Pour Monsieur Concentree Chanel for men

I first tried this at a Neiman-Marcus store, thinking that this was the Luca Turin five star rated "Best Masculines" Pour Monsieur. It wasn't. It's the one star rated Concentree - I called later to confirm that this was the case. I have never smelled the original Pour Monsieur, and, looking at Chanel's website, you cannot have them send it to you in the States. Only the Concentree.

Anyway, while it raised a smile it didn't quite knock me dead until I smelled it a few hours later on my arm, when it dried down to that opoponax (sweet myrrh) note. A delightful scent; my wife and I both loved it. It's balmy and comforting.

For my birthday my wife bought me a bottle. Hooray!

I also like Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum - the other day I realized that the final note in Concentree and the predominant note in Eau Sauvage Parfum are the same thing.

Now, here's a curiosity: I see that reviewers here smell a likeness between this and Parfums de Nicolai's New York. (It goes both ways - reviewers note a kinship to Concentree on the New York page, too.) New York gets five stars and lavish praise from Luca Turin. This gets one. Who is correct, Turin or the reviewers?

Well. I believe Turin is way off the mark in giving this one star; to me it's wonderful. But then, he claims that Azzaro Pour Homme is a five star scent. My nose tells me NO. I can't bear the stuff.

Moral: One has to believe what one's nose tells him and to ignore the critics!

To me this scent opens up very much like Monsieur De Givenchy, with a fresh pungent citrus note. As the scent develops, it reveals the thick syrupy mandarin orange that is dusted with cardamom and nutmeg. In the drydown, the vanilla becomes prominent with a gentle dose of opoponax.

Very good scent! I like that I can get the opening notes like that of MdG with a more laid back yet still masculine vibe in the mid/base notes.

Have not had the pleasure of the original but this is a classic fragrance. Totally sophisticated and I would be shocked if anyone ever said this didn't smell good. Citrus and a bit of spice in the dry down, a wonderful men's scent. Chanel just does it right.

Grown and sexy fragrance. Very relaxing. I agree with above that it reminds me of Eau Savage Parfum. The Dior is myrhh with vetiver and the Chanel is vanilla with vetiver. Both are smoky in their development. Top of PMC smells like the pith of an orange still on your fingers after you peel it. Smells amazing.

I don't know what it is about oranges but they taste great and smell even better. This stuff reminds me of some orange jelly I used to be able to buy when i lived out west. It was great! Super orangy but not to sweet and kinda spicy.
I used to think to myself 'Man if they made something that smells like this i would be dancing like a whirling dervish!' Well I've been spinning around for a couple years now after discovering this tucked away in my stocking a few Christmases past.
You know, say what you want about that Santa guy's continence and girth but man that cat can sure pick a good bottle of smell-good juice!

Unfairly maligned in LT's guide, this is absolutely one of the nicest scents a guy can wear without having to go anywhere but a department store. That is: it inhabits a beautiful place between accessibility and machismo. Yes, it is sweet, and the musk and citrus are legible enough to make this a feminine (it is an excellent men's perfume for women, by the way) but I have sprayed it again and again for strangers only to find that everyone loves it, male or female.

If it is not the equal of the original PM, it is at least pretty, well-constructed, approachable, and graceful enough to do no harm to him who wears it. Put it on shamelessly. I enjoy wearing it in defiance of the men in my life who insist on cheap, nasty fougeres.

Somebody tell me why I have not been bombarded with hate messages about not owning this fragrance. How dare I call myself a collector, a connoisseur, a lover of fragrances and not have this as a staple. I was talking with a friend and said this is pillar worthy. If I am building my collection on wonderful fragrances this has to be in the foundation. It has everything to make it a gentlemen's fragrance however, it has just a little bit more to give it a slight sexy edge. I believe its is the way the vanilla blends with the other notes. The sharp/sweet battle is a draw, the fresh/deep battle is a draw. I think it has a pure timelessness. The lavendar+citrus+spicy+vanilla just produces a fragrance that is worthy of praise.

I find this and Tiffany for Men to be staple fragrances.I will own this one very shortly.

This one is magic..pure and simple. I have a feeling that the negative reviews on here about it are simply men not worthy of wearing it.

Superior oriental version of the original Pour Monsieur with some slight reminders of Tiffany for Men. Too good to waste on mere mortals.
During recent years I have attempted to discover something at least as good that lacks the notion of powdery lavender and vanilla, without reward. Nevertheless this fragrance sits constantly upon the shelf with pride of place.

This is a wonderful scent.

