Chanel 5

Marilyn Monroe makes a posthumous comeback with Chanel No.5

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Almost 56 years after Marilyn Monroe famously quoted on her first cover of Life magazine- that she only wore Chanel No.5 to bed, Monroe has been posthumously appointed as the new face of Chanel No. 5. A newly found recording of her discussing the same with Marie Claire’s then-editor in chief Georges Belmont is being … Read more

Chanel 5

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Chanel No. 5 is the first perfume launched by Parisian couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. The French government reports that a bottle of Chanel No. 5 is sold every thirty seconds and generates sales of $100 million a year. It was developed by Russian-French chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux. It is often considered the world’s most … Read more