N°5 1921 Eau de Toilette

N°5 (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel
Bottle Design Jean Helleau
Top 96 in Women's Perfume
8.6 / 10 217 Ratings
N°5 (Eau de Toilette) is a popular perfume by Chanel for women and was released in 1921. The scent is floral-powdery. It is still available to purchase. Pronunciation
Goes well with For Her Fleur Musc (Eau de Parfum)

Main accords

Floral
Powdery
Woody
Chypre
Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes BergamotBergamot LemonLemon NeroliNeroli
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Grasse jasmineGrasse jasmine IrisIris Lily of the valleyLily of the valley May roseMay rose
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla AmberAmber SandalwoodSandalwood VetiverVetiver

Perfumer

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8.6217 Ratings
Longevity
7.9182 Ratings
Sillage
7.3182 Ratings
Bottle
8.0183 Ratings
Value for money
7.645 Ratings
Submitted by Estate, last update on 14.05.2023.
Variant of the fragrance concentration
This is a variant of the perfume N°5 (Parfum) by Chanel, which differs in concentration.
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Susan
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Susan
Top Review 36  
And life... an eternal circle...
This beautiful song from "The Lion King" was the first thing that came to my mind when I sprayed Chanel No.5 EDT in a perfumery for the first time today - after many decades.....

A fragrance description in the sense of scents is - so I think - not necessary at this point......this has already been done in detail by other dear members....
And just as the morning sun symbolizes the end of a past day and the beginning of a new one, so Chanel No.5 - right now, at this moment - also announces the beginning of a new cycle in my decades-long fragrance journey.....the circle has been completed......I am standing where I started.....at Chanel No.5.......

When I first discovered this fragrance at the age of 13 or 14, it was definitely "mainstream"......it was as present as today's "Angel" or "La vie est belle"......meanwhile it is not anymore.....everyone knows it (even if often only from hearsay), but only few wear it.....rather maybe still its flankers......

Here I sit now and feel as if I have just come home after a long journey......yes, THIS is a perfume as I imagine it....elegant, timeless, noble, classic, sovereign and feminine beyond all measure.....according to Madam Chanel's imagination, whose wish it was to create a perfume that smells "like a woman".....
Whether women really smell like this from the house, I dare to doubt......Jean-Baptiste Grenouille could certainly give better information about this ;-)......

What I can confirm, however, is that Chanel No. 5 gives the wearer, who is fond of it, a perfect feeling of deep and sensual femininity, and that this extraordinary fragrance will celebrate its 100th birthday next year, and not without reason......
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Gschpusi
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Gschpusi
Top Review 4  
Sentiments
Now I'm afraid I've had it too. I was a self-confessed non-Chanel fragrance wearer.
Just the typical Chanels like Chanel 5 I felt for me too adult, too musty oll.
Perhaps it is due to the fact that the sense of smell or the perception of scent is always
changes. At Chanel 5, my nose lasted a long time. Almost 40 years she has refused
and I'm ironclad with.
And then I get Chanel 5 EdT and I sniff it. Wow, what a memory explosion started right away. Like an ICE racing through all the stages of my life with over 300.
Tears, laughter, sensuality, horror, love. Everything together and individually and again together that it was a total mess in my nose.
It has taken me so long to appreciate and understand this fragrance. It's like a motherly embrace, where you press your head firmly against the mother's breast. Or the embrace of a dear person, a heart person, whom you pull so tightly to yourself that you have the feeling that you are one. Soft and warm and such a beautiful feeling of security.
Aldehydes that float through the air like finely spun threads. The colour of Chanel 5 is not green, but dry, powdery-herb in rich yellow. Refreshing lemons and vetiver sprinkles. Green-splashy and cheeky. Iris in her gentleness walking creamy and fluffy hand in hand with Madam Jasmine in the park. Quietly giggling and yet well-behaved. The lily of the valley, which can only be guessed at from time to time in the background and quietly moves the bells in the wind.
And sandalwood - my hated sandalwood. It's like here, Chanel 5 can't be without sandalwood
works. Sweet, milky, woody. Normally I could speiben with sandalwood, but here it fits. Vanilla goes under, but is only used as a base, if at all. Neroli and Rose are also listed, but play a more unnoticed role than extras.
Chanel 5, you have me now... or do I have you? A wonderful fragrance, a miracle for my nose.
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Primel
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Primel
Very helpful Review 20  
Simply beautiful!
What do you do to be desirable for the other (or your own) sex. Humanity sprays itself with all kinds of exotic scents from the animal kingdom or dabs mouldy tree resin or similar behind the ear. Pheromones and other adventurous substances are also often used in modern fragrances. You are really beginning to be spoilt for choice! In contrast, Coco Chanel's wish was relatively modest: she wanted a perfume "that smells like a woman". This is probably the reason why No 5 became the most famous fragrance of all time, it apparently fulfils an elementary need of many women on this planet: to feel like a woman and be perceived as a woman by the opposite sex.

