Reviews of Allure Homme Edition Blanche (2008)
by Chanel

Damn this stuff surprised me. It's a lighter, more citrusy version of Allure Homme. Still has the peppery accords and minus the heavy amber/tonka bean base. Great for warmer weather with Allure Homme is way too much in. It just feels fresher in my opinion. Reminded me of the freshness from Dunhill Fresh of all things.

creamy smooth citrus opening with a very elegant touch to it. the sillage is almost mesmerising. what is it? vanilla+tonka+lime? i have no clue. though it is citrus based, it's sillage keeps you engaged and makes you think, wow..this smells good. somewhere in the midnotes a odd lavender note pops up, giving its a rubber gloves effect..this is kinda off putting when sniffed upclose but, it doesnt bother with the sillage much...the base is a subtle leather note with hints of vetiver and lavender. i think, more than Gris clair, the lavender reminded me of Caron Unhomme. lovely scent neverthless and a definite buy for spirng/summer.

This smells like a lemon Italian ice, like the kind you get down in little Italy, or maybe in a good pizza place in Westchester. This shares something in common with sport, and I can also only assume the original. Even as time passes, it still smells like someone spilled an Italian ice on my vanilla, tonka, and white musk cologne soaked wrist.

Although pleasant, the longevity and sillage are far too weak.

I prefer the sport, but then again I'm a simpleton.

I bought this fragrance 3 days ago and have been wearing it every day. I like the real lemon note. It remains until the end. It's a nice scent to wear at the office or at night. Be careful not to overapply since it's got good longevity. I prefer this one than the previous Allures.

This is much better than Allure and Allure sport. I think it's the way the lemon plays with the ginger that grabs my attention. The drydown is a subtler play on the lemon, putting me in mind of a lemon sorbet. I can't smell any tonka in there, and the other notes are more of a supporting cast, but the vetiver makes an appearance as the lemon calms down. Top notch

LOOOOVE this frag!!!most definetely one of the best summer or good weather scents ever.
as others have statet starts of very lemony, almost like frsh grinded lemon skin (which is a good thing as i love lemon), and cools down to a lovely fruity-fresh combination of lemon and vanilla.
i cant really detect some of the notes but sandalwood, bergamot and tonka i do smell and they round this scent of amzingly.
even sillage and longevity suprised me, while trying a single shot on one wrist i could smell it distintively for hours and hours.even got a whiff of it after a night.
defineetely a thumbs up, gets a 10/10 from me.

very impressed with Chanel's take on this one.....not a big fan of lemon, but loved the lemon here.....because it wasnt tart but creamy and pleasant with vetiver accords developing within 20 minutes or so....it is quite pleasant and fresh but with an oustanding creamy/vetiver edge to its tartness giving it a beautiful balance and even....Complexity.

meraviglioso !!! sicilian lemon is wonderful...like a travelling in the village near mediterrian.. u can choose allure homme sport but i like this fragrance..maybe i like this parfume bcs of a lemon ; lemon is dominant in it.i can feel the ginger and white musk but anothers not..i search for brazilian tonka but i cant get it maybe my nose is bad...

To picture Edition Blanche, take Homme Sport, strip a few of the notes out and replace with similar - but not the same - notes. I'd say Blanche is about 80% of Sport. Whereas the top of Sport is a creamy neroli/lemon, Blanche loses the creaminess and the neroli, replaced by grapefruit and light pepper notes. It is not entirely unlike Terre d'Hermes, though not quite as sharp. The top takes a while to fade, and in all honesty EB loses most of its ooomph once it does. The base of light musk and sandalwood is subtle, and unless you really spray it on, barely detectable. They call this 'EDT Concentree'.... Chanel should have just made the investment in perfume oil to make it an EDP. If they had done this, EB would be more competitive in the marketplace.

I'm very much enjoying this on the ridiculously hot days we have here in Texas. Thumbs up for being a fantastic fresh summer scent, but I will note my disappointment in its lack of longevity.

