What most people fail to understand is that it's not a perfume's goal to make other people's garments drop or get you laid. When talking about perfume, we use verbs like 'to wear' or 'to put on', because a perfume is exactly that: an invisible garment, a set of armor that we put on ourselves in order to transform in whoever we want to be. I am a 29 year old male who wears Chanel No. 5 and whoever has a problem with that can just suck it! xoxo
Dacob! Ive told you before. I send your reviews to my fabulous 80 yr old neighbour who has worn no 5 all her life! I sent her this review. And would you believe it! she ordered (on the internet via click and collect)!!! A pure parfum no 5 from Boots!!! Shes been today to pick it up. She opened the seal and the baudrucharge. And she said it took her breath away. Took her right back to when she used to wear it all those years ago. She was very emotional. Didnt expect it. So thanks to your review it convinced her to try the parfum. We both love you Dacob!!🇬🇧👍🏻😘😘😘😘xxx
Thank you so much for sharing your story with me Susan! It warms my heart! ♥️ I feel the emotions blooming as your friend opened the parfum and smelled the bouquet after all those years! 😍😍😍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I'm 17 years old and I wear Chanel N5! I love the original and all it's relatives. When I'm out in public people stop me and ask me what I am wearing, when i tell them it's Chanel N5 they are in shock! This perfume is unbelievable!
I can’t really express how SIGNIFICANT seeing this review is for me, particularly in this time of uncertainty, pandemic and global crisis. Because it gives me hope of light at the end of the tunnel; about how we, too, can overcome these disparity times and be better, regardless of what the future will bring. It reminds me about resilience and strength, even when we don’t know the final outcome. So again, I thank you for your art, content and passion. Today, I celebrate with you the life of Coco, and I comprehend more why you respect and hold her dearly close to your heart. Much love to you, my friend. - David
This review was magical❤️ I got so absorbed by your words that I honestly don’t know when time passed! And yes, I agree, the perfume world needs to stop with how many compliments a perfume gets. I have actually a funny story! This year I got Chanel no5 pure perfume, EDP and Eau Premiere although all I heard from my friends is that is a grandma smell. I went to an event a while ago dressed in No5 and everyone asked me what I’m wearing, you should’ve seen their faces when I said No5! Great job, D! Kisses 😘
Thank you so much Monika! 😘 yes, people are like Lemmings for the most part. They don’t think with their own minds but rather repeat thoughts they heard from others... like parakeets... brainwashed... In fact, so many people don’t ever smell N5 and never get a chance to make up their own mind about this perfume. If they gave it a chance, they would open up their minds... xoxo
Oh, Dacob, you look amazing today. I have the pure parfum in the 15mil splash and the EDP. I wear this fragrance almost daily, since high school in the 80s, using my mother’s. Now I’m a grandma, wearing grandma perfume, and I’m always complimented by co-workers or whomever gets a whiff. I’ve tried many other fragrances and this will forever be my go to, favorite of all time.
Handsdown the best reviewer. Let me correct myself, the best fragrance historian. This is how it’s supposed to be done. Thank you for all the research and effort put into this. I am getting the Chanel no 5 Parfum 7.5ml. It’s ridiculously expensive but that’s history and art in a bottle! I’m getting a batch made in the 80’s! 🤩🏆✅
Watching this while testing Chanel No5 Parfum! It is pure divine! I love the journey of the scent on the skin. This is history and wearable art. I absolutely love it! No one understands No5 like Dacob. Thank you for this 🙂
Thank you Dacob for ALL of your perfume reviews! You are the best of ALL reviewers on RUclips. Seriously. I especially love your review of Chanel fragrances. Your passion and artistic expression when reviewing Chanels (and of course sharing your knowledge of and respect for the historical background) are matched by no one and so appreciated.
#Quarantinedandwatch I had to stop the video and put my N5 on. This relaxed me at bedtime, it's like getting a big enveloping hug from my grandmother not in it smells like an older woman, but it gives me all the nostalgia of being loved, the smell makes me float. This fragrance warms my heart and makes me feel rich, refined, and booogie.
Oh, my beloved No. 5 Parfum! I confess to hoarding this beauty and when I wear it, place vintage on one wrist and current on the other. It is the first formulation I ever purchased and still the only one that truly blooms with my skin chemistry. So happy to see this review, Dacob!
You have such knowledge and passion about Chanel!Great review as always!Number 5 is a very important number for me as I was born on 5th of June and I see this number very frequently in my life!Also thanks to your helpful video on Chanel books,I ordered my first book on Chanel,which is “Intimate Chanel”!Can’t wait To dive into history and learn more about this unique and legendary woman!🌹
Can't wait for my 10ml spray from the 80s to arrive! N 5 for me is a hug. A warm hug. Mainly the woodsy Eau de toilette. I also love edp and l'eau. I just love N5!
Still the best when it comes to fragrance reviews, the way he captures the scent in a story telling manner is just amazing, and the historical references made adds much more complexity and refinement to it all. Well done👌🏽💙
Dear Dacob, I do really appreciate your tender and poetic yet sassy and funny ways of discussing fragrance. Despite your passion and detailled knowledge about it you seem humble in front of the art of perfumery and it's meaning to those in need...which is everyone?:) Thank you and take care! Bisous, M
I recently bought Chanel no 5 the EDP 3.4 oz. this was one the first reviews I watched. I absolutely love your passion for fragrance. As an air sign, I love the magic and power of scent and thank you for throwing shade to Jeremy! New subscriber here!
