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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Chanel No. 5


“What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course”

                                        Marilyn Monroe           

 Chanel N°5 was first created in 1921, Chanel requested the perfume should not smell like a rose, or a lily of the valley, but as a composition. Number 5 was also her lucky number, it was also the 5th out of the 10 samples that were created for her approval.

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