The Story Behind Chanel No. 5 — Still the World's Most Famous Perfume
In 1921, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel asked perfumer Ernest Beaux to create something that smelled like a woman, not a flower. The result — a concoction of 80 ingredients including ylang-ylang, neroli, and a then-unprecedented dose of aldehydes — became the most famous perfume on earth.
The Creation
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