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Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême
Eau de Parfum · 2012
$11
Room for several wears.
Hand-filled from an original bottle into a Cabinet Noir vial, under our own label. Cabinet Noir is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chanel.
The composition
Mandarin and a cool thread of mint open Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême, with cypress and clary sage adding a green, aromatic edge. Black pepper warms the heart. Then tonka bean takes over, creamy and almond-sweet, settling into white musk, sandalwood and cedar.
It moves from crisp to warm while keeping its freshness, which makes it easy to wear from spring days into autumn evenings. The creamy drydown is where it lingers longest.
How it wears
Eau Extrême carries well from spring into autumn; Fragrantica voters lead with spring and summer, then fall. The mint and mandarin are brisk at first, then tonka and musk make it soft and creamy for most of the wear. Reviewers suggest it for work, dates and travel, and Parfumo voters rate its longevity and sillage about evenly.
Compared with
- Allure Homme SportChanel
- The 2004 Eau de Toilette, which Chanel builds on mandarin, cedar and white musk. Eau Extrême adds mint, cypress and clary sage on top and a creamy, almond-like tonka base, so it reads fuller and a little sweeter.
- Allure Homme Sport SuperleggeraChanel
- The 2024 Eau de Parfum in the same line. Superleggera is grapefruit over amber, dry woods and musk, with very little sweetness; Eau Extrême is the creamier one, with mint up top and tonka beneath.
- Allure Homme Édition BlancheChanel
- Another fresh-to-creamy Chanel in our catalog. Édition Blanche is led by lemon and finishes on sandalwood and vanilla; Eau Extrême is greener and more aromatic, with mint, cypress and sage before the tonka.
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The notes
Opening
Top
- Mandarin
- Mint
- Cypress
Development
Heart
- Black pepper
- Clary sage
Drydown
Base
- Tonka bean
- White musk
- Sandalwood
- Cedar
Questions about Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême
Is Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême an Eau de Parfum?
Yes. Chanel sells Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême as an Eau de Parfum. It arrived in 2012, eight years after the original Allure Homme Sport, which Chanel sells as an Eau de Toilette and as a Cologne.
What does Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême smell like?
Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême pairs sparkling mandarin and a cool touch of mint with cypress and white musk, over an almond-like tonka bean accord. Chanel describes it as aromatic and musky.
Who made Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême?
Fragrantica, Parfumo and CaFleureBon credit Jacques Polge, who was Chanel's in-house perfumer at the time. Chanel's own page for Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême does not name a perfumer.
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