This one took a while to grow on me, but now, it's my favourite of the Allure lot. IMO, I like it much better than Sport. It seems a bit better rounded and I like the progression a bit better - esp. the mix of leather and vanilla.

Well Done. Recommended.

This edition of Allure made me curious about the other Allures but I think this one is the best one. It is a very unexpected scent from Chanel. This scent does very different things on my skin. I dont know why but some days it is more citrusy and some days it has a mild lavender like middlenote that tries to hang on for a long time during the day. When it does this the lavender like note is a feint reminder of Serge Lutens' Gris Clair.
AHEB is very good fragrance that is wearable for almost all occasions but I think it needs abit more longetivity.

This is simply too lemony for my scent. The bottle is extremely nice and it sure is a "fresh" scent. I like the regular Allure and Allure Sport better.

Fresh, in a lemony citrussy way, then becomes slightly sweeter with some sandalwood in there. This is in a smooth and characterful way unlike the Cologne Sport which I find too straight-up lemony and too linear. The development then goes in the way of a very nice musky and incence-like note, to my nose. This has one of the most beautiful drydowns ever, hours after spraying it there is a hint of it, ever so subtle. I wouldn't say this is better than the original Allure Home Sport as I think that is a great anyime scent but this, for me anyway, is a daytime or office scent. Sillage is on the subtle side but is long-lived. Overall a mediterranean, barber-shop effect witha modern urban 'man-about-town' feel. You'll probably like it if you like Armani Eau Pour Homme and the original Allure Sport as this retains some similar notes.

This smells to me like what Allure should have been. I was never a fan of allure, I certainly can say I am a fan of this one. It smells citrussy, sweet powdery (do I detect some Lavender?), and while I do not get leather, I do not find the harshness or blandness that find when I wear the regular version of Allure. It would not be a crime if Chanel would replace their main offering with this flanker!

Not really a great fan of Chanel fragrances for men --- up to now! This starts very lemony, but gradually dries down to a soft wood & vanilla with the sicilian lemon still hanging on. Must admit I don't get all the notes listed, especially the ginger and amber. It's a work of art though and I really love it.

Kaern

What the hell did they do with this scent? It's probably the vetiver that sticks out like a sore thumb to my nose. I even think that Homme Sport Cologne had a bigger Chanel imprint in the scent. And here I thought Cologne was a bit of blasphemy to the Allure name. I still think that Allure Homme Sport is the easiest to wear, and I think that I'm pretty much alone in thinking that it's a wonderful scent. I think many went running because the ad mentioned the "aquatic" word into the composition and a lot here at Basenotes went running because of it. HA! It's all in the head. Fraiche would've been the better word for Homme Sport.

Final word for Allure Homme Edition Blanche? Mediocre flanker that defiles a classic.

Shortly, the most beautiful Chanel what I felt once!!! His indescribable fineness is charmed prompt. I am the prisoner of this fragrance.

I don't like Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche. I think this was just an excuse for Jacques Polge to create another Allure Homme bottle.

what can i see about this the god of all puerfumes i have purchased and till now nothing really smell like or better then this sexy thing i did try all allure line and manyyyyyy branded purfumes i dont have a word to explain what it did to me. its not a limited edition i have visited chanel webside and there was nothing like this. beside the smell u r waering chanel be proud bors u have to buy one thanks sorry for bad english

Like others I believe this is the best ALLURE to date. The opening is quite lemony, then it moves on to a Bulgari ph rendition...slightly dark earthy woods. This hangs for a while before it nicely transitions to Mugler Cologne in the dry down. It is just awesome. Well worth the price.

For once an Allure variation worth the trouble. This is nice and fresh, a little sweeter and more powdery than the earlier versions. It wears well, with decent longevity and sillage. I don't get much leather in this, though.

In my opinion, this is the best of all the Allure variations to date. It is a shame that this is a limited edition, If Chanel made this a regular offering, it would probably sell very well. I have only owned Edition Blanche for about two weeks, and I have already received compliments when I wearing it. EB starts off a bit of citrus and then presents a nice variation on the original. If you like any of the other Allure variations, I think you will love this one. Give it a try, but hurry.