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In this articles we will analyze the Chanel N°5 achievements in the last years with the following indicators through Digimind.

Some famous pieces leave their mark on a history brand, and it is undoubtedly is the case for the N°5 composed by Ernest Beaux for Gabrielle Chanel. One of the first buzzes, Chanel N°5, has become a global success and remains the most famous perfume number globally.

In the last few years, the perfume has been mentioned positively by many authors and generated a lot of views and mentions. The audience is predominantly between 26-40 years old and is slightly more female.


Officially, Gabrielle Chanel launched the N°5 during a parade organized on May 5, 1921, that is to say, 100 years ago on 05/05/2021 explaining the "peak" of mentions at this period.



For its 100th birthday, the Chanel brand has made an ode to Chanel N°5 with a jewellery collection of 123 pieces that showcase the different aspects of the perfume, from the bottle to the scent to pay it tribute. The director of Jewelry Creation at CHANEL, Patrice Leguéreau, created the Collection N°5 with a necklace set with a 55.55-carat diamond.


Created in 1921, the N°5 was a real olfactory revolution and became the best-selling perfume in the history of perfumery. As early as 1937, Coco was the first ambassador photographed near the fireplace of her Ritz suite in an advertising campaign for the American magazine Harper's Bazaar. Maison CHANEL maintains Coco's heritage and associates its fragrance with international stars in the service of the image of the timeless N°5 by designing its commercials as short films directed by renowned directors.With Digimind we can see the interest of a large audience (2M) and mesure the importance of the many celebrities who represented the fragrance like Catherine Deneuve, Nicole Kidman, Audrey Tautou and the only man in the saga Brad Pitt.

Among the mythical collaborations that between Chanel and Marilyn Monroe is legendary, fascinates several authors and reach a large amount of people in a positive way (71%).

In 1952, Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe told a Life Magazine reporter that she wore "a few drops of No.5" to sleep. These words become a great advertising slogan worth gold for the house of CHANEL and its N°5, which thus attains the status of a cult object. The N°5 definitely entered the legend when the photographer Ed Feingersh immortalized the star with the famous bottle at home. At the time, the actress was a regular Chanel customer, as evidenced by invoices in her name kept in the house's archives.



More than thirty years after her disappearance, the luxury house brings Marilyn Monroe back to life by playing with the myth of the American star.





Carole Bouquet transforms into Marilyn Monroe, to the tune of "I want to be loved by you". The spot produced by Jean-Paul Goude is a technical feat requiring hours of exposure calculated to the nearest millimetre.


In 2013, the Marilyn myth was revived again thanks to the unpublished vocal recording dedicated to the promotion of the film "Let's make love" with the journalist George Belmont. In it the actress reveals the truth about her cult quote by indicating that she only wears perfume N ° 5 for sleeping "because it's the truth ... You understand, I'm not going to say naked!" But it's the truth ! ".


Even today, we still speak of this perfume as the one "of Marilyn Monroe". With the film Marylin et N°5 composed of an overlay of archive images of the actress, her own voice for the only soundtrack and this small detail on the intimacy of the star, the film makes thousands of people fantasize especially men around the world. At least that's what many men ask perfume vendors (interview) and what the "gender" and "emojis" analysis also shows on Digimind. Here is the range of emotions used on social media regarding the "N°5 Marilyn Monroe".

Also, it is interesting to have a glimpse of the keywords revolving around social median regarding the Chanel N°5. Indeed, the seamstress is featured in the Interests about Chanel N°5 with "cocochanel", "gabriellechanel", or "espritdegabrielle".

When the N°5 is created in 1921; it is a real olfactory revolution and reflects the spirit of "Coco". By marketing perfume N°5 amid the Roaring Twenties, Mademoiselle Chanel became the first woman at the head of a fashion house to launch her perfume. She is a timeless icon and still inspires today. In 2020, the Palais Galliera, the fashion museum of the City of Paris, presents the first retrospective in France of the extraordinary seamstress.

The exhibition explores her journey, displays photographic portraits, deciphers her dress codes and shows how the seamstress has embodied her brand. One room is dedicated to the created N°5 and is represented as a quintessential spirit of "Coco" Chanel. The exihibition was extended until 07/18/2021.



As illustrated via the Digimind tool, articles indicate Coco Chanel's relationship with famous innovative artists of the post-war years like Stravinsky. In 1921, the perfume expressed this aspiration for absolute modernity in an abundant artistic environment.


Gabrielle Chanel is an emancipation manifesto of incredible modernity and remains a controversial businesswoman for her decisions to use the Nazi Aryanization policy to own the Chanel Perfume Company and then threaten the Wertheimer family. Indeed, on Digimind, we can read articles related to his involvement with Germans during the "occupation". His romantic relationship with the German spy Von Dincklage has since been firmly critized.

After her death, many still accuse Coco Chanel of anti-Semitism, which prompts the Chanel group to minimize the claims by playing on the fact that a "part of the mystery" concerning the role of the dressmaker remains.

