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N°5 Eau de Parfum
Eau de parfum · 1986 · Jacques Polge
Rose and jasmine carried by aldehydes, softened with vanilla.
- House
- Chanel
- Family
- Floral
- Perfumer
- Jacques Polge
- Year
- 1986
N°5 was born in 1921 from the meeting of Gabrielle Chanel and the perfumer Ernest Beaux. In 1986 Jacques Polge, the house's Perfumer-Creator, composed a more generous version, the Eau de Parfum, described here.
A bouquet of rose and jasmine, brightened at the opening by citrus notes, keeps the aldehydic signature of N°5. Vanilla gives it a soft, ambery base.
Fragrance notes
- NotesThe materials named
The house names its notes without sorting them into top, heart and base. Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
- White floral60 / 100
- Rosy55 / 100
- Powdery50 / 100
- Vanilla35 / 100
- Citrus25 / 100
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Day
- Night
N°5 Eau de Parfum in detail
N°5 was born in 1921 from Gabrielle Chanel's collaboration with the perfumer Ernest Beaux. In 1986 Jacques Polge, the house's Perfumer-Creator since 1978, composed its fuller Eau de Parfum, described here. Chanel files it among aldehydic florals.
The house names its notes without a complete pyramid. Citrus notes open the composition brightly. The bouquet rests on rose and jasmine, carried by aldehydes, synthetic materials that give N°5 its luminous, almost fizzy effect. Vanilla rounds off the base with an ambery softness.
N°5 Eau de Parfum is best worn in autumn and winter, by day or in the evening. It is an abstract floral in which no single flower really stands out, for those who love great classics and powdery fragrances.
Three niche florals in our catalogue share some of its materials: Atomic Rose by Initio Parfums Privés brings together rose, jasmine and vanilla; 51 Pour Femme by Roja Parfums gathers these three materials in a different spirit; Danger Pour Femme, from the same house, combines jasmine and vanilla.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.