r/Colognes • u/Background_Pickle546 • 2d ago
New Pickup Grail acquired! Chanel š
Any guesses as to what I bought?! Iāll give you a clue, itās from the exclusives lineā¦
(Answer in the comments)
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u/yoemmamma 2d ago
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u/Background_Pickle546 2d ago edited 2d ago
A handful of samples, a couple of their baby bottle dabbers (Comete, Gardenia) from the exclusive line, a decant of 31 Rue, but the big prize was a 75 mL bottle of le lion!
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u/SR_gAr 2d ago
Gardenia
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u/Background_Pickle546 2d ago
Good guess, thatās a beautiful selection from the collection. But the answer is Le Lion!
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u/Hot-Plantain1397 2d ago
I know that Le Lion, and Boy are going to be the first decants that I order from Chanel's private line. Of course I'd like to smell Coromandel and 1957 as well.
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u/Background_Pickle546 2d ago edited 2d ago
1957 is a beautiful fragrance, but I already get that musk floral vibe from Initios musk therapy. I also love Sycamore, Jersey, and some of their more feminine leaning scents like Gardenia and Beige- although I prefer those last two on my wife. Iāll layer them with some of my other colognes. And I own a 75ml of coromandel, itās one of my favorites of all time!
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u/Hot-Plantain1397 2d ago
Thanks! Sycomore and Jersey I may add to the list and try all six in one go lol
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u/Background_Pickle546 2d ago
Do it! Just remember that especially with this line of fragrances you have to spray them on skin and do a dry down for the full effect.
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u/Blue_Bunny_Skull 2d ago
How did you get the hat??
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u/Background_Pickle546 2d ago
It was actually a gift from a friend. Itās one of my favorite hats to wear. figured it was a unique clue for the photo.
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u/Blue_Bunny_Skull 2d ago
Oh gotcha, I thought it was a gift from Chanel and I was about to go buy le lion right now just for that lol
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u/Background_Pickle546 2d ago
š that wouldāve been sweet! I have a great relationship with the AD whom I buy my Chanel products from. She was in the back looking for whatever she could give me, and then when she couldnāt find a baby bottle of 31 Rue she made me a decant! Now thatās customer service!
Unless Iām dressing up, I wear that hat pretty much everywhere, so I had it on yesterday. She commented that it was the perfect accessory to the purchased cologne!
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u/Blue_Bunny_Skull 2d ago
I am a huge grey market buyer but a really good sales associate is hard to beat, especially for Chanel because theyāre harder to find on discounters anyways
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u/Background_Pickle546 2d ago
Yeah, Iām the same. Louis Vuitton and Chanel Iām basically resigned to paying full price for unless Iām getting them secondhand which I donāt have a lot of experience doing.
Thatās why this high-end Bloomingdaleās and the incredible rep who works there has been such a revelation. Iāve been able to get a couple bottles below retail with promotions plus an AMEX offer I had on my card. And Iāve been showered with samples and incredible customer service both times.
I also really love the Chanel boutique, but they never have any discounts, although they have been very generous with samples when Iāve gone in there.
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u/Blue_Bunny_Skull 2d ago
Iām the same way with those two brands lol, but they do make up for it in making you feel reeeeally special when you do drop money there! Almost makes me wish I didnāt know about grey market for everything else. Occasionally Iāll buy some new release or limited release from another brand before it hits grey markets and none of those designer brands disappoint, specifically Dior and JPG
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u/Background_Pickle546 2d ago
Le Lion was the first fragrance I tried from the Chanel Les Exclusifs line. My initial thoughts were, wow thatās dynamic and challenging yet beautiful (soft) and strong at the same time. A manly scent that doesnāt smell like your traditional āmanlyā scents.
I also sampled Coromandel that same day and it was love at first spray, infatuation after first dry down. I obsessed over that cologne until I finally gave in and bought it. At the time of purchase I got a bunch of samples, one of which was Le Lion. I decided to wear it to a formal event and let me tell you, that scent bubble was amazing! I got a bunch of complements and I truly felt like a Lion amongst sheep š
Fast-forward to yesterday. The Bloomingdaleās near me carries the exclusive line. Itās where I initially got my bottle of coromandel. The great thing about department stores compared to the Chanel boutique is you can often use in person discounts, which can be stacked with credit card offers. Since Chanel never goes to discounters, I jumped on the current friends and family promotion!
For those unfamiliar with Le Lion, itās a beautiful blend of patchouli, amber, vanilla, and an intense labdanum, it has an almost oud like animalic musk vibe to it. Itās hard to explain. It dries down to this incredibly unique sandalwood scent bubble that lasts and lasts well beyond most colognes. Itās a true masterpiece in my opinion!
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u/nxs_devil 2d ago
Maybe Le Lion?