Bleu de Chanel and Terre d'Hermès, side by side

Near twins. You could swap one for the other and few would notice.

Where they overlap

One ribbon per perfume, drawn from the same edge. Where the ribbons pile up, the perfumes agree; a ribbon on its own is that perfume’s private territory.

  • Bleu de Chanel
  • Terre d'Hermès
  • woody
  • citrus
  • fresh

Only one of them has

  • mineral
  • bitter
  • smoky
  • lactonic
  • aromatic
  • metallic

Measured side by side

Community wear data, each perfume a drop on the same scale.

  • Bleu de ChanelDesigner~$180
  • Terre d'HermèsDesigner~$170
How long it lasts
How long it lasts:
fleetingall day
How far it projects
How far it projects:
skin scentenormous
Day or night
Day or night: Bleu de Chanel 50% day; Terre d'Hermès 50% day
nightday

Seasons

Winter
Winter: Bleu de Chanel 0%; Terre d'Hermès 0%
Spring
Spring: Bleu de Chanel 0%; Terre d'Hermès 0%
Summer
Summer: Bleu de Chanel 0%; Terre d'Hermès 0%
Autumn
Autumn: Bleu de Chanel 0%; Terre d'Hermès 0%
rarelypeak season
Crowd rating
Crowd rating: Bleu de Chanel 3.70 from 10; Terre d'Hermès 3.92 from 6
3.05.0
Price for 100 ml
Price for 100 ml: Terre d'Hermès about $170; Bleu de Chanel about $180
$20$250

Which one for…

The same evidence you see above, weighed up and turned into one pick for each situation.

Office

A date

Hot weather

Compliments

Value

The one to own

Weighing them up. Ten seconds or so.

Notes

1 note in common.

In common

Only in Bleu de Chanel

Only in Terre d'Hermès