Hall of fame · 🥇 Legends · №13 · 2001
Rich Woman's Uniform. Orange on patchouli, priced as luxury for two decades. In 2001 Jacques Polge set orange on patchouli and handed the N°5 house a bigger seller than N°5. The pair became the formula for “expensive feminine” for two decades: dozens of brands rewrote it, skeleton untouched. The crack is in the success: a scent recognized before your face isn’t a choice, it’s office air. A legend that became the baseline: nobody picks it, everyone measures from it — and that outlives admiration.