Chanel N°5

Chanel No 5 Fragrance No Longer Lasts – Unfortunately just like Estee Lauders - Estee is no longer the same nor is Chanel No 5. They do not last for more than an hour. I tested the au de toilette and the perfume and neither lasted. I am running out of ideas. May be try Bvlgari but read the same that the fragrance doesn't last anymore. Show details

Smell changed – I've been using Chanel no 5 for quite a few years, so I know what it smells like. This year I purchased a new bottle from Chemist Warehouse (Australia) and it doesn't smell the same! It is sharper and has more of a toilet spray smell than it's iconic powder fresh smell! Really disappointed! Show details

Terrible – It was a big disappointment. I bought mine in Dubai Duty-free and its last on my skin only 1-2 hours. I tried at night before went to bed and expected the fragrance will last till morning, but nope. It was a waste of money.

Layering Chanel No 5 – I love this perfume. It is my signature smell. I layer Chanel No 5 perfume with the Chanel No 5 Body cream and they last most of the day as I still get compliments in the late afternoon, after a morning application. Show details

The best of the best – Chanel N5 you either love it or hate it. I got my first bottle over 25 years ago.I found it very offensive and “old lady“ smell.. To my biggest surprise even so I didn’t liked it on myself first, I had people asking me what I was wearing . And even today even strangers asking me what is the scent. This is the only perfume my husband comments on… Read more

as well.. I tried all the other Chanel’s but this is the one for me. Must be reacts with my skin well and I even like the smell of it on the bed sheets.

Absolutely beautiful ! – I love Chanel No.5.... I have worn this perfume for many years .. I have other perfumes .. But Chanel No 5 is my signature perfume... Recently l purchased the Chanel No 5 body cream. Combining the two is absolutely beautiful .. Show details

Yuck! – Im shocked that anyone can like this, let alone for it to be popular for decades. What I smelled was a putrid stench so bad I'd prefer to wear turpentine or paint thinner. Show details

Smell is NOT lasting like a few years ago – I have worn No.5 for decades. I loved it because it lingered on jackets (that weren’t washed every use) and on pillow slip the next night after sleeping after a night out wearing No. 5. It was so significant a smell that I had one friend with sensitivity that I avoided being in a car or elevator with her when wearing No. 5. Great bang for the many… Read more

bucks it cost. The last purchase from Terry White had no lasting perfume smell, and I suspected a knock off imposter but my recent Myer purchase is also insipid. Absolutely not comparable to bottles of a few years ago. I will no longer waste the huge money for an inferior product.

Fragrance doesn't stay. So too expensive – Bought Chanel no 5 eau de parfum from David Jones. Very disappointed that the fragrance only lasted a short time 7 years ago it was much stronger and long lasting My husband bought Chanel Bleu eau de parfum and said the same. Why?  Show details

Horrible – This was given to me as a gift, a large bottle and a small. I think it smells like what old grandma use to wear and it is so overwhelming like mothball ed de toilette. Steer clear of it if you're young and trendy. Show details

awful – This is one of few perfumes make me feel nauseous, do not understand why so many people are raving about. I can smell and feel sick instantly if someone using this perfume walk past. truly awful perfume Show details

Beautiful fragrance – This scent is sophisticated ... it’s not a loud fragrance. Definitely a classic to be enjoyed when you want to feel special. I love the bottle ... very simple but elegant.

Disappointing – I was given one for Christmas. For a expensive perfume the fragrance is not lasting very long. Wondering if the testers in shops are of better quality? I remember them lasting. Some of my Eau de toilette last longer.....

Timelessly Smelly – I have no idea what is every raving about, but it trully smells awful. I cannot even use it to spray the toilet as my sons are complaining about the smell. Lucky I bought small bottle. However Gabrielle Chanel Parfume is to die for!!!

Timelessly Chic – Beautiful fragrance that lingers. I have used this off and on ever since I used to use my mothers when I was a teenager. These days I think it is most becoming on older women.

Smells like old lady perfume – I get it, it’s a classic !!! Respectfully, why do so many women wear it? It smells equally bad on all of you!!!!! And it leaves a heavy scent behind, it should be banned. Not to mention the awful allergies it creates.