That was beautiful, Dacob! I love how you go into the history, then can also turn describing the fragrance into something both poetic and also reflective of things going on in society right now. I also love how you just had to pop a little Twin Peaks reference, in there. Lol
Just watched France's 2021 entry for the Eurovision Song Contest: Barbara Pavi, Voilá. Watched the official music video and I immediately got transported to your review, with the Beret you are wearing, the old train, the uncertainty, the pain the suffering, the beauty and transcendence! Incidentally I am wearing n.5 parfum today too, sniffing it while watching the video and listening to the song truly moved me to tears as only n.5 parfum can.
Aww! Perfumes and song... what can I say... pure art! Got news: in just a few hours on my new "Essece-tially Dacob" channel, I will be live premiering the new video I shot with Lanier Smith, on the topic of perfumes by CHANEL, Halston, Elizabeth Taylor, and many more! Come on over, set a reminder and chat with us live! Here is the link: ruclips.net/video/wNg-sqDpp3E/видео.html
The best reviewer ever!! Thank you!!! I own EDP and will be ordering pure parfum this month as a blind buy since I LOVE EDP. However, please advice on eau premier?
Thank you for a thorough and passionate review of CHANEL N°5 Parfum. My order of pure parfum is arriving tomorrow! I have the EDP which I adore and have just received the CHANEL N°5 Factory Body Lotions box (which granted is very small in size but perfect for travelling). I'm addicted to the scent of N°5 - from the hit of Aldehydes to the 30 minutes later of warmth and comfort. I apply late evening and find it so comforting when going to sleep. One more sleep till my pure parfum arrives! Thank you for a really brilliant review #RaysOfLight
I love you so much your words are like magic for me... Thanks for not leaving me alone in appreciating as a man this wonderful perfume. I have a parfumery but I never had the chance to smell the pure perfume... It always has been very costy to me in so difficult to find... Now I really would like to have one. Thank you and love you so much
@@SuperDacob oh wow! You responded me back!! I'm so honored!! Thank you. I really would like to smell the pure perfume, but here it is too pricy ...one day in my life maybe I will. I am so happy you saw my comment ♥️ love you
Thank you for a fabulous video, so detailed and entertaining! I think the opening sniff of No5 puts people off because it is so powerful. You are correct about going on a journey with the scent, because it is so complex. When the perfume 'damps down', you begin to experience the lovely middle notes and that is worth the initial 'oommph' of the opening power. Chanel No5 is so well worth staying with, and don't be put off by the opening power and the aldehydes. It is a true classic!
Dacob you should do a review on N°5 EDP alone and N°22 EDP alone I would like to see what are you reviews on them now since you’ve made comments before on them
I have made so many videos on the N!5 EDP... from unboxings of individual EDP products to the smell itself. N°22 EDP might get a review though... the formula has been tweeked a bit since 2016.... at least I feel it has...
Thank you Mary Jane :) In a way, I would think my perfume reviews are like podcasts... especially the ones where you only see the bottles, background and my hands... xoxo
Super Dacob I’m learning so much about style perfumes and fashion as I have none . I’m plain Jane so I’m trying to get fancy the right way lo . You have an amazing voice that’s what I meant by podcasting suggestion .
Can't wait to see what Chanel is going to bring up next year for anniversary of No5!!! Would be a dream to reproduce IFRA non-compliant original version of no5!!! Limited Edition tinsy bottles, shaped like the originals! They will sell out within hours!!! Oh, dreams, dreams....
I understand the imagiary that you ascribed to the notes, I but am baffled by the way you perceive them. Especially the way you see all the bright notes as grey. Everyone else sees citrus and lily of the valley as bright and fresh but you see them as dark grey and menacing. Bizzare !
No I don’t see lily of the valley or citrusses or ylang ylang as grey at all. You misunderstood what I was saying.... they are light... but surrounded by a menacing force. They are not the menace here...
Thats the point: I am trying to convey that specific notes do not always suffice to describe a fragrance. There is so much more than just single notes to a perfume. Time and the historical/political contexts are just as important. So I think now after the hints I have given you, you can imagine what the menace was... A great perfume is so much more than just the ingredients used to make it... xoxo
@@SuperDacob thanks. I guess I don't really understand your idea about the contemporary zeitgeist being a presence in a fragrance. I greatly appreciate you trying to help me understand. My autism blinds my understanding sometimes. You've been more patient with me than I deserve. You're a sweet man.
The other video of you unboxing a 60 year old vintage No 5.....Wasn't even the last video I saw before falling asleep, but somehow I dreamt that it was me opening it lol I couldn't believe I owned it....the "smokiness" you spoke of....ahhh sounded so lovely 😉💖
I can see some shade for Jeremy Fragrance hahahahaha... Love his review, it's just that when he reviewed No.5 it was not what I expected. He judged the EDP, whilst its an entire different fragrances.
Marilyn did say that she wore only a few drops of no 5 to bed. But from what I understand she bought every concentration of No 5 available at that time. She also loved to put drops of the parfum in her bath. She spent 50 dollars a week on perfume back in 1955 when she left Hollywood to go to New York City starting her own production company. Omg Dacob I was reading the book 'Marilyn in Manhattan - Her Year of Joy' and thinking how I wish you would read it because it's very beautiful, complex, and complicated and I would love to hear your feelings on it. It talks about her friendships with Truman Capote and Norman Rosten, and so much I think you would love.
I have a photograph of her from this time on my wall. She’s wearing a pretty cashmere coat and she’s down in the subway. She’s smiling into the camera with what seems like a pure and joyful spirit. A moment of freedom for herself.
