Description
Chance in French means ‘luck’. Chanel and Chance sound so similar as if they were created for each other. Chance is the only Chanel perfume in round bottle as opposed to the classical plane Chanel N°5 rectangle bottle. It is not accidental, though, as it is a ‘wheel of fortune’. A wave of extreme freshness meets with the flowery notes and continues with sensual spicy composition. ‘Chance is a tornado… the door open to adventure and unknown, just like lips ready for a kiss.’
There are pink pepper, lemon and pine apple in the top notes. The heart encompasses hyacinth, jasmine and iris, while the base is composed of amber, patchouli, vetiver and white musk. The perfume was created by Jacques Polge in 2003.
edka71288 – :
Very cliche Chanel, I was expecting it to be more fresh and bubbly. But no, very soon after bright pepper it suffocates with same old thing that goes through all Chanel perfumes and makes them unbearable in public occasions or transport.
berloga111111 – :
The combination of patchouli, lemon and pink pepper makes Chance EDT very fresh and sharp. It makes me sneeze!
I would like this one better if the sharpness was toned down and the vetiver, vanilla, rose and iris would be more promiment. It’s all about patchouli/lemon/pink pepper now. A bit unbalanced. Despite the fact that I don’t like the scent, the quality is very good. Sillage is moderate and longevity is +/- 7 hours.
abishuag – :
Unfortunately, on my skin, i get a distinct urine note with Chance. It’s very light on first spritz, then dries down to something foul on my skin. Chanel No. 5 and Allure do the same on me, so maybe it’s something that Chanel uses? Misia works beautifully on me though…
yqm430intitytek – :
I love it, the problem of this fragrance is longevity…I don´t smell it at all and people around too…just waste of money, maybe, next time I try the perfume version…
murinus – :
I tried this a couple of months ago and really liked it so I got myself a bottle. I thought it was fresh and feminine.
I am not even half way through the bottle and I am bored of it. I no longer consider it very fresh, I think it’s actually quite sweet (but in a classy way).
I think it’s probably much nicer in cold weather.
SX_aka_Padonok – :
Masterful patchouli. The perfume for a woman who doesn’t lack self-confidence and is the maker of her own destiny. Sometimes utterly feminine, sometimes more tomboyish, but always true to herself. I really have the feeling that this perfume is multifarious and changes according to the mood and attitude of the woman who wears it.
xxx81511 – :
Unfortunately it does not work on me: it becomes masculine ans aftershave-like. Thw parchuli is also way too dominant for my liking.
biba57 – :
Very much a patchouli scent. This probably isn’t going to be to your liking if you don’t like patchouli.
I like this scent. Despite a lot of people claiming it’s generic – including Katie Puckrik – I find it unique and interesting.
It is very well-blended. The lemon and pineapple freshen up the patchouli.
This could easily be worn by men, I don’t think it’s a scent that only suits women.
I tend to overspray this a little bit, since it fades in the drydown. Overspraying ensures a longlasting quality drydown. Just wait a little longer to leave the house, but it ensures all-day wear.
Fresh, interesting unisex scent. I can’t understand when people complain about it being unimaginative or without personality.
RobotBender – :
In my opinion this is the most youthful Chanel perfume and the flankers are adorable too. I always had original, maybe since 2009. It was my work perfume for many years because of it’s sporty elegance, if there is such term.
Now I spray it occasionally, the last bottle has a very light sparkly citrus – pepper scent, brand made it weaker, so I can easily wear it even on sunny day with tee and jeans. Yes, I am that person who wears Chanel with jeans too, for some reason all of them have tomboy vibe for me.
budulai961 – :
Beautiful perfume. Unfortunately, its sillage and longevity are minimal. The perfume itself is sweet(not overly sweet) yet fresh. It is generally pleasing, non-offensive and does not make a statement. However, the juice itself is beautiful but shame on its performance.It last 1 hour on my skin in the summer, maybe 2 hours in the colder months. The EDP lasts a bit longer, but not much.
igor4012 – :
It simply does not do justice to Chanel and pales in comparison with Coco Mademoseille. Just another cliche fruity fragrance, not really bad, but also without character.
zka1 – :
Not my type of fragrance. I wanted to test it because my friend uses this one. Patchouli? I think so, in the drydown. The start is more fresh. Then it gets sort of spicy. But it has a harsh/bitter note on my skin that makes it intolerable to enjoy. And I’m not a Chanel girl at all…
AsHeN – :
She shines – is how i explain a woman wearing this.
