Pour Monsieur Chanel 1955 Lotion Après Rasage
The aftershave lotion form of this classic Chanel chypre opens with neroli, orange, and lemon — clean, bright citrus with neroli's faintly floral white-citrus quality.
The scent fingerprint
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- Mossy70
- Citrus70
- Fresh50
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Orange
- Lemon
- Ginger
- Basil
- Cardamom
By the editors · 2 min readThe aftershave lotion form of this classic Chanel chypre opens with neroli, orange, and lemon — clean, bright citrus with neroli's faintly floral white-citrus quality. The citrus here is precise and composed rather than raw.
Oakmoss and vetiver form the base — a dry, earthy, slightly bitter combination that gives this composition its chypre character. Oakmoss brings moss-and-earth depth; vetiver adds a clean, rooty smokiness. There is no sweetness or warmth to soften the drydown.
As a lotion format, this will be lighter and shorter-lived than the EdT, but the structure — bright citrus over dry, earthy moss and vetiver — is unmistakable. Spare, refined, and masculine in the classical sense.
Scent twins
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