I like the Fragrance allot but the price kills me every time. Is there another scent that has the same notes as Bleu with the price tag?
I've had a sample of Bleu and I'd never sort it in an aquatic drawer. More aromatic woody and with some flowers type of scent. Mostly woody I think.
The two colognes I listed (Cool Water, and Aspen) are not technically aquatics either; they are just mistakenly labeled as such They are actually aromatic fougeres. I was simply basing my thoughts off of the reviews at Basenotes. I have never actually smelled Bleu De Chanel.
The O.P. will have a lot more territory opened to him, if he is willing to explore fragrances that have a similar composition, rather than being an exact match to a specific scent.
Bleu is defined as an aquatic, and the reviewers over on basenotes.net seem to indicate that it is a rather generic smelling aquatic/ sporty scent. In other words there is little that sets it apart from the 100's of other aquatics on the market.
Kind of a long shot here, but give Calvin Klein's Obsession Night a try. My brother has Bleu de Chanel so I've tried it quite a few times and I own cK Obsession Night and they are vaguely similar in my opinion. Obsession Night is more fruity and "smooth" I guess (probably from the pear and suede), where BdC is a bit more complex and bright to my nose. Who knows, I may be completely off my rocker here. Both fragrances shouldn't be too hard to find at a local mall so give them a side by side and see how it turns out.
Maybe also give Bvlgari Blv a shot? I haven't sampled that one for a bit, though. I may also be crazy on this one.
Best of luck on your search!
I like the Fragrance allot but the price kills me every time. Is there another scent that has the same notes as Bleu with the price tag?