alfons31rus – :
This was my first chanel parfume, when i got sample i was in love it with it so much i had to buy bottle, its femine sweet and citrusy. I normally dont like patchuli can be very strong but in here its well balanced. I think this can be worn day or night i personally wear this parfume for special occasions. Its jewel for me.
kolia2186 – :
This fragrance is a true love!!Very feminine, modern, bright, clean, and classy.Not a typical mainstream fragrance.The composition is simple but intriguing,Very luminous and youthful fragrance,or at least for those who still feel young
Amazing creation,congratulations!
FriendMichael – :
Chance is the greatest and the most luxury combination of freshness and dominant notes of accord “amber patchouli”. This one reminds me of a champagne
ksenchik – :
This is driving me crazy. Chance EDT reminds me of a fragrance I know, but I just can’t pin it down. I looked at other floral chypres in my stash but can’t find anything with almost identical notes. Perhaps it’s The Vibe. Shades of Knowing, Aromatics Elixir, some of the Balenciagas and Halston Classic for Women perhaps. Unfortunately Chance doesn’t stack up against those beauties for me. I know I’m in the minority here. It’s not that I dislike Chance EDT whatsoever. It’s just that it’s not original enough to take a place on the top shelf. The opening blasts with citrus but I like that. I get the pineapple however that is soft on me. In too short a time I’ve lost it. A friend could smell it on me but for the price I want to smell it on myself.
OXYc – :
I struggle with the initial spray and top notes. Too sharp, cologney, and bitter. I don’t think pineapple gives way to jasmine or hyacinth very smoothly. After about 2 hours, it starts to grow on me, but I’m still not entirely convinced.
I want to like it! I think it simply doesn’t work well with my skin chemistry. Definitely test on body before buying.
Grooberog – :
yikes !
hyacinth ruins everything
too green for my taste
no flowers and woods
just stinky hyacinth and spicy pink pepper
mmmmmvukfdcjygz – :
Chance by Chanel reminds me of Dove’s Cucumber and Greentea Shower cream! And I love it. It’s my favorite soap. It smells fresh, but not in a citrusy way, and success! I don’t own a bottle of Chance, but I will propably at some point. It’s not a kind of scent that I wear usually, because I’m more into oriental and sweet scents(like Dior Addict, Chanel no 5, Alien, Ombre Rose). But I feel like Chance would be a great scent early in the morning right after shower when getting ready for work or gym etc.
AzTeK – :
This smells so good in the bottle and on others. It’s definitely floral but I can’t pick out a clear note because it’s that well blended. Unfortunately florals smell too cloying on me otherwise I’d wear it. My mother has this and I think it smells amazing. It’s a very classic, elegant fragrance and I think all ages can pull it off. Very safe blind buy.
llu092intitytek – :
I asked my husband to order Chance Eau Fraiche and then he made a mistake and ordered Chance EDT. When I saw it I was ready to send it back and exchange for my first choice. Then I was at a shop and tried Chance edt and… I loved it. now I kept it and also bought Eau Fraiche. I really like both, just can’t decide…
I think this line is very fresh and young, my favorite from Chanel.
zimer8 – :
I really thought I would like this since I absolutely adore the EDP, but this is a no for me. It opens up extremely green, kind of like cilantro or something. And it never truly goes away, it just dries down to a green musky type of fragrance. Perhaps it’s just my chemistry, but this is just terrible on me. Not at all like the EDP which is a complete masterpiece.
alfonsas – :
Have the purse edition (3 x 20ml.)
For me it’s more citrusy, airy and “sharp” version of Coco Mademoiselle.
assassins55590 – :
Got a sample when I got Mademoiselle edp. First time I didn’t get anything from it so took me a few months to give this another try and that day I kept smelling myself trying to understand that beautiful delicious, youthful smell. It is the most perfect blend of citruses, flowers and musk with amazing longevity and sillage. It’s my signature now and I can’t describe how good this feels. Pure love!
yuruk88 – :
Love it! I stumbled across a cheap and full bottle in a thrift store and sprayed it on. I am a guy and I have a couple of women’s scents that are musky like Fendi. This is great on me.
