Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentrée (1989)
by Chanel

Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentrée defines a classy gentleman that demands respect. Some say this scent is for mature men, but a 20-something man who is ahead of his time can definitely pull this one off.

The citric freshness greets you upon initial sprays, then it transforms to a rich, spicy scent that spells elegance. The vanilla base is noticeable. It is lightly sweet, powdery, and yet it maintains gentlemanliness. Compared to my small collection of Chanel perfumes, CPM Concentrée lasts extra-ordinarily long on my skin. The projection is quite good: not in your face, but also not timid.

Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentrée in one word: WONDERFUL.

21st January, 2012.

not bad, doesnt have the freshness of the original Pour Monsiuer in my opinion, however it does still smell classy.
the "Concentree" is a good effort but it does not cut the mustard when it comes to longetivity and projection, and that is my problem with it.

17th November, 2011.

Classy, refined and meditative. Smell exactly like the listed notes but the sum is bigger than the single elements. Magic!

5th November, 2011.

Contrary to the reviews indicating that Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree is a citrus and vanilla powder fragrance, I get a fairly strong woody presence in the heart and base. So to me, this scent shares more DNA with something like Guerlain's Heritage or de Nicolai's New York than, say, Habit Rouge.

Why someone would claim to like and respect those former two scents and badmouth CPMC is beyond me (I'm looking at you, Turin); they are all based on the same woody-oriental theme and have mostly surface-level differences: Heritage is peppery, New York starts with lavender and citrus, and Pour Monsieur Concentree opens with citrus and spice (nutmeg). All fade to the classy woody oriental base we're familiar with. The Chanel has a bit more of a vanilla presence, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.

I unintentionally received this when I ordered what I thought was the original Chanel Pour Monsieur (my own fault, so i wasn't going to return it). At first I was upset, but I gave it a chance and I really enjoy it. I didn't own a bottle of any of the scents I used for comparison above, and frankly I think I would be happy with any of them. I am happy to have Chanel Pour Monsieur Contentree fill the woody-oriental spot in my wardrobe.

3rd November, 2011.

High Quality. Very Elegante, like his brother Pour Monsieur.

23rd July, 2011.

I have to disagree with those who say this is not a concentrated version of Chanel Pour Monsieur. This smells to me like a very concentrated version of the original, a chypre, with nutmeg added. I just don't like it very much.

I'm skeptical of any "Intense" or "Concentree" version of any fragrance in the first place. Why mess with a classic? And so it goes with this scent: why screw with one of the greatest masculine fragrances ever made? I see no point whatsoever in making an intense version of Chanel Pour Monsieur. One of the best qualities of the original CPM was how lithe, transparent and discreet it was - like little wisps of green scent floating in the air around you. By comparison, Concentree smells like a lead balloon. It doesn't smell green either.

Concentree is not a terrible scent. In fact, I wore this a lot in the early 90's and loved it, though even back then I still preferred the regular CPM. Over a period of about two years, however, wearing it became tiresome - mainly due to the brutal nutmeg note in it - and I never replenished my bottle. I don't expect to replenish it any time soon.

I would still dislike this scent even if it weren't associated with Chanel Pour Monsieur. Even though I make mention of the regular CPM, my review is of Concentree purely on its own merits.

MY RATING: 5/10

21st June, 2011.