At the beginning I perceive a (albeit highly exclusive) hairspray note, followed by the characteristic waxy scented rose petals and peels of citrus fruits and a very sensual base. But what am I talking about? Most people will know how this perfume smells! The fragrance is truly a masterpiece and actually bears a striking resemblance to the "natural scent of women". Mainstream? No shit! Who knows what else is mixed into the popular niche fragrances, of which the bona fide consumer has no idea ;-)

In my younger years, I held Chanel No 5 in rather low esteem, it just smelled old-fashioned and madam-like to me. Today, however, I find this fragrance very natural and at the same time perfectly elegant
Perhaps it is also a "symptom of old age" that one gradually starts to let go and at the same time becomes more choosy? Maybe one day I will stop trying out new fragrances? At the end of my life at the latest, at any rate. Before that, the motto is: Reduce to the max!
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MissDior1987
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Thanks to a rehearsal.
i was now able to test a Chanel fragrance for the first time. I would like to like it, because such a pretty Chanel bottle also looks good in the collection. I put some droplets on my wrist and sniffed directly. First of all, it smells very fresh. I don't like to hear special notes. Increasingly No5 becomes "soapy" and exudes its scent strongly. It smells clean and pure, I can easily perceive the flowers. For an eau de toilette I find the durability enormous. Unfortunately, the scent remains mainly smelling of soap, although not totally unpleasant for me, but for me personally just too little sweet, I had hoped for something else, because the base notes so often occur in perfumes, which I like very much. Unfortunately not really mine, but for all those who like clean, fresh and pure fragrances it will certainly fit great!
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INDIGOSPHINX

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INDIGOSPHINX
INDIGOSPHINX
Helpful Review 5  
It's not about underlining your gender
So.
The stigma around No5 is.. its marketed to women.

I was kinda concerned about that when I blind bought this. What if somebody smells this and it smells feminine?

Upon the first spray, I was no longer concerned. If you tried 1725 by HDP or Chanel Allure Homme, and you think those fragrances are wearable by a straight dude, there is no way you can think of this as a feminine only fragrance.

When Brad Pitt became the face of No5 few years ago, it seems to be confusing. And too bad Chanel canceled that whole campaign.

IMO, Chanel No5 is really one of the most luxurious soapy smell I've ever experienced. The EDT especially is beautiful.
In comparison, the EDP is more vulgar, with that incredibly lush and full ylang-ylang. But the EDT is more soulful, soft, and soapy.

Yes, as a 22-year old I can confidently wear this without feeling self-conscious. In fact, I think us men would actually turn more heads with this one. If anyone can recognize this scent by name, you will not be forgotten.

Gentlemen, let's not be bound by macho insecurities anymore and enjoy this beauty of a scent.

PS: Some short comparisons
vs DHI= 5 is less sweet and more floral
vs Allure Homme line= 5 is less sweet and more floral
vs 1725 by HDP= 5 is less sweet and more floral
Seriously, if you don't mind florals, please go rock this

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