Chanel Bleu de Chanel Eau de Toilette

Launched: 2010 Group: Woody Aromatic INTRODUCTION I received a sample of Bleu de Chanel in Debenhams London recently. I test fragrances as a hobby so I was looking forward to testing Chanel’s long awaited new men’s edition. THE PACKAGING Both the bottle and packaging of Bleu Chanel come in a rectangular shape and opaque midnight blue colour and white lettering, typical of the simple, classy Chanel style. The magnetic cap – as the shop assistant said: ‘toy for the boys’ - clicks firmly onto the bottle, a good idea I admit though it definitely takes away some of the classic, old-fashioned Chanel ... more

As EDT’s go and in fact any fragrance I wear, I prefer woody base notes and something which is very aromatic. Chanel Blue is perfect as far as my requirements go and I received this as a gift from a family member approximately six months previously. The packaging is classy, stylish, plain and simplistic in design, in a midnight blue square shaped bottle with familiar Chanel name and logo. This also comes with a useful magnetic cap. Though this fragrance has deep powerful base notes which are woody, it has pleasant top notes which are citrus fragranced such as grapefruit, lime and lemon. Upon ... more