Bleu de Chanel vs its best-known alternative
Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum is the warmer, rounder take on Chanel’s best-known men’s scent: grapefruit and mint up top, ginger and nutmeg in the heart, incense, cedar and sandalwood in the base. Here is the Armaf most often compared with it, the notes they share, and what to do while the original is sold out.
Chanel Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum
Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum (2014) opens with grapefruit, lemon and mint, adds ginger and nutmeg in the heart, and dries down to incense, cedar and sandalwood.
- grapefruit
- lemon
- mint
- bergamot
- pink pepper
- aldehydes
- coriander
- ginger
- nutmeg
- jasmine
- melon
- incense
- amber
- cedar
- sandalwood
- patchouli
- labdanum
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The alternatives
Ordered by notes shared with the original-
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Alternative
Armaf Tag-Him
The Armaf reviewers most often compare with Bleu de Chanel. Its notes follow the same path — grapefruit, lemon and pink pepper, then ginger, mint and nutmeg, then cedar, sandalwood and patchouli — without the incense. Eau de toilette.
10 of 17 notes in common
- grapefruit
- lemon
- bergamot
- pink pepper
- ginger
- mint
- nutmeg
- lavender
- vetiver
- patchouli
- sandalwood
- cedar
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Questions
What is the closest alternative to Bleu de Chanel?
Armaf Tag-Him is the one most often compared with it, and it shares ten of the seventeen notes listed for the Eau de Parfum: grapefruit, lemon, bergamot, pink pepper, mint, ginger, nutmeg, cedar, sandalwood and patchouli.
How does Tag-Him differ from Bleu de Chanel?
Tag-Him has no incense, amber or labdanum, and adds lavender and vetiver. Based on the published notes, it reads fresher and drier, while the Eau de Parfum is warmer and smokier in the base.
Which Bleu de Chanel is compared here?
The Eau de Parfum, launched in 2014 and composed by Jacques Polge. It is not the 2010 Eau de Toilette or the 2018 Parfum, which are different formulas. Tag-Him is an eau de toilette by Armaf.
Do you have the original Bleu de Chanel?
Not right now: our Bleu de Chanel decants are sold out and coming soon. Press Notify me on the product page and we will let you know when it is back. Armaf Tag-Him is in stock now, so you can start there and add the original later for a side-by-side test.
Is Tag-Him a copy of Bleu de Chanel?
No. It is a separate fragrance by Armaf that is often compared with Bleu de Chanel. We are not affiliated with Chanel or Armaf, and every decant is poured from an authentic bottle.
Alternatives are separate fragrances by other houses that are often compared to the original. We are not affiliated with any brand; every decant is poured from an authentic bottle. Notes are as published by each house.