Gallery 1 — Chic50Style

The scent of a women

Perfume is a mark of female identity and a final touch of style

I have been fascinated by the story of Coco Chanel all of my life. The first fragrance I owned was Chanel No19 it reminds me of Christmas 1988 and a white towel dressing gown I was wearing when I opened the gift wrap.

Chanel N.5

No5

Launched May 5th 1921
The first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle Chanel .The scent for the fragrance was compounded by French -Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux.
Coco Chanel was the first face of the fragrance appearing in the advertisement in Harper’s Bazaar 1937

No19

October 1991 the two bottles of choice the packaging has changed many times but this was my first bottle

Chanel Coco Noir

Coco Noir was released in September 2012, the fragrance was inspired by Venice, and the idea of Venetian velvet is a recurring motif. The scent was created by Jacques Polge. The ingredients include bergamot, grapefruit, rose, jasmine and white musk

Other favourites

Gabrielle
Gabrielle Chanel launched a new shape bottle in 2017, it took 5 years to design.the square bottle is coloured in soft gold that transmits the light ..fruity with mandarin, orange and blackcurrant

Allure

Launched in 1996 this floral fragrance was created by Jacques Polge

Red No5

Red No5

Chanel No5 Eau de Parfum

Red Edition is a limited line of floral Aldehyde fragrances the man behind the fragrance was Jacques Polge

Buying 2018

My birthday and where else ..Chanel.

here I am in Covent Garden holding the bag and the perfume with the red ribbon

Red

“The colour of life,the colour of blood”

Coco Chanel

July 2021

Chanel factory 5

The limited-edition range to celebrate 100 years of celebrity sold out online within 48 hours. Consisting of 17 products in packaging designed to resemble everyday items from paint tins to oil cans.