Famous Chanel No5 is a symbol of good taste and is currently one of the best selling perfumes in the world. Coco Chanel asked the perfume designer Ernest Beaux to create a perfume ' which smells like a woman'. Chanel No5 is a very complex fragrance which does not allow any of the fragrant

Famous Chanel No5 is a symbol of good taste and is currently one of the best selling perfumes in the world. Coco Chanel asked the perfume designer Ernest Beaux to create a perfume ' which smells like a woman'. Chanel No5 is a very complex fragrance which does not allow any of the fragrant components to be isolated out of the composition, what was exactly a request of the great Chanel – the perfume should not smell like a rose, or a lily of the valley, but as a composition.The perfume became famous thanks to many celebrities who wore it, among which Marilyn Monroe. Chanel No5 is often connected to her name because during an interview in 1954 she said that in bed she wore only ‘some drops of Chanel No5'. That statement became a superb advertising slogan and a reason for millions of women around the world to choose this perfume. The current Chanel No5 face is Nicole Kidman.Ernest Beaux created two series of perfume samples numbered 1-5 and 20-24 and asked Coco Chanel to choose one of them. Madame Chanel chose the sample no. 5 and thus the perfume got its name. Superstitious, Chanel presented her new perfume on the fifth day of the fifth month of 1921.Working on creation of this perfume, Ernest Beaux created and for the first time used the synthetic component – aldehydes. In his formula the aldehydes are accompanied by fragrances of rose and jasmine. The fragrance of aldehydes is pure and fresh, reminds of the odor of clean linen just brought in the house form the fresh frosty air. It is said that the famous creator drew his inspiration for creation of this fragrance from one of his visits to the Arctic Circle and the smell of water in midnight. The unique smell of frozen lakes and rivers fascinated him so much that he decided to replicate it in his creation.Chanel No5 is the first perfume in the floral-aldehyde group and the first by the quantity of aldehydes in its composition (another legend says that the Ernest Beaux's assistant overdosed the aldehydes in the composition by mistake). The top notes are composed of aldehydes, bergamot, lemon, neroli and ylang-ylang, the heart of jasmine, rose, lily of the valley and iris, while the base is created of vetiver, sandalwood, vanilla, amber and patchouli.The first Chanel No5 was captured in a simple rectangular bottle with the top which resembled Place Vendome in Paris. The first bottle was designed by Chanel herself and represents her classical principle – the less is more.Product Features:

• Gender: Women
• Fragrance Type: Eau de Parfum
• Fragrance Family: Floral Aldehyde
• Size: 100 ml
• Year Introduced: 1921

Fragrance Notes:

• Top Notes: Aldehydes Neroli Ylang-Ylang Bergamot Lemon
• Middle Notes: iris Orris Root Jasmine Lily-of-the-Valley Rose
• Base Notes: Amber Sandalwood Patchouli Musk Civet Vanilla Oakmoss Vetiver