AureliaGoro – :
The only Chanel that wears beautifully on my skin and turns to my own scent. I see other Chanel rather clumsy and too earthy to be worn every day, but Chance fits glamour and cotton t-shirt equally. This is eternally youthful perfume.
The lightweight peppery note, pineapple and lemon make impression of champagne bubbles. Later it turns into woody jasmine and stays that way all day long. That’s kind of scent that marks territory and all your things and closet will smell like this.
kava_365 – :
I would have never thought that patchouli had so many facet. I already own quite a few patchouli perfumes now to get familiar enough with it and the one used in this fragrance is totally different. Let’s talk about Chance.
Again I was totally ignorant about this fragrance. Not that I didn’t know about it but simply because it was so far from my budget range that I kept myself indifferent to it but still I’m happy to have discovered it now. I tried it just today by absolute Chance because my cousin had bought a 100ml bottle and I wanted to test it so bad.
This was beyond my expectations. I have tested a Chance once but I guess it was the EDP and I recall to not have loved it that much but the EDT blew me away. So no high expectations turnt out Big discovery.
Chance is loyal to the Chanel DNA, there’s no doubt about it and even an oblivious person like me in the Chanel perfumes can tell that. I find that the peculiar characteristic that makes Chanel perfumes Chanel is that they all stay loyal to their identity. Rather than a new release I find them to be solid reinterpretations with different facets, with a more modern vibe of the classy ones and I really appreciate this philosophy of theirs which makes them stand out of the crowd. You can always recognize a Chanel perfume whether is a 1950s release or a 2000s one. They adapt their classic perfumes to the new generations, to the new tastes, time, to the ever evolving character and personality of a modern woman. Every woman somehow finds herself in a Chanel perfume, there’s one for each of us. And by the way, my cousin is only 16 and this is her favourite ever perfume so here you go confirming my idea.
The perfume is not a sweet patchouli but a green one, fresh like a lemon and spicy like pink pepper. It has a very adventurous and audacious nature, like a young girl who wants to play but she always sets the rules and others have to obey. This perfume is no shy, she doesn’t want stay in the shade but she’s so daring it will blow you away, kind of a bad girl who still has some sort of innocence in her. This perfume manages to be youthful and elegant, classic and heavy so you might want to give a Chance or two to it.
Enviflele – :
Not wild about this.
I like the Eau Tendre and the Eau Fraiche so I thought I would like this too.
Smells like generic shampoo on me with a sort of masculine vibe
your_kira – :
Give chance a chance. I remember this came out and nearly every female I walked by smelled like chance. I was 17 or 18 at that time. I almost forgot what it smelled like. i haven’t smelled it in the last ten years. I recently rediscovered chance again while walking through the mall. from the first blast of spray from the tester, I immediately thought to myself, omg this is horrible! It was peppered lemon patchouli. 10 minutes later i sniffed the tester strip again and my brain was flooded with happiness and nostalgia. After it dried down it became a piece of Chanel art. Still peppery patchouli, but oh so subtle in the background now. Pineapple, lemon, lilac and musk were the star notes. When i read the notes on here a few weeks ago I kept thinking that they cannot be listed right. That mix sounded odd. It’s an absolutely genius composition.
nikalon – :
Love this, I first bought this in high school. I didn’t know anything about designer labels at the time. I was attracted to the beautiful box and bottle. Very modern and high class smell. High fashion sexy confident scent.
spicy_1307 – :
The best of all Chance collection.
Chance Eau fraiche is sporty, cooling and masculine.
Chance Eau Tendre is flirty and sweet.
Chance Eau Vive is mature and a bit vintagy.
Chance is classy, fresh and feminine.
The longeviy is supreme despite it being an EDT. Some of my EDP don’t last as long.
It has a cheap dupe – Zara Woman with the purple liquid. But despite them smelling super similar, I find the extra citruses in Chanel’s version give it that extra hint that makes it inch Zara, which has slightly more musk.
