Estella Warren photographed by Jean-Paul Goude, 2000 © Chanel In 1921, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel created her first perfume: N° 5. Chanel N° 5's air of mystery, exceptional composition, painstaking production and unique bottle revolutionized perfume codes of the time...and when Marilyn Monroe revealed that all she wore in bed was a few drops of Chanel N°5 and nothing else, the scent's popularity began to soar. We take a look at a perfume that inspired and has been incarnated by the world's most beautiful women. OC, CB

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Reader ranking: Rank this page:   Article Plan Chanel N° 5: a perfume revolution ▼ History of the mythical Chanel N° 5 perfume Ylang ylang: top notes of Chanel N° 5 perfume Rose de Mai: heart notes of Chanel N°5 perfume Jasmine, floral note of Chanel N°5 perfume Production of Chanel N°5 perfume Gathering the Rose de Mai for Chanel N°5 400kg of roses for 600g of Chanel N°5 perfume The Chanel N°5 bottle, an example of simplicity First lithograph of Chanel N°5 from 1921 Mademoiselle Chanel poses for N° 5 in 1937 Ali MacGraw and Chanel N°5 product range from 1966 Lauren Hutton in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1968 Cheryl Tegs in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1969 Jean Shrimpton in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1971 Catherine Deneuve in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1972 Catherine Deneuve in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1973 Carole Bouquet in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1993 Carole Bouquet in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1996 Carole Bouquet in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1997 Estella Warren in Chanel N° 5 advert from 1999 Nicole Kidman in Chanel N° 5 advert from 2004 Nicole Kidman in Chanel N° 5 advert from 2006 Nicole Kidman in Chanel N° 5 advert from 2007