Chance Eau Fraiche

Awhile back I asked my older, more sophisticated sister what fragrance she wore. She said she mixes Allure and Chance, without specifying one. I went to Dillard's, grabbed one of the 4 testers, sprayed myself generously and left. I fell in love with the scent. It was lemony and sporty and fresh and kind of reminded me of a shower, soap and shaving foam, the old-school white foamy kind. I hung my cardigan that evening and opened my closet later and got a blast of a cool clean peppery smell. I went back to Dillard's and told a sales associate I used one of the Chance fragrances but wasn't sure which one. When I said 'peppery' she immediately assumed I had tried Eau Tendre. I bought it and liked it ok but I knew it wasn't the right one. Today I finally went back and bought the correct one. Eau Fraiche, what a perfect, well-rounded scent. It's lemony but not chemically, it's fresh but not too earthy, it's soapy but not nauseating, and it's sporty but not in a 'Polo Sport' cheap overbearing way. It's one of the few scents that I have no complaints about. A miracle, actually. I usually always find a note that sticks out that I don't like, or I find a scent that smells like another scent or another person, this one is just so perfect. It smells like Easter Day. I really do imagine a light green color, with pastel eggs, a fresh cool grassy morning breeze, and a lemon pie for lunch. Something like that. And I can't wait to try during the tiny cold season we have here in Texas. This scent is cool, sharp and linear. I think that helps it be appropriate during any season. My new signature, I do believe! What an exciting time in my life ;)

I said I’d eventually write a review for this after spending more time with my sample, so here it is. I wore this during the 2022 heatwave. And yes, I ended up buying another sample. I couldn’t decide, basically, if I wanted this to be my signature or not. It’s SO good. It’s perfectly fresh-feminine. Girls that don’t want to smell too “girly”. Girls that don’t want to smell too “perfumey”. Decidedly not masculine but not your traditional feminine. In my last review I mentioned that lemon verbena quality to it, which must be the use of cedar as a top-note. It’s so classy, fresh, sexy and self assured. However, I decided against it as a signature in the end. Despite how much I adore the scent, there is something linear and slightly cold about it. This works beautifully well in the summer, but at any other time of the year, especially here in the UK rain, I couldn’t wear it. It suits the French chic girl. It is beautiful, demure, controlled, classy. That girl is not me. Chance Eau Fraiche is not generous or bombastic, it’s restrained and pretty. I have possible undiagnosed ADHD and I often feel I am bursting at the seams. I need something giving and comforting. This is aloof and sexy and oh so good, but I cannot cosy up in it. If you’re not bothered by any of that, my God is it a safe blind buy. It’ll always be on my “love” list.

One of my most favorite citrus fragrances for summer, great for walking around outdoors, or indoors (which lasts much longer inside). The citrus opening is strong, and easily unisex, but lasts a good 4-6 hours. One of the longest lasting citruses I have smelt recently. With most citrus fragrances, they all only live in the opening and then die down within 30-90 minutes. The cedar, patchouli, pink pepper, vetiver, and iris here really help carry those citruses through, even though it makes the fragrance lean more on the unisex or borderline masculine side for a while. The projection and sillage on this is still very excellent and performs better than many "luxury" fragrances I have tried. The drydown then turns into feminine white florals after about 5-6 hours or so. The white musk base with a touch of patchouli always smells phenomenal (at least to me) and helps balance the top and middle notes without it being too fruity, screechy, overwhelming, or cheap (body spray territory). Great for cutting through heat and sweat. The Eau de Toilette lasts 6-8 hours on clothes easily, which makes its performance truly reminiscent of my favorite EDTs from 2001-2012. For this reason, I rate Chanel Chance Fraiche Eau de Toilette a great value for the price. I'll definitely be grabbing a small bottle of this for the summer.

