Chanel No 19 is a divisive masterpiece - either an elegant, cool green for the modern woman, or an old-fashioned, bitter assault on the senses. It demands respect and attention, standing apart from the crowd as a true test of a maturing nose.

Inspired By No 19 softens Chanel's austere, galbanum-driven original into a gentler green-iris floral, sanding down the leather-oakmoss backbone that gives the real thing its famously cerebral, slightly cold character.