Chanel No. 5 is graceful and elegant, soft and sexy, yet strong...it reminds me of Ginger Rogers' dancing in a gorgeous flowing white dress. I admire the woman who can wear it. Unfortunately, I am not one of the lucky. My chemistry hates Chanel No. 5 (it smells like cat pee on me), however, I buy it for my mother every chance I get because it smells like heaven on her and if that's as close as I can get to it, well...I guess that will do. It also helps that she loves the scent as well. I'll try it in a few more years (I'm 32 now) and see if it agrees with me then...probably not. My mother has worn it since she was a teen and I guess it has always smelled beautiful on her. Lucky girl.