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N°19

Picture a greenhouse in the morning. That is the first ten seconds of Chanel N°19.

Chanel N°19

Released

1970

Concentration

EDP

Nose

Henri Robert

House from

France

Retail

$150

Rated

4.11/5

How it moves

You meet galbanum, neroli and bergamot at the door. Then the heart turns up — iris, rose, narcissus and lily of the valley — and the whole thing slows down. What is left hours later is oakmoss, vetiver, leather, musk and sandalwood, and that is the part people follow you for.

Who made it

Henri Robert composed it in 1970, for Chanel in France. Launched for Coco Chanel's 87th birthday and named for her August 19 birthdate, a razor-sharp galbanum-iris chypre.

The community

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    Questions

    Who made Chanel N°19?
    It was composed by Henri Robert, released in 1970 for Chanel.

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