Since the time immemorial perfumes have always played a significant part in cloaking pungent odor and in making a person feel relaxed and confident. France has a very rich history to make world famous and the largest manufacturer of perfume. A tiny town namely Grasse is called ‘the perfume capital of the world’ for wide array of perfumeries and producing the famous perfume brands in France. Chanel No 5 is among the best.
Chanel No 5 is probably the most famous perfume ever made and is also the top most selling perfume in the world.
Ernest Beaux created this mythical perfume in 1921, but the product was marketed by Coco Chanel. Coco requested Ernest Beaux to make perfume for her and later as her name the perfume was named Chanel No 5.
Coco Chanel desired to make a perfume which is unique in fragrance and she proudly said that since all the perfumes back then were floral and pretty she wanted something radically different. she wanted a totally unusual scent for women who love to wear perfume and very sensitive about their personality.
Coco’s contention was that when a beautiful object is contrasted with an ugly object, the former appears even more magnificent and thus an artificial fragrance complements a woman’s natural beauty in a manner that is much more evident.
Unlike the ones made from natural components, this fragrance is long lasting, thanks to it being aldehyde based. Coco has a string logic behind a scent based on aldehyde. when a beautiful object is contrasted with an ugly object, the former appears even more magnificent and thus an artificial perfume complements a woman’s natural beauty in a manner that is much more evident. It is delicate, feminine and everything that a woman could ask for in a perfume.
There are varities of notes of Chanel No5. Besides aldehyde lemon, neroli and bergamot are the other top notes. While the middle notes include Jasmine, Rose, Lily of the valley and Orris the base note consists of Vetiver, Sandal, Vanilla and Amber.
Chanel No 5 contains about 130 components, but the exact mix is an ever secret. When you wear this scent, it is Neroli that first catches your attention and at the time of the dry down the full texture of Vetiver comes through in a beautiful manner.
Chanel No 5 square and sleek shape bottle is also represents a gentle elegance. A flawless combination. This bottle was designed by Sem and made by Brosse. It has come to exemplify the simplicity that reflects Chanel’s belief in understated elegance.
Marlyn Monroe was a great fan of Chanel No 5. She famously said that she goes to bed with just 2 drops of Chanel No 5. It is believed that a bottle is sold every 30 seconds.
Though Chanel No 5 charges high cost. Despite high cost every beauty conscious woman has penchant for posessing a bottle of Chanel No 5. Its long standing reputation is increasing day by day.