Chanel No. 5, fragrance

Chanel No. 5 - parfum for women

Chanel N°5 by Chanel - "The now and forever fragrance. The ultimate in femininity. An elegant, luxurious spray." --chanel.com

Perfume House	Chanel
Introduced	1921
Tagline	The now and forever fragrances.
Scent Classification	Floral
Perfumer	Ernest Beaux
Fragrance Notes	Aldehydes, Bergamot, Lemon, Ylang Ylang (top); Jasmine, Rose, Muguet, Iris (heart); Vetiver, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Amber, Patchouli (base)
Package Designer	Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Print/TV Campaign	Nicole Kidman (actress, to 2009; director: Baz Luhrman); Audrey Tautou (actress, 2009-)
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Available Products	Chanel N° 5 Parfum 0.25oz ($95), 0.5oz ($160), 1oz ($260) Chanel N° 5 Eau de Parfum 1.2oz ($61.50), 1.7oz ($80), 3.4oz ($115) Chanel N° 5 Eau Premiere 1.35 ($64), 2.5oz ($88), 5oz ($125) Chanel N° 5 Eau de Toilette 1.2oz ($50), 1.7oz ($65), 3.4oz ($90) Chanel N° 5 Les Grands Extraits 7.5oz ($1700), 30oz ($3200) Chanel N° 5 Sensual Elixir 1.7oz ($65) Chanel N° 5 Body Lotion 6.8oz ($47.50) Chanel N° 5 Bath Gel 6.8oz ($47.50) Chanel N° 5 Velvet Body Cream 5.3oz ($80) Chanel N° 5 After Bath Powder 5oz ($60) Chanel N° 5 Bath Soap 5.3oz ($23.50)

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advertising campaign

Audrey Tautou - Chanel No. 5 Perfume Chanel - Audrey Tautou, Oct 2010

Chanel No 5, Eau de Parfum - Chanel Chanel - Allure, Mar 2011	Chanel No 5, Eau de Parfum - Chanel Chanel - Audrey Tautou, 2010
Chanel No 5, Eau de Parfum - Chanel Chanel - Nicole Kidman, 2006	Chanel No.5 Perfume Chanel - Allure, Oct 2011 (read more)

perfume editorials

Floral - In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, almost all perfumes were florals. Like real flowers, there's a huge range, and they're prone to intermarrying with other families, which is why you'll hear about "floral greens" and "florientals." Chanel No. 5: Perfumers might quibble that this is not a true floral, since it incorporates the synthetic compounds known as aldehydes, but this icon is redolent of roses and jasmine.
(Van Gelder, Lindsy. "All in the Family." Allure Oct. 2011: 263)

The Classic Perfume - To build mystique for Chanel No. 5 Chanel would give the fragrance to notable women, then claim she didn't have any more - increasing the demand for it. --Four new fall books revisit the glamorous life of Coco Chanel, the designer who brought knits and pearls to the wish list of women everywhere. The Books: Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life, by Lisa Chaney; Sleeping With the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War, by Hal Vaughan; Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style, by Jerome Gautier; Intimate Chanel, by Isabelle Fiemeyer and Gabrielle Palasse-Labrunie.
("Dos, Don'ts, News and Views." Glamour Sept. 2011: 104.)

Sexy Scents to Spice up your Scent Life - Sexy Classics: "Classic fragrances are powerful because they're made to be recognized and to last all day," says Malle. These four were each the first of a kind, and they all exude warmth and sensuality -- but it very different ways. [Perfumer Frederic] Malle explains... Chanel No. 5 (1921): "This was the first floral fragrance to use a huge dosage of aldehydes -- molecules found in citrus notes that provide long-lasting freshness. It has thickness and sexiness in its base, from musk, vanilla, and coumarin, but the light flowers and aldehydes on top dilute the scent's oriental nature. It creates sex appeal without shouting" (chanel.com).
(Edgar, Jolene. "Sexy Scents." Allure Dec. 2010.)

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