Despite the "shadow areas", Gabrielle Chanel, alias Coco has revolutionized the fashion world with her numerous creations, her business choices, her artistic and romantic relationships. Gabrielle was a fashion visionary as well as for the N°5 who knew how to maintain her legend.


Thanks to these many muses, including Marilyn Monroe, N°5 reached the status of a cult object. The CHANEL group is now reappropriating history to show us that N°5 has its perfect muses and fascinates. The house will preciously keep in its heritage and even created the first and unique piece of jewellery dedicated to a perfume, the Collection N°5, for its 100th birthday.


Flore Brault Custot

26/11/2021

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  • 23 nov. 2021
  • 2 min de lecture

For more than 10 years, the perfume market has grown exponentially. The niche market or alternative brands was born, the result of differentiation and attention paid to olfactory characteristics. In March 2017, the French luxury group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced that they acquired the niche luxury fragrance brand, Maison Francis Kurkdjian with no financial term disclosed as the trend for premium products keeps rising.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian represents the excellence of uncompromising quality of the art of creating and wearing perfume by the perfumers, Francis Kurkdjian and CEO, Marc Chaya. The perfumer has conceived perfumes for some of LVMH’s own brands, including Aqua di Parma, Christian Dior, Guerlain, and Kenzo, and many talks of the town perfume like Le Male by Jean-Paul Gautier and Narciso for Her by Narciso Rodriguez.

The co-founder, Marc Chaya, mentioned that LVMH and Maison Francis Kurkdjian share the same creativity, excellence, and entrepreneurship. The reconciliation is based on a shared vision and the future of our home as part of an extraordinary group. “I have always championed my personal conception of beauty and respect for the métier of perfumer-creator. Maison Francis Kurkdjian lets me freely express my inspirations. LVMH clearly understands the nature of our Maison, and the Group’s approach to custom-crafted creativity guarantees that our distinctive identity will thrive for the long-term,” said Francis Kurkdjian. While the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH, Bernard Arnault, are pleased to welcome the perfume house with high potential to grow and a promising future to the group.


Marc Chaya and Francis Kurkdjian believe that LVMH would help develop the brand globally especially to discover the destination including China and Russia as well as digitally expanding. Both founders remain the shareholder of the luxury fragrance house and promise that the brand would commit to its value and identity to transform the know-how in perfumery to the creation of perfumes.


By Supichcha Pam Wanichchokij

23/11/2021

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  • 22 nov. 2021
  • 3 min de lecture

In the competitive environment of the perfumery industry where brands are coming up with new fragrances and investing heavily in marketing, we are seeing the emergence of new brands, new concepts that are taking a place hitherto left empty by the major perfume brands.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian stays consistent with the vision of bringing know-how of creating and wearing perfume. The concept of a fragrance wardrobe in the luxury perfume industry conveys every element of the brand. From packaging, logo, appearance of the store, marketing strategies, and content, all represent the efforts that have been put in through every process from the start of its brand until the present.

The CEO and co-founder, Marc Chaya, believes in the importance of placing the man behind the creative process of those exquisite scents at the center of the stage. Many perfumes available in the market usually disclose the name of the creator. However, for Maison Francis Kurkdjian, the name of the brand came from the name of its creator, Francis Kurkdjian, who signed his name on many perfume creations in the past and now the nose of his brand. His passion for perfumery has been presented through his dedication to creating the art of wearing perfume.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian opened its first boutique in 5 Rue d’Alger, Paris. The perfumer, Francis had an idea of his gallery of fragrance to be a mixture of various French aesthetic elements. The iconic landmark of Paris such as the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre combine with the fragrant bubbles from the old French galleries and logo of the brand. The boutique is inspired by Paris with its zinc roofs, the gilding of the Invalides on the ceiling, and its architecture. It was designed and built by Yann le Coadic and Alessandro Scotto. The press describes Maison Francis Kurkdjian to be a Parisian boudoir and an Intimate and confidential boutique for aesthetes. Maison Francis Kurkdjian has since developed into a key player in the luxury fragrance market with a presence in nearly 500 ultra-selective retail locations in more than 40 countries including Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Liberty, Harrods, and John Lewis.


Francis Kurkdjian places his passion in precision in every element of the brand. His extreme attention to detail is visible through the design, material, logo, hot stamp of the packaging. The bottle was designed by the creator with a zinc stopper showing the creator's monogram. The atypical sizes of the bottles, the very aesthetic and creative cases (white and gold, corrugated on the outside to protect the bottle), case and bottle, the monogram available on all media, the gold printing on the inside of the case, the very transparent pump which becomes practically invisible when sprayed; these are so many remarkable details that transform this line into a luxurious proposition.



The customer experience at the heart of the brand is the key to success for Maison Francis Kurkdjian.

Its marketing strategy consists of providing the customer with an experience beyond mere product consumption.


This point is presented in the following elements: animated showcase, a story told and conveyed by the staff and the creator who places a piece of himself (his tastes, his passion, and his creativity), the olfactory universe, trained sales staff.

Emotion is created beyond the olfactory emotion.


By Supichcha Pam Wanichchokij

22/11/2021

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