19, Chanel has drastically reduced the products available: in the UK the original splash bottles and refillable sprays of Eau de Toilette and Eau de Parfum have been discontinued, as have the two sizes of refillable Parfum spray.
In a number of reviews, Bel Respiro (a 2006 Eau de Toilette from Chanel's Les Exclusifs range) is described having a certain similarity to No.
19 contains fragrant notes of galbanum, neroli, bergamot, jasmine, rose, lily of the valley, iris, vetiver, sandalwood, leather and musk.
The current EdP, for example, has a softer floral character, while the classic parfum and extrait are much darker, leathery chypres.
Number 19 Eau de Parfum is a floral-woody-green fragrance, a white and green floral harmony.
It is a unique blend of light-heartedness and sophistication, not simply a different concentration, but an olfactory reinterpretation, which is faithful to the spirit and base notes of the original composition.
[4] The Eau de Parfum is described by Chanel as "A bold re-imagining of Coco Chanel's signature scent" and describes it as including neroli, galbanum, jasmine, iris, white musk, vetiver, and tonka bean.
19 Poudré, the sharp galbanum and aldehydes of the original are dialed back, and sweeter neroli and iris take their place.