No. 5 L'Eau
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.
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French · 17 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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