N°5

N°5 Eau de Parfum is Jacques Polge’s 1986 interpretation of Chanel’s landmark fragrance. It carries the original’s abstract floral identity into a fuller, rounded composition.

The N°5 story began in 1921 with Ernest Beaux. Instead of resembling a single flower, its bouquet combines floral materials and aldehydes into a blended, deliberately constructed scent. That approach is central to understanding N°5: the overall impression matters more than picking out each ingredient.

Rose and jasmine give the Eau de Parfum its floral richness, with a bright opening and vanilla warmth underneath. It belongs to the same family as N°5 Parfum, Eau de Toilette and L’Eau, but each has a distinct composition. This version offers one interpretation of that history, rather than a reproduction of the 1921 formula.