Blood OrangeOpens with
JasmineHeart
VetiverDries down to
Olivier PolgeThe nose · 158 fragrances · also made The One for Men Eau de Parfum (2015)Portrait →Will you like it? Mark a few fragrances you own or love and we'll tell you.
Chanel · Sold as feminine
Chance Eau Vive
The crisp clarity of stepping into a sunlit room where the scent of fresh flowers mingles with soft, powdery musk.
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Chance Eau VivePremium · $100–250
82%Similar accords, often for lessHawas Dreams · RasasiBudget tier, under $40 · shares 6 of its 8 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2015, Chanel's Chance Eau Vive is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance crafted by perfumer Olivier Polge. The composition opens with vibrant blood orange and grapefruit, creating an immediate burst of freshness that transitions seamlessly into the heart notes of jasmine and iris. This floral warmth then settles into a base of vetiver, cedar, white musk, and powdery woods, offering a balance between brightness and depth.
Apply one to two sprays to catch the full transition from its bright citrus opening to the warm and enveloping base. The fragrance builds gradually on skin, so it's best applied in the morning for a sustained effect throughout the day.
Fig. 01 — Chance Eau Vive, Chanel
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Olivier Polge
Chanel's new chapterOlivier Polge succeeded his father Jacques as the in-house perfumer-creator at Chanel in 2013, becoming only the fourth person to hold this role in the house's history.
“The flowers are never precise. They’re abstract.”
Olivier Polge · AnOther Magazine, September 2017
The Chance Eau Vive line
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Designer Chanel
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Zara · 2014Serrano 23 MadridShares 4 of its 8 notesunder $40★ 3.86 (14)
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What people
are saying.
Respected, if divisive: loved by 29%, disliked or hated by 19%.