No. 5 L'Eau

Name: No. 5 L'Eau Eau de Toilette (EDT)
Brand: Chanel

Chanel · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2016

≈ $130 · 100ml · approx. retail

A bright, modern reinterpretation of No. 5 that keeps the aldehydic-floral signature but lightens it with fizzy citrus and clean musks. Airy and contemporary where the original is opulent.

Aldehydic Citrus Floral Musky Fresh

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Aldehydes Lemon Neroli Bergamot Mandarin Lime Orange

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Ylang-Ylang Jasmine May Rose (Rose de Mai)

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

White Musk Iris / Orris Cedar Vanilla

Best for

SpringSummerDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

Olivier Polge

French · 46 in collection

In-house perfumer for Chanel since 2015, succeeding his father Jacques Polge. Oversees new creations and modern flankers of the house's classics.

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