Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition

Hello to my fragrantica friends I hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day 2019. This is my review of the fabulous Chanel No 5 LIMITED EDITION Red 100ml edp. Firstly may I just say this is not the same as the original no 5 as many have stated previously. I own both bottles and did a test by spraying both perfumes and The Red Edition is more Sparkling, stronger and sexier if I may say so. There is a different note in it could be musk or vanilla the fragrance is creamy and just to die for. Buying this fragrance and adding this to your collection is very worthwhile. I have decided to use my bottle and not save it for special occasions but to enjoy it. Red was Coco Chanels favourite colour. Red is the colour of blood and fire, is associated with meanings of love, passion, desire, heat, longing, lust, sexuality, sensitivity, romance, joy, strength, leadership, courage, vigor, willpower, rage, anger, danger, malice, wrath, stress, action, vibrance, radiance, and determination. Don't just try it Buy it you will love it. The best No 5 of all time. Highly recommended. A big thumbs up from Deco Dawn.

I couldn’t resist buying this as a gift to myself! Being a limited edition! The beautiful red bottle! and also It’s an old time favourite from years ago! When it was my signature scent! Seriously I think this is gorgeous! so gorgeous in fact it makes me want to cry! Upon first spray! I know weird! Anyways I’m so happy I’ve got this baby in my collection! I plan on using only on very special occasions or when I want to indulge! But hands down this is beautiful! My sig at the moment is it’s sister Eau Première which I find an easier fragrance to wear! And also adorable! No 5 Parfum is richer heavier also more soapyer and has the most beautiful caramely/Sandlewood vanilla dry down, I also detect Incense which Isn’t listed! love all the no 5 family And I don’t care of any social stigmas that may be attached to it, eg posh, for rich people! Too stuffy! Pretentious! Too popular! Old school! It’s a classic and I love it! That’s that!<3

I finally received it in the mail! Although I paid $275 Australian dollars, it’s worth the money because the iconic perfume is in a gorgeous dark red colour and the packaging that it arrived in was extra as it was wrapped in a shiny dark red wrapping paper and tied with a Chanel cloth ribbon so it stands out in my collection. I don’t think I will be using this anytime soon as I have the original Chanel No 5 and I use that one sparingly so the red limited edition will only be eye candy for now. This bottle is definitely special and to have both the original and red bottles are worth collecting for Chanel No 5 lovers.

I’ll stop being vain and halt chasing this on eBay for the gorgeous red bottle. I’ll enjoy the OG juice in the classic bottle I have. All I received were fakes so beware. Look for asymmetry, different font, spelling mistakes on the box, cap not closing smoothly or a white ribbon on the neck. Would have loved to place it among the transparent OG, Mademoiselle with the translucent cap, and the black Coco Noir, but it’s a vain collector’s dream 😴.

This is gorgeous. If you like the original but find it too biting or sharp. Or. Too “mature” this is a unique adaptation. More floral. More woody and much more soapy. This is a woody soapy floral take. I get that great original soapy jasmine with iris and aldehyde vibes but this is more loose and soapy and much less skrrechy. Very glam. Especially in the red bottle. I much prefer this option. 100% will recommend

One of my favourite colours in perfume bottle design! You can spray away and keep the bottle as a decorative edition amongst your collection! Gorgeous! Would have been great if it was a new scent like cherry or plum or mulberry!

A treasure in red. Even empty it will look outstanding in your collection display. You will be able to sell empty, full or used. My favourite perfume bottle colour.

I got it today for my birthday, it ́s gorgeous maybe a bit fresher than original. And the bottle is simply awesome. Love it.

Oh my God I'm sooo excited for this glamorous bottle.

This is my Mom's signature fragrance! I love it!

Okay, I must say this is different than the OG Chanel No.5 it has woody hint that wasn't there before. Rather powdery it's more to soapy, reminds me a lot of the bar soap you get at the hotel. It doesn't mean bad, I like bar soap but was surprising. You can smell lily vividly on this even though it is not strong, but it said "I'm here.". Aldehydes is the major notes in here, this is what reminds you about the OG. Powder-ish notes are faintly smelled in this bottle, rather those only noticeable by the sillage. On closer proximity the powder is like illusion, so if you expect this is the sister of the OG, I'd say NO. What I feel about this is a fragrance that labelled as people pleaser, except the price because it easily wear-off. Definitely not offensive fragrance in any way, but also not kind of perfume that makes your co-workers know you're in the office just by smelling the sillage. What I notice too it actually very warm, kind of rare for soapy-woody perfume. One I must appreciate is the bottle definitely beautiful, the glass colour is the perfect red.

I was able to score an authentic bottle on eBay (MAN! I had to REALLY vett to make sure, though. Very lucky!). The flacon is stunning, of course, and the potion inside is indeed the beautiful No. 5! However, I will note, the longevity is not what we're used to in No. 5. I get about 2 hrs of the 'cloud' followed by another 2 hrs of a skin scent. In all fairness, I can't really attest to sillage as yes, we're all wearing these flipping masks and aren't being in public situations too often!!! I have bottles of the original, more potent No. 5, as well as Premiere, so I figure I'll just use this one at home. I'm hoping it will become more potent with time as my other Chanel's. I love looking at it! If you don't have $140-$200 to blow on it, I wouldn't stress. Your vintage versions and even those batches from the last 5 years are much better quality. At the same time, if you just HAVE to have it, go for it. Lol! XO

@ giri-boni and others fellow Fragranticans The Red edition is the current EDP in a coloured bottle, not a new creation at all. Or may you have L'Eau in the Red Edition, but it's not Eau de Parfum... The EDP was born in 1986, a typical 80es powerhouse of a scent, sandalwood and vanilla, close to Samsara who will follow in 1989. Flankers are rare @ Chanel. Mademoiselle and Noir are Coco's flankers. And N°5 exists in different versions: EDT, EDP and Parfum, they vary from each other and please you more or less depending on your personal taste(s). I'm in the EDP and Parfum team, never appreciated the EDT.

