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For a very long time, I couldn't stand it when Douglas put the sample of the latest version of the oh-so-famous and still best-selling Chanel No. 5 in with the purchase. The scent reminded me of grannies, toilet spray, cat urine and rusty jewellery all at the same time. Was there nothing better on the market back in the day? Did people have no taste? Did it become famous because of a ridiculously high price and subsequent hype, and is therefore bought by image-obsessed people with no sense of smell? These are all questions that came up in me every time I heard about Chanel.
After a year of Corona boredom in home-studying, I started bidding like crazy on eBay for old perfume miniatures I heard about from Russian and American perfume YouTube channels. A little world history in cute little bottles for a few euros delivered straight to your door. Meanwhile, I've become a bit of a shopping addict with all the auctioneering, but that's another story.
Anyway, because it cost just a few Euros and can't be missing from a vintage collection, I acquired a nice old looking half-full bottle of the eau de parfum version. Before I put minis in my little antique glass case, I always try a drop first. "Well, good" I think to myself and put a drop on the back of my hand.
"Gold" is the first thing that comes to mind. The old metal, what I mainly heard before, is here just a tiny layer, which is just present in vintage jewelry. What I remember as stinging is here merely a shining. The gold reflects the sun's rays. And what I never noticed before is the warmth. Golden, pleasant warmth. Like a room lit by a fireplace.
Is the scent different? Am I different? I dig out the tester of the newer eau de toilette version from Douglas and spray my other hand with it. The answer is: both. The old EdP version is indeed warmer and less pungent than the EdT version. But meanwhile, the EdT version is also more multi-faceted for me.
Verdict: No.5 actually doesn't seem that bad in the EdP version (or at least the older EdP version). Warm, soapy, elegant vintage gold. I might even get it someday when I'm over 40 - if it won't be reformulated for the worse. However, experience with vintage fragrances seems necessary to perceive it in its fullness. Going straight from current fruitchoulis and sugar bombs to No. 5 would be too crass.
After a year of Corona boredom in home-studying, I started bidding like crazy on eBay for old perfume miniatures I heard about from Russian and American perfume YouTube channels. A little world history in cute little bottles for a few euros delivered straight to your door. Meanwhile, I've become a bit of a shopping addict with all the auctioneering, but that's another story.
Anyway, because it cost just a few Euros and can't be missing from a vintage collection, I acquired a nice old looking half-full bottle of the eau de parfum version. Before I put minis in my little antique glass case, I always try a drop first. "Well, good" I think to myself and put a drop on the back of my hand.
"Gold" is the first thing that comes to mind. The old metal, what I mainly heard before, is here just a tiny layer, which is just present in vintage jewelry. What I remember as stinging is here merely a shining. The gold reflects the sun's rays. And what I never noticed before is the warmth. Golden, pleasant warmth. Like a room lit by a fireplace.
Is the scent different? Am I different? I dig out the tester of the newer eau de toilette version from Douglas and spray my other hand with it. The answer is: both. The old EdP version is indeed warmer and less pungent than the EdT version. But meanwhile, the EdT version is also more multi-faceted for me.
Verdict: No.5 actually doesn't seem that bad in the EdP version (or at least the older EdP version). Warm, soapy, elegant vintage gold. I might even get it someday when I'm over 40 - if it won't be reformulated for the worse. However, experience with vintage fragrances seems necessary to perceive it in its fullness. Going straight from current fruitchoulis and sugar bombs to No. 5 would be too crass.
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