Whichever way you look at it, a Chanel scent will always be chic. The Chance line is a deliberate crowd pleaser, it is not for people who love quirky or heavier niche scents, and especially Eau Tendre or Eau Fraiche are also aimed at younger audiences. It seems to me that this line is stripped of everything that could be challenging or surprising in any way to a regular nose with a turned up and amplified Chanel DNA and what is left is the Chance line. Saying that, I absolutely get it, find the idea very smart ..and obviously, they've nailed it. Eau Fraiche is beautifully fresh and it works very well with my skin chemistry and so I wear it - but not the scent itself, I wear the body lotion and the body oil. This way I find, I get the most out of it. Wearing it this way, it does not try to be more than it is because it smell like a luxury body care product in the first place. The citrus and cedar are beautifully warmed up by the amber and vetiver - with creamy flowers int he middle - ..or at least that's how I read it. It's a perfectly fresh casual and upbeat scent, meaning lunch date with friends or even a gym session. Guys love it on the opposite sex and they love wearing it themselves too. Rather good lasting power and decent projection.

I’ve often thought that I like change too much to have a signature perfume, but that all changed when I smelled Chance Eau Fraiche. I’ve been wearing this gorgeous fragrance since 2019 and I don’t see an end in sight. Most fragrances I need a break by the time I finish the bottle, but with Eau Fraiche I never want the fragrance to run out. When I wear Eau Fraiche I get fresh out of the shower vibes, walking in the forests of Washington vibes. It’s simultaneously sporty and classy. Eau Fraiche has the great duality of being the perfect fragrance to spritz on for a hike in the woods or to wear to the office. It’s such a refreshing and sophisticated scent. Eau Fraiche is completely inoffensive, borderline tomboyish but still extremely elegant. Chanel knows how to do elegance and class. Every time I wear this fragrance I get compliments, actually mostly by men. My husband LOVES this fragrance as well. I’m pretty sure it’s his absolute favorite! He doesn’t usually care about perfume, at all, but I know he likes a perfume on me if he chooses to say something. Chance Eau Fraiche could definitely be a year-round scent especially if you live in a hot humid state like me, but it shines best in the late spring, summer, and early autumn months.

Sometimes I feel delicate, and I want a clean musk to be present but with a hint of freshness, especially during the springtime; this is it. It opens with citrus and then you can smell a soft wood until it becomes a delicate (and fresh) musky scent. At least that is how it develops on my skin, and I love it! It becomes a skin scent after 3 hours, I use the hair mist to enhance it! Edit: I can't get enough of this one. There is a soft musk that predominates on my skin that I find incredible. My journey this year has been about finding this type of musky drydown in other fragrances and I haven't been successful. I have a few bottles and decants of different types of musk (from funky to molecular) but this one has no equal in my small collection. Yes, it is inoffensive (too common for some people) but is one of those scents that leave an olfactory memory that can't be compared (it's a point of reference). Trust me on this: your romantic partner and those who get close enough to you will find it not only fresh and delicate but extremely addictive over time. In my opinion, this one has that innocent sensuality factor that only a few perfumes can truly achieve.

I have had this fragrance in EDT for a while now and stillfind it quite potent (bought this bottle in 2018). I first purchased a bottle in 2008. It lasted me about 8 years. I fell in and out of love with it, but it still found it a wonderful fragrance, just unsure if I found it feminine enough in certain circonstances. Therefore, I find that althought marketed as a female scent, it has more of a unisex feel to me. I would be delighted to smell this fragrance on a guy rather than some cologne which half the time I find way to strong for my taste. The EDT is a well crafted fragrance that is worth havin in your arsenal.I would say, more than a Coco Mademoiselle even. Chance eau fraiche is vibrant and invigorating but also a bit formal so to me is a get to work scent lol. I also have Coco Mademoiselle and cannot wear it for the life of me. To me, Chance eau fraiche is as far as I want to go with the chanel signature scent. Beyond that, it just nausiates me unfortunately, without subtleties.

Yummy. This is probably my best summer purchase yet. It’s so beautifully blended. Fresh, crisp, and smells like you just stepped out of the shower. The dry down is my favorite part. The florals start to come through while the citrus is still there, and together they smell so clean and refreshing. I’d say it’s a pretty safe blind buy if you love fresh, citrusy scents. It’s instantly uplifting. I just hope the longevity is as good as the scent itself. I smelled the EDP in the store first, and on me it had a slightly sporty, almost men’s cologne kind of vibe. I actually liked it, but then I tried the EDT on my skin and completely fell in love. The iris, patchouli, and vetiver are gorgeous, and I genuinely can’t stop smelling my wrist whenever I wear it. I’ve tried Chance Eau Tendre before, but this one feel much more unique to me. It’s crisper, cleaner, and has that sparkling freshness that’s perfect for hot weather.

