Chanel No 5 Hair Mist

I have the older version bottle , with black top and gold middle over glass , now discontinued and replaced, by cute tall pink juice bottles . These older 35 ml glass gold/ black bottles look so pure Chanel 80/s 90/s elegance, the bottle is curved for comfort in the hand very chic & classic. I think the mist kinda matches the soap scent fairly well but in fairness I've found all the bath and body products vary a little in fragrance. All with same DNA but some products lean more towards the parfum/ edp and some seem sweeter like the eau premiere. This mist being an older formula it's more towards the edp though a slightly softer sweeter version. Soft silky mist, but 35 ml won't last me long ! Why don't they come in much bigger sizes than 35 /40 ? Still nice enough but perhaps you could just spritz a little perfume and encounter no problems / hair damage ? Personally I find this mist ok to use as perfume too, so it's less expensive I suppose by a bit. Strangely there's slight difference between the much older clear gold and black lid bottle and slightly older frosted glass version which I believe came out just before the latest one in the picture above. I find the oldest one slightly sweeter and the frosted glass one more aldyhidic and also muskier. Both are lovely though and the average time on skin is a 3 to 4 hours then where it's softer than actual perfume it fades out . Still for any no 5 chanellies that love anything no 5 (mee lol) it's a nice item to own ,tiss all part of the ritual that is NO 5 !! For me a hot bath with the foaming no 5 and the soap is just yummy, Then I get out and dust myself with puffs of body powder and top up with Pure parfum and hair mist ! Mmmmm !! I'm waiting on some no 5 voile re parfum , lol posh for body spray so I'll let u know what it is like as it's discontinued and hardest to come by. If only I could lay my hands on some bath oil at a good price , for now I will dream about it :)

I love it and am conflicted. No. 5 Hair Mist, if you regard it as a standalone scent, is the No. 5 from an alternate universe. A universe where Coco Chanel didn't buck the norms of putting "appropriate" flowers for women in her hallmark perfume release. Before the advent of No. 5 ladies were directed to wear violet, iris, rose, lavender. The No. 5 we've come to know was paradoxical for showcasing what at the time were considered vulgar, sensual flowers - ylang-ylang, neroli, jasmine - while still endowing the wearer with indisputable class. The scent profile of the Hair Mist, however, turns that on its head, as if Chanel didn't start a perfume revolution: it's characterized by a decidedly Victorian rose and iris, even violet that doesn't appear elsewhere in the No. 5 range. It's classy but not revolutionary. It's No. 5 without the rebellion. Really all it's meant to do is augment the wearing of the perfume with a powdery veil of scent on the hair, but worn as a standalone scent, I can't help but slump in knowing that it's veered off course from the No. 5 legacy. Don't get me wrong, it's the most decadent aldehyde-rich powder puff. I love wearing it; it's got Chanel DNA through and through. The bottle (I have the one pictured) is perfection, with pristine frosted glass and a goldtone medallion on the top of the round lid. The scent graces the wearer with an aura of cleanliness and beauty. It's just not meant to be taken as the embodiment of No. 5 historically. A year or two ago the bottle was redesigned to match the apothecary-like bottles of the rest of the line (yet less attractive), and now it's already unavailable on the website. Is it done already? Sad, it could have made a great flanker actually. I would buy more of this if available.

The scent of the hair spray is gorgeous like a cross between the matching No 5 lotion and the EDT without the heavy aldehydes. It lasts long in the hair with gentle sillage. Wish that Chanel could make a perfume out of this with the exact scent! Just realised ive already written a short review of this lol.

Pure and simple powdery rose. Very soft, sophisticated and ladylike. I've used it for over a decade. I recommend layering it with a tobacco scent for an extra Old Hollywood glam kick.

Very pretty light scent not the powdery type in No 5 perfumes. I wish Chanel could make a proper perfume out of this!