However smell both before purchase. An average nose may no detect those slight differences.
neki3os – :
This babe is precious. I was 16 when it was released, and it was love at first smell. My mom bought a bottle, and I used to sneak into her bathroom to spray some…Love it ever since! The patchouli and pepper are proeminent, but the fragrance is quite fresh, in comparison to other Chanel fragrances, it`s not musky, in my opinion. It is a young fragrance, I would say. I don`t have any similar to this, it`s quite unique. And I think you can really smell the top, middle and bottom notes through the day, definitely not monotone. Heavy silage, lasting for 8 hours + on my skin. And also versatile, you can wear night or day. Love it.
gamlet1985 – :
Pink Pepper and Amber Patchouli or maybe the Cumarin are the first notes that hit my nose then it turns sweet with the Vanilla, Lemon, and Geranium, however that Aldehydes are quite intense that I sense a mixture of citric and floral sweet dry fragrance…smells like a rare Champagne, Cheers!
mhzteam – :
Fragrance of modern conception with little evolution. The entrance, citrus fruit very marked has a point more floral than fresh. A spicy union is detected that is not very pronounced but leaves its seal here.
During the heart the note of hyacinth hardly notice it although the iris and the jasmine yes that feel very well, are very pleasant and until elegant, these notes are in the background integrating very well in the mixture.
There is a musky citric-acid note that starts from almost the beginning until the drying that is similar to many fragrances that are made today as D & G light blue or Invictus, said note is dissonant with the balance and although it gives a good duration results Very synthetic, shrill and even laden, so I read in comments that people tire of it quickly.
The sweet point of the pineapple is pleasant, this sweetness that propagates very well until drying, thanks mainly to the support of patchouli and vanilla.
Chance is sweet but it is not cloying and although it is a fruitchouly does not project too much, in fact, it is immediately stuck to skin, leaving that residual aroma for a long time.
Rating: 5
SmaraVona – :
This perfume is a sweet combination of lemon and pineapple on my skin.
It’s probably the most inoffensive perfume you can find and one of the best office perfumes. Very sophisticated and polite indeed. The sillage however isn’t that big, so this is the kind of perfume you can build up – add as much as you like and it will never get to the point where you’ve added too much.
In my head this perfume is the perfect one for backyard pool parties. It’s sweet, fun and fresh. You could also totally wear this on a vacation or to the beach. Very likeable.
I get alot of patchouli in the opening, but when it dries down, the patchouli vanishes and I get a very deliciously sweet lemon and pineapple combination with a side note of iris. On my skin I don’t get any spicy pepper notes. The jasmine and vanilla are also barely noticeable. But I’m glad that the sweetness of the lemon and pineapple dominate – I really enjoy it.
wawa – :
Caught this by accident whilst shopping and tried a tester, I was immediately hooked, it’s sophisticated, fresh and sharp, I really think there’s a hint of mint in this which gives it that crisp clean smell, I always feel a million dollars when I wear it. After wearing 19 and Christalle for years I really think this will be my new signature.
efk – :
I chose Chanel Chance edt as my signature because if I had to have only one perfume it would be this one. You can wear it all the year and in any occasion and it is never boring. Chanel Chance edt is fresh, a little bit sweet, a little bit floral. I love it from opening to drydown. I love body shower and body lotion as well. There ´s huge difference between edt and edp. Edp is much heavier and more muscaline. I will love Chanel Chance edt to the end of my life.
Fiecostuction – :
Winter masterpiece. I wish IT has just come out, I would buy it immediately.
nadia73 – :
This is kind of lovely. Pink pepper! Hiacynth! Patchouli! So fresh and bright without overdosing on a typical citrus. The pineapple is light and lovely, I’m a big fan of pineapple in fragrance, it makes me quite nostalgic. It’s earthy and clean smelling, while fresh and sweet. Very nice balance. Smells like luck. So far my favorite Chanel fragrance I think. Very reminiscent of Mademoiselle without the heavy citrus and floral notes. 7.5/10
topfail1 – :
This is the Female version of Bleu de Chanel(EDT)…Patchouli,spicey, Fresh . if you add Ginger and Insence to Chance you end up with Bleu (edt)IMO
..im a guy , and Blind bought this fragrance for my Mom as a present …..and since i have BLeu , once i smelled chance on her , this is the first thought that came to mind .