I did a sepia tone color-grading to ad a vintage vibe, like a haze, or dream vibe. I am actually more pale in real life than I appear in this video... lol... 🤷🏻♂️
I purchased so many versions of this. The current one has been reduced to an iris dominant scent. The jasmine and rose are still there but it has been wayyyy toned down and the longevity has suffered. Luckily I have an extremely large collection of the old stuff
Super Dacob it’s not so much that it goes away quickly it’s more like it become a wisp and end up smelling exactly like Prada infusion absolue which I love but already own lol
loved this video! your analogy to water made me take a 'double take'. your capacity for detailed imagery is unmatched. is this your way of coming out as a dooms day prepper, dacob? ;-)
I so enjoyed your video Dacob. I love the military analogy you used in the video in regards to your fabulous outfit, chanel jewellery and Westwood clothes ( almost Che Guevara- ish, but with style) and Chanel no5! Sidenote: Yes fragrance channels can be so....... "One dimensional", and can leave one often thinking " Did he/ she actually say that?", Thank goodness you are multi- dimensional, and a have a wonderful channel. Anyway, yes, the Battle.. ..Chanel no 5.. Just like no other, I also find myself wanting more, and sometimes I liken that urge to dowse myself in no 5 to an addiction, but then I think its more that "she/ he/ ***" is so hypnotic and I LONG for that dry down so very much, and there just is no other fragrance like that, that has such a magnetic pull for me...I have Perfumes that I love for different reasons, but I always think in my Perfume Vault that Chanel no 5 is the Empress, there are no substitutes. Sometimes I cant Verbalise it, but you do so exquisitely. I loved your huge red Chanel no 5 Bottle...It is fabulous creatively, culturally, and historically such a poignant piece of fashion/ Perfume pop culture... Lovely to see you again, and I enjoyed your fashion colour story, and how cohesive you looked with the beautiful red bottle. Reminds me, I have to look at your Coco Books video, I will have a look now. Thankyou again! X
Dacob!!! Just got my hands on a sealed 15ml no 5 parfum for a steal! A couple of years old! First time i will have smelt the pure stuff since i had the refillable sprays in 1998! Wondering how different it will be.
You can just take the wax seal off and then cut the black cord and then peal off the white membrane surrounding the stopper.... and off you go to CHANEL dreamland ...
Hey Dacob, I don't know where to buy Chanel No. 5 Parfum splash here, in the Philippines. The SA in one of the "few" Chanel stores told me that they don't ship that one and instead sold only the refillable version. I was kinda disappointed since I really wanted to buy that so badly and don't know where to.
I would say today hidden conformity is stopping developing people's minds. Before there were much more talented people than nowadays. By the way nice description of the perfume. 🤩
I am loving today's outfit. It is very Che Guevera. I think we have seen the shirt before, but the beret gives it a whole new twist. I agree that No5 is totally timeless. As far as the 1920s go, often people tend to romanticise the decade, comparing it as a Golden Age, compared to the depression of 1929 - 1939. At least one radical, however, (me, though there certainly must be others) say that WWII did not begin with the invasion of Poland. It did not begin with Chamberlain's shameful and obscene Munich agreement. It did not begin with Japan's invasion of China. I say that WWI never really ended. We had one World War, with a brief ceasefire of little over two short decades between the two. Though even in the 20s, there were people who were predicting the apocolypse which was about to happen, Churchill being one among quite a few Cassandras. (Apologies for the rant.) I would love love LOVE to smell the very original formulation of No 5. I really need to get the Par Parfum soon. I am glad you managed to get one of the red show bottles. I knew you would manage it. Don't let anyone fool you into allowing 'them' to put a microchip into you. Climate catastrophe is the beginning of the end, but microchips in people is the final end. Thank you for the video.
Thank you Daniel :) Yes, the shirt has a totally different look when the beret is added! Its a secret nuance that only is visible when the details all fall into place ;) Some people would even argue that WWI never ended to this day... I am sure you will love the pure parfum! It has a character of its own! xoxo
It reminds me of every time I went to Madinah the Prophet's Mosque. The feeling totally is the same. It makes me want to cry almost. However ai do believe it has been severely diluted more than it used to be even a few years ago. I love your passion and explanation of history. I hate the other versions (edt and edp)
Yes. My friend wrinkled her nose when i said i like no5. Few months later the said friend said, ‘ohh you smell nice. What have you got on?’ ‘No 5’ i said. She ate her words!☺️
I own a vintage N°5 Parfum, but the scent has noticeably faded. So I still haven’t smelled the genuine Chanel N°5 Parfum in its true form yet. I’m saving up for the 1 ounce perfume
My mother still has her Chanel No. 5 EDP 1981 bottle , the pre-reformulation EDP version. Then this year I gave her a Chanel no. 5 15ml pure parfum bottle and she said it's the only version that smells exactly like her 1981 EDP bottle. Fortunately Chanel hasn't changed the original formula of the pure parfum. If they ever do it, it would mean the end of Chanel as a brand to me.
Thats a good question. I would not put the PARFUM in the sun. It works wonders for the EDP though. But the PARFUM is meant to be an intimate experience. Its much more delicate than the other concentrations and it stays close to the skin. The most beautiful drydown though...
