Bois des Îles
Bois des Îles | |
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Fragrance by Coco Chanel | |
Released | 1926 |
Label | Chanel |
Bois des Îles (pronounced [bwɑ dez‿il]) is a fragrance produced by Parisian couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. The name is French for "Island Wood" or, more literally, "Wood of the Islands".
History
Coco Chanel had worked with Ernest Beaux on her original perfume, Chanel No. 5, which debuted in 1921. In 1926, they released Bois des Îles.[1] According to the Chanel website, the fragrance of Bois des Iles was "the first woody fragrance for women".[1]
The fragrance has notes of sandalwood, vetiver, tonka bean, vanilla, ylang ylang, iris, coriander, rose, jasmine, and aldehydes.[2][3]
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- Alain Wertheimer
- Gérard Wertheimer
- Jacques Wertheimer
- Pierre Wertheimer
- Coco Chanel
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Virginie Viard
- Ernest Beaux
- Jacques Polge
- Olivier Polge
- Henri Robert
- Bleu de Chanel
- Bois des Îles
- Chanel No. 5
- Chanel No. 19
- Chanel No. 22
- Chanel Chance
- Coco
- Coco Mademoiselle
- Cuir de Russie
- Égoïste
- Coco