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Reflection 45 vs N°5
Nose: Ernest Beaux
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The scent fingerprint
Aldehydic: Reflection 45 absent, N°5 85 out of 100. Floral: Reflection 45 72 out of 100, N°5 80 out of 100. Powdery: Reflection 45 50 out of 100, N°5 60 out of 100. Woody: Reflection 45 56 out of 100, N°5 45 out of 100. Musky: Reflection 45 absent, N°5 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
In common
Exclusive to N°5
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
Base notes
the trail that remains (4 h and more)
What are they for?
Reflection 45
N°5
Seasons
Spring
Very suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Not its territory
Autumn
Suitable
Suitable
Winter
Not its territory
Suitable
Moments
Office
Suitable
Suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Not its territory
Suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Reflection 45
- Richer concentration (Extrait de Parfum against Eau de Parfum): higher theoretical longevity.
- Facets N°5 does not have: bergamot, pepper.
- It is 100 years younger (2021 against 1921).
- No tracked point of sale to date.
- “winter” is not its register, according to the profile we calculate.
Why choose N°5
- It brings what the other lacks — rose, vanilla, aldehydes.
- Markedly fresher, carried by aldehydic.
- Launched in 1921, it has 105 years of life behind it.
- Notes that are uncommon with us (aldehydes, ylang-ylang): the less conventional of the two.
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
- Eau de Parfum: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
The verdict
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Most concentrated
Reflection 45 — an extrait de parfum formula against an eau de parfum
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Freshest
N°5 — signature carried by aldehydic
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Most original
N°5 — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (aldehydes, ylang-ylang)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.