31 Rue Cambon Chanel 2007 Eau de Toilette

31 Rue Cambon (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel

8.2 / 10 295 Ratings

A popular perfume by Chanel for women, released in 2007. The scent is chypreartig-floral. The production was apparently discontinued.
Pronunciation

Main accords

Chypre

Floral

Spicy

Green

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green notes

Bergamot

Black pepper

Heart Notes

Iris

Ylang-ylang Rose

Rose

Base Notes

Cistus

Patchouli

Perfumer

Jacques Polge

Ratings

Scent

8.2295 Ratings

Longevity

7.4215 Ratings

Sillage

6.5209 Ratings

Bottle

8.3198 Ratings

Value for money

6.227 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 04/23/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection Les Exclusifs de Chanel.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

31 Rue Cambon Eau de Parfum

1932 Eau de Toilette

Gris Dior / Gris Montaigne (Eau de Parfum) by Dior

Gris Dior Eau de Parfum

Profumo

1932 Eau de Parfum

Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/14/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Very helpful Review 9

Steal This Perfume

31 Rue Cambon does actually conjure the shape of a chypre. I appreciate the way it redefines the olfactory geometry that makes a chypre so compelling and I love the way it smells. There is a notable lack of bitterness without the oakmoss, but there is a dirtyness/skinness/nuttiness that melds with the buttery amber and just slides along from top through drydown.

Fruit? I actually don’t see it. More of an ambery woodiness infused with a classic Chanel approach to singing florals, all iris and aldehydes. 31 is effectively a floral oriental folded into the shape of a chypre. Light? Delicate? With its oriental DNA, I find 31 both emphatic and durable.

A fantastically successful stab at the contemporary chypre dilemma. I’m surprised it’s not more emulated.

03/31/2014

9
Scent

Sweetgrass
35 Reviews

Sweetgrass

Very helpful Review 6

The essence of chic, or the chypre that wasn't

I had read some reviews a while back describing this as one of the more "mature" Chanel perfumes, and like Dulcemio, I can recognize the classic touches in 31RC. I just fell in love instantly with it, even with all its kinda-dated sophistication and aldehydes (I'm sure they're there, but for some reason just not listed in the notes).

31RC lacks the oakmoss required of a true chypre, but Jacques Polge does a really good job in evoking the character of chypre even without it. Along with the oakmoss, it lacks the piercing sharpness, but it does pack a punch of its own -- for some reason, it just hits some receptors in my head really hard and make me love it even more for it. I thought I could never love a classic floral, but I do love this one, and 31 rue Cambon has definitely opened my nose to appreciate some other classic perfumes I thought I would hate.

This is definitely one of those perfumes you really have to test before buying, because I can see it is somewhat polarizing -- however for me, it is totally worth the full-bottle even at the Les Exclusifs prices. I am seriously considering going for the big flask.

04/21/2013

5
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 7
Scent

Miaw2
339 Reviews

Miaw2

Helpful Review 5

Great aldehydic patch!

Very different take on patchouli and iris surrounded by great florals.

Not easy to use, the opening is very aldehydic but the drydown is powedery and sweet.

Unisex for sure.

Sillage, lasting power and projection are average.

09/16/2012

aoe
24 Reviews

aoe

Helpful Review 5

Withered Flowers

When I visited the Chanel shop in the city they were fresh out of samples, so amongst testing a few other scents I sprayed my right wrist and a card with 31 Rue Cambon. Both seemed to lose any recognizable scent quickly.

Due to a sample request for 31 Rue Cambon I remembered I had obtained a sample from the sharing in July, so I tried it again. It does indeed have a fruity note besides the bergamot in the top notes, somewhat peachy - then it tastes of dead flowers. My untrained nose couldn't directly find patchouli but I suppose it just vanished below the flower bouquet. I won't deny that it has the morbidity of a Gothic festival and I don't particularly mind the cemetery smell but I'll have to think hard whether I want to perfume myself in that.

Interestingly about an hour in I got somewhat sour fruit punch wearing which I'd probably got thrown out of any Goth event. It reminds me of Burberry Weekend for Women and B de Boucheron where I'm hard-pressed to detect the patchouli as well. However the fruity notes vanish as quickly as they have come and leave the morbid bouquet that stays for many hours.

Maybe I just don't get the fragrance, but at least now I know the difference between rockrose oil and resin (labdanum) ;-)

03/24/2012

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Helpful Review 4

Dry, dusty books have never smelt so good

Before I fell head-over-heels in love with 31 Rue Cambon, the Chanel sales assistant likened this fragrance to the scent of old bookshops and museums. At first my response was, "who would want to smell like that?" Well, let me tell you, smelling like ancient manuscripts has never been so appealing.

The old, musty smell comes from the complex blend of dry, dusty woods, earthy patchouli and subtle, soapy iris. I cannot find a better way of describing this fragrance's beauty.

Perhaps a year ago, when I was mostly into florals and gourmands, I may have passed this fragrance by, however making a discovery of the whole Les Exclusifs range has opened up a whole new world of fragrances for me.

Thankfully, this fragrance works well with my chemistry, hence the reason why it made it to my wishlist. Every few seconds I manage to discover something new about this fragrance. One second it smells nutty the next it's smokey and woodsy. There's a touch of pepper in there too, maybe even incense, amber and spices.

I am hopelessly devoted to this fragrance, just like when I discovered Coromandel, it was instantaneous love. I don't admire 31 Rue Cambon because it's sexy (although it is in a nerdy librarian way), bold or feminine, I love it because it's like nothing I've ever experienced before.

Unlike most reviewers of this particular fragrance, I didn't have an issue with its longevity. It lasted perfectly well on my skin, it almost pained me to wash it off in the shower the next morning.

Mellow, soothing and dry, there is no doubt in my mind that this fragrance will be gracing my collection come next Winter.

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