100 Years Of Chanel No. 5 perfume review on Persolaise Love At First Scent episode 135

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Episode 135 of Love At First Scent

This was a YouTube Live broadcast streamed on Sunday 18th October 2020. Unscripted. Unedited. Unrehearsed.

In this episode, we celebrated the upcoming 100 year anniversary of the one and only Chanel No. 5 by focussing on the original extrait (composed by Ernest Beaux), the eau de toilette, the eau de parfum and the latest incarnation, L’Eau. The wonderful Eau Premiere version was featured in its own video some time ago (see below).

Introduction 0:00
Extrait 8:00
Eau de toilette 19:00
Eau de parfum 28:00
L'Eau 32:00

Here's a link to my video on No. 5 Eau Premiere:    • Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere perfume rev...  

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You asked for a blotter update, so here it is:

The 'core trio' (ie the extrait, the edt and the edp) have behaved as you'd expect them to. The edt is thinning out (using those woods to stretch out the aldehydes as far as possible); the edp remains more rounded, fuller and more concerned with the florals; and the extrait is largely 'intact', in the sense that several hours after application, it's still presenting a cohesive interplay between the aldehydes, the florals and the sandalwood. The L'Eau is the least pleasing, settling on a light, 'transparent wood' base. As was said in the broadcast, this is the version that veers furthest away from the No. 5 DNA. But the other three are as perfect an expression of olfactory art as we'll ever hope to find. And I so hope they're still around in another 100 years!

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Thanks for watching.

[Samples of the extrait and L’Eau provided by the brand; the remainder are from my personal collection.]

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