It's fresh, clean, green, smooth and slightly powdery, although I'm not picking up the vanilla that other people are.

This is suitable to wear anywhere.

Some refer to this as a scent for "older men" but I don't agree with that. Clean and fresh smelling never goes out of style, no matter what age you are.

This is a really classy fragrance with a nice combination of vanilla and vetiver at the drydown which lasts forever on your skin.

In my recent review of Chanel's original Pour Monsieur, I was a little dismissive of the Concentre describing it as way inferior to the original. This is an opinion held by many. However, having fallen in love with Pour Monsieur all over again, I have to admits its shortcomings, especially now winter's here. It simply doesn't last. It's supposed to be subtle, of course. It's supposed to be discreet. And though it is probably the greatest male cologne of them all, sometimes you want your personal presence to be more pronounced.
So how come I am now the owner of a huge bottle of the Concentre? Because after retrying it a few days ago, I realised I was victim to the same snobbery regarding the original. This has much in common with its sibling, especially at first-spray, but much deeper, spicier notes come forefront very quickly - it reminds me of Egoiste and of a much classier, much more refined Obsession For Men (not a fragrance I'm fond of now) - and it just oozes class and style. It's less formal than the original but still perfect for formal occasions and will hold it's own in sweaty, nightclub-like atmospheres. Sillage and staying power are excellent, even on my skin which eats fragrance. And on the very first day of wearing this, I get two off-the-cuff compliments on how nice I smell. One said, 'It's following you around so nicely, I get little nips of it now and again.' Twelve hours later it's still there - the nutmeg at this point very present - and I'm wondering why I didn't give this one much of a chance before. You have to give it to Chanel. Even their inferior fragrances smell expensive (like Allure) but the ingredients in this one are first rate. I won't be binning my bottle of the original but it's nice to have this one when you need a fragrance to cut through the icy winter air and also want to get noticed. And it's low position on the fragrance radar means all your friends won't be wearing it either. Don't believe Luca Turin, folks. Discover the concentre for yourself, it's worth it.

I just bought it last week and I have to say it is in my top 10 already and is my go to at this point..

An utterly fantastic masterpiece that lasts forever. This is the longest lasting of all Chanel for men. If you are familiar with Caron's Third Man, which is my all time favorite, this juice by Chanel is along that line. Simply put: legendary.

15 years of wearing fragrances and i have never received a compliment from my father. He knows i have over 30 fragrances sitting on my shelve. I wore this to church for my cousins baptism. When i greeted him with a hug, he said, "wow you smell good" I was extremely surprised. Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentree just made history in my life.

You can never go wrong with this.

Nothing like the original Pour Monsieur, if you don't know. Rather, this seems to be Chanel's answer to Obsession for Men, and the start of the simple, super-sweet, strong lavender fragrances for men. Add a little patchouli and you're getting close to the A*Men fragrances. This is quite unbalanced and lacking in contrast (other than lavender versus the super-sweet blob accord), so it's more of a statement-making fragrance (especially considering its strength) rather than one for the aficionado. I can picture a guy (not a young one) wearing this and saying, "I like my cologne like my women, sweet and in my face." Get the silk shirt and heavy gold chains out when you want to wear this fragrance, and don't feel obliged to button it up to the top. Let everyone enjoy your chest hair !

If you don't know what the word cloying means, just sample this fragrance. Spray many times all over. Breathe in deeply. Make sure you have a couple of aspirin on hand.

it is great, better than Chanel pm regular, it has something more, more power, really nice.

This Blind-Buy make me feel lucky I got this one! TopNote very strong but the drydown pretty great!
Reminds me to Kouros from YSL (maybe it just me!)
Long lasting nore than 8 hrs on my skin, I gave 7.5/10

Absolutely beautiful scent. I would say that this is the prelude to the much-inferior Allure Pour Homme released 10 years later. I get a smoky sweet citrus with the sexiness of heavy lavender and the manliness of nutmeg. It's a spiced desert with classiness and sophistication. I highly recommend giving it a try.
And on a side note, wear what you like. Maturity is determined by what you enjoy and prefer. If you prefer cuff links over friendship bracelets, the only person who can determine what works for you is YOU. The same thing applies to fragrances. I'm 22 and I wear scents like Gucci I and Fahrenheit because that is what I enjoy. The best part is that the people around you will enjoy your scent partially because you enjoy wearing it. Remember that.

