When you think of Chanel products you undoubtedly associate them with beauty products of the highest quality. If you are a woman who wants nothing but the best when it comes to perfume you definitely need to consider purchasing Chanel perfume. This is one of my mothers favorite designer brands of perfume.
Out of the many different kinds of Chanel perfume available, there is one that stands out from the rest: ‘Chanel No 5’. This famous Chanel fragrance is the personification of glamour, and that is certainly evident in the famous commercial for this particular Chanel perfume featuring Nicole Kidman.
The concept for ‘Chanel No 5’ parfum came about after Coco Chanel said, “I want to give women an artificial perfume. Yes, I really do mean artificial, like a dress, something that has been made. I don’t ant any rose or lily of the valley, I want a perfume that is a composition.”
As a result, for the first time, large amounts of synthetic substances and aldehydes were used in making the most famous Coco Chanel perfume. The reason for this was to provide true sophistication to the fragrance. It is said that the actual fragrance for ‘Chanel 5’ perfume was thought of by Ernest Beaux in 1920.
It was at this time that Beaux had just returned from a military campaign in the Artic Circle. While there he noticed that the rivers and lakes gave off a very special fragrance, and this was the smell that was incorporated into the ‘Chanel No 5’ perfume. Over the years the perfume has also been described by many as being mysteriously feminine.
Understandably, this perfume became quite popular and a true part of American Pop culture. This is particularly true after movie star Marilyn Monroe said in an interview that all she wore to bed was ‘Chanel No 5’.
Andy Warhol also contributed to this popularity and mystique of this Chanel perfume when he created several silkscreen prints featuring it. These popular silkscreens actually became a major icon of the 20th century art world when, in 1959, they became part of New York’s Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection.
If you are interested in purchasing Chanel perfume, you should know that it comes in a variety of sizes ranging from affordable to very expensive. If you are a really big fan of this Chanel perfumes you can also get No 5 as part of a set.
‘Chanel No 5’ perfume is available primarily at finer department stores but you can also purchase it online from Chanel’s official website. Any Chanel perfume makes a perfect gift for someone who wants to be a part of beauty history.