Chanel · 2019 · Olivier Polge
Chance Eau Tendre
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 100 ml | $185 |
The houseFor women
Juicy quince and grapefruit over soft jasmine and rose, resting on smooth white musk.
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Wearers say
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How far it carries
An arm’s length
only 1 source
How long it lasts
12 hours or more
only 1 source
Where to wear it
Special occasion
only 1 source
Who it suits
Older wearers
only 2 sources
Mass appeal
Broadly liked
What’s inside it
What Chanel names
What the label names
9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
2 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals1 spices1 powder
Citrus2
Herbs & lavender1
Spices1
Top notes3
when you spray it
Heart4
as it settles
Dry-down2
what stays
9 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Wearers say
Wearing it
Wearers call the EDP bold and long-lasting, though one found it inconsistent. Its round, powdery rose reads mature to some, youthful to one; blind buyers regretted it.
How far it carriesBold, others can smell it
Perfumers call it sillage.
One wearer says the EDP is the bolder choice, strong enough that others will smell it on you.
“if you want something more bold that others will be able to smell on you, get the EDP!”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance
How long it lastsLasts forever, or inconsistent
One wearer says the EDP lasts forever; another on the same page found the lasting power inconsistent and returned it.
“The EDP lasts forever.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance
More from wearers · 1 theme, 1 quote
A few say
A few wearers say the lasting power is inconsistent.
“The lasting power is oddly inconsistent so I returned it after a few days.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance
When and where to wear itWedding day, and often
One wearer loves it as a wedding day fragrance; another counts it among their most-used scents.
“I also really love Chanel Chance Eau Tendre as a wedding day fragrance.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025
More from wearers · 1 theme, 1 quote
A few say
A few wearers reach for it often.
“Chance Eau Tendre EDP is one of my most-used scents.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2026
Who it suitsReads mature; a few say youthful
Some wearers call the EDP mature or old-fashioned, one calls Eau Tendre youthful, and one calls it classy and delicate.
“It's nice, the initial notes are also fresh but dries down to a more round/mature scent which I'm not a big fan of.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance
More from wearers · 3 themes, 3 quotes
Some say
Some wearers call the EDP mature or old-fashioned.
“It's okay but just a very old fashioned rose smell.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance
A few say
A few wearers call Eau Tendre the more youthful of the two Chances.
“I would say Chance is a more of a mature scent vs Eau Tendre being more youthful.”
Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab, 2022
A few say
A few wearers call it classy, understated and delicate.
“It's classy, understated and delicate.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2025
Appeal and attractionMost who comment like it
Most wearers who comment like it, calling it clean, pretty and classy, while many find something to dislike.
“EDP has a great performance, and smells so clean and pretty!”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance
More from wearers · 2 themes, 2 quotes
Most say
Most wearers who comment on it speak well of it.
“For me, the drydown is a lovely silky powdery scent.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2026
Many say
Many wearers name something they dislike: the staying power, the old-fashioned rose, or the dry down.
“Yes I agree! I blind bought it too and at the first spray it wasn't bad, but I didn't like the dry down.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance
As a blind buyBlind buyers regretted it
Two blind buyers in one thread were disappointed, one blaming themselves and one disliking the dry down.
“Yes it was a blind buy, so that is my fault.”
Reddit post, r/fragrance
Nothing on layering in what we read.
From Reddit.
Wearers say
Smells like it
For about the same
DaisyOn your shelfMarc Jacobs · A few wearers say the two smell alike“Daisy by Marc Jacobs is very similar but has a unique drying process that you could try.”
Reddit comment, r/Perfumes, 2026
Chance Eau SplendideOn your shelfChanel · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Chance Eau TendreWhat wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
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Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau PrivéeChanel · shares jasmine and roseMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.