The connoisseurs of exquisite aromas do not even suggest that the eternal classic - the perfume "Coco Chanel No. 5" - owes its origin to a person who was once connected with the Russian Empire. The fact is that the perfumer Ernest Bo was the son of a man who served at the Russian court. The enterprising Coco at the beginning of the last century talked with many famous people, including Prince Dmitry Romanov, who introduced her to the perfume genius.
The perfume “Coco Chanel No. 5” was created by Ernest under the impression of visiting the territories in the Arctic Circle, where he forever remembered the unique aroma of freshness and tried to recreate it in perfumes. I must say that the fifth number is a very complex smell that starts with a bitter orange tree (neroli), bergamot, lemon and ylang-ylang. It is complemented by a whole bunch of synthetic aldehyde compounds. In the middle of the fragrance there is lily of the valley, May rose and Grasse jasmine. The train is supplemented with vanilla, sandalwood and vetiver.
Perfume "Coco Chanel No. 5" - this is the first smell of an abstract plan. They clearly do not smell like a single flower, and this was a breakthrough in perfumes of that time. A distinctive feature of the company's products is that elegant women's fragrances are almost always enclosed in bottles of strict geometric shapes. The creator of the company, who loved minimalism, insisted on this.
Cocoa perfumes are also available in limited quantities. Chanel, according to Jacques Polge, tasted oriental aromas of spices, amber within the Western world, which brought her new success. Based on mandarin, peach, orange blossom and mimosa, this perfume train is built, which in the middle carries cloves, rose, mimosa and clover. And all this splendor is replenished with sandalwood, vanilla and amber. This addition fits the image of a strong held woman, which was Coco.
What aromas for the powerful have the brand created under the leadership of Chanel Coco? Perfume, the description of which claims to be suitable for men with a capital letter, was released in 1955 ("For the Master"). They find fans in our time. It is believed that Chanel embodied in them complex feelings and emotions from her many novels, creating a smell for her image of the best representative of the stronger sex. Perfumes have a beautiful greenish color, have a citrus accent, include notes of Sicilian peonies, verbena, neroli, coriander, ginger, cardamom, cedar, vetiver and moss.
How do Coco Chanel's creations today? Perfumes, reviews of which are simply enthusiastic, confirm the genius of this woman. Together with her perfumers and thanks to tireless work, she created fragrances that made her an icon of style for many decades. Of the brand’s spirits, the following are considered the most popular: “Coco Chanel No. 5”, “Coco”, as well as “No. 22”, “Coco Mademoiselle”, “Crystal”, “Crystal Vert”, “Chance”. Russia is not forgotten in the work of the great lady either: in 1924, Chanel's house released the Russian Skin perfume, which is still produced and can be bought for about 9-11 thousand rubles.