Tag Archives: Chanel

Beautiful Perfume Advertisements – Chanel N°5 Movie #2

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Olfactoria

Here is another Chanel commercial for N°5 featuring the charming Audrey Tatou. Like the Nicole Kidman movie, this one is beautifully retro in feel and lavishly made. There are elements I love and some that bother me a bit. I like Audrey … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Perfume Advertisements – Chanel N°5 Movie

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Olfactoria

Perfume lives from its advertising. A smell is invisible, so you have to create something people can see, to make them desire, to ultimately make them buy your product. Hopefully the illusion does not break once the perfume is smelled. … Continue reading →

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Pas De Deux – Review: Chanel N°22

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Olfactoria

When little ignorant me tried N°22 along with several other members of the Les Exclusifs line a good while back, I thought, well that is just like N°5, so what is the fuss? But when N°22 started to develop into … Continue reading →

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Where Is Heaven? – Turns Out It Is In Belgium!

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Olfactoria

This post was published last year, when almost nobody saw it. I thought it would be a good time to refresh your memory, and publish it again in slightly updated form, since my Bottle of the Month for March came … Continue reading →

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You Have Chosen! – Answers To The Monday Question: Guerlain Or Chanel?

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Olfactoria

The last Monday Question had quite an echo, many of you joined me in the ficitional imperative to choose only one of the two most esteemed houses – Chanel or Guerlain. So how did you choose? Since I am a … Continue reading →

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Luxe Leather – Review: Chanel’s Cuir de Russie

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Olfactoria

By Tara There’s no getting around it, you really have to like birch tar to like Cuir de Russie. Historically, the bark of the birch tree has been cooked-up and used to cure leather. The synthetic birch tar accord used … Continue reading →

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Easy Elegance – Review: Chanel Les Exclusifs 31 Rue Cambon

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Olfactoria

By Tara  31 Rue Cambon is a mass of contradictions; modern yet timeless, spare yet luxurious, elegant yet relaxed, chypre yet without oakmoss. In my capsule Chanel perfume wardrobe, Bois des Iles is the little black dress, Cuir de Russie … Continue reading →

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Perfume As Medicine – Sleepless Nights, Aches And Pains And More

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Olfactoria

We all know perfume is powerful and that is why we love it. Perfume is able to conjure memories, to evoke feelings, to influence moods. Perfume is a force to be reckoned with. Nothing works better at making us happy, … Continue reading →

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Garden Angel – Review: Chanel Bel Respiro

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Olfactoria

Bel Respiro was the name of Gabrielle Chanel’s chic country house outside Paris, also nicknamed Noix de Coco (coconut), in a play on her own nickname. Bel Respiro, the fragrance, is part of the Les Exclusifs Collection. It was actually … Continue reading →

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Magic Cloak – Review: Chanel N°19

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Olfactoria

One of the timeless classics in my perfume closet is N°19. Sadly, it is neglected in favor of many, many others that shout for attention . Annemarie’s story of the importance of N°19 throughout her life on Beauty on the … Continue reading →

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