Egoiste
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Egoiste(1990)

Chanel · Jacques Polge · Woody

At a glance

Created by Jacques Polge for Chanel, Egoiste opens on coriander and bergamot, moves through a heart of sandalwood, rose, and carnation, and closes on vanilla, amber, and sandalwood. Its provocative name and famously theatrical black-and-white advertising, featuring rows of shutters opening as women call out for a single man, made it one of the most talked-about masculine fragrance campaigns of its era, and its dense, spiced woody-floral structure remains distinctive among Chanel's more restrained men's offerings.

Did you know? This scent's rose note has a real space connection — a rose flown to orbit in 1998 came back smelling different than it did on Earth. Read the full story →
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Brand
Chanel
Launched
1990
Family
Woody

Egoiste is a fragrance from Chanel, released in 1990 and composed by Jacques Polge. It sits in the Woody family. It opens with Coriander and Bergamot, moves into a heart of Sandalwood, Rose, and Carnation, and settles into a base of Vanilla, Amber, and Sandalwood.

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Top notes
CorianderBergamot
Heart notes
SandalwoodRoseCarnation
Base notes
VanillaAmberSandalwood
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16