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No. 22
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| Fragrance by Coco Chanel | ||
| Description | Women's fragrance | |
| Released | 1922 or 1928 | |
| Label | Chanel | |
Chanel No. 22 is one of several well-known fragrances from Parisian couturier, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.
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Coco Chanel had worked with Ernest Beaux on her original perfume, Chanel No. 5, which debuted in 1921. The following year, they released Chanel No. 22.[1] There are also reports that the official debut was made in 1928 to coincide with the introduction of Mademoiselle Chanel's "White Look" fashion line.
In 1924, Pierre Wertheimer became a partner to Coco Chanel in her perfume business. He owned 70 percent; Chanel owned 10 percent, and a friend of Chanel’s owned the remaining portion. Chanel agreed to owning such a small amount in exchange for having complete control over the product.
Ralph Barton, the eminent cartoonist for The New Yorker and who was said to have been somewhat of a dandy, reportedly wore the scent. "In lieu of a scarfpin, a scarab seal ring encircles his cravat, and when indoors he is partial to Chinese slippers. . . . Chanel No. 22 is his customary perfume. His favored dressing gown is of a gallant jade hue."[2]
Chanel No. 22 is classified as a floral-aldehyde with notes of white flowers, including roses, jasmine, tuberoses. Its top note is aldehyde with middle notes of jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang, and rose. Base notes include vetiver, vanilla, and incense.[3] It has been called an old-fashioned floral and is said to have hints of lilac.[4] Scent reviewer Chandler Burr said that "22 can be tough to appreciate immediately."[5]
The Wertheimer family still runs the Chanel perfume business.
Jacques Polge, the modern Chanel perfumer, released a collection called Les Exclusifs in February 2007. This included Chanel No. 22. The 200-milliliter spray bottle of the scent was sold exclusively in Chanel boutiques and at Bergdorf Goodman with a price of $175 USD.[6] The modern interpretation is said to have placed less emphasis on the incense bottom note. A "voile" - a lighter, alcohol-free version – of the scent was introduced in 1996.[7]
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