Chanel No5: The history of the iconic perfume

Chanel No5: The history of the iconic perfume

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100 Years Of Chanel No. 5 - Anniversary Of An Icon

In <em>Scent And Subversion</em>, Barbara Herman explains how, at the turn of the 20th century, most perfumes were still just one note, floral. Then along came a fragrance that changed everything. "With Chanel No. 5," Herman says, "Coco Chanel said, 'A woman needs to smell like a woman, and not a rose.'"

Perfume's Scents Of Subversion? Sweat, Musk And Patchouli

What it takes to create something so timeless like Chanel No. 5? Is it marketing, or is the ingenuity of the perfumer what has kept this perfume on the top of the most expensive luxury goods for 95 years?

The Story Behind The Most Expensive Chanel No. 5 - High Style Life

Chanel No.5, the world’s best-selling fragrance, is 100 this year. Rachel Marie Walsh thinks it’s never looked better.

Scent of a woman: the lingering legacy of Chanel's No. 5 perfume

The lion was Gabrielle Chanel's birth sign and her spirit animal – and the new inspiration for Chanel's latest perfume, Le Lion de Chanel.

6 Things To Know About Chanel's Newest Perfume, Le Lion de Chanel

Chanel No 5: The Story Behind the Icon

Mary J. Blige Performs at Chanel No. 5 Party