Chanel N°5 Eau Premiere

It's a big day in my life.my first day with Chanel n5 premiere It's been weeks that I'm thinking of it and reading it's reviews.I couldn't find it for trying but I found a 150 mil tester bottle of pre reformulation no 5 premiere for a good price(according to overall Chanel prices)and I couldn't stop dreaming about it.finally I convinced my mom that she needs a Chanel in her life.she gave me money to buy it for her and I rushed to shaghayegh to take this darling home.last night I slept with a bottle of premiere near my pillow.what a lovely night I have never tried Chanel five or new premiere so I can't compare them.I was always afraid of animalic notes of number five so I couldn't even think of blind buying it Premiere was all what I had expected and even more.fellow fragrantican reviews describe it very well so I knew what I'm going to face.it opens with a bright,fizzy lemony aldehyde.for someone like me who really knows nothing about Chanels and aldehydic fragrances it was kind of strange and interesting.It was like champagne and also clean and lemony in a good way(I'm not a citrus fan).it's fizzy quality calms down as it's floral heart starts blooming I can say there are lots of lovely floral notes in it but I can't say it's a very floral scent. It doesn't smell like a garden or like a flower shop.notes are so well blended that you won't smell like a specific flower.I can feel neroli,ylanylang,jasmine and something like iris in it.they're not heady or sharp or over powering.they stay soft and pretty all through it's development. I can't detect dramatic changes in notes.it just becomes a tad warmer,softer and more creamy thanks to sandalwood,vanilla and musk.base notes aren't heavy and none of them tries to over power other notes,they're just there to ground other notes and provide a creamy base for light,clean flowers.It's a love for me from first second of spraying til there's a shadow of it's delicate clean scent lingering on my skin after hours.I see it as pure perfection.it's timeless,ageless,clean,classy,calming and charming.smells light and simple and lovely at the same time expensive and is effortlessly beautiful. Typically I love heavy perfumes and sillage monsters but premiere isn't showy even a bit.it's soft feminine charm makes it mesmerizing and enchanting Will edit to add about it's longevity but sillage is soft to moderate I don't know how I'm going to say goodbye to this beautiful babe and give it to my mom Edit: I'm the luckiest girl in the world! My kind,lovely mom tried it and liked it a lot but when she saw how much I adore premier,gifted it to me and asked me to decant 20mil for her.I can't believe it's going to be mine forever. I believe there's something common in all chanels(at least the ones I know) .they're all very well blended,clean and classy and are proofs for this fact:simplicity is beauty.chanel no 5 premier is really soft so if you wanna turn heads even before entering a room it won't do it for you but if you want to mesmerize people who are close enough to enter your personal area,it's a great choice.it opens like a seven up,fizzy and lemony and dries down to a subtle and clean woody-vanilla-floral.beautiful.longevity is all day long on my skin but sillage never passes moderate and this makes it highly versatile.it's wearable year round but shines best in Springs I had the opportunity of test new version of premier,ofcourse not a detailed and good test so I need further tests to really discover it's development.I Find pre and post reformulation premier very similar just that the new version is less lemony. I liked that one too

This is LOVELY! Just like the original Chanel no5, the different notes are blended very nicely, with no sharp edges. I therefore cannot say I can smell out far as many notes as the previous reviewer. The fragrance is... one of the most beautiful things I've ever smelt - it's very luxurious, sophisticated and cozy. I will tell you a little story. When I was little, I always used my mom's makeup, although I wasn't allowed to. So, one of my mother's friends gave me some children's makeup. It had this amazing, powdery smell, which stuck with me for many, many years. I went through a big amount of powdery perfumes, but couldn't find anything that smelt quite like the makeup. The smell was powdery, but not like L'instant de Guerlain , not like Chance eau Tendre by Chanel, not like Flower by Kenzo... but like Eau Premiere. This smell might be so nice to me because it reminds me of my childhood, but it's also just very, very, very nice. The powder isn't the musky type that tickles your nose, it isn't the sharp type that makes you feel like you're breathing it in, it's not the sweet type that makes you think "bitter-sweet" - it's VERY soft, slightly flowery, very slightly soapy (the smell of the original no 5) and very slightly vanilla. To me, this is perfection! Sometimes, when a fragrance is modernized, it loses its charm - this is definitely not the case! One thing though: even though some of the old Chanel no 5 continues to live in this, Eau Premiere is WAY different than the original, or at least to me it is, but the concept is the same: gentle, natural smell of a woman :) The longevity is good, but the sillage is not strong. I can smell this on me after 10 hours, but only if I smell the skin directly. In general, this perfume does leave a trail of the beautiful powderiness and flowers, but it's not a long one. Also, you have to be a bit more careful when spraying this compared to the original no5, which I can almost bathe myself in without it being over the top in 10 minutes. I could suggest trying this if you think the original no 5 needs slightly more sweetness, or slightly less soap. You can also try this if you like Dior Addict, but think it's much too strong

