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No. 5 Eau de Cologne(1921)
Chanel · Ernest Beaux · Floral
At a glance
A cologne-strength companion to Chanel No. 5, released the same year as the original parfum, sharing its aldehydic-jasmine-rose structure over a lighter sandalwood-musk base. It offered a more diffusive, frequently-reapplied alternative to the flagship parfum's richer concentration, part of Chanel's early strategy for building out the fragrance's product range.
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This scent's aldehydes carry a famous origin myth — the "accidental overdose" story behind Chanel No. 5 — that historians say probably isn't true.
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No. 5 Eau de Cologne is a fragrance from Chanel, released in 1921 and composed by Ernest Beaux. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Aldehydes and Citrus, moves into a heart of Jasmine and Rose, and settles into a base of Sandalwood and Musk.
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