@@SuperDacob Indeed, it almost has no projection, so I find myself dabbing some on the tops of my palms, (thanks for the tip BTW, dabbing it on my wrists rubs it off too quickly as I have a desk job) and I just sniff it, it's my chanel and I and nothing else matters. I also put some before bed and I fall asleep sniffing it. I've put a substantial dent im telling ya... But as a reviewer on a partcular website thst shall remain unnamed said, life is too short use the chanel!
"money makes everything dirty" yet it pays for Chanel artisans and seamstress talent, yet it helps building such beautiful and powerful expression of humanity and creativity......... I don't think money makes anything dirty I think humans do, but the beauty of life is that humans can create Chanel 5/ beauty to. I love your channel but sometimes im like: "wtf?"
Money only pays because we give it power! Think deeper Charly, I know you can! You are close! Just like the multi facets of fragrance, money has them too as do we! We invented money. Do not make the mistake of respecting it too much because it is a cage... at times a golden cage but a cage nevertheless. Now mind you, I could not care less what other people think. Their opinions are their own and they can keep them to themselves or start their own channels where they talk about their opinions... but since you took the time to write me, I respect your time and out of respect to you I write you back and tell you that when I release a video with any sort of statement, be sure I gave it the proper thought and a multilateral interpretation palette. You chose to see one side... others saw a totally different side... its all up to you dear... have a great weekend. xoxo
What most people fail to understand is that it's not a perfume's goal to make other people's garments drop or get you laid. When talking about perfume, we use verbs like 'to wear' or 'to put on', because a perfume is exactly that: an invisible garment, a set of armor that we put on ourselves in order to transform in whoever we want to be. I am a 29 year old male who wears Chanel No. 5 and whoever has a problem with that can just suck it! xoxo
Dacob! Ive told you before. I send your reviews to my fabulous 80 yr old neighbour who has worn no 5 all her life! I sent her this review. And would you believe it! she ordered (on the internet via click and collect)!!! A pure parfum no 5 from Boots!!! Shes been today to pick it up. She opened the seal and the baudrucharge. And she said it took her breath away. Took her right back to when she used to wear it all those years ago. She was very emotional. Didnt expect it. So thanks to your review it convinced her to try the parfum. We both love you Dacob!!🇬🇧👍🏻😘😘😘😘xxx
Thank you so much for sharing your story with me Susan! It warms my heart! ♥️ I feel the emotions blooming as your friend opened the parfum and smelled the bouquet after all those years! 😍😍😍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I'm 17 years old and I wear Chanel N5! I love the original and all it's relatives. When I'm out in public people stop me and ask me what I am wearing, when i tell them it's Chanel N5 they are in shock! This perfume is unbelievable!
Its a true treasure!
N5 pure perfume stays in your mind forever once you smelled it.
Amen to that! So true!
Where could I find it
@@christopher5040 yes I mean I can't find the pure parfum at all
@@giovanniformichelli but It is available worlwild !!!! In any perfum shop. Often in the drawer. , Ask the sale assistante, as simple as that.
@@christopher5040 I think Chris is talking the pure pure perfume as mentioned in the video. Due to variations
I can’t really express how SIGNIFICANT seeing this review is for me, particularly in this time of uncertainty, pandemic and global crisis. Because it gives me hope of light at the end of the tunnel; about how we, too, can overcome these disparity times and be better, regardless of what the future will bring. It reminds me about resilience and strength, even when we don’t know the final outcome. So again, I thank you for your art, content and passion. Today, I celebrate with you the life of Coco, and I comprehend more why you respect and hold her dearly close to your heart. Much love to you, my friend.
- David
This review was magical❤️ I got so absorbed by your words that I honestly don’t know when time passed! And yes, I agree, the perfume world needs to stop with how many compliments a perfume gets. I have actually a funny story! This year I got Chanel no5 pure perfume, EDP and Eau Premiere although all I heard from my friends is that is a grandma smell. I went to an event a while ago dressed in No5 and everyone asked me what I’m wearing, you should’ve seen their faces when I said No5!
Great job, D! Kisses 😘
Thank you so much Monika! 😘 yes, people are like Lemmings for the most part. They don’t think with their own minds but rather repeat thoughts they heard from others... like parakeets... brainwashed... In fact, so many people don’t ever smell N5 and never get a chance to make up their own mind about this perfume. If they gave it a chance, they would open up their minds... xoxo
Only Dacob can speak this magically about fragrance. Pure poetry. Tears in my eyes. Never, ever stop. You are a real gem. Thank God for Dacob.
Oh, Dacob, you look amazing today. I have the pure parfum in the 15mil splash and the EDP. I wear this fragrance almost daily, since high school in the 80s, using my mother’s. Now I’m a grandma, wearing grandma perfume, and I’m always complimented by co-workers or whomever gets a whiff. I’ve tried many other fragrances and this will forever be my go to, favorite of all time.
Thank you so much Brenda :)
Where has this channel been all my life? Best review ever and so educational
Welcome to my channel :) I am happy you enjoy it! xoxo
Chanel #5 was the very first perfume I ever received when was 15 ! I will always have it on hand ! It’s the best!
Handsdown the best reviewer. Let me correct myself, the best fragrance historian. This is how it’s supposed to be done. Thank you for all the research and effort put into this. I am getting the Chanel no 5 Parfum 7.5ml. It’s ridiculously expensive but that’s history and art in a bottle! I’m getting a batch made in the 80’s! 🤩🏆✅
Thank you Dondizm!
I have a bottle of no 5 parfum modern, 1980s and 1950s.. all three are gorgeous
OH YES about the review channels about Chanels and others spot on.
You are so right that it is still very similar today. It stays very true to the original. The current parfum is stunning.
