A Retrospective of Chanel N° 5

A timeless classic that still is a number one seller over eighty years after its launch in 1921. Created by Earnest Beaux, Chanel N° 5 was the first perfume ever created using so much Aldehydes, which gives the fragrance its sparkle. Legend has is that Beaux presented Chanel with ten fragrances to choose from. Chanel chose perfume number five, hence the name.

Top Notes
Ylang-Ylang, Neroli, Aldehydes
Middle Notes
Jasmine, Mayrose
Base Notes
Sandalwood, Vetiver

Now let’s take a look at the visual history of Chanel N° 5 with its glamorous advertising campaigns below. And for a more detailed experience go to http://inside.chanel.com

1921 – by Cartoonist Sem

1937 – Coco Chanel

1957 – Suzy Parker by Richard Avedon

1966 – Ali MacGraw by Jérôme Ducrot

1970 – Commercial

1971 – Jean Shrimpton, photographed by Helmut Newton

1972 – Catherine Deneuve by Richard Avedon

1973 – Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton

1975 – Catherine Deneuve by Richard Avedon

1977 – Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton

1978 – Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton

1979 – Catherine Deneuve by Helmut Newton

1979 – La Piscine by Ridley Scott

1982 – “L’invitation Au Rêve Le Jardin” by Ridley Scott

1985 – Carole Bouquet by by Ridley Scott

1990 – Carole Bouquet by by Ridley Scott