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"It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink" went the amusing 1959 Leiber and Stoller song, but actually it's Chanel No.5 I think of if asked to equate scent and love; romantic and sexual love as opposed to friendship and goodwill to all. Chanel believed women should wear perfume wherever they hoped to be kissed, and conceived of this iconic perfume in the 1920s. It is still one of the world's most popular scents selling a bottle every 30 seconds. So, in these difficult financial times, could l indulge in a little perfume plagiarism and copy it with natural plant essences? Unfortunately the answer is not really, and it wouldnt be any cheaper than the original, nor would it last as long.

The grandmother of Chanel No.5 was Cologne No 1 developed for Tzarina Alexandra of Russia which was later developed into another blend intended to celebrate the 300th year of the Romanoff dynasty. Both perfumes contained a lot of rose and jasmine, some of the most expensive scents in the world. This is because they come from flowers. It takes 30 roses to make one drop of rose essence. Another expensive floral, orange blossom, was also added to Chanel No. 5, and it's base note sandalwood has always been costly as it takes so long to grow and is now an endangered species due to over harvesting. So recreating this opulent scent would be pricy. You would also need to employ a chemist as its intensity and longevity Come from the use of aldehydes-organic substances which boost the scent.

Chanel No.5 sold consistently through the great depression and World War 2 and the tiniest bottle is still selling like hotcakes at over $100 a quarter ounce. Sales of luxurygoods have the not been destroyed by the recent and ongoing world recession. One reason for this is because the rich get richer or retain their wealth while those below are squeezed. With its elegant packaging and cachet-filled history you simply can't recreate this luxurious love potion.