Fragrance comparison

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition vs Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 29 Oct 2026 4,878 ratings analysed

6 wins

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition

Chanel

4.36448 votes

Rank #25,829 WoodyWhite Floral

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73%scent match

Closely related

Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)

Chanel

4.314,430 votes

Rank #25,871 AldehydicWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition takes 6 of 8 categories.

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition
Choose it for a woody and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, daytime wear.
Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)
Choose it for a aldehydic and woody character. Wins on value for money and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition6/8

Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)2/8

Ratings & consensus: Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition
Community sentiment: Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition
Longevity: Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition
Sillage & projection: Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition
Value for money: Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)
Versatility: Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)
Note pyramid (duration): Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition
Fragranxe ranking: Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red EditionChanel

Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)Chanel

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.36/ 5 · 448 votes

Have 57%Had 9%Want 34%

4.31/ 5 · 4,430 votes

Have 79%Had 21%Want 0%

Category winnerChanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red EditionRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

56%Love

31%Like

5%Ok

6%Dislike

1%Hate

448 votes

54%Love

33%Like

4%Ok

8%Dislike

1%Hate

4,430 votes

Category winnerChanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red EditionMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate84

⏱ Longevity67

〰 Sillage58

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityChanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition

SillageChanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value40

¤ Price value41

Category winnerChanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)Best value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

white floral92%

powdery84%

fresh77%

yellow floral69%

aldehydic61%

aldehydic100%

woody92%

fresh84%

yellow floral77%

white floral69%

vanilla61%

Scent match73%Closely related · both woody, white floral and fresh

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top20-30 mins

AldehydesYlang-YlangNeroliBergamotPeach

Heart3-4 hrs

IrisJasmineRoseLily-of-the-Valley

Base6-8+ hrs

SandalwoodVanillaOakmossVetiverPatchouli

Top15-30 mins

AldehydesYlang-YlangNeroli

Heart2-4 hrs

JasmineRose

Base6-8+ hrs

VanillaSandalwoodVetiver

Category winnerChanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red EditionLongest dry-down: 6-8+ hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring66

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day100

Night85

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter68

Day100

Night53

Category winnerChanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)Most year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men1

Unisex20

Women79

Men1

Unisex12

Women87

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,829

PerfumerJacques Polge

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#25,871

PerfumerJacques Polge

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerChanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red EditionHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition wraps the world's most recognized fragrance inside a collector-grade crimson glass bottle. It sprays on with a sparkling, fizzy blast of aldehydes paired with sharp bergamot and neroli. Within ten minutes, the sharp citrus edge softens into a rich, powdery heart of May rose, jasmi…

Reviews →

Do not fear the No 5 label. Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere strips away the heavy, animalic powder of the original 1921 icon and replaces it with luminous sunshine. The opening pops immediately. A bright rush of fizzy aldehydes and bitter green neroli hits the senses like chilled citrus tonic. Within twenty minutes, the shar…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition or Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)?

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition takes 6 of 8 categories. Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition is rated 4.36/5 from 448 votes; Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015) is rated 4.31/5 from 4,430 votes. Choose Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition for a woody and white floral character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, daytime wear. Choose Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015) for a aldehydic and woody character. Wins on value for money and versatility. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition or Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)?

They last about the same: Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition 68/100, Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015) 67/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition or Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)?

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition projects furthest (Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition 65/100, Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015) 58/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition and Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015) smell similar?

Closely related: a 73% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, white floral and fresh accords. Common notes include Aldehydes, Ylang-Ylang, Neroli and Jasmine.

Is Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition or Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015) better for summer or winter?

For summer, Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition is the stronger pick. For winter, Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition is the stronger pick. Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition suits daytime wear; Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015) suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition and Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015)?

Chanel No 5 Eau de Parfum Red Edition has top notes of Aldehydes, Ylang-Ylang, Neroli and Bergamot, heart notes of Iris, Jasmine, Rose and Lily-of-the-Valley, a base of Sandalwood, Vanilla, Oakmoss and Vetiver. Chanel No 5 Eau Premiere (2015) has top notes of Aldehydes, Ylang-Ylang and Neroli, heart notes of Jasmine and Rose, a base of Vanilla, Sandalwood and Vetiver.