Chance
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Chance(2002)

Chanel · Jacques Polge · Floral

At a glance

Created by Jacques Polge for Chanel, Chance opens on pink pepper, pineapple, and lemon, moves through a heart of jasmine, hyacinth, and iris, and closes on patchouli, amber, musk, and vetiver. Its bright, spiced-fruity-floral structure offered a playful, spontaneous counterpart to Chanel's more classical catalog, and it became one of the house's most commercially significant fragrances of the 2000s, eventually spawning numerous flanker editions.

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Did you know? This scent's jasmine note owes its richness to indole — the same compound found, in larger amounts, in feces. Read the full story →
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Brand
Chanel
Launched
2002
Family
Floral

Chance is a fragrance from Chanel, released in 2002 and composed by Jacques Polge. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Pink Pepper, Pineapple, and Lemon, moves into a heart of Jasmine, Hyacinth, and Iris, and settles into a base of Patchouli, Amber, Musk, and Vetiver.

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Top notes
Pink PepperPineappleLemon
Heart notes
JasmineHyacinthIris
Base notes
PatchouliAmberMuskVetiver
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● reviewed · last checked 2026-09-10