After finishing In Search of Lost Time , I spent several weeks reading nothing but my old children's books and fashion and travel magazines. Sometimes, following days of eating rich and spicy foods, all I crave is a sliced cucumber or tomato drizzled with rice vinegar.

Another perfume that is most anticipated this year was Bleu de Chanel. Whenever Chanel releases a new fragrance, it is always an event. This came out this year and inspiring like Allure, I bought one bottle of it. Most of the Chanel scent including the female perfumes have high and permanent smell.

Welcome to Light Bleu de Chanel (Eau Fra?che) Shame on Chanel for watering down the glorious Eau de Toilette presentation. Horrible longevity of 4-5 hours. Previously owned/wore 4 x 100ml bottles in 2012 and the recent one I got, batch 0210 (2016-02), is for sure a reformulation of the original...

If I were given Bleu de Chanel in a blank vial, I would have pegged it as a Hugo Boss flanker: a competent, commercial, focus group winner. Indeed, it is almost a shock to realize that this is a major masculine Chanel launch.

I purchased this Eau de Toilette for my husband on a recent cruise. I have now found it a little cheaper on ebay so I purchased it also for my son's birthday. They both loved their gift and both have had comments on their aftershave. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone.

I love this one and so does he so it is a big hit with both of us.. Nice clean smell very hot and sexy

I got chanel of bleu a couple years I purchased from macy smell last long box inside or outside made in USA that' s smell good and your chanel de bleu outside the box made in France and the the bottom of bottle made in USA ?

I was lucky enough to receive this elegant bottle of aftershave at the weekend as a gift from my partner. I had expressed in the past that I really liked the smell of this particular cologne but at a cost of £65 I was always put off.

Long lasting; masculine; great fragrance range

Expensive

Chanel BLEU DE CHANEL Eau de Toilette

"BLEU DE CHANEL is the fragrance of a man who refuses to blend in or conform to the rules. Its composition reveals the spirit of a man who chooses his destiny with independence and determination. A character that asserts itself where we least expect it." All of which sounds a lot like me.