Allure Homme Edition Blanche (2008)
by Chanel

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.