Boy

Chanel · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2016

≈ $210 · 200ml · approx. retail

Named for Coco Chanel's great love Arthur 'Boy' Capel, this androgynous aromatic-fougère was Olivier Polge's second addition to Les Exclusifs de Chanel, released in 2016 with a lavender-rose-musk structure.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

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Perfumer

Olivier Polge

French · 41 in collection

In-house perfumer for Chanel since 2015, succeeding his father Jacques Polge. Oversees new creations and modern flankers of the house's classics.

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