Allure Homme (1999)
by Chanel

A quick shot of citrus and pepper. Mostly pepper, though. Nice oriental and slightly sweet drydown that lasts for hours. This is all drydown to me. While average at the begining, for those of you who like longevity should wear this. Simple and elegant and modern.

I cannot believe Chanel released something this mediocre. I guess you can't go wrong with this one, in a meet-the-parents kind of way. Boring.

I like Chanel Allure Homme. It's crisp and clean, warm and sexy. It smells like "Vanilla Extract." A beautiful Oriental fragrance. I like the After Shave Moisturizer, too.

I don’t wear Allure very often and whenever I spray it on, I wonder why I don’t wear it more often — why am I not drawn to it when I know it is an excellent scent? It’s such a warm scent. It is about equally casual and elegance without being either casual or elegant; yet it can be either casual or elegant on demand. The opening is abundant with citrus, green, spice, and aldehydes. The first notes feel natural but are actually quite abstract, and this ambiguity forms an olfactory conundrum that is so typical of high quality fragrances. The resulting reaction to the first blast is pleasure – but not intrigue. Allure is not built to sell itself in the first two minutes after application as so many other fragrances are: Allure has invested in the total run of the fragrance. Much PR marketing has been presented about the “four facets of Chanel Allure,” and through years of wearing Allure, I have found those claims to be substantially true. I find that I do get the revolving spotlights of fresh-green, wood, and sweet, (only three, I know, I know…) and I quite enjoy the changing foci of the fragrance progressing and switching smoothly and seamlessly. Again, none of the facets are breath taking. But they are all worthy enough, and the changing facets provide a variety of enjoyable olfactory experiences that keep going for hours: When all is said and done, this is so much more satisfying than those two minutes of intrigue brought by the first spray of many other fragrances. Allure presents a solid sillage, but it can be quite subtle with minimized application. It has excellent longevity, its ingenious yet graspable revolving progression, and its inherent quality offer ample testimony that it was created by Jacques Polge. As to why I don’t use it more often, I suppose it’s because I’m just another a weak willed person looking for instant gratification and in subconscious denial about the advantages of quality long-range performance.

Wasn't sure about this one at first, but I've really taken to it. It starts off quite sharp with the mandarine, but settles into a soft fruity zesty woods and spice.

Very nice and very wearable.

SOLID !

Allure is a very nice fragrance, which starts cool and fresh but ends warm and woody.
It is very modern but also very classy and of high quality (like all Chanel fragrances, if you like them or not).
Compared to his older brothers (especially to Antaeus end Egoiste), Allure is very shy and relative easy to wear. It is one of those scents with which you can't go wrong, but also one that will not attract attention immediately.
It's just a good companion, that will please the crowd.

If you are looking for a really nice scent that you can wear for any occasion, this one is definitely for you!