Chanel · 1924
Chanel No 5 Eau de Toilette - Vintage EDT
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
woody
grounded
cool powdery florals, aldehydes, soft sandalwood
Scent Notes
Woody
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About This Perfume
Chanel No 5 Eau de Toilette - Vintage comes across as cool powdery florals, aldehydes, soft sandalwood. It opens with aldehydes, moves into ylang-ylang, jasmine and rose and settles on sandalwood and vetiver.
This eau de toilette works across all four seasons and is easy to wear day or night. Reach for it for casual days. Released in 1924.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and grounded for casual days.
- Sample first if: woody is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike aldehydic fragrances.
Around $175.
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Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
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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FAQ
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It smells like cool powdery florals, aldehydes, soft sandalwood. It opens with aldehydes, moves into ylang-ylang, jasmine and rose and settles on sandalwood and vetiver.
It works across all four seasons. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days.
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