I can't use it after a while – There is no doubt that it is a very good fragrance. But it is very sad that you pay so much money for the perfume and that you can not use it because the spray does not work well at half use. If they want I can send the bottle back for evaluation.

Chanel No5 is dead! – I'm in mourning for my lost scent! For over 20 years I have worn No5, and never once did someone say they didn't like the scent. My children and nephews always used to say how they loved the smell of me. My clothes and my bedding always had the fresh finishing touches of it. I thought I had an "off" bottle, however 3 more later, and some research,… Read more

I found out that it had to be changed due to some moss and stupid new rules!! I cannot find anything that comes anywhere near that iconic aroma. Coco would have fought to the end to get the scent back, she was a strong, confident woman, and funny enough, I felt that way when I wore it. It sounds silly, but I really am lost without my Chanel No5 armour!

Ugh! – I guess I am in the minority here. In all honesty, I had never smelled this perfume before. I wish I had. I have heard about it throughout my entire life and saw it as a mark of prestige and class. I'm certain that it was many decades ago. My husband bought it for me as a gift. It is a very heavy cloying scent, to me. It smells...well...old. It… Read more

smells like mustiness and mold and literally makes me sick to my stomach. Perhaps it is like cilantro...you either love it or you hate it. I don't know what to do with this large full bottle of it now.

Just awful! – I still cannot get the foul stench out of my sweater. If you want to smell like an 80 year old then this is for you. Otherwise it will turn your stomach upside down. Waste of my money.

Timeless sophistication – I have searched high and low, for top to low end perfumes, seeking a change from Chanel No 5. I have found nothing that remotely compares. Frustratingly every other perfume leaves a sweet sickly or talcy finish. No 5 always pulls through with a dark musky mysterious scent that i find myself lusting over. It either suits you or it doesn't and based… Read more

on that you either love it or hate it. Initially i found this scent offensive. Upon receiving the satin spray (a more delicate sandal based version, now discontinued) as a gift, my love for No 5 emerged. Whilst a more matured scent, no rules can be broken. Wear morning, day, night, any season.

of the four, Eau D' Parfume is for me – there are now 4 variations on Chanel 5 each presents a different note above the others. ask your Chanel Perfumeier to help you pick The One for you or for whomever you're giving it to. Eau D Parfume works best on me. It smells feminine, modern and even a bit Edgy. I can wear it day or night winter or summer, the notes come across a bit differently season to season but are always flattering.

Still a classic – I first tried this on the ferry on my way from England to Paris in 2000 and thought have awful and cheap perfumey it smelt. However, when I smelled my wrist an hour later I couldn't believe the lovely scent that was lingering there. For me it is not a daytime perfume but is wonderful for night ware and is my usual scent for after the shower in… Read more

the evenings for when I go out. Don't be put off by the smell of this in the bottle, put it on and see what happens to it when applied to your skin.

Ultimate Perfume – Have used Chanel No 5 for 40 years - beautiful, refreshing and long lasting! Have the purse packs also. A wonderful perfume 24 hours a day! Use the Eau de parfum first thing in morning then refresh with Eau de toilette during the day. People always comment on my perfume

Not the same anymore – I don't remember how long I have been using channel, last Christmas 2014 I bought the perfume as as I finish my bottle already. I notice the smell does not last long anymore. I went overseas and bought the creme in duty free same does not last long even when used at the same time. I already notice it in my previous bottle that the smell does not stay as before. Very disappointing considering the price.

No for me – I tried this perfume on at david jones thinking I would love it but it didn't love me I received a big headache and felt queasy .first was a very heavy sweet smell then it smelt like lavatory cleaner. i do realise that this is a reaction to my skin its a shame back to the drawing board. lucky I didn't buy it first it is too expensive for perfume

60 years of Chanel No 5 – Last January it was 60 years since i started using No 5 It was a 16th birthday present from my first boyfriend! Using it ever since. My daughter lives overseas & when homesick, or misses her Mum smells some Chanel No 5 - she has always said as a little girl she loved how "my mummy smells" Thank you Chanelxx Fresh clean & special

