Chanel · 1986
Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Eau de Parfum
powdery white-floral perfume over soapy sandalwood
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Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum by Chanel is a Floral Aldehyde fragrance for women. Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum was launched in 1986. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Polge. Top notes are Aldehydes, Ylang-Ylang, Neroli, Bergamot and Peach; middle notes are Iris, Jasmine, Rose and Lily-of-the-Valley; base notes are Sandalwood, Oakmoss, Vanilla, Patchouli and Vetiver. The Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum was created by Jacques Polges in 1986 as another interpretation of the iconic original fragrance introduced by Coco Chanel and created by Ernest Beaux in 1921. Top notes include neroli, ylang-ylang, peach, bergamot and aldehydes. Middle notes include fresh jasmine, lily of the valley, iris and may rose. Base notes capture deep blend of Mysore sandalwood, vetiver, moss, patchouli and Bourbon vanilla. Carole Bouquet became the face of the fragrance.
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Chanel released No 5 in 1921 and has maintained one of the most disciplined fragrance catalogues in luxury ever since; Scendira currently stocks 40 of the 281 Chanel fragrances catalogued. Prices run $13 to $334. The catalogue splits into three: the classic feminine icons (No 5, Coco, Coco Mademoiselle, Chance), the masculine line (Bleu de Chanel, Allure Homme, Antaeus), and Les Exclusifs de Chanel, the house's higher-concentration niche tier (Coromandel, Sycomore, Beige, 1957). Top five by rating in stock right now: Allure Homme Edition Blanche EDP (lemon-bergamot-sandalwood, 2014), Allure Homme Edition Blanche (2008), Les Exclusifs Coromandel (amber-chocolate-incense), Allure Homme Sport Cologne (2007), and Coco EDT (1984 floral amber). If you want one place to start: Bleu (masculine) or Coco Mademoiselle (feminine).
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