Mebqy866intitytek – :
Sophisticated and fresh, but also slightly masculine. Great for office wear. Projects very well.
arpo – :
Slightly sweet, fresh, airy, pretty, feminine yet classy!!! A real girl girls scent. Very pleasant yet enchanting. A true modern classic. You cannot go wrong with this.would suit any woman of any age for any occasion. I think the men would find this attractive on their ladies xoxo
aleksil – :
This was one of the first perfumes I REALLY wanted to buy when in high school! I got a sample from a sales associate at Macys and loved it ever since. It’s a very beautiful, grown up and sophisticated scent. Perfect for women in their 20s IMO. When I think of who would wear this, I always imagine a really successful, confident independent working woman with her own giant, beautiful office with an amazing view in some skyscraper downtown. She’s focused, determined, and gives no f**ks what other people say about her. She’s also HOT AF. This perfume has sharp, peppery notes with very muted citrus. It gives me an almost pencil-shaving like vibe, but it’s somehow still good? It’s sultry, confident, and sexy. It is pretty sharp and lasts a REALLY long time. Longer than most of my other perfumes. At times it can be a bit masculine. It’s very distinct, and not something that you can kind of ignore after awhile. I don’t think any perfume on the market smells as sexy as this. As I’ve grown older I’ve gotten more into warm, cozy gourmands, so I’ve been less in love. However, I plan to buy keep a bottle around because it is a true boost of confidence wearing this scent. It says “I’m independent, I’m confident, I’ll do what’s best for me and don’t care what you think”, but in a classy, elegant way, not in a loud trashy way. Also, this is an EDT but it lasts as long as the EDP (with an almost identical scent). It’s only $60 for 1.2oz at Sephora which I think is an absolute steal for Chanel!
ezh925Diobtetty – :
I first smelled this on a girl crush in college. It was absolutely intoxicating. It made me hungry! I asked her what it was and she told me. I accidentally bought the edp, which is still divine but with a lot more musk, which I don’t fancy as much. The edt is sweet and fresh and rich, and not as heavy as the edp. Love! ❤️
Zanina – :
Lovely lovely! I love it; it’s light and breezy, feminine, charming, gorgeous. The patchouli is heavenly! Absolutely heavenly. I adore pink pepper, and it’s beautiful in this wonderful happy perfume. It’s gentle but uplifting, elegant, and lasts really well. It’s a pure pleasure.
lexx-2108 – :
I smell this on my wrist and feel as if I am receiving a hug from a beautiful woman, wearing newly washed wool and linen, clean and motherly. It’s a safe embrace, but not boring. It’s elegant and feminine. After some time the pepper becomes stronger and I like it a bit less because it’s less soft.
fah048speagoessenda – :
Smells exactly like I imagined it would. A lot of people could wear this, even though it seems targeted towards the younger market. Effervescent, uplifting, slightly sweet, light enough not to raise any eyebrows, pleasant, clean, modern patchouli, yet I wouldn’t call it boring. For some reason, pink pepper doesn’t seem to bother me as much in Chanel perfumes as it normally does. I like it.
zhes – :
To me it’s a lighter and fresher/ crispier version of Madmoiselle. It is a very fresh floral with a touch of spice and citrus, perfect for office wear. However,if you want a bigger bang for your buck, go with Madmoiselle.
DenyAccutane – :
Сдобих се с този аромат при размяна с една девойка аз и дадох Lanvin-Me за него.Не съжалявам и за секунда,за това действие,обожавам Шанел! Тази марка ми носи стил,класа,трайност и много комплименти.Този е свеж,цитрусов и изкрящ,подходящ за всякакви поводи.Сега е есен и той се държи перфектно,спирам го докато дойде студа и пак ще го пробвам.Пак ще пиша за впечатления след 3 месеца :-))
verdesiubre – :
im still unsure about this scent. I bought it for the pink pepper and citrus combo, but im getting more pineapple, iris, jasmine and musk. Certainly not unpleasant, its great for warm days. its cozy but also a bit elegant. I wish the pepper and lemon would be more prominent though, because then i would absolutely love it. It doesnt project a lot on me, its more of a skin scent, though i can smell it at random moments. It doesnt last a long time though (around 4-5 hours), and i can get away with spraying it more than three times. Overall i would say it’s pleasant, but i cant say that i love it.
sillage 6.5/10
longeivity 5/10
Guistexpetdus – :
All scents Chanel are refined and beautiful. Even how some scent did not please to me straight off I put aside blotter , and the morrow beautifully smelt..
I tried really a lot scents of designers and of niche , but Chanel has in himself an elegance , a projection, a perspective, an elegance.
Chance is woodly- of fruit. With the particle of the smooth patchouli creates the splendid scent. 🙂
In summer toilet water brings you the freshness.. Into the summer I uses 3x spray.
marat0722 – :
Again,…tested it at an acquaintance’s bathroom.
