ChanelChanel perfume prices, tracked daily

Chanel is the Paris house Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel opened in 1910, and perfume has been central to it since No. 5 appeared in 1921. The company is privately held and keeps its fragrance creation in house, from Ernest Beaux through Jacques Polge to Olivier Polge, now the house's master perfumer. The eight scents tracked here span a century: the aldehydic No. 5, Coco Mademoiselle, Chance, the Allure family for women and men, and Bleu de Chanel, added in 2010. Chanel sells these widely in several concentrations, so the Amazon US price for a given bottle can depend heavily on size, concentration and whether the listing is a tester, which is what the tables on this page help untangle.

For Chanel perfume on Amazon US, we follow 12 bottles across 8 fragrances: 3 masculine and 9 feminine. Allure Sensuelle Eau de Toilette in 100 ml is the lowest per milliliter today, at $1.34.

Among the listings whose seller we have checked, none is sold by Amazon or Chanel directly, so check each seller. Looking for Chanel cologne? The men's cologne page sorts masculine bottles across every house.

History

Gabrielle Chanel founded her house in Paris in 1910. In 1921 she commissioned the perfumer Ernest Beaux to create a perfume for La Maison Chanel; No. 5 was first given to clients and then offered for sale in 1922. Parfums Chanel was established in 1924 under a contract with Pierre Wertheimer, and the company is now owned by Alain and Gérard Wertheimer. Olivier Polge is the house's master perfumer, and Jacques Polge composed most of the scents on this site. Parfumo credits Jacques Polge with Allure in 1996, Allure Homme in 1999, Coco Mademoiselle in 2001, Chance in 2002, Allure Homme Sport in 2004 and Allure Sensuelle in 2005. Bleu de Chanel, created by Jacques Polge, was released on September 13, 2010, as the first men's fragrance from the house since Allure Homme Sport. A parfum version formulated by Olivier Polge followed in 2018, and Bleu now exists in eau de toilette, eau de parfum and parfum strengths.

The Chanel style

Chanel fragrances tend toward abstraction, blending florals, woods and musks so that no single note dominates, and several use aldehydes or citrus for a bright opening. Patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood and vanilla often supply depth. Bottle design tends to be restrained, with simple black-and-white labeling.

The lowest price per ml

Allure Sensuelle Eau de Toilette 100 ml at $1.34, Bleu de Chanel Eau de Toilette 100 ml at $1.42, Allure Homme Eau de Toilette 150 ml at $1.80, Allure Sensuelle Eau de Parfum 100 ml at $1.81 and Allure Eau de Toilette 50 ml at $2.48. These are the five cheapest Chanel bottles per milliliter today; the most expensive is Allure Eau de Parfum 35 ml at $4.72, 3.5 times the cheapest.

How Chanel prices vary by strength

Strength changes the price within the house: Eau de Parfum (4 bottles, median $3.62 per ml), Eau de Toilette (7 bottles, median $2.48 per ml) and Eau de Cologne (1 bottle, median $3.62 per ml). Compare the same fragrance across strengths on its own page rather than across fragrances, since a different formula is a different product.

Buying Chanel on Amazon

We have not seen a listing from Amazon or from the house itself for any Chanel bottle. For the other 12, we have seen no listing from Amazon or the house, so check the seller's ratings and read our guide on how to tell if perfume is fake before you buy. Prices are checked once a day and every table shows when. The 12 Chanel bottles span 35 ml to 150 ml and $124 to $269.61, so a larger bottle can cost more in total while costing less per milliliter.

The fragrances we track

• Coco Mademoiselle Jacques Polge created Coco Mademoiselle, released in 2001. Parfumo lists orange, bergamot and orange blossom, then jasmine, mimosa, rose and ylang-ylang, over patchouli, opoponax, vetiver, white musk, tonka bean and vanilla. 1 bottle, from $3.08/ml.
• Allure Homme Jacques Polge composed Allure Homme, released in 1999 as the men's counterpart to the 1996 Allure. Parfumo lists bergamot, lavender, peach and ginger in the opening, with pepper, rosewood and cedar in the heart over sandalwood, tonka bean and musk. 1 bottle, from $1.80/ml.
• Allure Jacques Polge created the original women's Allure, released in 1996. 2 bottles, from $2.48/ml.
• Allure Sensuelle Released in 2005 and credited to Jacques Polge, Allure Sensuelle shares the Allure name. Parfumo lists pink pepper, mandarin and bergamot, then jasmine, candied fruits, vetiver, iris and rose, over patchouli, frankincense, amber and vanilla. 2 bottles, from $1.34/ml.
• Chance Released in 2002 and credited to Jacques Polge, Chance followed Coco Mademoiselle by a year. Parfumo lists pink pepper, iris, pineapple and hyacinth, then citrus fruits and jasmine, over vetiver, musk, patchouli and vanilla. 2 bottles, from $3.66/ml.
• No. 5 Ernest Beaux composed No. 5, the house's first perfume, introduced in 1921 and offered for sale in 1922. Aldehydes, bergamot, lemon and neroli open onto Grasse jasmine, iris, May rose and lily of the valley, over vanilla, amber, sandalwood and vetiver. 2 bottles, from $2.60/ml.
• Allure Homme Sport Released in 2004 and credited to Jacques Polge, Allure Homme Sport lists mandarin, seawater, orange and aldehydes, then cedar, neroli and pepper, over musk, tonka bean, amber, vanilla and vetiver. It preceded Bleu de Chanel by six years. 1 bottle, from $3.62/ml.
• Bleu de Chanel Launched on September 13, 2010 and created by Jacques Polge, Bleu de Chanel was the house's first men's fragrance since Allure Homme Sport. Wikipedia lists ginger, nutmeg, labdanum, sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver, incense and cedar among its notes. 1 bottle, from $1.42/ml.