I try this on so often and I need to just buy it. I love fresh scents and I struggle finding ones that last. I wear Tiffany Original EDP and Tiffany & Love quite often because they are such gorgeous scents but I've come to terms with the fact that absolutely no one can smell them on me and they have very poor lasting power. However, every time I spray this on myself, it stays for hours and the scent remains on my clothes for long after. Lemon comes out first with this one, but it's not a sickening cleaner lemon. I don't like Light Blue because I feel the lemon smells artificial. This one is classy and fresh without being a super obvious, screaming citrus scent. The dry down is woody and slightly cologne-y. I've owned Eau Tendre EDT but I found the lasting power poor and it just isn't unique to me. This I think is my favourite of the Chances, and I think it will be one of my next purchases!!

Chance Eau Fraîche shares a lot of its DNA with the original Chance, but is a lighter, fresher, and more feminine version that ultimately falls flat. Chance Eau Fraîche opens with a bright, tart citron note that veers beautifully close to a freshly picked citrons. Citron is a super fabulous note for me. The jasmine-pink pepper accord forms the heart, harking back to the original Chance. It is like a light, fresh floral fruity here, almost aquatic but with some floral sweetness. As it dries down, clean white musk fills in my nose, alongside some patchouli — somewhat similar to the original Chance. It feels relaxing and happy. I really enjoy the drydown phase at all. Sillage and longevity are amazing! A fresher and Citrony version of Chance that has some nuance of the original, Chance Eau Fraîche is certainly as good as Chance and offers superior summer freshness.

High-end fragrances are typically so well blended it's difficult to distinguish the separate notes, and this is true, in my opinion, for Chanel especially, who can blend many notes into an entirely new and singular aroma, translating into a "feeling" rather than any identifiable mix of ingredients. To me, Chance Eau Fraiche simply feels like a fresh woods or garden, or how my kitchen smells when I'm making lemon curd in the spring or summer with scents from the trees and garden wafting in through the back screen door. I actually feel more comfortable wearing this scent than I do wearing my "signature" fragrance, Balenciaga L'Essence. I think L'Essence is more sophisticated and complex, and it's how I want others to see me; but Eau Fraiche is how I see myself . . . barefoot, in jeans and a tee, communing with nature, happy and content.

Nothing smells quite like the Chanel Chance perfume line! I love them. Chance Eau Fraiche is (as the name implies) FRESH with bursts of lemon, freshly chopped cedar wood, mixed with some light florals and amber. But it is not overtly 'woodsy' nor is it dark. This is still a springtime perfume, citrus is the star player here. The wood notes and lack of sweetness do make this a more grounded mature fragrance, where Chance Eau Tendre is more youthful. I have Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche and Eau Tendre. They are both fresh citrus scents, I love them both. The big difference, Eau Tendre is more floral forward and more sweet than Eau Fraiche. Tendre leans happy, bubbly, bright & youthful. While Fraiche leans classy, crisp, luxurious & mature. But they are clearly related when you smell them, so they have the same base profile.

May the 1.5k who voted as this being a Womans perfume step to the front coz WHAT???this is more unisex than the word unisex. This is very good,bright crisp wood with a hint of toilet cleaner which in this case,is a dirty pleasure, The longevity and sillage is very impressive for such a light/airy scent,will layer so good with mainly female perfumes due to the fact it will give it some edge and depth which is mainly why i bought it lol. The only thing thats kind of a bummer is the fact that the EDP & EDT is so SIMILAR (basically the same) in packaging i accidently bought the EDP and thats how im here💀oops. Im not dissapointed because i love the wood in here more than the sparkling aldehydics & jasmine in the EDT so whatever. Still not sure if i would repurchase since its abit tooo masculine for my taste

