Chanel Launches $30,000 Bottle of No. 5 Parfum

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People who wear Chanel No. 5 don’t just like the iconic powdery-floral fragrance — they adore it. Nearly a century old, it has collected thousands (if not millions) of fans over the years, including Marilyn Monroe, Celine Dion, and my friend Kara, who can’t imagine having worn anything else for her recent wedding. “It’s classic, elegant, a little old-fashioned, but also totally timeless,” she tells me, adding that her mother wore Chanel No. 5 for her own wedding in 1976. But while she’s one of many people who’s willing to drop at least $80 on the eau de parfum version of the superstar scent, a $30,000 edition of Chanel No. 5 Parfum Grand Extrait is a tempting yet understandably long-shot purchase.

That’s right: There’s a $30,000 bottle of Chanel No. 5. In fact, there are 55 of them, one of which is currently on display at Le Rouge Chanel, the brand’s gorgeous new pop-up space opening to the public in New York City today. It’s an absolutely enormous flask, containing 30.4 ounces of “the most precious form of the fragrance,” the parfum, which comes to roughly $1,000 an ounce. But considering you can get Chanel No. 5 parfum for around $350 an ounce every day, there’s obviously something else extra-special about what’s the brand is calling No. 5 Limited Edition Grand Extrait.

“Hand-crafted from the finest crystal and dressed in red for the first time ever, this grand flacon is a true keepsake for fragrance connoisseurs,” the Chanel website reads. “A tribute to Gabrielle Chanel’s favorite color, the red hue showcases the ‘rouge à l’or’ expertise of Baccarat. An incomparable technique that consists of gradually fusing clear crystal and 24-carat gold powder at precisely 1,004°F.” Furthermore, the bottle is sealed with baudruchage, a special hand-crafted technique that ensures the purity of the liquid inside, and it’s presented in a white lambksin leather case.

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Chanel is calling it “the ultimate gift for the true fragrance connoisseur,” but I’d argue that it’s more like the ultimate gift for the true Chanel No. 5 superfan specifically. Luckily for Kara and most of the other devotees who may not have $30,000 to casually drop on floral aldehydes, Chanel is offering a limited-edition eau de parfum in a smaller (3.4 ounces, to be exact) but equally beautiful red bottle for $130. But if you’re in New York City between now and December 23, it’s free to gawk at the big bottle at the Le Rouge Chanel pop-up on East 57th Street.

List of Candidates Who Passed the October 2020 Bar Exam

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The following candidates passed the bar exam administered October 5-6, 2020. Of 5,150 candidates who took the October remote exam, 4,319 passed for an overall passing rate of 84%. Each successful candidate, who also has completed the New York Law Course and passed both the New York Law Exam and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, will be certified by the New York State Board of Law Examiners to the Appellate Division for admission to the bar. Each candidate must then appear before the Committee on Character and Fitness to be examined before being admitted to the bar.

PH badminton teams test mettle against some of world’s best

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Philippine women’s team head coach Ian Mendez, Smart Communication’s Atty. Eric Espanol, PBA secretary-general Christopher Quimpo, Badminton Asia COO Saw Chit Boon, PBA president Albee Benitez, PBA’s Atty. Jackie Cruz, Badminton Asia’s Belle Ng Yein Mun and Chooi Weng Sheng, and Philippine men’s team head coach Ronald Magnaye

MANILA, Philippines – The fate of the nations competing in the 2020 Badminton Asia Manila Team Championships was revealed on Wednesday at the Century Park Hotel.

Host Philippines, seeded ninth in the continental meet that will take place from February 11-16 at the historic Rizal Memorial Coliseum, received a somewhat favorable draw.

The Philippine men’s national badminton team, consisting of Joper Escueta, Ariel Magnaye, Alvin Morada, Solomon Padiz Jr., Paul John Pantig, Ros Pedrosa, Arthur Salvado, and Lanz Zafra, are slotted in Group A together with top-seed Indonesia and fifth-ranked India.

On the other hand, the women’s team of Nicole Albo, Sarah Barredo, Mika De Guzman, Geva De Vera, Ysay Leonardo, Chanelle Lunod, Bianca Carlos, and Thea Pomar will figure in Group C with fellow Southeast Asian squads Thailand and Indonesia.

“We need to prepare since we fell short in the SEA Games. We need to double time, triple time with our effort,” said women’s team head coach Ian Mendez.

“We are playing with the best in the world. We fell short during the SEA Games but, hopefully, we will give them a good fight this time,” added men’s team head coach Ronald Magnaye.

Men’s runner-up in 2018 China headlines Group B and will be joined by Thailand and Hong Kong, while Group C will consist of Chinese-Taipei, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Powerhouse Japan, who will be without world No. 1 Kento Momota as he is still recovering from injuries he sustained from a vehicular accident late last year, leads Group D together with Korea and Kazakhstan.

Defending women’s champion Japan is slotted with Malaysia and Hong Kong in Group W. Korea, India, and Kazakhstan will wage war in Group X, while China, Chinese-Taipei, and Singapore will duke it out in Group Z.

The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout quarterfinals, while the four semifinalists will punch their ticket to the Thomas and Uber Cup in Aarhus, Denmark this May.

Even with Momoto out, the rest of the world’s best will take part in the biennial tournament, including world No. 2 Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei, No. 5 Anthony Ginting and No. 7 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia, No. 9 Ka Long Angus Ng of Hong Kong, and No. 10 Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan for the men’s.

The top seven female shuttlers in the world will also join, namely China’s Yu Fei Chen, Chinese Taipei’s Tzu Ying Tai, Japanese duo Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara, Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon, India’s Pusarla Sindh, and China’s Bing Jiao He.

“We’re happy to help out in the country’s hosting of this prestigious international sports event. This is very much in line with our advocacy of helping nation-building through sports. We strongly believe that the positive values that sports promote can help our people to improve our lives,” said PLDT chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, who has been supporting Philippine badminton for the last decade.

“This is going to be the first time that there will be so many top-ranked players who will be going to this tournament in the Philippines. These will be exciting times for the Philippines,” added Philippine Badminton Association president Alfredo Benitez.

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