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An immediate bond

Posted by Robin on 14 November 2020 3 Comments

(A day late!) Marion Cotillard with Chanel perfumer Olivier Polge, for No. 5. If you missed the ad spot, it's here.

Friday scent of the day 11/13

Posted by Robin on 13 November 2020 291 Comments

Happy Chanel No. 5 Friday! (Yes, it’s also Friday the 13th and World Kindness Day.) Our community project for today: wear Chanel No. 5, or a No. 5 flanker, or a fragrance that is related to No. 5 in some way — it does not have to be by Chanel!

What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.

I am a fail. I have at least two versions of Chanel No. 5 but I had not checked on them, much less worn them, in years, and they are not in good shape. My pathetic bid for a partial point: I’m in Chanel Misia, because Michael Edwards tells us that Misia Sert says she gave Chanel the idea for the perfume that became No. 5…

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Call all the ladies out

Posted by Robin on 29 October 2020 21 Comments

Marion Cotillard and Jérémie Bélingard, directed by Johan Renck, for Chanel No. 5. The song is Team by Lorde.

Beige and Maisons d’art

Posted by Robin on 27 October 2020 2 Comments

The new Marion Cotillard commercial for Chanel No. 5 is due later this week, but meanwhile, you can drool over the Chanel Beige Maisons d’art coffret decorated by Maison Lemarié.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 24 October 2020 5 Comments

Chanel has dropped a bunch of No. 5 body products for the holidays. Shown is The Hair Mist ("A mist that delicately scents hair with the elegant, mysterious notes of the now and forever fragrance. A feminine, sensual floral bouquet that enhances the smooth harmony of May rose and jasmine.") $65 for 35 ml at Dillards.

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