Rewatching this gem of a video...
Thank you Rozsa
Oh Dacob, you look like the commander of perfumista revolution! Wow.
It is time for a revolution! ;) xoxo
@@SuperDacob I hope it wont be a communist revolution though.
That subtle Jeremy fragrance shade at the beginning... Priceless #dontGetBitterJustGetBetter
Watching this while testing Chanel No5 Parfum! It is pure divine! I love the journey of the scent on the skin. This is history and wearable art. I absolutely love it! No one understands No5 like Dacob. Thank you for this 🙂
Thank you so much dear and I am thrilled that you are enjoying N°5 in its pure parfum form!
New subscriber and I love how you tell the story of this fragrance... thank you
Thank you for subscribing to my channel and welcome to the fashion bunker family ;) xoxo
Thank you Dacob for ALL of your perfume reviews! You are the best of ALL reviewers on RUclips. Seriously.
I especially love your review of Chanel fragrances. Your passion and artistic expression when reviewing Chanels (and of course sharing your knowledge of and respect for the historical background) are matched by no one and so appreciated.
Thank you so much Lisa!
This review is so beautiful Dacob that it made me cry
Thank you Diamond Diva Princess!
A true artist. Yours and Lanier Smith's are the only perfume reviews I am interested in watching. Thank you Dacob for this beautiful review.
Aww thank you so much!
#Quarantinedandwatch I had to stop the video and put my N5 on. This relaxed me at bedtime, it's like getting a big enveloping hug from my grandmother not in it smells like an older woman, but it gives me all the nostalgia of being loved, the smell makes me float. This fragrance warms my heart and makes me feel rich, refined, and booogie.
Thank you for sharing such a lovely memory with us!
Omg so same for me 🥰🥰✨
Oh, my beloved No. 5 Parfum! I confess to hoarding this beauty and when I wear it, place vintage on one wrist and current on the other. It is the first formulation I ever purchased and still the only one that truly blooms with my skin chemistry. So happy to see this review, Dacob!
Glad you enjoyed my review Danielle :) xoxo
You have such knowledge and passion about Chanel!Great review as always!Number 5 is a very important number for me as I was born on 5th of June and I see this number very frequently in my life!Also thanks to your helpful video on Chanel books,I ordered my first book on Chanel,which is “Intimate Chanel”!Can’t wait To dive into history and learn more about this unique and legendary woman!🌹
Thank you Fitzi and I hope you enjoy your new book :) xoxo
Very simply, thank you.
You can tell this dude is genuinely passionate about fragrances. As always, another great review ❤️
Thank you Orange Blossom 33! This dude salutes you!
Can't wait for my 10ml spray from the 80s to arrive! N 5 for me is a hug. A warm hug. Mainly the woodsy Eau de toilette. I also love edp and l'eau. I just love N5!
Still the best when it comes to fragrance reviews, the way he captures the scent in a story telling manner is just amazing, and the historical references made adds much more complexity and refinement to it all. Well done👌🏽💙
Thank you Xonica for your kind words. I am happy you enjoyed my review.
I just got hold of that refillable spray! It's lovely and luxe packaging, I love how the glossy smooth heaviness of it feels in your hand
Its the best! The actual versions in production today are in lacquered metal
Dear Dacob,
I do really appreciate your tender and poetic yet sassy and funny ways of discussing fragrance.
Despite your passion and detailled knowledge about it you seem humble in front of the art of perfumery and it's meaning to those in need...which is everyone?:)
Thank you and take care!
Bisous,
M
Thank you so much Margo 🥹😍💖
I recently bought Chanel no 5 the EDP 3.4 oz. this was one the first reviews I watched. I absolutely love your passion for fragrance. As an air sign, I love the magic and power of scent and thank you for throwing shade to Jeremy!
New subscriber here!
Thank you Francis for your kind words and thank you for subscribing to my channel!
I had no idea So educational thank you I have never smelled Chanel number five I will be in London soon to continue my education of Fragrances
Thank you Leslie :) Glad you enjoyed my review! Enjoy your perfume trip to London dear 😘
That was beautiful, Dacob! I love how you go into the history, then can also turn describing the fragrance into something both poetic and also reflective of things going on in society right now. I also love how you just had to pop a little Twin Peaks reference, in there. Lol
Thank you Lisa :)
Just watched France's 2021 entry for the Eurovision Song Contest: Barbara Pavi, Voilá. Watched the official music video and I immediately got transported to your review, with the Beret you are wearing, the old train, the uncertainty, the pain the suffering, the beauty and transcendence! Incidentally I am wearing n.5 parfum today too, sniffing it while watching the video and listening to the song truly moved me to tears as only n.5 parfum can.
Aww! Perfumes and song... what can I say... pure art! Got news: in just a few hours on my new "Essece-tially Dacob" channel, I will be live premiering the new video I shot with Lanier Smith, on the topic of perfumes by CHANEL, Halston, Elizabeth Taylor, and many more! Come on over, set a reminder and chat with us live! Here is the link: ruclips.net/video/wNg-sqDpp3E/видео.html
@@SuperDacob I feel asleep during the live on Saturday, can't wait for the premiere!
It begins in less than an hour! See you in the chats on the other channel!
Просто шедевр. Мой любимый парфюм.
Just subscribed. This is better than just a review. I love the history you present as well!
Thank you for subscribing to my channel Catch My Whiff :)
The best reviewer ever!! Thank you!!! I own EDP and will be ordering pure parfum this month as a blind buy since I LOVE EDP. However, please advice on eau premier?
