5 Q&A in Helsinki
What’s the story of celebration of 100th Anniversary of CHANEL N° 5?
Based on the formula of Chanel N° 5, “a woman’s perfume, with a woman’s scent,” composed by Ernest Beaux with Gabrielle Chanel in 1921, in 2020 Christmas season, Chanel releases Parfum Cheveux N° 5 graces the holiday wishes. Housed in a transparent and frosted version of the iconic bottle, CHANEL LE PARFUM CHEVEUX N° 5 enriched with an active ingredient derived from rose and jasmine, diffuses the subtle notes of the fragrance and gives hair shining and silky textures. In 2021, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of this radical creation that revolutionised the beauty tradition of its era, CHANEL debuts FACTORY 5 COLLECTION, which inspired by daily essentials. Les Galets de Bain in Chanel L’EAU formula lay up inside a matted touch, off-white tea tin, is the brilliant beauty product design ever seen.
How do you adore the mix and match of CHANEL N° 5 & L’EAU?
Chanel le Parfum Cheveux N° 5 provides a sweet powdery rose and a light jasmine with perhaps some dry down of detectable vanilla and the slightest faintest traces of sandalwood. The result is a sharp, soapy scent with added elegance. It is not sweet at all. The iconic bottle comes in powdery pink and cannot be mistaken for the mature original Chanel N° 5. Since the main accords of L’EAU are Aldehyde, bergamot, Mandarin orange and lime, its woody, sweet and easy scents clung to my skin after shower or bath. Therefore, I like to and then mix and match L’EAU as my basic skin care, and several drops of this invigorating and refreshing N° 5mist at work or teatime with friends.
Is there any suggestion to mate and mingle CHANEL N° 5 & L’EAU?
Indeed. Both Chanel Parfum Cheveux N° 5 or Factory 5 L’EAU collection is perfect for spring and summer, though it lingers only 2-3 hours on hair and around 4-5 hours on skin per use; in addition, it’s a good try for wearing after putting on CHANEL CHANCE EAU TENDRE, which, owns the top notes as quince mingling with grapefruit, while middle notes mating hyacinth and jasmine, and base notes mixing musk, iris, Virginia cedar plus amber. Harmonise with the daytime fragrance as CHANEL N° 5 & L’EAU, the white floral and fresh spicy blend altogether harmoniously.
Tell us the inspirations of photography setting of CHANEL N° 5 & Factory 5 Collection.
As for photography and setting, the ideas behind the lenses, due to Chanel Le Parfum Cheveux N° 5 is the celebration edition of 100th anniversary for the release of classic N° 5, hence I place the refill tube TWIST & SPRAY of CHANEL N° 5 L’EAU and CHANEL CHANCE EAU TENDRE together, since I love to mix and match these fragrances, and the pink tone of Chanel CHANCE and balance jointly with the rather pale L’EAU collection. Alongside the powdery pinkish bottle of Le Parfum Cheveux, 2020-21 Christmas limited edition in various 5 camellias represent Mademoiselle Coco Chanel’s favourite symbolisms; furthermore, I decorate several rose pedals around the refill tube and pinkish bottle, to show that the basic component of CHANEL N° 5, Factory 5 and L’EAU beauty collection. For a long while I always collect the delicate designs of accessories and fashion jewelry for the practical function and photography tools— the silver padlock, the heart-shape earrings and CC logo SWAROSKI brooch—to assist the theme of dressing table and to fulfill the collector’s satisfaction. I select Les Galets de Bain, N° 5 L’EAU shower gel, lip balm, Le Gel Pailléte and CHANEL CHANCE EAU TENDRE TWIST & SPRAY to demonstrate 5 Chanel CC logo containers to echo the celebration of N° 5 100th anniversary.
The indoor photography always offers me a lot of fun, though it requires the ideas and time to place the tools and the precise shot, while the most difficult is to take the Factory 5 Les Galets de Bain at -10°c outdoors, especially the windy and snowy moments can switch the shooting at any second.
How do you like to soak yourself in a tub with Factory 5 Les Galets de Bain?
I always like to take a hot bath, start to dip the tablet and enjoy in tub, imagine widely or consider none, to relax myself, to consider it’s a luxurious meditation. Factory 5 Les Galets de Bain with 17g for single usage, turns the bath water milky white, and the smell wafted up to my nose in the most satisfying way. The tea tin also can be treated as yet another cute dressing table deco. After the long rest, applying hydra lip balm and one press of CHANEL LE PARFUM CHEVEUX N° 5 and ready for the bedtime medical horror novel reading are my winter routine. CHANEL N° 5 Factory collection can be described as breaking and moving, and yet still an artist and a muse.
CHANEL LE PARFUM CHEVEUX N° 5 and CHANEL Factory 5 and N° 5 L’EAU, all sing the N° 5 chanson, but just in different tones.
Further Reading-> BEAUTY BOOM! LE MYSTERY BOX DE L’EAU EST LA POCHETTE SURPRISE CHANEL N°5 - FACTORY 5 COLLECTION
