The ultimate classic, polarising with its unique blend of clean aldehydes and deep florals. It's truly a love-it-or-hate-it scent; one that inspires both devotion and derision, but remains an icon for a reason. Don't blind buy, though.

Copycat's Paris takes on Chanel No 5's aldehydic floral formula - one of perfumery's most iconic and most-copied accords - and lands the powdery, floral-aldehyde character reasonably well, though the aldehyde sparkle fades faster and the base reads simpler than the original's legendary complexity.