I'll admit... I am one of those girlies who wanted to love the Original N5 because of it's notoriety and popularity. My beautiful twin wears the original and she LOVES it. But I could not get into it. I chopped it up as a loss and moved on. Then she told me about this. She explained it as, "A N5 scent for women like you--works hard, successful, fun, glamorous, with a mean wardrobe. Like a Sex-And-The-City chick!" I couldn't turn that down so I tried it... Upon first blast I get the aldehydes, adult citrus, and the ylang-ylang and neroli. But wait, I LIKE IT. Not something I love, but I like it. That N5 scent is there, but it's toned down and it *gasps* smells great. Be more patient, there's more... The aldehydes and soft florals then simmer down. They're there, but they turn into clean linen-type scent. Finally, about 30 minutes later it dries down to it's final scent on my skin: EXTREMELY soft aldehydes, a minor amounts of woods, and a vanilla that would people who despise vanillas love it. It's like Chanel N5's 28 year old sister, who's stepped on the scene full of the knowledge and game that her older sis has taught her. The quality of Original N5 is there, however it's softened down and they've added some vanilla. It also takes a MUCH shorter time to get to this scent, then the Original N5 which takes hours to tone down to something I can tolerate. Sillage: Isn't huge on this, but in a way, I don't think it's supposed to be. This scent is a woman who don't have to show it all to let you know she's got it. You can see her beautiful legs through her pencil skirt, she doesn't have to wear booty shorts to give you the picture. People will smell it when you hug them or if they sit too close ;) Lasting Power: Is pretty good. I get a solid 5-7 hours. On clothes, you can get up to 10. I love this scent so much I purchased to 5 oz bottle and have plans to purchase the 1 oz, so I can have something to travel with. If you have not tried it, go ahead and do so. It's very deserving. It even has me wanting to give the Original N5 another shot!

I usually dislike reformulations, but this is wonderful! There's a bit of a family story to tell here, so bear with me - I think your time will be well-spent. My mother wore Chanel No 5 parfum in the 1960s, and I still remember how it smelled on her. I also still have one of her original bottles - 30 ml of pure parfum!! She had stashed it away and forgot about it, having bought several bottle duty-free in the mid-1960s. She found it again about 30 years later, still sealed in its cellophane. We opened it (yes, I know - such sacrilege, but life is for living, not for saving). The gorgeous glass stopper was well and truly stuck and it seemed that the level had reduced somewhat. My husband finally prised it open and - wonder of wonders! - its fragrance was perfect! (So, keeping our precious fragrances stored in dark places is definitely the way to go.) My dear mother passed away in 2004, at the age of 84. I put her half-used bottle of Number 5 in her favourite handbag, along with her handkerchief, some of her many pairs of earrings and her glasses. When I turned 50 in 2005 my son gave me a big bottle of No. 5 eau de parfum. The thought was lovely, but .... I didn't like the fragrance much. To me it just wasn't the fragrance I'd remembered. Was it the spray that altered the fragrance? Was it my aged olfactories? Was it because this was the edp and not the parfum? Or was it in fact a different scent? Some years later I was at the Chanel counter, checking out the latest Christmas release miniatures, and saw the Eau Premiere display. Spray, spray, spray. Sigh, sigh, sigh. This was it! This was the fragrance I'd remembered for so many decades. Dellighted, I ditched the miniatures and indulged myself in the BIG bottle of Eau Premiere. That was three bottles ago. It continues to please. To me, the name Eau Premiere sums up just what it is -the way Chanel No. 5 first smelled.

found a tall bottle on eBay. unexpected love at first sniff. having tried the one in the classic Chanel bottle last Winter - it smelt like musky vanilla to me, a bit fusty and fluffy and of little interest to me that day. I couldn't particularly feel the iris in that one and it faded to nothing within the hour. this is an incredibly made perfume. I have a vintage Chanel No.5 EDT and she is one sassy broad. This isn't a modernised version of her, as modern to me shrieks fruity floral or wallops of vanilla or vats of sweet patchouli. EP is still as sophisticated as her Grandma, she truly is. citrus top notes, aldehydes a l'original and no.22. neroli. love the Chanel aldehydes. such beautiful sweet iris. soft adorable Chanel iris, with rose and Ylang. clean green soapy creamy gorgeousness. dries down together with woods and greens. she wafts up hints of my Mum (she wears No.5 a lot). and the dry down hints also to me that of L'apres l'ondee. swoon. an unexpected pleasure after a week of Chanel wearing. 28 La Pausa and THAT iris. yesterday was No.18. bliss. heavenly. Chanel make some very beautiful perfumes and this is one of them. I have read a lot of comments about the type of person who might wear this from only young girls, to ladies in the boardroom. I am neither of those and it suits me, a slightly dishevelled busy Mum who lives in a small town in the English Lakes. I think anyone can wear this delightful perfume. it is timeless, ageless and not just for ladies.