Thank you 🙏🏻💖 Not a big fan of the eau premiere.
Beautiful review and that red bottle, well, what a surprise!
Thank you Fran :)
Franchement ça me manquait énormément de ne pas voir votre visage dans vos revue, vous êtes très élégant 🌷très belle revue très intéressante
merci beaucoup!
Thank you for a thorough and passionate review of CHANEL N°5 Parfum. My order of pure parfum is arriving tomorrow! I have the EDP which I adore and have just received the CHANEL N°5 Factory Body Lotions box (which granted is very small in size but perfect for travelling). I'm addicted to the scent of N°5 - from the hit of Aldehydes to the 30 minutes later of warmth and comfort. I apply late evening and find it so comforting when going to sleep. One more sleep till my pure parfum arrives! Thank you for a really brilliant review #RaysOfLight
My god this review… giving me life. The connection with water… the future.
Thank you 😊
great review, Jacob. So much info and love the history of the perfume.
Thank you Monique! Glad you liked my review 😃
What a coincidence! I just went pick up my N5 1.2oz tester from the post office today. I am wearing it while watching this review.
I hope you are enjoying your new tester ;) xoxo
I love you so much your words are like magic for me... Thanks for not leaving me alone in appreciating as a man this wonderful perfume. I have a parfumery but I never had the chance to smell the pure perfume... It always has been very costy to me in so difficult to find... Now I really would like to have one. Thank you and love you so much
Thank you Johnee! Wishing you a great and happy New Year! xoxo
@@SuperDacob oh wow! You responded me back!! I'm so honored!! Thank you. I really would like to smell the pure perfume, but here it is too pricy ...one day in my life maybe I will. I am so happy you saw my comment ♥️ love you
@@SuperDacob Happy new yearrrrr ♥️♥️♥️😘♥️😘♥️😘😘♥️♥️😘♥️😘♥️😘😘♥️😘
Thank you for a fabulous video, so detailed and entertaining! I think the opening sniff of No5 puts people off because it is so powerful. You are correct about going on a journey with the scent, because it is so complex. When the perfume 'damps down', you begin to experience the lovely middle notes and that is worth the initial 'oommph' of the opening power. Chanel No5 is so well worth staying with, and don't be put off by the opening power and the aldehydes. It is a true classic!
Thank you! And so well said dear!
Your outfit in this video is everything😍😱
Dacob you should do a review on N°5 EDP alone and N°22 EDP alone I would like to see what are you reviews on them now since you’ve made comments before on them
I have made so many videos on the N!5 EDP... from unboxings of individual EDP products to the smell itself. N°22 EDP might get a review though... the formula has been tweeked a bit since 2016.... at least I feel it has...
I could listen to your story telling voice all day ! Have you thought of gong into podcasting ?
Thank you Mary Jane :) In a way, I would think my perfume reviews are like podcasts... especially the ones where you only see the bottles, background and my hands... xoxo
Super Dacob I’m learning so much about style perfumes and fashion as I have none . I’m plain Jane so I’m trying to get fancy the right way lo . You have an amazing voice that’s what I meant by podcasting suggestion .
You would make a great teacher by the way. The way this review went I kept thinking that.
so beautiful and poetic. thank you so much dacob. you are wonderful. ❤
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Passion just oozes out of you. So refreshing to see.
Thank you :) xoxo
Can't wait to see what Chanel is going to bring up next year for anniversary of No5!!! Would be a dream to reproduce IFRA non-compliant original version of no5!!! Limited Edition tinsy bottles, shaped like the originals! They will sell out within hours!!! Oh, dreams, dreams....
Fingers crossed!
i love the iconic Dacob-Chanel storytime xx
I understand the imagiary that you ascribed to the notes, I but am baffled by the way you perceive them. Especially the way you see all the bright notes as grey. Everyone else sees citrus and lily of the valley as bright and fresh but you see them as dark grey and menacing. Bizzare !
No I don’t see lily of the valley or citrusses or ylang ylang as grey at all. You misunderstood what I was saying.... they are light... but surrounded by a menacing force. They are not the menace here...
@@SuperDacob my apologies for being dumb. So what notes ARE creating the menacing forces ?
Thats the point: I am trying to convey that specific notes do not always suffice to describe a fragrance. There is so much more than just single notes to a perfume. Time and the historical/political contexts are just as important. So I think now after the hints I have given you, you can imagine what the menace was... A great perfume is so much more than just the ingredients used to make it... xoxo
@@SuperDacob thanks. I guess I don't really understand your idea about the contemporary zeitgeist being a presence in a fragrance. I greatly appreciate you trying to help me understand. My autism blinds my understanding sometimes. You've been more patient with me than I deserve. You're a sweet man.
I always think of Marilyn Monroe. " Chanel number 5 of course! " She would say. 😀
Remarkable review... ❤️
Thank you Shelly ♥️
Brilliant, as always.
Thank you Sergio :)
I absolutely LOVE the way you decribe a fragrance!!!!! Smitten
The other video of you unboxing a 60 year old vintage No 5.....Wasn't even the last video I saw before falling asleep, but somehow I dreamt that it was me opening it lol I couldn't believe I owned it....the "smokiness" you spoke of....ahhh sounded so lovely 😉💖
Perfume dreams are the best dreams :)
@@SuperDacob "yassss"!
Beautiful video Dacob! How I wish Chanel would release the EdC or EdT in the Les Eaux bottles with a magnetic top! I would scream. ❤
Thank you so much Blue Skies! That would be great!
