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Damascus Rose
Égoïste
Chanel Égoïste Eau de Toilette 100ml opens on mandarin orange cut with coriander, a bitter green edge that holds back the warmth waiting underneath. Nothing about the opening is sweet. The coriander is the reason the first ten minutes read savoury rather than fruity.
Damascus rose comes next, dry and spiced rather than fresh, set against a cinnamon facet that runs through the composition and keeps the floral from softening. The base of sandalwood, vanilla and ambrette seed goes powdery and balsamic, with a tobacco-like depth that keeps the vanilla well clear of dessert. Égoïste travels from bitter citrus to dry rose to warm wood, and the woody and warm spicy accords define it more than the opening does.
Jacques Polge created Égoïste for Chanel in 1990, while he was the house's Perfumer-Creator. Chanel begins with Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco, who opened a hat boutique at 21 rue Cambon in Paris in 1910; her partnership with the perfumer Ernest Beaux produced the house's first perfume, N°5, in 1921. Chanel still composes its fragrances in-house and grows materials for them in its own fields in Grasse.
Égoïste is long lasting with strong projection. It wears across all four seasons and is at its best in autumn and winter, and it suits professional wear, a night out and casual wear equally.
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