Chanel Bleu de Chanel Review
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Chanel Bleu de Chanel is a woody aromatic fragrance (woods with herbs, citrus or spice) from Chanel, marketed for men. Chanel is a designer house.
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Based on 301 Reddit owner comments (161 with a clear rating) · Top 28% of tracked fragrances by overall score
Is Chanel Bleu de Chanel worth it?
Owners are split: 3.5/5 overall from 161 rated owner comments, with an average owner rating of 3.8★. Owners talk most about value (25 mentions).
Who it suits
- You want compliments: 11 owner comments praise it.
- You want longevity: 10 owner comments praise it.
- You want value: 9 owner comments praise it.
- Summer wear: the season owners mention most (10 comments).
- Everyday: the occasion owners mention most (16 comments).
Who should skip it
- Value matters to you: 6 owner comments raise it as a downside.
- Longevity matters to you: 5 owner comments raise it as a downside.
- Projection matters to you: 5 owner comments raise it as a downside.
Longevity, projection and compliments
| What owners report | Positive | Negative | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longevityi | 10 say it lasts well | 5 say it fades fast | 3.6 |
| Projectioni | 3 say it projects well | 5 call it weak or a skin scent | 2.8 |
| Complimentsi | 11 report compliments | 0 report none | 2.3 |
Counts of owner comments that describe this fragrance's performance on their own skin. "Not rated" means no owner described it.
When owners wear it
Seasons
Occasions
Number of owner comments mentioning each season or occasion alongside this fragrance (positive or negative).
What Reddit owners say
5/5“Same, but for me it's more about enjoying how i smell throughout the day. Getting a whiff of my perfume when i move around and smelling heavenly when i change clothes after a long day is the main reason for having my collection. Prada lhomme intense, PDM Galloway and BDC EDP come to mind when i write this.”
5/5“As someone who loves BDC, I would recommend PDM Sedley. It's blue but also mature, and I have yet to find anything else that smells similar to it. Also heard great things about Ocean Noir Parfum, but have not yet tried it”
4/5“I like Sauvage EDP more but most people here will recommend Bleu de Chanel since Sauvage is so popular that it gets hated on. But I have both. If you go with Bleu de Chanel I recommend the Parfum the most and the EDP second”
4/5“Each to their own but i don't agree with most of what you have said apart from that liquid brun is good, Turathi is not 100 percent BDC epd it has slight differences and I own both and now turathi blue has matured I actually prefer to the Bleu but like with most things on reddit that's just an opinion and absolutely understand if anyone chooses to disagree so please don't get upset that I don't agree with your reviews like a lot of people on Reddit tend to”
4/5 OfficeNight out“To say Bleu de Chanel is overworn is quite the exaggeration.”
+296 more owner comments
5/5“I own and love BOTH of these. My personal favorite is Bleu De Chanel Parfum.”
1/5“Your relative wore BdC their whole life? It came out in 2010 🤣 did he start wearing it when he was in diapers and died at the ripe old age of 16 from lung cancer? You're not wrong in that the quality of some of these is trash and miss the mark by a long shot, but your comparisons are way off!”
1/5 Value“I bought BDC EDP and am devastated with how horrible the projection and longevity is. Idk if I need to let it sit and mature for a while, but for the price point I feel like I got absolutely jipped.”
5/5“I love this fragrance even if people think it's quite common. I wore it yesterday during a meeting and while having small talk with a cute lady she said she likes BdC despite being common. I guess being pleasant to the nose is a better factor to consider than its commonality among men”
4/5“Superleggera is so damn good. I'm glad they brought it back, that and Bleu de Chanel are my dumb reach scents for most of the year. Everything else I have is just for variety”
5/5 Value“I still believe it one of the best bang for your buck fragrances ever created and I have variety of blues from DB on up to BDC and Sauvage elixir.”
4/5 LongevityProjection“But I have found that with all the Bleu De Chanel's that even if someone else can smell it on me 13 hours later, I go completely nose blind to it in less than an hour.”
