Chanel is a house of Haute Couture, fragrance and accessories, founded by Gabrielle Chanel (1883-1971). Known as Coco, or Mademoiselle, she created the House of Chanel in the 1910s and launched her first perfume in 1921, an aldehyde christened N°5. Like Chanel’s fashions, N° 5, a global classic, pairs timeless elegance and minimalism. A recognizable style that can still be seen in Chanel’s collections, which have been signed Karl Lagerfeld since 1983. Other olfactory successes have followed N° 5: Pour Monsieur, N°19 and Coco, and more recently, Allure, Allure pour Homme and Coco Mademoiselle. Also present in cosmetics, in 2007 the house launched ‘Les Exclusifs CHANEL’, a collection of rare fragrances with an exclusive distribution.
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Jersey’s aromatic and relatively gentle opening is based on lavender, the fragrance’s key note. Hard to categorize, in addition to lavender, this perfume also reveals floral notes and a more orie... Read On
This green-hued musky-powdery floral scent opens with a blend of neroli and mandarin orange. In the heart, iris pallida is paired with jasmine absolute. The trail offers ‘the most sophisticated a... Read On
Like N°5, N°22 is an aldehyde floral. The fragrance reveals a flight of aldehydes that ‘softens the headier bouquet of white flowers: jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang and rose.’ The trail reveals v... Read On
The fragrance unveils green notes, ‘like leaves swollen with dew,’ as well as ‘the softness of sweet fruit and white petals.’ The scent’s vanilla-inflected trail exhales a touch of mimosa, too. P... Read On
This cologne, with its ‘lightly floral airs,’ is constructed around airy notes of neroli. The fragrance also unveils the tart freshness of mandarin orange and bergamot. Perfumer: Jacques Polge. Read On
The fragrance reveals ‘fruity zests of mandarin orange and bergamot’ underscored by a bouquet of ‘eternal flowers: rose, jasmine and ylang-ylang.’ ‘Dark, animalic balm scents,’ are paired in the... Read On
The fragrance, with its oriental tonality, is, ‘a lush composition of frankincense, benzoin and patchouli.’ Coromandel also reveals a trail of ambry notes. Perfumer: Jacques Polge. Read On
A woodsy scent over an oriental base, Bois des Iles reveals waves of sandalwood, vanilla, vetiver and a tonka bean with lightly gourmand notes, such as a cross between bitter almond and gingerbre... Read On
The fragrance unveils ‘dreamy smells from the garrigue (windswept Provençal hilltops redolent of wild herbs) and of fresh leather,’ paired with aromatic notes of thyme, rosemary and basil. Bel Re... Read On
‘This marvelous skin scent,’ over a chypre base reveals touches of black pepper. More floral scents melt into a ‘powdery-iris trail.’ Perfumer: Jacques Polge. Read On