En una palabra ''gentleman a la francesa'' la mejor frase en mi opinión que puede ser concebida para Pour Monsieur Concentré. De nuevo Chanel nos brinda otra elegancia perfumil masculina, en mi humilde opinión y siendo un novel en esto del mundo de la perfumería no he encontrado casi ninguna similitud con Chanel Pour Monsieur original este es un clásico Chipre y Pour Monsieur Concentre es un oriental especiado algo chipre ya que lleva musgo de roble. Pour Monsieur Concentre cuando lo probé en el corte inglés me pareció una fragancia hespéride con un fondo balsámico pero testeado posteriormente me dí cuenta que esta más cerca de la familia oriental pues lleva benzoina y opoponaco. Le doy cuatro estrellas porque no se acerca a la perfección de su hermano Chanel Pour Monsieur pero destaca igual que este en la elegancia y ese sentir aristocrático en el buen sentido de la palabra que he encontrado en fragancias tipo Caron pour homme o Mouchoir de Monsieur de Guerlain.

Pour Monsieur Concentree is a great creation of Jacques Polge. This has a more conservative feel. I like that it is different than the original. It is utterly masculine.

Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentrée defines a classy gentleman that demands respect. Some say this scent is for mature men, but a 20-something man who is ahead of his time can definitely pull this one off.

The citric freshness greets you upon initial sprays, then it transforms to a rich, spicy scent that spells elegance. The vanilla base is noticeable. It is lightly sweet, powdery, and yet it maintains gentlemanliness. Compared to my small collection of Chanel perfumes, CPM Concentrée lasts extra-ordinarily long on my skin. The projection is quite good: not in your face, but also not timid.

Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentrée in one word: WONDERFUL.

I bought this fragrance expecting something different. I wanted to buy the original Pour Monsieur, but I cannot find it in the US. So, I figured I would give this one a try.

Top Notes - Very nice opening. Fresh, clean and sharp. Nice citrus burst.

Middle Notes - For me, this is were the disappointment starts. It turns into a sweet lemony vanilla. Too sweet and overwhelming.

Base notes - Same as middle. Overwhelmingly SWEET lemony vanilla.

This one is like eating a desert that is soo sweet you can only eat one bite because it is soo sweet you cannot take anymore.

Cant believe I have been walking past this for years and not even tried to try it for reasons I really cant quite remember.did I confuse this with the original or ...?(I find the latter having a dated appeal,not lasting long and not appealling to a lot of people but that's another review.)

But from the day I tried it I knew I had to get a full bottle for keeps and stock up when I can.i did try on both my skin and on a test strip.Apart from the initial burst of sharpness everything else about this is well blended to a warm softness.

I did wash down when I first tried it and felt sad cos i was getting rid of a very,very,alluring smell.what made me get a full bottle was the effect the dry down on the test strip was having in my room.It wafted for days,honest and I could do was smile every time I smelled it.

Yes,now I got a full bottle and can really enjoy it when and how I want it.It's MINE and I dont see anyone getting bored with this classic.funny enough even though it's been on the market for this long I can honestly see it as one only fragrance connoisseurs will go for.this is heaven in a bottle.

It exudes warmth,class,elegance,sophistication and will give you a feel good factor.It's good for all seasons in my opinion.Thank you Chanel!

I've been wearing Pour Monsieur (or the Concentree) for many years off and on. Every time I come back to it, it's like meeting an old and dear friend on the street. I remember my mother loved how this smelled on me.

Not sure if I've read it here or not, but there are some really distinct notes in this fragrance (and sometimes I mix up scents with visual memories, so forgive me if the metaphors are mis-matched...) Apple and pear blossoms, freshly snapped tree branches, scented geraniums, a greenhouse in late winter filled with new seedlings, buttermilk, tea, fresh rose petals. Such a bright and visual scent.

But what's remarkable about this scent is that it all combines to be its own smell.. so, it is far more than the sum of its parts. I can recognize this a mile away, it's that memorable. It also fits for any season, taking on slightly different characteristics. I think it's particularly suited to crisp winter days - like having fresh flowers in the house, it reminds you that spring is coming.

I guess I can't say enough good about CPM, it's simply a reminder that life can be beautiful.

Pour Monsieur Concentree = Elegance and Class in a bottle.
I will never be without this special cologne, it exudes and cultivates charm and sophistication. My signature scent.

An evening stroll alongside River Seine in Paris ..

