Story Telling- Chanel No. 5.

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This vintage bag with an even more beautiful perfect lining given to me by Jan ( Lin’s mom) is so special. Nothing says "sophistication" like a beautiful bag from a more elegant era -

And Chanel No. 5. It’s one rite of passage every woman should experience. From the iconic black and white box and the weight of the rectangular glass bottle to the complex scent of florals and amber ..

So fascinated with the history behind it..

“In 1921, Chanel enlisted the talents of Russian perfumer Ernest Beaux to create a scent that "smells like a woman, not a flower bed." Never one to conform to rules, Chanel wanted to offer women something that went beyond a soliflore – a scent made up of one or two simple notes – which was typical of the time. She wanted "an artificial fragrance like a dress, something crafted. I am a seamstress. I don't want rose or lily-of-the-valley, I want a composed fragrance."

Beaux was certainly up to the challenge. What he ended up creating was a bouquet of 80 scents, whose precious notes were blended, for the first time in history, with aldehydes (a human-made scent with pleasant tones) in proportions that exalted fragrances. In doing so, Chanel No. 5 thrust perfume-making into the modern era.

Chanel also decided against the whimsical, poetic names most perfumers chose—instead, she opted for a single registration number: 5. It is said that the number stands for the fifth sample Beaux presented to her, but its significance goes deeper. Gabrielle Chanel — who was interested in signs and symbols — had chosen the figure as her lucky charm, going as far as to set it as the date she presented her new collections; usually on February 5 and August 5.

The resulting elixir would become the world's most iconic fragrance. It was an instant success and one that has endured. Today, a bottle of Chanel No. 5 is sold worldwide every 30 seconds. And it seems not even the stars are immune to its allure.”

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and create a great day!