The Best Women’s Perfumes of All Time, According to Bazaar

Gabrielle Chanel was the woman who, despite the ridicule, defended the idea that women buy their perfume from what a horror! their seamstress. Chanelobviously had the last word. More than a century after the launch of its first perfume (No5 in 1921), Coco Mademoiselle, luminous but full of depth, is a world bestseller.

This perfume falls into the “floriental” category, characterized by the combination of flowers like rose, jasmine and neroli with woods, resins and, above all, vanilla, for something that is, in a way, also full of warmth than coolness (also seen in Jimmy Choo, I want Choo EDP).

And it would be negligent to talk about this category without mentioning Guerlain, pioneer of oriental perfume with perfumes like Shalimar, and more recently florientals like My Guerlain EDP ​​Intense (of which Angelina Jolie is the face). This fragrance combines the house’s signature blend of vanilla, floral and bergamot – known as ‘Guerlinade’ – with soft musk and woody notes: comforting yet eternally elegant.

Chanel Coco Mademoiselle EDP Key Notes: mandarin, orange blossom, rose, jasmine, yang-ylang, vanilla, opopanax