31 Rue Cambon
Chanel Les Exclusifs · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2007
≈ $320 · 200ml · approx. retail
A modern, oakmoss-free chypre opening bright and peppery over bergamot, then unfolding a silky iris and ylang-ylang heart on patchouli and labdanum. 31 Rue Cambon is sophisticated and airy, a luminous reinterpretation of the classic chypre.
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French · 23 in collection
In-house perfumer for Chanel from 1978 to 2015, often called 'the Nose of Chanel'. Succeeded Henri Robert and was later succeeded by his son Olivier Polge.
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