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Going by what I was saying yesterday, you’d think this would be a present no-no but that’s not so. You most definitely can. Here’s how you can give a not a scent that stinks

Created by Coco Chanel in 1921, No. 5 has remained the number one selling scent around the world. When asked what she wore to bed, Marilyn Monroe famously responds, “Chanel No. 5”.

In the words of French designer, Coco Chanel, fashion fades, only style remains the same.

Now unless you’ve been living under a rock, or, say, in Fez (in which case, I’d love to know, how’s the weather?) you’ve probably heard of or seen the flick Coco avant Chanel.