Chanel's Christmas No5 Bath & Body Range - preview

Marilyn & Chanel N^o5 in 1952

It really doesn't hurt to have your product endorsed, off-the-cuff, by non other than Marilyn Monroe herself.  Ms. Monroe, who will posthumously front the latest Chanel ad campaign (due to air in early December),  famously announced in an interview that she wore nothing else to bed but Chanel N^o5 perfume.  A classy, genuinely elegant fragrance, although not one I can personally get away with, it's got a timeless appeal - Chanel N^o5 first launched on May the 5th - the fifth day of the fifth month in 1921, and it's most certainly a warming Winter scent.

For the holiday season this year, one of Chanel's Christmas ranges features a slew of new N^o5 products to match the existing perfume line.  Ladies and germs, take note - if you want to add a bit of charm and sparkle to a Christmas present, you could do worse than gift someone you know who loves N^o5 with one of these matching products below...

Chanel's Christmas releases for No5...

Featuring accords of Ylang Ylang, Grasse Jasmine and May Rose, Chanel's iconic N^o5 fragrance line-up will be joined by the following products:

The Bath

• The Foaming Bath - 200ml bottle (€47): A new product, a fine foam, true to the fragrance, which forms immediately upon contact with water.
• The Cleansing Cream - 200ml bottle (€44) : Another new product, a shower cream with a rich lather that envelops the body with the scent of N^o5.
• The Bath Soap - 150g (€25) : New also, this incredibly soft, legendary soap glides over the skin and gently cleanses it.

The Body

• The Body Lotion - 200ml bottle (€52): A new product, a light-touch deliciously scented moisturising and protecting veil for the skin.
• The Velvet Body Cream - 150ml bottle (€69): The Christmas collection also features a re-promote of the existing Velvet Body Cream in the N^o5 scent.
• The Deodorant - 100ml spray (€42).  Another new product, a fresh body deodorant with the enveloping notes of N^o5.

The Senses

• The Hair Mist - 40ml spray (€45): I love this idea - a new product, featuring a delicate application of No5 in a fragrant mist that is kind and gentle on hair.
• The Intense Bath Oil - 250ml bottle (€75) - this one is Limited Edition and few drops are all you need for your bath to take on a fragrant milky appearance.

Wonderful for scent layering, and for complete day-long immersion in the N^o5 fragrance, these products are all being released on the 01st November.  All but the Intense Bath Oil are new permanent line products (The Velvet Body Cream is a re-promote).  For more on the Chanel N^o5 line of products, look here.