Chanel No. 46 by Chanel c1945

Chanel No. 46 by Chanel: launched in 1945. The fragrance was developed by Ernest Beaux to celebrate the end of the Second World War.

1945 advertisement

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It was classified as an aldehydic floral woody fragrance for women.

• Top notes: aldehydes, Calabrian bergamot, Tunisian neroli, Sicilian orange
• Middle notes: Comoros ylang-ylang, Grasse rose absolute, Alpine lily of the valley, Grasse jasmine absolute
• Base notes: Havana wood, Java vetiver, Florentine orris, Mysore sandalwood, Venezuelan tonka bean, Madagascar vanilla, Tonkin musk and Tyrolean oakmoss

 

Femme, 1946:

"After the famous "No. 5", Chanel gave us "Gardenia", "Cuir de Russe", "Bois des Iles"... now she offers us "No. 46", a close relative of the "No.5": composed of jasmine and Havana wood, it recalls a little the smell of old wood, of precious books; he sees it enveloped in elegance and mystery."

Bottles:

Chanel No. 46 was only presented as an extrait and housed in the classic Chanel crystal extrait flacon.

To open the classic Chanel crystal parfum flacon, use the following tip provided by Parfums Chanel in 1963:

"Remove cord and paper; with index finger as cushion, tap underneath sides of stopper lightly with glass object (glass on glass being the scientific method) while turning the bottle steadily between fingers, so that the stopper will be loosened evenly."

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown. Probably removed from production soon after its limited release.