I can see some shade for Jeremy Fragrance hahahahaha... Love his review, it's just that when he reviewed No.5 it was not what I expected. He judged the EDP, whilst its an entire different fragrances.
Oh how I've missed you Dacob. Currently catching up on months of videos.
Hope you are doing well!
Thanks J 😃 I am good. Hope you are well too. Xoxo
Thanks for the review and your passion of chanel no.5 I got both adt and adp next on my wish list is this parfum 😍
you look amazing hun ! I love your reviews so much omg !
Thank you so much Dukati!
They like to formulate everything now a days. My favorite perfume Alien which like channel is very distinctive also has been reformulated
Fantastic video
Thank you!
you are precious Dacod I love you.
Marilyn did say that she wore only a few drops of no 5 to bed. But from what I understand she bought every concentration of No 5 available at that time. She also loved to put drops of the parfum in her bath. She spent 50 dollars a week on perfume back in 1955 when she left Hollywood to go to New York City starting her own production company. Omg Dacob I was reading the book 'Marilyn in Manhattan - Her Year of Joy' and thinking how I wish you would read it because it's very beautiful, complex, and complicated and I would love to hear your feelings on it. It talks about her friendships with Truman Capote and Norman Rosten, and so much I think you would love.
Thank you so much for the tip :) I will check the book out
I have a photograph of her from this time on my wall. She’s wearing a pretty cashmere coat and she’s down in the subway. She’s smiling into the camera with what seems like a pure and joyful spirit. A moment of freedom for herself.
I need more reviews please! I can’t take anymore of these top 10 perfumes for groundhog’s day.
Then you gotta head on over to my perfume RUclips channel called essence-tially Dacob
OOOOOOMG Dacob you look sooooo white in this video....buuuuut i love yaaaa...CHANEL...
I did a sepia tone color-grading to ad a vintage vibe, like a haze, or dream vibe. I am actually more pale in real life than I appear in this video... lol... 🤷🏻♂️
I purchased so many versions of this. The current one has been reduced to an iris dominant scent. The jasmine and rose are still there but it has been wayyyy toned down and the longevity has suffered. Luckily I have an extremely large collection of the old stuff
Are you talking about the pure parfum?
Super Dacob yes! The power is just not there anymore.
On my skin it still goes on forever, even in the new batches...
Super Dacob it’s not so much that it goes away quickly it’s more like it become a wisp and end up smelling exactly like Prada infusion absolue which I love but already own lol
loved this video! your analogy to water made me take a 'double take'. your capacity for detailed imagery is unmatched. is this your way of coming out as a dooms day prepper, dacob? ;-)
What can I say Caleb... "Hasta la victoria, siempre ready for the worst" and if the best happens instead, then I rejoice ;) xoxo
I wonder if they might recreate the original 180 ingredient parfum. I would buy that!
I highly doubt they would ever do that again, given the current updated laws on certain ingredients not being legal any longer and so on...
Falls reminds me of Chanel # 5
I so enjoyed your video Dacob. I love the military analogy you used in the video in regards to your fabulous outfit, chanel jewellery and Westwood clothes ( almost Che Guevara- ish, but with style) and Chanel no5!
Sidenote: Yes fragrance channels can be so....... "One dimensional", and can leave one often thinking " Did he/ she actually say that?", Thank goodness you are multi- dimensional, and a have a wonderful channel.
Anyway, yes, the Battle.. ..Chanel no 5.. Just like no other, I also find myself wanting more, and sometimes I liken that urge to dowse myself in no 5 to an addiction, but then I think its more that "she/ he/ ***" is so hypnotic and I LONG for that dry down so very much, and there just is no other fragrance like that, that has such a magnetic pull for me...I have Perfumes that I love for different reasons, but I always think in my Perfume Vault that Chanel no 5 is the Empress, there are no substitutes. Sometimes I cant Verbalise it, but you do so exquisitely.
I loved your huge red Chanel no 5 Bottle...It is fabulous creatively, culturally, and historically such a poignant piece of fashion/ Perfume pop culture...
Lovely to see you again, and I enjoyed your fashion colour story, and how cohesive you looked with the beautiful red bottle.
Reminds me, I have to look at your Coco Books video, I will have a look now.
Thankyou again! X
Thank you so much for the great comment Patrice! You see, you are able to put it perfectly into words! Never doubt yourself!
Lovely ! Thank You Dacob
16:00 lmao I have the same tester. The way he describes the opening with accuracy...I have no words. 🤩🏆🎄
Its the best tester out there and thank you for the kind words.
Dacob!!! Just got my hands on a sealed 15ml no 5 parfum for a steal! A couple of years old! First time i will have smelt the pure stuff since i had the refillable sprays in 1998! Wondering how different it will be.
Congratulations Susan!!! It will be magical! The dry-down is where its at!
@@SuperDacob completely agree! Do i just cut the black wax off??
You can just take the wax seal off and then cut the black cord and then peal off the white membrane surrounding the stopper.... and off you go to CHANEL dreamland ...
@@SuperDacob thankyou! I will let u know. Appreciate your interest!!😌xx
Hey Dacob, I don't know where to buy Chanel No. 5 Parfum splash here, in the Philippines. The SA in one of the "few" Chanel stores told me that they don't ship that one and instead sold only the refillable version. I was kinda disappointed since I really wanted to buy that so badly and don't know where to.
I would say today hidden conformity is stopping developing people's minds. Before there were much more talented people than nowadays. By the way nice description of the perfume. 🤩
Thank you Leandra!