4/5 SweetnessFresh & clean“Got the Deziro and the Olfattivo. I have to say the Deziro smells really good but it's invoking a scent I already have, I'm not sure what it is. My mind wants to say like a mashup of Guerlain Ideal Lhomme and BDC but I just don't think that's correct, this one is very interesting to me but does appear to fade with my skin chemistry faster than I want it to. Olfattivo definitely zeros in on that clean orange citrus sweet that I wanted more out of afternoon swim from. I haven't had enough time with them to give a full ranking but I would say these both are in the upper quadrant”
3/5 ValueBatches & reformulation“I know this might be overrated because literally everyone talks about it, but I've owned my fair share of expensive perfumes (the original Althair, 1Million, BDC EDP, Tom Ford TV + FF, the original God of Fire, and many more I don't even re”
3/5“That weird, funky opening is supposed to imitate the citrusy, gingery incencey drydown of BDC EDP.”
2/5“The BDC line is like any other.”
5/5“I have BDC Parfum and Superleggera. Love both, but hands down BDC for me”
4/5“Man. I get it if it was some niche house, with polarizing fragrance smells. But you have posted some of the saftest frags in the game. I prefer BdC, and dont care much for the YSL. Its still a nice scent, it just doesn't earn a place in my collection. Others will disagree. Neither will make you smell bad. If you smell bad wearing either of these, you need to go wash more regularly.”
5/5 Office“I wear BDC and Aventus to the office often. If I had to choose a favorite, I'd probably say BDC.”
5/5“Not that it matters, but I prefer BCD on the basis that it performs better on my skin and I think like the scent profile more. BDC EDP pulls off the perfect blend of awesome staying power/projection all the while because light and inoffensive.”
3/5“I smelt the original BdC in the store and I absolutely loved it. It really lived up to the hype. So I ordered Iconic, because people say it is very close to it. Man, I am really trying to like. I have been using it for 3 weeks now. I just don't like it. It's missing that certain smoothness that makes the original so good.”
5/5“8/10 times its sauvage or a bdc flanker. Not saying thats bad because i love bdc and have 3 in my collection. For me its 5 hrs max for longevity if im lucky and I bought it at a chanel boutique.”
5/5“Anything Chanel that is not in the BDC line. Platinum Egoiste immediately comes to mind. For the record, I love BDC, I own all three. I think it gets disproportionately more attention than the other men's fragrance they produce.”
5/5 Projection“Same. I got the BDC parfume and it doesn't project or lasts more than 2 hours. When you first spray it though it smells amazing, it just fades away very fast.”
4/5“I own both. They're both very good. But if I had to pick one it'd be BDC. It just has that Chanel je ne sais quoi.”
3/5“To me BdC edt is perfectly boring, like saying "I'm a man, I have dick and two balls, but no personality at all.". BdC parfum, on the other hand, has exceptional grapefruit note and is incredibly pleasant.”
5/5 Date night“I've heard the Narcisco Rodriguez bleu are similar to BDC edp but not the parfum🤷🏻”
5/5 Unique“i mean, ive only tried one of them, so bleu de chanel?”
4/5 Everyday“I saw that video and didnt he put BDC that low bc for being a signature its too used by people so its hard to make it "yours"?”
4/5 Synthetic / harshValue“BDC is great if you work in an office, that's it.”
4/5 LongevityUnique“I have BDC Parfum, in the airport I realized i actually like EDT better.”
3/5 Fresh & clean“Elysium, BdC, and Bad Boy Cobalt are some of the only blues that I feel like i get the full picture.”
3/5 Value“For example, I'm just not a fan of Bleu de Chanel, any of them and I've tried them all.”
4/5 UniqueValue“\- Chanel BdC L'Exclusif”
5/5 Fresh & cleanMass appeal“I've legit tried to test and understand this fragrance like 4 times but it's really really bad. It straight up smells like lysol to me. Maybe I got a bad bottle or some mix up but I've had this for like 4 months now and it's still bad. However, this is supposed to be a Bleu de Chanel DNA perfume and I have blue by Ahmed and it's really really good, I picked up a partial 80ml for Rs 1350 from another sub and I love it. It's fresh, masculine, woody, it's the kinda frag that can never go wrong, easy to wear and very mass appealing.”