Just the right finishing touch – I have been using Chanel 5 since I was 18 - and that is many years. It always makes me feel good. It is subtle yet so distinctive. The compliments keep coming. I'd feel desolate without a bottle on my dressing table. I use eau-de-Toilette and the beauty of it is that it does not kill anyone else around me. Just a pervading warm flowery smell for me and those right near me. subtle yet distinctive and so pleasing absolutely nothing

Other half loves this perfume – Chanel #5 is my other half's favourite perfume. She hardly wears any other. She likes the freshness and the fact that the perfume is always consistently the exact same fragrance as the previous bottle, which isn't always the case with other perfumes in the same price range as Chanel. It is also readily available at most on-line and local stores that sell perfume. Old favourite that she never gets tired of

Chanel No 5 Parfum Extrait (Pure perfume concentration) – This review is for the Parfum concentration (the most concentrate and expensive version). Love it so much this is my go to perfume except for hot summer days. I can't stand the EDP or the EDT version. I can only take the parfum concentration. Love the top note right through the base note. I could really smell the lush jasmine and best of all it's… Read more

not cloying like other jasmine smell. It smells just like skin but better. I could understand why Marlyn Monroe said she sleeps with it only. LOL. I love the vintage version of the parfum as well but I believe they changed a little bit of the formula throughout the years. the ones I prefer are the much earlier version. Not a big fan of the 60s version though. Comfortable smell, Hugging, and not cloying Parfum Concentration are super expensive and good early vintage version are hard to come by

Terrible – My mum raves about this, yet to me it's absolutely foul. I would put this in the "Grandmother" category, it's on par with 4711 which is also foul. It's strong, heavy and reeks of the 70's, when it was really famous and "posh" to own a bottle of Chanel Number 5. Nothing in the world could make me wear this. Nothing! I don't think that even when I'm… Read more

a really old woman I would ever wear this. I absolutely detest the smell of this perfume, it's dreadful. Call it an acquired taste perhaps, but ugh!

Still the best – I have tried many perfumes but never have I found one that even comes close to the timeless hypnotic fragrance of Chanel No. 5. It simply has something magical about it that the others do not have but unfortunately it is so highly priced that its a luxury that a lot of us can't afford. Unique fragrance Expensive

Outstanding – My ex used to love this perfume as does now my daughter 22 years old, also a favourite with one of my daughter in laws 28yo my other daughter in law didn't like it but she is not a perfume person. In recent years I have given it to a few girl friends and they were in raptures in each case. Just a spray in the air and walk through it. Something… Read more

special for that special person Expensive but you only use a little so it lasts a long time. Do not use too much of you will over power everyone

Excellent – If you are rich, go for it! Despite it's age, this perfume is not common or copied. The price puts it out of my reach. The latest version of the perfume (Chanel No 5 Premiere) is even nicer and can be worn day or night. Most suitable for mature, sophisticated women. (No, this isn't a commercial. Younger women would find it too strong, and it would… Read more

be incongruous worn with trackies.) Still unique after all these years. Complex enough to be impossible to copy. This was my mother's favourite and it always reminds me of her. The latest Chanel No 5 Premiere is lighter and sweeter - more modern and wearable day or night. They actually smell like different perfumes to me, but I love both. Impossibly pricey - I could buy the same weight of gold for that price.

OK – I'd absolutely recommend the Chanel no 5 Eau Premiere. It's soft and light without being cloying, and without the fruity sugary scents so common in today's perfumes. The Chanel no 5 eau de toilette is absolutely beautiful; a complex, sophisticated yet fresh and light scent. This one was the original made in the 1920s so would show exactly what… Read more

Coco Chanel was inspired by. The eau de parfum is heavier and stronger, very sophisticated. It was created in the 1980s I believe, and has that 80s in-your-face quality. The new no 5, Eau Premiere, somehow combines the two into one. It's a subtle single-note floral (to me) and being an EDP it has lasting power. This is the one I wear now, so glad I found it, because Chanel perfumes are such high quality. I have been complimented when wearing it which confirms its strength. My all out favourite for scent is the EDT. It's so fresh. However I can't smell it at all when I wear it on my skin so it's a waste on me. I've stopped buying it for that reason. The EDP is rather too heavy for me, and doesn't have the freshness that I love.