# Antaeus

**Brand:** Chanel · **Perfumer:** Jacques Polge · **Year:** 1981
**Rating:** 4.8 / 5 (6 ratings) · **Popularity:** #446

## Notes
**Top:** Bergamote, Sauge sclarée, Coriandre, Citron, Chaux, Myrrhe
**Heart:** Basilic, Jasmin, Rose, Thym
**Base:** Castoreum, Labdanum, Mousse de chêne, Patchouli

## About Chanel
Chanel est une marque de parfum emblématique, synonyme d'élégance et de sophistication. Fondée par Coco Chanel en 1921, elle a révolutionné l'industrie du parfum avec ses senteurs intemporelles comme Chanel No. 5, mélangeant des notes luxueuses qui évoquent le style et la féminité, incarnant la modernité et la grâce.

## Top reviews
- ★5/5 — "Well it takes a big man to admit he was wrong...and I'm a big man so yeah...I was wrong. Don't know if my original review has disappeared because it got thumbs downed so hard or I used foul abusive language because I was so appalled by the animistic stink of this fragrance. Anyway...My mind has changed somewhat having tried this again a couple of times and really gained a new found respect for Cha…"
- ★5/5 — Spring, Summer — Casual, Office — "My thoughts are off a bottle from the mid-90's but I imagine this could apply to versions from the 80's-2020 or so, and simply put they are that this is beautiful men's perfume.  On my skin I get the herbs and myrrh that opens up in to a rose that is not to floral and then the castoreum hits and I can't get enough of it.  It is just what an elegant man should smell like with a hint of rouge or reb…"
- ★5/5 — Spring, Summer — Casual, Office — "Masterpiece in my opinion!😍"
- ★5/5 — "Released in 1981

Classified as a Woody Chypre

Nose behind this scent is of course the legendary Chanel in-house perfumer Jacques Polge, who's been behind numerous classics from this house over the past few decades.

Antaeus is the name of ancient Greek demigod. Strong, like a god, and gentle as a man, Antaeus belongs to those perfumes of expressed individuality and strong character which emphasi…"

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