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Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum
meets Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Aldehydes · Ylang-Ylang · Neroli · Bergamot · Peach · Iris · Jasmine · Rose · Lily-of-the-Valley · Sandalwood · Oakmoss · Vanilla · Patchouli · Vetiver

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with woody; Eau de parfum leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Chanel Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum bottle
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Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum

Eau de parfum

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Chanel Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition bottle
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Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationEau de parfumEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year19862018
Leading accordswoody · aldehydic · freshwoody · white floral · powdery
Notes unique to this recordNone listedNone listed
Longevity / 53.62 · 4,773 votes3.37 · 189 votes
Projection / 42.52 · 4,769 votes2.60 · 244 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

This fragrance has different labels by bottle size or format. Read the matching lists below; a combined comparison could hide those differences.

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum

The brand publishes different ingredient lists by bottle size or format. Read the matching list below.

Eau de parfum · US listing · 3.4 FL. OZ.; 2 FL. OZ. · Refillable Spray; 2 FL. OZ. · Refillable Spray – Refill; 3x0.23 FL. OZ. · Mini Twist and Spray – Refill

Alcohol | Aqua (water) | Parfum (fragrance) | Benzyl alcohol | Benzyl benzoate | Benzyl cinnamate | Benzyl salicylate | Cinnamyl alcohol | Citral | Citronellol | Coumarin | Eugenol | Farnesol | Geraniol | Hydroxycitronellal | Isoeugenol | Limonene | Linalool | Alpha-isomethyl ionone | Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane | CI 19140 (yellow 5) | CI 15985 (yellow 6) | CI 17200 (red 33) | CI 14700 (red 4)

Source: Chanel official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference IL95-1

Eau de parfum · US listing · 3x0.7 FL. OZ. · Twist and Spray; 3x0.7 FL. OZ. · Twist and Spray – Refill

Alcohol | Aqua (water) | Parfum (fragrance) | Linalool | Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil | Cananga odorata oil/extract | Coumarin | Linalyl acetate | Hydroxycitronellal | Alpha-isomethyl ionone | Jasmine oil/extract | Limonene | Geraniol | Citronellol | Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane | Vanillin | Rose flower oil/extract | Benzyl benzoate | Cinnamyl alcohol | Pinene | Geranyl acetate | Beta-caryophyllene | Citrus aurantium flower oil | Eugenol | Santalol | Benzyl salicylate | Eugenia caryophyllus oil | Citral | Farnesol | Pelargonium graveolens flower oil | Terpineol | Isoeugenol | Benzyl alcohol | Citrus aurantium peel oil | Benzyl cinnamate | Eugenyl acetate | Terpinolene | Pogostemon cablin oil | Santalum album oil | Anethole | Methyl salicylate | Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract | Benzaldehyde | Alpha-terpinene | CI 19140 (yellow 5) | CI 15985 (yellow 6) | CI 17200 (red 33) | CI 14700 (red 4)

Source: Chanel official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference PS000027B

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed woody and aldehydic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed woody and white floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.