This perfume broke my heart. I actually wore it on my wedding day and all throughout our honeymoon, and always felt beautiful--to me it is summer in bottle, very sexy and timeless. However, my body chemistry really went crazy after pregnancy, and the scent started to make me nauseous. I hope one day to be able to wear this fragrance again, because I still truly love it and because it is associated with so many happy memories... UPDATE: I just got a sample of this with a swap and tried it on just for the heck of it. I assumed I would be scrubbing it off within an hour. Lo and behold, I wore it ALL DAY with no sneezing, nausea or turning funky on my skin as it seemed to in the past. I don't want to speak too soon, but I think I might be able to wear it again. Oh happy day!

My absolute favourite Chanel scent ... no competition. I’m obsessed with how fresh, sparkling, and radiant this is. The EDT is a total star for me; it lasts insanely long on my skin and leaves the prettiest, cleanest scent trail. I didn’t enjoy the EDP version much .. it just didn’t have the same charm. This one opens with a burst of lemon and citron that feels like pure energy, then mellows into soft water hyacinth and jasmine with just a whisper of pepper. The dry down is a dream ... that cedar, patchouli, and amber blend with iris and teakwood to create this cool, crisp, almost breezy elegance. It’s the kind of scent I’ll always repurchase. Feminine, polished, and effortlessly fresh Chance Eau Fraiche is just... perfection. I LOVE it. – Bhavna Darira Chesan

I rate this a 10/10. This is my favorite perfume of all time, such a fresh scent, and I can't even count the number of bottles I've gone through since discovering this! I wear it all year long. I suppose yes it can smell a bit "masculine" and I'm female... but I do not care, it's super fresh and clean and lemon-grassy. Citrus scents are my favorite and I hate heavy sugary sweet perfumes, they make me want to get sick (Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia and YSL Mon Paris, I'm looking at you!). I didn't wear perfumes during covid, so the bottle I've had has lasted since around 2018/2019 but didn't get rancid despite being in a humid bathroom. It's a really a great perfume.

The scents of my childhood -- mum's favourite perfume. Loving, warm, fresh, and sophisticated. When I was young, my mum had to leave the house so early in the morning for work. Still, when I got up to get ready for school, I could smell her perfume lingering in the air. Later in the day when she got back, I could smell the faint scent when I hugged her. My mum has moved on to other perfume in the past few years. She owns a bottle, though rarely uses it anymore. However, this is the only perfume that makes me think of her. Will get myself a bottle one day, but hopefully... not soon. Love it... please never discontinue <3

I used to live in Washington D.C. and passed a woman getting off the metro who smelled amazing. I asked her what her fragrance was and she responded, "Chanel Chance, the green one!" When I moved to the Midwest, I encountered a woman in a store who also smelled amazing. When I asked her what she was wearing, she said, "Chanel Chance, the green one." So I bought it and loved it, but I haven't worn it for some time. I'm in a new relationship and tried some of my fragrances for him. This one was the immediate favorite. While body chemistry is very individual, I would definitely not rule this one out without trying it.

I absolutely love this fragrance. Bought my first bottle in 2007 and a few bottles since then. Feels very clean and invigorating. If you need a bit of a pick me up, it's great for those days. It does feel more unisex as well and less sexy for me, but I wear it to brighten and uplift myself rather then entice. I feel like it is a day fragrance also. And I wear it during the winter because it feels bright and fresh like an early spring morning. The only negative to this scent is the fact that the White musk gives me a headache if I overspray. Everything with a bit too much musk has the same effect on me.

Chance Eau Fraiche EDT review. I love it soooo much I want to swim in it. Citrus-fruity, fresh and sparkling. Joyful and mood enhancing. Perfect for summer. Not "mature" or 'young" - just right. Definitely has Chanel DNA ( I can draw similarities with Coco Mademoiselle maybe it is a citrus note). I am so happy I discover this one (with forum's help), because for now it is my everyday "to go" EDT. Longevity is good, I have to re-apply every 4 hours or so. Now I want to get Chance Eau Fraiche EDP and mix together maybe for better longevity. I wore this only a couple of days and already got compliments.