Egoiste Cologne Concentree Chanel for men

Am a big Chanel fan but I had till today never heard of it before. Where can some one get it from, besides ordering from Chanel sites of course.

Warm and rich, very potent, but surprisingly soft, Egoiste concentree is one of the most interesting and complex fragrances I have experienced. I think experience is a good way to describe wearing Egoiste-- it is unique. To begin, there are many more notes than those listed. On me, it opens with a fairly masculine rose, balanced by a very soft musky, woody note, followed by cinnamon. I smell rosewood, but also smell rose. The cinnamon itself is unusual: Ceylon cinnamon, soft and sweet, yet more intense than Cassia. I smell carnation, unlisted, and a rich vanilla.

And cigarettes, an ashtray note that is quite pleasant and persistent. I am surprised no one else smells the tobacco note, because it is strong on me. I don't get the leather until about three hours in, when the rose has faded and mellowed, the cinnamon has become less sweet, and the musk has faded somewhat. At this point, Egoiste is spicy, and smells of tangerine peel or zest, rather than the fruit. Not fruity at all. Warm, sweet, but paradoxically masculine, the drydown is more sandalwood than musk, woody and smoky. One of the most remarkable facets of this fragrance is how it is both soft and almost gentle, yet strong and long lasting, with considerable silage and projection. Perhaps it is the rosewood that keeps this soft. A masterpiece and I don't throw that word around.

It was the Summer of my 19th birthday and I happened to be in France for the first time visiting my aunt, uncle and French cousins. I remember hearing that Chanel had come out with a new cologne for men that was intriguing and different. I may have even tried a sample from a magazine or something since it hadn't hit the states yet, but that Summer, it was definitely all over Paris.

Of course, just barely turning 19 that year, and not a little broke after having saved up for that trip for a while, I still couldn't splurge on something like fancy French cologne. I don't even think I had a credit card at the time. So what a complete surprise it was when, once we all journeyed about three hours south of Paris to the countryside, and when it came time to sing me "Bonne Anniversaire", that my family presented me with a Chanel wrapped package and my jaw dropped.

I'll never forget the warm, woodsy, light but deliberate sweetness, how it started out smooth, yet spicy, but not too spicy, evoking an elegance and sophistication that developed into a comfortable sandalwood that would always remind me of my family singing Happy Birthday to me en français. I regret that I can't find that again anywhere, but my memory is good and I will always remember those special times with the original Égoïste as part of the soundtrack.

Jacques Polge needs to bring this back especially since there are so few Chanel men's colognes anyway. Everything Jacques Polge does is great. There is definitely a market for this take on the masterpiece.

Egoiste Cologne Concentree is the epitome of elegance.

Too bad it was discontinued.

Simply exquisite!

1992 doesn't really surprise me at all. I bet we'd all be surprised how many of our "favorites" have other versions that we'll never know about that only exists in other countries.

However, I would love to ask the higher ups at places like Chanel, "Why NOT put flanker versions of your best selling products in a large market like the USA?"

"Egoiste Cologne Concentree"

Damn, where on earth can I get this?

And why on earth was I never aware of this? (read: Why did i have to stumble upon this?!!)

"Launched in 1992?" Are you kidding me? Why in the whole universe does it even exist?? I mean NOW, 2013????

Now I'm going to be on my crazy mission all over again to find this rare gem. Anyone who sees this, please do not buy it. I repeat. I'm Egoiste's biggest fan and please let me stay #1. (I don't think I've ever sounded this pathetic before). Well, it's only worth to be an egoist if it's for Egoiste.

Polge, you got me, again!! But this, is going to be the last time. Never again.

-Mr. Almond-