Chanel · 2010 · Jacques Polge

Chance Eau Tendre

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor womenWearers sayFeminine

In a few words: citrus peel , juicy fruit , crisp , easygoing

Juicy grapefruit and quince over soft jasmine, resting on clean white musk.

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The drawn Chance Eau Tendre bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Chance Eau Tendre’s scent picture, a draft: grapefruit, quince, jasmine, white musk drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Chance Eau Tendre, top notes: Grapefruit, Quince

Heartas it settles

Chance Eau Tendre, heart: Jasmine

Dry-downwhat stays

Chance Eau Tendre, dry-down: White musk

Wearers say

From Reddit · Read what they say

How far it carries

Close to the skin

only 1 source

How long it lasts

Under 4 hours

only 1 source

When to wear it

All year

only 1 source

Who it suits

MasculineFeminine

Feminine · Younger wearers

only 1 source

Mass appeal

Broadly liked

only 1 source

Compliments

Compliment getter

only 1 source

What’s inside it

What the label names

7 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.

1 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals1 powder

8 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

Wearing it

Wearers report low projection and about 3 hours on skin. They call it feminine and youthful, and one wearer's husband compliments it.

How far it carriesClose to the skin

Perfumers call it sillage.

A wearer reports low projection and minimal sillage.

“Projection is low and sillage is minimal.”

Reddit comment, r/desifemfrag, 2024
How long it lastsAbout 3 hours on skin
Under 4 hours

A wearer reports about 3 hours on skin and about a day on clothes indoors.

“Longevity is good on skin about 3 hours and about a day on clothes indoors.”

Reddit comment, r/desifemfrag, 2024
More from wearers · 1 theme, 1 quote

A few say

A few wearers say it lasts a long time on them.

“It lasts a long time on me!”

Reddit comment, r/desifemfrag
When and where to wear itWorks in every kind of weather
All year

One wearer calls it youthful and says it works in every kind of weather.

“The EDT is very youthful and works in every kind of weather. I vote that one!”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance
Who it suitsFeminine and youthful
MasculineFeminineFeminine · Younger wearers

Wearers call it feminine, and one calls it youthful.

“It's just that I adore this scent! So beautiful and so feminine.”

Reddit post, r/FemFragLab, 2025
More from wearers · 2 themes, 1 quote

Some say

Some wearers call it feminine.

“Chance Eau Tendre EDT is good too if you prefer something more feminine.”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab

A few say

A few wearers call it youthful.

Appeal and attractionHusband always compliments it
Broadly liked
Compliment getter

One wearer's husband, who seldom compliments fragrances, always compliments this one.

“Also, my husband, who seldom ever compliments any of my fragrances, always does on this one.”

Reddit post, r/FemFragLab, 2025
More from wearers · 1 theme, 1 quote

A few say

A few wearers report that a partner who seldom compliments fragrances always does on this one.

“He seems to love it on me, which of course makes me love it even more.”

Reddit post, r/FemFragLab, 2025
As a blind buyNo blind buyers found

No wearer in these quotes says they bought it without smelling it first.

Nothing on layering in what we read.

From Reddit.

Wearers say

Smells like it

For less

Brightest BloomBath & Body Works · A few wearers call it a cheaper copy

“bath and body works brightest bloom smells so similar to chance eau tendre, would definitely recommend!!!”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab

For about the same

DaisyMarc Jacobs · A few wearers say the two smell alike$146 for 100 ml · about the same as Chance Eau Tendre’s $155

“Second for Marc jacobs daisy! When I smelled chance it reminded me a lot of daisy even though they have different notes.”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab
Bright CrystalVersace · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Chance Eau Tendre$138 for 90 ml · about the same as Chance Eau Tendre’s $155

“But what I find even better but in the same vein is Chanel Chance Eau Tendre EDT.”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab, 2023 · 8 votes

For more

Mojave GhostByredo · A few wearers say the two smell alike$330 for 100 ml · about twice Chance Eau Tendre’s $155

“Byredo Mojave Ghost is pretty similar but softer.”

Reddit comment, r/FemFragLab

Wearers also name as cheaper copies: Zara Applejuice. We hold no page for it yet.

Wearers also set it beside its own other strengths: Eau de Parfum.

Shoppers call a cheaper stand-in a dupe.

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

You or Someone Like YouEtat Libre d'Orange · shares grapefruit, jasmine and clean linenabout $185 for 100 ml · about the same as Chance Eau Tendre’s $155
OrianaParfums de Marly · shares grapefruit, jasmine and clean linen$410 for 75 ml
Musc InvisibleJuliette Has a Gun · shares jasmine and clean linenabout $162 for 100 ml · about the same as Chance Eau Tendre’s $155
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.