Vintage Bliss » Vintage Chanel Perfume Bottles http://blog.vintage-bliss.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:03:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Vintage Chanel No 5 Perfume Bottles http://blog.vintage-bliss.com/vintage-chanel-no-5-perfume-bottles http://blog.vintage-bliss.com/vintage-chanel-no-5-perfume-bottles#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:39:25 +0000 Suzanne http://www.vintage-perfume-bottle.com/?p=18 Vintage Chanel No 5 Perfume BottleErnest Beaux created Chanel No. 5 for Coco Chanel in 1921.   It was an instant success and today remains the best selling perfume in the world (a bottle is sold every 30 seconds).  The perfume contained synthetics, which was a dramatic change from the floral fragrances of the day.  It has a floral top note of ylang-ylang and neroli, with a heart of blends of jasmine and rose all above a woody base of sandalwood and vetiver.

The simple and elegant bottle has changed very little over the years.  This sealed bottle of Chanel No. 5 from the 1950s recently sold for over $200.

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