Nose: Ernest Beaux
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N°5 vs Ylang 49
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The scent fingerprint
Aldehydic: N°5 85 out of 100, Ylang 49 absent. Floral: N°5 80 out of 100, Ylang 49 72 out of 100. Powdery: N°5 60 out of 100, Ylang 49 48 out of 100. Woody: N°5 45 out of 100, Ylang 49 56 out of 100. Musky: N°5 40 out of 100, Ylang 49 absent
What brings them together, what sets them apart
In common
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?
N°5
Ylang 49
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Very suitable
Summer
Not its territory
Suitable
Autumn
Suitable
Suitable
Winter
Suitable
Not its territory
Moments
Office
Suitable
Suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
Not its territory
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 N°5
- Its pyramid opens on rose, vanilla, aldehydes, nowhere to be found opposite.
- Markedly fresher, carried by aldehydic.
- Launched in 1921, it has 105 years of life behind it.
- No tracked point of sale to date.
- Our calculated profile does not see it on “summer” ground.
Why choose Ylang 49
- narcissus, oakmoss, gardenia: all materials absent from N°5.
- More recent creation (2015, against 1921).
- Notes that are uncommon with us (narcissus, gardenia): the less conventional of the two.
- We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
- Our calculated profile does not see it on “winter” ground.
The verdict
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Freshest
N°5 — signature carried by aldehydic
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Most original
Ylang 49 — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (narcissus, gardenia)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.