2/5 Value“I just got mine in the mail today and I was disappointed. It didn't seem to last long and it didnt smell much like BDC which I own the EDT version of from 2014/15. I've seen others suggest letting it macerate (or as some say masturbate lol) I really hope it gets better. I was pretty excited to get this one since my BDC EDT bottle is out and prices were much higher than I remember them being for the same cologne. My Iconic bottle is 08/2025 and from a reputable ebay seller with 99.7% feedback i'm sure its not a dupe”
2/5 UniqueValue“The 2nd time I actually do not remember how the EDP smells since the 3 flankers of BDC smell so different from each other, so I can't share how close I think the Iconic is to the original, both in scent or quality.”
2/5 LongevitySynthetic / harsh“Does it smell like bleu de chanel in the beginning?”
4/5 ValueSummer“Subjective. I am generally not a fan of "summer" fragrances. I picked this up because i tend to like what Rayhaan does lately. I wore it all summer. It has a nice crisp opening, a full, dark mid and drydown that manages to remain seasonally appropriate for warmer weather and it lasts a really long time. I haven't and don't really measure but this is absolutely an all-day scent for me, especially on clothes. Try it for yourself, particularly if you like what its duping and don't want to spend the $200 or whatever it costs for a bottle of BDC.”
4/5“BDC Parfum lasts quite a long time on me , when worn with a collared shirt the collar still smells noticeably after a whole day. Moisturizing is generally good for your skins , not only Regarding scents ;) I wear 3-5 sprays on the neck and it lasts as described that way :)”
Dupes and similar fragrances
- Armaf Club de Nuit Iconic vs Chanel Bleu de Chanel: 9 comments compare Armaf Club de Nuit Iconic with it.
- Chanel Bleu de Chanel vs Creed Aventus: 8 comments compare Creed Aventus with it.
- Chanel Bleu de Chanel vs Dior Sauvage: 8 comments compare Dior Sauvage with it.
- Chanel Bleu de Chanel vs Versace Dylan Blue: 5 comments compare Versace Dylan Blue with it.
- Chanel Bleu de Chanel vs Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum: 5 comments compare Yves Saint Laurent Y Eau de Parfum with it.
- Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò vs Chanel Bleu de Chanel: 2 comments compare Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò with it (limited evidence).
- Afnan Turathi Blue vs Chanel Bleu de Chanel: 2 comments compare Afnan Turathi Blue with it (limited evidence).
Clone houses named next to Chanel Bleu de Chanel in "dupe/clone" comments: Armaf (12), Afnan (2), Dua Fragrances (1), Lattafa (1), French Avenue / Fragrance World (1), Zara (1), Dossier (1).
Alternatives in the same family
- Hermès Terre d'Hermès — 3.5 from 107 owner comments
- Ralph Lauren Ralph's Club — 3.5 from 19 owner comments
- Hermès H24 — 3.4 from 11 owner comments
Head-to-head: Fierce vs Bleu de Chanel · Bleu de Chanel vs Green Irish Tweed · Bleu de Chanel vs H24 · Bleu de Chanel vs Terre d'Hermès · Bleu de Chanel vs Boss Bottled · Bleu de Chanel vs Le Beau · Bleu de Chanel vs Le Beau Le Parfum · Bleu de Chanel vs Montblanc Explorer · Bleu de Chanel vs Ralph's Club · Bleu de Chanel vs Born in Roma Uomo
FAQ
How long does Chanel Bleu de Chanel last?
In the Reddit owner comments we analysed, 10 owners said it lasts well and 5 said it fades quickly. Longevity varies with skin, climate and concentration.
What season is Chanel Bleu de Chanel best for?
Owners mention summer most often (10 comments), followed by winter (6).
Does Chanel Bleu de Chanel get compliments?
11 owner comments in our sample report compliments while wearing it.
Can I buy Chanel Bleu de Chanel on Amazon safely?
We did not find it sold by Amazon.com or by the brand's own Amazon store, so we do not link to it. Third-party fragrance listings carry a counterfeit and grey-market risk.
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Details
| Brand | Chanel (Designer) |
| Fragrance family | Woody Aromatic |
| Marketed for | men |
| Amazon listing | No listing sold by Amazon.com or the brand store found |
| Reddit evidence | 301 owner comments, 1992 mentions in total across r/fragrance, r/FemFragLab and related subreddits |
| Last updated | 2026-11-03 |
Family and "marketed for" follow the brand's positioning and common fragrance references; flankers (Intense, Elixir, Parfum editions) are tracked separately or excluded.