Oh come on, if they didn’t want anyone trying it, it should be in their boudoir on their vanity…under glass…under lock and key.
First spray was bright and clean on the outside of my wrist. Then all I could smell was roses, and more roses after that. Oily roses.
It’s a bit generic, but a pleasant scent……until…
I got a bit queasy, because it started to remind me of a doll scent…plasticky. Not big on doll scents.
At a distance, it was fine.
Within an hour it was gone. I timed it. All I could smell was a faint smell of Skooter’s hair.
Not a fan.
Oh, for the price…. I would rather save up for a good bottle of No 5.
vetas071 – :
Sprayed on my lower arm, this has a strong pencil shaving/peppery quality, and somewhat non-descript. But once I sprayed on midriff area, it blossomed. It has similarity to No. 5 in the drydown, but it has its own character, it is softer, fresher, more streamlined and with a slight cologne briskness. Perfect for everyday.
pashkow74 – :
Chance edt owns a special place in my heart because it was the perfume I used during my pregnancy.
In that time I started to feel uncomfortable with many perfumes I used to love, I found them nauseous, headaches inductors or simply unappealing.
Chance was my olfactory nest! I felt surrounded by a complex and earthy fragrance, that slowly fades with the pass of the hours but never leave me.
A strong femaleness, but not strongly sweet or floral.
From time to time I like to sniff it and immediately I’m transported to that special moment of my life. That’s why I would never use Chance again, it’s like a wedding dress, deserves to be treasured.
shtukin – :
So I had a 100 ml bottle of Chanel Chance EDP for 4 years and had to give it away because I just never wore it. And it was strange, because in a perfume shop I just loved it. And now the secret is revealed – I tried EDT version but bought EDP! So yesterday I bought and EDT one and oh my.. I love it. It is very classy, light, luxurious, seductive.. And most important despite the fact it is an EDT, it stays on me for a long time. Love it.
fantomas50 – :
This is the only non-Les Exclusifs Chanel I can tolerate, and I love this one. I put it on this morning and right now the I Feel Pretty song from West Side Story is flowing through my head. It makes me happy. :). The pineapple really stands out.
lex68 – :
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to write a review on Chance. I wear Chanel Chance at least twice a week. The Pink pepper & pineapple combo is FABULOUS! Men absolutely LOVE this fragrance. Sometimes I wear perfume that women comment on & ask me about & sometimes I wear a perfume that men comment on & ask me about. Chanel Chance is one of those fragrances!
If I were a single girl dating, I would absolutely wear Chanel Chance. If you are a single woman out dating, WEAR this!
It’s light, starts off a little powdery then settles into an earthy almost leathery scent that ads depth & warmth. I swear by this stuff.
Business meeting with men? WEAR this! Sit right next to them & watch them get all melty. You will get your way;)
It’s not at all masculine, not really traditional & definitely not fruity or spicy but gives you sensuality & sexuality with class & an air of aloofness.
Aerohopleneriyoj – :
i’m a guy who has got bored with trying men’s fragrances so i’ve gone for a several-month search for the holy grail of perfume….and nope i will never reach that holy grail 🙁 but after trying millions of perfumes (some several times and changing my opinion) i was expecting coco madmoiselle to be The One due to its popularity..but nope. THIS is my favourite perfume on a girl, my next girlfriend will hopefully smell like this!
Mars002 – :
I love it chance chanel EDT is simply the Bomb.com my current signature And 4 Forever❤️
cccpSS – :
A simple fragrance with a Chanel touch indeed, mostly a patchouli floral with a touch of pepper and musk. I can understand why you have to dare to wear it if you haven’t tried something alike before. I wore it for years in the warm months. I want it again but I am also curious about Chance Eau Vive this spring/summer so I will have to make a choice! I kinda like it more than Coco Mademoiselle EDP even, it is “spicier”. You smell Chanel signature all over it, I only like the EDT though, the EDP is way too heavy. But for a bottle of EDT it really lasts all day long!
geller – :
“Tart” is a great way to describe this fragrance. Long-lasting, super tart, and a patchouli-bomb. It’s a serious, adult, lady-like fragrance and very, very citrusy. Good for spring, summer, and fall. The earthiness of the patchouli keeps it from being too young or casual. One of my longest-lasting citruses.
aleks_man – :
If Chance EDT is too tart and mish-mashed for your tastes, or if it just doesn’t work with your chemistry, try the EDP version. There is a veil of powder and light sweetness in the EDP that tempers the patchouli and zippiness of the EDT.
