandarin. After reviewing the note pyramid, I could probably separate sharp bergamot from fragrant lemon if I want to... but I don't especially want to. It's just nice to enjoy. There's a really nice sparkle in there - I'm not sure if there are aldehydes or if I simply expect some because it's Chanel.
Soon the effervescent citrus melts into a beautiful creamy meringue accord with the heart and base. Progression on this doesn't have any surprises, the citrus gently fades like melting lemon butter but lingers in traces. I can't tell if there's real sandalwood in this - partly because I'm a novice, and partly because the blend links everything so smoothly.
If someone with a more educated nose told me this was just javanol and vanillin holding hands with Uncle Vetiver and Aunt ISO E Super I'd be perfectly happy with that answer. This is just joy in a bottle.
The accord dips a toe into gourmand territory without ever becoming gooey, cloying or unctuous. Ultimately that's the facet of this fragrance that I really enjoy, just how light and playful it is while also being creamy and comforting.
Was performance sacrificed for this translucent quality? Yep. This doesn't project any appreciable distance beyond a handshake in the first couple of hours then nothing beyond a hug. Who cares? I get a decent six hours wear.
From what I can tell, Chanel took the Allure part of the name rather seriously on this one - it seems like it's meant to be a delicious skin scent to excite your partner when they're leaning in for an embrace or a quiet word - enlivening, comforting and seductive in equal measure. Thumbs up.

The EDT concentree was lighter but very creamy. The EDP is a heavy citrus right off the bat, that creaminess is much smoother but toned down in the first wave, citruses being very dominant. Creaminess in EDP becomes more and more dominant as the time passes.
Well known and familiar elegance of Chanel house is present. All of their fragrances are well put together and "ironed" to the last fiber.
Creamy lemon that evokes of a nice villa by the sea and a good, positive life in general.
Originality 5/10
Scent 9/10
Longevity 7/10
Projection 5/10
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It's a fun fragrance, with a real moment of magic in the early opening, which is the best moment of each wearing, but the development and base are also interesting, if on the synthetic and modern side.
The edt concentree and the edp perform the same one, which is not very well. It/they becomes/become a light, subtle skin scent within two or three hours.
It's a modern lemon and woods fragrance with some spicy/foody/peppery accord, and which also smells just slightly of the Allure Homme line.
Update: Doing some testing on paper over the last day, the discontinued edt concentree definitely lasted much longer than the edp. And the base of the edt concentree is nice, so for scenting paper at least, it has a big advantage for longevity.
The openings during this paper comparison were very similar. The edp smelled slightly (less than 5%) fresher and more vibrant.
With this one, and with Les Exclusifs, the change to edp seems to decrease the longevity, but there's a slightly more natural smell. I don't necessarily agree with the decision. I liked the fixative (or fixatives) that Chanel has left behind.

Very good projection for the first 3-4 hours. After that it settles down but you still catch whiffs of it throughout the day, all day long.