Parfum Chanel No 5 Original
5 quickly became a best selling perfume chanel fought to regain control of her fragrance line and would do so for decades to come.
Parfum chanel no 5 original. In 1921 gabrielle chanel decided to create a fragrance unlike any other. Coco chanel revolutionised the way women smell with her fragrance chanel no 5 worn by marilyn monroe the perfume was created 90 years ago this month. At first the scent unfolds with a stunning surge of ylang ylang and neroli bitter orange tree blossom. It was the first of its kind ground breaking for beaux s innovative use of aldehydes or synthetic components which add layers of complexity making n 5 shockingly modern in an era of single note scents.
Eau de toilette 1952 henri robert while the original no 5 existed only as extrait de parfum ernest beaux rebalanced the formula for eau de cologne in the 1930s to derive a lighter fresher less expensive version. If you are only familiar with chanel no 5 in other versions discovering the parfum will be like finding a completely different fragrance. Realizing the true money making potential as chanel no. 5 was the first perfume launched by french couturier gabrielle coco chanel in 1921.
It is based off authentic notes from the original fragrance gcms data and my own additions mainly to add a few modern touches of great beauty. A floral aldehydic fragrance described by gabrielle chanel as a bouquet of abstract flowers whose formula requires no less than 80 ingredients. A woman s perfume with the scent of a woman to fulfill her request perfumer ernest beaux broke with the traditional codes of perfumery and presented her with an olfactory revolution. 1 before it and bouquet de catherine before that.
Top notes include neroli ylang ylang peach bergamot and aldehydes. What it is. The scent formula for the fragrance was compounded by french russian chemist and perfumer ernest beaux the design of its bottle has been an important part of the product s allure. 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.
To celebrate the fragrance s 100th anniversary in 2021. A daring fragrance an opulent abstract mysterious bouquet with no dominant notes.