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Chanel N°5
The classic among women’s fragrances: powdery floral with an aldehydic opening. A scent with poise, more elegant than playful.
- Brand
- Chanel
- Audience
- Women
- Fragrance family
- Floral aldehydic
- Main accords
- Aldehydes, Flowers, Vanilla, Woods
- Occasion
- Evening, Special occasions, Office
- Season
- Spring, Autumn, Winter
- Longevity
- Long
- Price range
- €€€ (Editorial classification, not live prices)
- Released
- 1921
N°5 was launched in 1921. Coco Chanel commissioned the perfumer Ernest Beaux. A hallmark of the composition is the use of aldehydes, which give the scent its powdery-fresh structure.
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