No. 19

Chanel · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1971

≈ $130 · 100ml · approx. retail

A famously cool, green floral built on galbanum and iris, sharp and elegant over a dry, mossy-leathery base. Refined and slightly austere — a connoisseur's classic.

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The dry-down · what lingers

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Perfumer

Henri Robert

French · 3 in collection

Chanel's in-house perfumer from 1958 to 1978, between Ernest Beaux and Jacques Polge. Known for crisp, green and citrus-led compositions.

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