Chanel N°5 Workshop

Today a group of us were lucky enough to be part of a Chanel N°5 Workshop and were told that this is the first workshop presented to students. This was a great opportunity to learn something new, to understand how this perfume is made and how it originated, a field I wasn’t really aware of.

We were told that the Chanel N°5 perfume is made up of 82 different scents, during the talk we sampled around 12 of these. We learnt the three tones that make up the perfume, which were the low tones, middle and high tones, how each scent complements one another and this process impacts how long the scent lasts on the skin.

We were each give tester strips and asked to share what we thought each smelt like and how that particular scent made us feel or if it provoked a memory. It was interesting to listen to other people thoughts on this, for example the first tester was white musk which most people said reminded them of there nan or mother, even a summer day.

It was also really interesting to find out more about the history of the perfume, the fact that the ingredients haven’t changed for almost 100 years and they make sure they source each in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. Chanel had a fond obsession with the number 5 and this remains an ongoing theme, even to this day events and shows open on the 5th of the month.

Overall an insightful and interesting workshop I’m glad I attended, were we fortunate enough to leave the workshop with a sample of the newest N°5 perfume to have our own Marilyn Monroe moment.

 

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