"Instead, Polge has reimagined a house classic with Bleu De Chanel L'Exclusif - a new take on the original Bleu fragrance, which his father created during his own tenure as the nose of Chanel before Olivier took over. "There is no such thing as a perfect perfume," Polge tells me. "The identity of a perfume is made by the tension.""
"The tension, in the case of L'Exclusif, is the rendering of sandalwood - a fragrance note that is typically creamy - to be darker and smokier. It appears to be Polge's response to a trend he sees emerging in the perfume world: stronger, more heady scents. To toast the launch, a star-studded fête was thrown on Sept. 25. Even the Empire State Building glowed Chanel blue for the night."
"What's your signature scent? My signature scent is Pour Monsieur. It's a Chanel perfume that was not very successful. But on a regular day, I don't fragrance myself - when I work, I need to stay in a neutral environment. The best way to enjoy perfume is to have people around you who wear the scent you like. Did your father create Pour Monsieur? No, but he was my predecessor at Chanel and the first to try to define the house's signature."
Olivier Polge rejects the idea of perfumes envisioned by machines and instead reimagines a Chanel classic with Bleu De Chanel L'Exclusif. The new version renders sandalwood darker and smokier, shifting a typically creamy note toward a headier profile. Polge describes perfume identity as arising from tension rather than perfection. The launch included a star-studded fête in New York and visual tributes like the Empire State Building glowing Chanel blue. Polge cites Pour Monsieur as his personal signature scent and notes a preference for neutral environments while working. He acknowledges his father's role as a predecessor in defining the house signature.
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