Chanel

Beige

Amber Floral · 2008 · Jacques Polge

HawthornFreesiaFrangipaniHoneyJasmineAldehydesOrrisVanilla

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Moderate
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Romantic/Evening
Typical season
Summer

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Aldehydes and orris give a soft powder to a honeyed floral of hawthorn, freesia and frangipani. Warm and creamy, it feels tender and a little nostalgic.

Taste Profile

The Natural archetype

The Natural

The Easy Choice

Always works, always easy.

The one to reach for in a hurry. It fits the moment because it always does. Don't think, just go for it.

How Beige smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Beige is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure, and is openly sweet, in gourmand territory.

Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.

Warmthtemperate0.35

Beige sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 26th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.45

Beige sits mid-range on projection. That is 34th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskfamiliar0.17

Beige is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 7th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturebalanced0.45

Beige carries some body without feeling heavy. That is 42nd percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessgourmand0.70

Beige is openly sweet, in gourmand territory. That is 89th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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