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Chanel No. 5 Rated Most Seductive in Poll

by Melissa Schweiger (Subscribe to Melissa Schweiger's posts)
Posted Dec 4th 2009 at 10:10AM  
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Chanel No. 5: The universal sent of seduction. Photo: Getty Images



Five is the magic number for most women when it comes to getting the guy.

According to a survey of 3,000 women in a poll taken for Superdrug, a British beauty chain, Chanel No. 5 came out on top for snagging a date and then turning that date into an official boyfriend, reports the Daily Mail.

All you single ladies out there, run, don't walk to your nearest Chanel counter. The survey said that one in ten women met their dream man while wearing the famous fragrance.

The findings also reported that 85% of women have been complimented by the opposite sex on their perfume, while two thirds said complete strangers have commented on how nice they smelled.

Seems that scent really is an ego booster, as the average woman credits her fragrance for securing her approximately six different dates, reports the paper.

Runner-ups on the top 20 list included Be Delicious by DKNY, Ghost and Eternity for Women by Calvin Klein.
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Tags: best-sellers, chanel no. 5, ChanelNo.5, dating, fragrance, perfume, Scent-illating
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christa, 12-04-2009, 11:53AM

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christa

Yes, Chanel # 5 is it, it changes smells, with different people. But Bulgari, Boucheron and Jil Sanders are almost equally good.

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Dr. Yusuf Al-Kindi, 12-06-2009, 11:02PM

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Dr. Yusuf Al-Kindi

What about Creed perfumes? Aren't those sophisticated and alluring?

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weezee, 12-06-2009, 12:24PM

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weezee

CHANEL #5 is one of those perfumes that really changes depending on who wears it. My husband and I both agree that it smells like dust but on my grandma it smells nice. Men of all ages follow me the most when I wear Dior Addict. It's a very seductive fragrance and has a little more vanilla than #5.

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catmanspup, 12-06-2009, 3:36PM

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catmanspup

The best perfume I ever had was Senchal, by Charles of the Ritz. Unfortunately, it's not made anymore.

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Monica, 12-06-2009, 3:41PM

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Monica

I'll vote for Annick Goutal: Ambre Fetiche or Boucheron: Trouble instead.

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oskar, 12-06-2009, 3:42PM

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oskar

i think chanel no*5 smells like urine.

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dalysea, 12-06-2009, 3:49PM

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dalysea

christa, I'll second the nomination for Boucheron. Other women tend to turn their nose up at the scent, but take it from a guy, it's intoxicating to us men. Oh my....

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lacycatpaw, 12-06-2009, 3:58PM

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lacycatpaw

I remember saving my hard-earned babysitting money in 6th grade to buy a bottle of Chanel No. 5. I have worn it ever since, and I always get my man!

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pwp2010, 1-18-2010, 6:50AM

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pwp2010

Personally I wouldn't vote for Chanel No. 5 Perfume to be the most seductive perfume, but it sure is the most popular and legendary perfume of all times...

With all the hype around it, which started with Marilyn Monroe's famous saying "What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No.5, of course...", my guess is that a lot of women might be thinking, if it was good enough for her... and a lot of guys might be thinking, well if buy her Chanel No. 5, maybe she would turn into ;)... And then you multiply these thousands of people with almost 90 years of history of this fragrance times all the Valentine's Days, anniversaries etc. Well, I can sure understand the popularity of Chanel No. 5 perfume!

But I'm also sure if Marilyn knew Hypnotic Poison by Dior back then, she'd bathe in it...

I do ;), check here why:

http://www.precious-womens-perfumes.com/hypnotic-poison-dior-perfume-review.html

Regards, Maja
(http://www.precious-womens-perfumes.com)

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