Gosh! It's masterpiece!
It starts out very strong in citrus and citrus leaf with bold musky pattern. A musky vintage mood rules entire the process. It's soapy and retro in opening, chilly and calm. Dry down, which unlike opening is modern, is one of the most beautiful dry downs I've ever smelt. It plays with extremely predominant and smoky aroma of vetiver. This period is too mossy and misty. A smell like burned bamboo appears from the middle to the end in a highly dominant way. This scent also smells like the substance dentists use for filling teeth.
It's highly chic and casual, sporty and official but not for meetings and sessions. Best sets on polo shirts and loose linen pants in 90's fashion way.

lasting 9/10
projection 9/10
scent 9/10

Yes it has that older gentleman, fresh from the barbershop feeling to it, but that is a nice feeling. It dries down to a very pleasant smell. It probably wont stand out and get you noticed, but it is a very elegant, refined scent. I can see wearing this with a suit and tie.

Classic, powdery, fresh and green.
Ive smelt this before but i can't pin point where exactly.
The mandarin dies off quickly, then the spices and oakmoss take over.
As much as i dissapoint myself with nearly every Chanel i try, i like this one and Antaeus.

Fresh opening that quickly sweetens up. The vertiver/vanilla combo is very original.
Besides the opening I can't see any resemblance with the original though. Took me a few wearings but now I really love it. Refreshing yet deep and layered. Another one on my wanted list!

9/10

The opening is nice but nothing special I think - Citrus and Lavendar. However, really comes into it's own on the drydown - a beautiful creamy vanilla which as you'd expect, lasts for ages. Classy.

This scent is for gentlemen....not for parties and night clubs.

For men over 30 who are looking for long relatioships.

At first I did not like this fragrance.
I have never been fond of vanilla type
mens cologne.
My thoughts have changed, this is a wonderful fragrance. I love the dry down of opoponax,vanilla, and oakmoss on my skin. It smells very fresh, clean and modern, not dated. it is sophisticated but not presumptuous, masculine yet refined and graceful.I love how the base-notes stated above, stays with you to warm , sooth ,and even comfort you, through out the day,
plus longevity is outstanding.

If some one is really looking for some thing which stays for more then 24 hours with gereat projection and seductive smell, so this must be the FIRST CHOICE after 1 million and dior Homme intense! But no doubt quality never comes cheap

I own both the original and the concentree versions of this. In my opinion the concentree is much better as far as longevity (I can smell this 16 hrs. later on my skin)the original, doesn't last more than an hour or two. Projection is excellent on both. This is one of those scents in either version you will not go wrong with.

I bought it as a sort of a blind purchase, due to the unavailability of any testers. I just relied on Chanel name and Mr. Jaques Polge reputation, also the above-mentioned ingredients.

At first, I was disappointed, specially that I'd paid a huge price. But knowing that Chanel and Dior, usually take some time so you really can understand their value, I stayed patient! :-)

Top notes start too fresh with powerful lavender and petit gerin notes, while mandarin is not too present. This part is totally a classic smell.

Heart notes appear too strong at first, specially the nutmeg sounds overdone. But gradually they become mild and so cute. Still classic...

Base notes are the great phase: a bitter woody part, with a touch of freshness; The modernity launches here!

This beautiful flacon has placed a nice combination of classic and modern artworks. Just another masterpiece from Mr. Polge! :-)

Since it contains nutmeg, petit gerin and cardamom, similarities between CPMC and White from Lalique could be observed, while White is more sour and citric.

Longevity is incredibly powerful. I had not encountered such a great long lasting frag before, to be honest.

I was watching an old movie from 1953 tonight. Smelling that classic scent while watching those old movies had given me a very special atmosphere there... It's tempting me to get the original Pour Monsieur too!!

I don't consider this frag that much romantic or sensual, nor it sounds like too oriental. It's a woody spicy frag, to my opinion.

9/10 for lasting long and keeping both classic and modern aspects.

Also ladies at work gave compliments to CPMC! Can't go wrong with CPMC!

i desagree, this is awful, the 1955 version is the best... this version is ordinary, not so elegant.. no, no... i dont like this at all.... no for this Chanel.... the 1955 version is the best... elegance in a bottle... this no...

Mmmm.. This is elegance and class! Right up there with Nicolai New York and Creed Tabarome. Not for kids. Elegant/stylish outfit is necessary! This is better than the 1955 original.

anyway class of itself!! opens unexpectedly on different persons...nice fresh and spicy...mostly IMO for evening wear..and something always always reminds me-it has class...maybe the CLASS is what CHANEL is giving to our lives...no matter what fragrance is from THEM!!!...important only one thing that we get CLASS,LEVEL whatever you call it...again and again...that little missing thing in our lives!!!...get class!!!!