I am loving today's outfit. It is very Che Guevera. I think we have seen the shirt before, but the beret gives it a whole new twist. I agree that No5 is totally timeless. As far as the 1920s go, often people tend to romanticise the decade, comparing it as a Golden Age, compared to the depression of 1929 - 1939. At least one radical, however, (me, though there certainly must be others) say that WWII did not begin with the invasion of Poland. It did not begin with Chamberlain's shameful and obscene Munich agreement. It did not begin with Japan's invasion of China. I say that WWI never really ended. We had one World War, with a brief ceasefire of little over two short decades between the two. Though even in the 20s, there were people who were predicting the apocolypse which was about to happen, Churchill being one among quite a few Cassandras. (Apologies for the rant.) I would love love LOVE to smell the very original formulation of No 5. I really need to get the Par Parfum soon. I am glad you managed to get one of the red show bottles. I knew you would manage it. Don't let anyone fool you into allowing 'them' to put a microchip into you. Climate catastrophe is the beginning of the end, but microchips in people is the final end. Thank you for the video.
Thank you Daniel :) Yes, the shirt has a totally different look when the beret is added! Its a secret nuance that only is visible when the details all fall into place ;) Some people would even argue that WWI never ended to this day... I am sure you will love the pure parfum! It has a character of its own! xoxo
Hi I would like know how did you get the big bottle?
Dakob always soreal history looking as gorgeous as scented, chache excellence formal dressed, you own every piece well,
Thank you so much Yamile!
It reminds me of every time I went to Madinah the Prophet's Mosque. The feeling totally is the same. It makes me want to cry almost. However ai do believe it has been severely diluted more than it used to be even a few years ago. I love your passion and explanation of history. I hate the other versions (edt and edp)
If you haven't, could you review an old perfume called 'My Singapore. Thanks!
Yes. My friend wrinkled her nose when i said i like no5. Few months later the said friend said, ‘ohh you smell nice. What have you got on?’ ‘No 5’ i said. She ate her words!☺️
Yeah, people usually get shocked when what they like to smell on us turns out to be N°5! LOL!
Wonderful 😀❤😀
Yay! I love your reviews but I’m such disappointed u NEVER mentioned BEIGE which I think is the best Chanel ever, close to Coromandel
Lovely!
Thank you Yvonne :) xoxo
I want to order it, but the chanel n5 website only have .25 oz and .5 oz.
I own a vintage N°5 Parfum, but the scent has noticeably faded.
So I still haven’t smelled the genuine Chanel N°5 Parfum in its true form yet.
I’m saving up for the 1 ounce perfume
My mother still has her Chanel No. 5 EDP 1981 bottle , the pre-reformulation EDP version. Then this year I gave her a Chanel no. 5 15ml pure parfum bottle and she said it's the only version that smells exactly like her 1981 EDP bottle. Fortunately Chanel hasn't changed the original formula of the pure parfum. If they ever do it, it would mean the end of Chanel as a brand to me.
Amazing review. Thank you. So a man would get away with this scent ?
At what size does it begin to come in the Baccarat crystal packaging, do you know?
the red one you mean? Only came in 900ml...
Next on my wishlist is Chanel No19 EDP & please don't make me change to no5 😟 I mean you already made me buy Cristalle eau verte Dacob
The Last Of Sheila-1973film-TV Channel-"Aaah Chanel #5!"Super D-Twin Peaks Round 3 coming sooner than later:)
You need to screen Taps while wearing that stellar beret,Dacob:)
I have 30 ml of this beauty. How can I respond to people who say that N5 stinks?
I cannot tell you what you should answer but I can tell you what I answer: "N°5 stinks? Perhaps its you my dear..."
Such a statement doesn’t deserve a verbal response, just a withering look and reapplication of the fragrance.
Does your trick of putting your n5 in the sun also work for the pure perfume? I find it doesn't last longer than 2 hours
Thats a good question. I would not put the PARFUM in the sun. It works wonders for the EDP though. But the PARFUM is meant to be an intimate experience. Its much more delicate than the other concentrations and it stays close to the skin. The most beautiful drydown though...
@@SuperDacob Indeed, it almost has no projection, so I find myself dabbing some on the tops of my palms, (thanks for the tip BTW, dabbing it on my wrists rubs it off too quickly as I have a desk job) and I just sniff it, it's my chanel and I and nothing else matters. I also put some before bed and I fall asleep sniffing it. I've put a substantial dent im telling ya... But as a reviewer on a partcular website thst shall remain unnamed said, life is too short use the chanel!
"money makes everything dirty" yet it pays for Chanel artisans and seamstress talent, yet it helps building such beautiful and powerful expression of humanity and creativity......... I don't think money makes anything dirty I think humans do, but the beauty of life is that humans can create Chanel 5/ beauty to. I love your channel but sometimes im like: "wtf?"
Money only pays because we give it power! Think deeper Charly, I know you can! You are close! Just like the multi facets of fragrance, money has them too as do we! We invented money. Do not make the mistake of respecting it too much because it is a cage... at times a golden cage but a cage nevertheless. Now mind you, I could not care less what other people think. Their opinions are their own and they can keep them to themselves or start their own channels where they talk about their opinions... but since you took the time to write me, I respect your time and out of respect to you I write you back and tell you that when I release a video with any sort of statement, be sure I gave it the proper thought and a multilateral interpretation palette. You chose to see one side... others saw a totally different side... its all up to you dear... have a great weekend. xoxo