Platinum Égoïste 1993 Eau de Toilette

Ranked 64 in Men's Perfume
8.1 / 10 1633 Ratings
A popular perfume by Chanel for men, released in 1993. The scent is fresh-spicy. It is still in production.
Pronunciation

Main accords

Fresh
Spicy
Green
Woody
Fougère

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
LavenderLavender NeroliNeroli PetitgrainPetitgrain RosemaryRosemary
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Clary sageClary sage GeraniumGeranium GalbanumGalbanum JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes
CedarCedar OakmossOakmoss VetiverVetiver AmberAmber SandalwoodSandalwood

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.11633 Ratings
Longevity
7.51394 Ratings
Sillage
7.11386 Ratings
Bottle
7.41364 Ratings
Value for money
7.5862 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 07/27/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
Platinum Égoïste (Lotion Après Rasage) by Chanel
Platinum Égoïste Lotion Après Rasage
Legesi Men (Eau de Parfum) by Armaf
Legesi Men Eau de Parfum
Afán by Mercadona
Afán
Pure Black by Sergio Tacchini
Pure Black
Fierce (Cologne) by Abercrombie & Fitch
Fierce Cologne
At the Barber's by Maison Margiela
At the Barber's

Reviews

60 in-depth fragrance descriptions
8
Pricing
6
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
Smirky

450 Reviews
Smirky
Smirky
Very helpful Review 9  
Classic Fragrance for the Modern Gentleman
After a very negative experience with Egoiste yesterday, today am VERY positive with Platinum Egoiste. Really masculine class act with this one. Fresh and clean fragrance that strikes me as very versatile - could be used year round, and appropriate either for dressing up or casual. Old school type scent yet modern at the same time. And, of course, Chanel quality.

Longevity is about 7 to 8 hours with moderate sillage for a couple of hours.

While Egoiste struck me as way too floral to be appealing to me, Egoiste Platinum, despite all the top and heart floral notes, is more of a green/herbal type of scent with the eventual woody base notes. The woody base dominates toward the tail end of its longevity, when it's down to a skin scent. Mr. Polge really put this one together well. Can highly recommend.
2 Comments
9
Pricing
10
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
10
Scent
Vtboyarc

8 Reviews
Vtboyarc
Vtboyarc
Very helpful Review 9  
Great signature scent
First, the review below mine is mistaking this for Egoiste, which is an entirely different fragrance than Platinum Egoiste.

This is a fresh, aromatic fougere. It took me time and experience to know, this is how I want to smell.

Not dated, but different - you won’t smell like everyone else, no Sauvage or Blue type of scent detected.
It smells classy, refined, elegant, clean. It says about the wearer, “I’m well put together”. This is versatile for any occasion and season. Love it!
0 Comments
10
Pricing
10
Bottle
9
Sillage
9
Longevity
10
Scent
ShapsBerg

4 Reviews
ShapsBerg
ShapsBerg
Helpful Review 8  
The scent of a reliable man
This fragrance is and always will be firmly etched into my olfactory memory. My father has been using this fragrance my whole life, and he still renounces any futile naive attempt made by my mother, me or any friend or family to introduce him to a new scent.

Some may say this stubbornness is annoying, but I commend it... For this proves to me two undoubtedly obvious things:

1. This fragrance is as reliable as it can get, it has accompanied my father through the best and the worst of times, through weddings, funerals, long work-days and joy-filled weekends. It has been there, accompanying this man on his journey through life. It has given him the comfort and self esteem when he had to take risks or make tough decisions, but it has also given him the edge to be a fun-loving playful father that he is to me.

2. This is how a man that embodies everything my father is to me smells like, and I would not wish my dad to smell any other way than this.

Platinum Egoiste has been the sole fragrance that sparked my interest in perfumery, it is a scent that symbolises everything a reliable, well-put together, well-mannered, elegant, sophisticated and, nonetheless, loving masculine figure is supposed to be like.

I have always had a mental image of myself as that kind of man, because that´s the man my dad is for me and my family. When I spray Platinum Egoiste, I feel like I am that man. I feel sure of my abilities, I feel sure that I can handle everything that comes my way, and I feel like my dad is there to give me advice if that is needed.

Platinum Egoiste, according to my beautiful girlfriend, smells like someone you can trust, the man that will hug you and tell you that everything is going to be ok, and that is exactly the man I want to be.
0 Comments
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
7
Scent
Missk

1357 Reviews
Missk
Missk
Very helpful Review 5  
Something Chanel can proud of
Egoiste Platinum is one of those fragrances where you have to wait it out in order to understand its brilliance and appeal.

When I first sprayed it, I thought it was yet another sharp citrusy scent combined with lavender, but the more it developed the more amazing it became. I'm almost to the point where I would call this fragrance a major turn-on.

