No. 5 Eau Première
Chanel · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2015
≈ $145 · 100ml · approx. retail
A lighter, airier reinterpretation of No. 5 first presented in 2007 and relaunched in 2015, built around the same aldehyde-floral skeleton but with a softer, more transparent finish. Created by longtime Chanel in-house perfumer Jacques Polge.
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French · 33 in collection
In-house perfumer for Chanel from 1978 to 2015, often called 'the Nose of Chanel'. Succeeded Henri Robert and was later succeeded by his son Olivier Polge.
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