Let me start off by telling you how much I adore the original Pour Monsieur!So I was walking to the store and thought to my self, ah i want to buy something nice for myself.
Then i decided i wanted to buy me a bottle of pour monsieur!
I was walking by the shelves, picked up a bottle and walked alway..
I came home and spritzed some on. That's when it showed what i really got... I was like screaming YUCK! CONCENTRE!
Nobody really likes concentre, they make the packaging so similar you simply pick up the wrong one!
Especially when you are in a bit of a hurry.
I guess the facial impression I got when I spritzed it on my skin was quite hilarious though! haha.

I'm lost for words. At first I thought it was too lemon like but after 20 minutes I experienced something different. It's brilliant and it takes me to other places while I'm here.

The only Chanel I don't like is this one. Overly lemony. It's like lemon pledge on my skin. But maybe it's just me.

Be ware: it is not a stronger version of Chanel pour Monsieur; it is, however, a different scent. Still, they share some of the top notes, IMO, those revealing what in the original version of the fragrance can be described as ground for its traditonal character. Mid and base notes depart clearly from the former, and here is where it smells very much alike to Tiffany, a particular interpretarion of what woodiness is.

Both are very original, and as I said in the review I wrote for Tiffany, of the type difficult to find nowadays.

Wow what a scent!
It is absolutely masculine.
Kinda old school style yet so modern.
It has a very warm and alluring sweetness comes from cardamom, nutmeg, oakmoss, vetiver and vanilla combination. Hard 2explain, try and c what is warm sweetness I mean here.

It is not so similar to the original one, only the top and a little bit the mid has some similarities.
Original dries down into a more vetiver base, but this dries down into a sweety yummy vanillic lavendar woody base. Lavender is very dominant, exists from start to end.
IMO more sexy and stronger.
I love it.
Definetely for gentlemen.

Edit:
This perfume rules; tried and approved, no woman can resists!
Lasts forever on your clothes.

Today my chanel PM concentree arrived in the mail. A collector in Austria sold me a full & sealed bottle of this very hard to get scent from Chanel.
I'm allready hooked on my 1955 Chanel PM and was looking forward to receive this 1989 masterpiece from The Nose Mr.Jacques Polge.

PM concentree starts very strong. I put just a little bit it on in my office and my secretaries came in, sniffing up the delicious scent:
"Hmmmmm, that's nice, lavender and very, very classy....I like it...hmmmmmmmmmm......"
"Wow, thats great, do they have that also for women ?"
"Were can i buy that stuff you're wearing ? You smell a hell of a lot nicer than my boyfriend :-)"

After the strong opening it settles to a elegant vanilla. Not too sweet and yes, it's masculine. This is potent stuff. Only 2 sprays staid on me (and my office) the whole day.
As I said, it's hard to get nowadays and I cherish my bottle.....and keep it a secret....
If you find one: don't buy !.
Let it rest and stay for me to buy, please....:-)

Chanel PM concentree, from the French masters of scent: definitly a topper !

Another masterpiece from Chanel!bought it yesterday as a replacement.The firm base notes is likeable by most males.The presence of Opoponax adds to the sophistication with Lavender & nutmeg.Overall a fragrance worth the buck.

Chanel Pour Monsieur Concentreé was one of the first scents that got me interested in fragrance. It was a gift from my girlfriend, and before she came into my life (along with Thierry Mugler’s Angel), my scent experience was limited to fresh and aquatic or bland and generic men’s scents (I won’t name names...). CPMC showed me that you can smell intriguing, different, and still smell distinctly refined and masculine. This is a classy, and classic scent, with a bit of a modern edge. It opens with lavender, a classic masculine floral note, and a sweet and sour, though not sharp, citrus blend, courtesy of a mix of mandarin and petitgrain oil. The mandarin orange note is very distinct, thick, almost syrupy, and serves to set the opening apart from the typical lemon citrus top note. Cardamom and nutmeg add some peppery spice and warmth to the scent, which is intensified by the strong vanillic sweetness of the drydown. That sweetness is tempered with a sort of smoky, woody incense, thanks to the opoponax and oakmoss. This fragrance is excellent, top to bottom, but the creamy, soft and sweet-but-not-too-sweet, drydown is exquisite. Elegant, refined, and simply beautiful, this scent is most definitely a work of art.

Great masculine scent for everday wear.
Cheers on this one.

I was trying to decide today between wearing something light or moderately intense. I ended up noticing this bottle in my collection, so I chose this one. This is one fragrance I have replenished in my collections several times. This fragrance reminds me of sassafras (root beer). It could be the combination of Opoponax (a sweet myrrh smell) & Vanilla. I forgot how much I enjoy wearing this scent.

It is long wearing but not overpowering. I would describe this as a sweet masculine scent.