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Match Fragrances Five is an Eau de Parfum. Five opens with Bergamot, Neroli, Ylang-Ylang, and Aldehydes, settles into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, Iris, and Lily of the Valley, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Sandalwood, and Vetiver. Match Fragrances's Five carries a Favourite verdict, a floral-led wear.

Match Fragrances' interpretation of Chanel's No 5 (1921) - the Ernest Beaux aldehydic floral that defined twentieth-century perfumery, here translated into an aldehyde-ylang opening over rose and jasmine with a sandalwood-vanilla close. Honest dupe-fidelity for formal wear at a fraction of the designer price.
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  • Classic
  • Elegant
  • Powdery
  • Formal
  • Feminine
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Five Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
N°5 by Chanel
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N°5 the original Five inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Fall Winter
Also Works:
Summer

Aldehydic floral structure works year-round with stronger autumn and spring carry. Summer can read powdery-heavy.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Office Date Formal
Also Works:
Casual

Classic powdery-floral is built for formal evenings, date, and office; casual works for fans of vintage style. Not for sport.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

  • Geraniol from Rose

Other declarable allergens

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Bitter orange peel Citrus Aurantium Amara Peel Oil from Neroli
  • Neroli Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil from Neroli
  • Sandalwood Santalol from Sandalwood
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk
  • Vanillin from Vanilla
  • Ylang-ylang Cananga Odorata Flower Extract from Ylang-Ylang

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Inspired by No 5 is Match Fragrances' budget reading of Chanel's 1921 No 5, the Ernest Beaux aldehydic floral that became the most iconic women's fragrance of the twentieth century. Match's pyramid mirrors the original community pyramid: aldehydes, ylang-ylang, neroli and bergamot on top, a may rose-jasmine-iris-lily of the valley heart, and a sandalwood-vanilla-vetiver-musk-amber close. The first hour is the strongest match: that signature aldehyde lift sits clearly over the ylang and neroli, with the trademark soapy-sparkling impression arriving within minutes. By the heart the may rose and jasmine bloom together, with iris adding the powdery floral backbone and lily of the valley lifting the bouquet. The dry-down trades on sandalwood as the anchor, with vanilla and amber adding the soft-warm close and vetiver-musk rounding the woody backbone. Performance is the budget compromise: four to six hours of moderate sillage rather than the long-trail projection No 5 is famous for. The character is aldehydic-floral and reads classic-feminine, with all four seasons workable and date, formal and evening the natural settings. The honest caveat: at fifty millilitres for under thirty pounds, the Chanel's polished aldehyde-sandalwood depth and the legendary sillage that made No 5 the defining classic floral are softened here, and the dupe reads cleaner and shorter-lasting than the Chanel bottle. Sits next to other budget classic-floral dupes in the dupe-house neighbourhood, while the original sits with Lanvin Arpege, Patou Joy, and the broader vintage-floral conversation.

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