Chanel No. 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition has a more modern twist compared to the original No. 5. While it keeps the familiar floral and aldehyde notes, it feels slightly fresher and adds a woody touch. The red bottle enhances its unisex vibe, making it feel more contemporary than the classic version.

@ sky9 The 900 ml perfume cost 30.0000$ but the 100 ml EDP no, +/- 30.00$ more than your local regular price.

@ Fahadfrank This is the regular N°5 EDP in a limited edition coloured glass bottle, it performs pretty well.

so i work in retail. Had a chance to test this today. To see if it's a reformulation, or throwback Opening notes, i'm sorry, but that's pure baby wipes. Has a bizarre anisic note I do not remember, though i don't see Anise in there. Metallic floral, although very strong like the original No.5 was. I thought to myself, "Why? Why are we doing this to ourselves?" However... It does mellow out and become far nicer, taking a more powdery note, that reminds me of a feminine version of Avon Black Suede. Also, reminds me of the musky powder notes of Estee Lauder's Youth Dew, a very old fashioned take on baby powder. Longevity: pretty long, stays soft and powdery.

I got this as a gift and I really don't like it (I tried). So I would love to trade my almost full bottle for something I will wear. I tried so many times to wear No. 5 but it's not ever going to happen! Anyone want take my Chanel No. 5 Red Bottle off my hands in exchange for.... Prada Candy Emozione Dolce Fiore Creed Millesime Imperial I'm also open to trading for something else if someone has a recommendation based on what I like. I would rather wear something I love than something I'm supposed to love! I can send a photo of the bottle and I still have the box, as well. It's beautiful but I just don't like the juice!

Sorry to inform you ladies, but No. 5 and several of its variants smell EXACTLY like a urinal cake... I confirmed this with a fellow male and a female who also knew the smell

It must be difficult to be a classic which has not passed through many many flankers (making a silly comparision with another beauty such as Shalimar, with flankers every couple of months). People will expect a lot. And that is what Chanel thought us to. This fragrance is not a face lifting. This is not an injection of Hyaluronic Acid in the lips of N5. It is the stripped version of it, but it carries its soul and, of course, the weight of its reputation. Olivier Polge plays here with the most ethereal concepts of what N5 is. The cleanness of aldehydes, the beautiful citruses, the flowers and a little of the sandalwood in the background. He unmade it and counstructed it again, beautifully, keeping in mind a market, again, saturated with orientals and ouds and vanillas. It could be N5 l elixir de la jeunesse, couldnt it? It is simply l eau. This could defintely be sold under the LES EXCLUSIFS as a genderless fragrance called LE BOY N5. It lost the opulence to become a clean scent, a musky scent, just like if chanel is dressing you up with the scent of skin, but better. We should pay a little more attention to the whole concept of things and the world when judging a perfume. This was a beautiful move and when I smell it in someone it makes me happy. As I said In my Gabrielle Review, CHANEL started it all to make things simple, to free woman, to make them move. Her spirit is alive in these new creations. The ads could be better, for sure, with more diversity of woman walking around Paris in jeans and white tee, but ok, fine, we can deal with the Depp girl.

I am wearing this beauty today. Although it's June, it is still a chilly morning and this is just so perfect and comforting. It is soapy, woody, only slightly sweet but still bright. I have been wearing a few gourmands recently and this is a nice change. I bought this when it came out a few years ago and I am very glad I did, the bottle is stunning too♥️

I adore Chanel No. 5! I have it in every form. When I saw the red bottle I knew I would have to have it! Red is my favorite color. Some may call it a gimmick, but if it sells...well? Lol. In America, the limited edition 100 ml parfum is being sold for $30,000 dollars! If one were to buy a bottle I'd hope they would be on Chanel's PR list.

My gorgeous red bottle of beloved No 5 has arrived today.I've ordered it from official Chanel US website and the price is $160+tax. It's the same, good, old, trusted fragrance which never let's you down. Irreplaceable addition to my humble collection.

Ahhh...the glamour, the mystique, the legend! I have matured into a deep appreciation for the beauty that is Chanel No. 5. This gorgeous, limited edition red bottle, has finally inspired me to become a part of an icon's history!

Smells better than the original, very bright, fresh and classic. Not sure if this was reformulated but it is not the Chanel 5 I used to have and gave away. This one is very wearable, will consider a purchase.

I asked the question about whether the fragrance is the same and the answer is Yes. It's just a limited edition red bottle that is different - perfume is exactly the same

Nick1992, is there a difference between red edition perfume and the normal Chanel 5 edp?

Bought my bottle last night at a pre-release VIP event. The red glass is so glamorous!

Looking forward to having it in my hands.... can’t wait !!!!,

aldehydes, ylang, neroli, sandalwood, musk and bergamot

Just waiting for the arrival of my Beauty!