It's refreshing, a little spicy, slightly dry, clean and edgy. It's everything I enjoy in a masculine Summer scent, however due to this fragrance being so versatile, I'd say wear it all year round.

In the heart, I find this fragrance quite zesty, almost like a rich, pulpy orange with a sexy and heady geranium note. This fragrance is actually quite distinctive and unique despite it being so popular.

Egoiste Platinum reeks confidence, charm and comfort. I like the way guest_pippi (Fragrantica member) put it, I too could 'eat a man' wearing this. The drydown is a spectacular blend of woods and aromatic herbs.

The longevity and sillage are equally fabulous, everything that I'd expect from Chanel. It was a pity that the store in which I tested this fragrance didn't have the original Egoiste too, which I've been longing to try since discovering Egoiste Platinum.
0 Comments
Platinum1

59 Reviews
Platinum1
Platinum1
Very helpful Review 5  
CPE ~ Polge Masterpiece!
To me this is the "Quintessential Men's Fragrance!" Everything from the strong tasteful name itself to the simple elegance of the bottle design. And what's inside is pure class in glass with it's very fresh and floral notes. Grouped as a Woody Floral Musk to my nose this is better labeled as an Aromatic Fougere. Mr. Polge definitely found his western target market with his revised Egoiste formula from Chanel. After all it is still routinely recommended and reviewed even now twenty years later as one of the most versatile all season Signature scent's a man can reach for. In today's world of endless aquatics and candy sweet gourmand's CPE is still the strong fresh and clean fighting man left standing!
Scent ~ 10
Sillage ~ 8
Longevity ~ 8
0 Comments
More reviews

Statements

35 short views on the fragrance
WusubiWusubi 2 months ago
8
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
9.5
Scent
A fresh, soapy mix of conifer and lavender.
There’s a metallic, slightly bitter undertone.
Classic Chanel base of dry, musky, smooth woods.
0 Comments
BertolucciKBertolucciK 5 years ago
7
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
Some fresh flowers with a metallic touch. Little bit of green. It is smooth and has a calming mood. Elegant and discreet. Signature scent.
0 Comments
ElCid02ElCid02 2 years ago
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9.5
Scent
My mom got me this for graduation in ‘98. Thank God she did. This is a 90s take on barbershop fougere with a metallic feel. Rotation staple.
0 Comments
Nqobie0303Nqobie0303 2 years ago
8
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
9.5
Scent
Growing up in the 90's, I convinced myself that this is what elegance smelled like. It's 2024, and I still think so.
0 Comments
ElysiumElysium 5 years ago
10
Scent
Less powerful and less clear-cut than Égoïste, but brilliant. A fern-green eau de toilette. An energetic accord of fresh and aromatic notes.
0 Comments
AymzzzAymzzz 2 years ago
The embodiment of « men’s fragrance »
Smells classy and fresh. Highly recommended to smell for men.
0 Comments
MaksyMaksy 1 year ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9.5
Scent
Quintessentially masculine, timeless, virile, and outspoken. For the man that knows what he wants and knows how to get it.
0 Comments
LuchovzlaLuchovzla 2 years ago
9
Bottle
8
Sillage
9
Longevity
10
Scent
Green, herbal, metallic, uplifting, soapy, with some bitterness to it. How my dad used to smell, and how I wish to be perceived.
0 Comments
ChicoRoch1ChicoRoch1 3 years ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
Easily one of Chanel's best Masculine creations.
0 Comments
OshirikazeOshirikaze 11 months ago
5
Sillage
6
Longevity
4
Scent
Sour; herbs watered with rubbing alcohol; stomach-turning; headache.
0 Comments
More statements

Charts

This is how the community classifies the fragrance.
Pie Chart Radar Chart

Images

59 fragrance photos of the community
More images

Popular by Chanel

Bleu de Chanel (Eau de Parfum) by Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême by Chanel Allure Homme Édition Blanche (Eau de Parfum) by Chanel Bleu de Chanel Parfum by Chanel Égoïste (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel Allure Homme Sport (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel Bleu de Chanel (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel Coromandel (Eau de Parfum) by Chanel Antaeus (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel Coco Mademoiselle (Eau de Parfum) by Chanel Coco (Eau de Parfum) by Chanel Allure Homme (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel Coromandel (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel Pour Monsieur (Eau de Toilette) / A Gentleman's Cologne / For Men by Chanel Le Lion de Chanel by Chanel Coco Mademoiselle (Eau de Parfum Intense) by Chanel N°5 Eau Première by Chanel Chance Eau Tendre (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel Allure Homme Édition Blanche (Eau de Toilette Concentrée) by Chanel N°5 (Parfum) by Chanel