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".
| Bois des Îles | |
|---|---|
| Fragrance by Coco Chanel | |
| Released | 1926 |
| Label | Chanel |
History edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b Bois des Îles, chanel.com. Accessed 5 May 2011.
- ^ Luca Turin, Tania Sanchez, Perfumes, Profile Books, 2009, ISBN 1-84668-127-8, p. 101.
- ^ "Chanel Bois des Iles" Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, theperfumedcourt.com. Accessed 5 May 2011.