I hated the EDT but really enjoy the EDP! I finally “get” Chance because of it. 🙂
kesh1979 – :
I love the muskiness of this fragrance. I don’t normally like patchouli but Chanel Chance really got me. I’d wear it on balmy Bornean afternoons with a floral sundress and leather sandals. To me, Chance smells so exquisite, feminine and seductive, yet laid back and unpretentious!
andrey535911 – :
I’ve always been addicted to Chanel fragrances and the love affair began in my teenage years. Chance by Chanel was the EDT I wore when I had my first kiss, drove for the first time, and graduated high school. My warmth caused it to emanate from my skin on my first day of college.
I love everything about this scent; it is refreshing and warm simultaneously. If luck were a fragrance, I imagine it would smell like this.
Initial spray is flowery-fruity, bright and luscious. Its evolution into a softer, brighter, flowery musk with the sweet bite of fruit keeps the sniffer addicted to luck. The dry-down is simply gorgeous and wonderful melange of vanilla and flowers.
I will deeply love this fragrance for a lifetime.
pok903JeomiWogkig – :
I will swap new 50ml bottle I received for Christmas ( one tiny spray)still in box, no cellophane. For Eau tendre, or offer me something.
Xeroxbbhly – :
Ill get hated for this but on me it just smells like a damp flannel. sorry 🙁
PAKER – :
I love patchouli in my perfume. I get spicy sweet patchouli. This is long lasting but the sillage is close to skin with heavenly dry down.
iliaoz – :
This smell like a headache in a bottle. Just so stong and over powering. Nothing special. It has cluttered notes. I smell black pepper and lemon. Not sexy to me just plain old boring. I wasted my money on this one.
SoyhomeHomhen – :
This smells like champagne and patchouli. And somewhere, pineapple. I’m only really tempted to wear this in the evening for a special occasion because it is really rich and the sillage is monstrous, but in the right frame of mind this is a rowdy Gatsby-style party. If I just want to wear a tee-shirt and go to the supermarket, this one feels a little wild.
pqa332speagoessenda – :
I loved the starting note, however, the fragrance is very limited! If I sniff my wrists closely, it’s there but sadly someone standing as close as a few inches won’t be able to smell it!
I have no idea what’s wrong but this is really sad, given it’s price (which is quite a lot)
Kasper2010 – :
At first I quite liked this. More green, peppery and zingy than anything. But the longevity is quite poor and it has transformed into this watery spicy celery scented mess within 2 hours of applying.
I thought at first that perhaps it was supposed to be a linear, fresh, expensive smelling scent- and for that reason I thought it was quite good (if a little overpriced). But now it has dwindled to an underwhelming finish within a very short time period. Disappointing for Chanel. I didn’t get many of the notes listed to be honest. Just zingy and green, and now spicy but in a bad way. Meh. Would like to try eau fraiche I think.
Might try this again, except apply more and see how it develops. Because it’s very odd and I’m thinking maybe it’s my sense of smell today…
rlind2 – :
i used to go gaa gaa over Chance, so when they started to sell the 50ml, i quickly bought a bottle.
I was using it while i was pregnant with my daughter. At that time i was applying Bio Oil on my tummy, sadly, the smell collided.
Now, i cant think of myself using this Chance because i will feel nauseated, maybe the scent reminds me of Chance+Bio Oil.
Yes, blame on Bio Oil or my hormone.
I have to give away my 50ml to my mum.
Sorry, Chance,..no chance given at the time being.
eav35 – :
This delivers the classic Chanel signature fragrance, as if ‘Chanel’ were a note all unto itself – fresh, yet somehow also warm and sultry. It has that good old Chanel feminine class.
However, it is still a bit generic – Chanel-generic. It’s as if Chanel averaged their perfumes, drained off anything too edgy or interesting, and bottled what remains. So Chance is fine and definitely nice, especially in the first hour, but lacks a little wow factor.
It also has incredibly poor longevity on me – literally no residual scent at all after just a few hours! So the overall experience is unmemorable.
I give it 8/10 for fragrance in the first h