This feminine perfume that smells like women, revolutionary in its composition, name and presentation, was born from the association between Gabrielle Chanel and perfumer Ernest Beaux. Created in 1928, Bois des Iles is warm and sensual, with a captivating energy inspired by the heady frenzy of jazz clubs in the Roaring Twenties. With notes of New Caledonian sandalwood, ylang-ylang and tonka bean, the scent has a delicious spicy flavor that evokes remote and unknown lands. He associated it with the ultimate in luxury: French perfume.
They are only available in Chanel boutiques or on the Chanel website, or at Bergdorf Goodman, some Nordstrom stores (Seattle has them) and Saks. So when Chanel challenged perfumer Ernest Beaux to create a fragrance that was complex and that would make those who wear it smell like women instead of flowers, she was radically changing accepted social norms. Although he left a personal legacy, the most tangible result of his illustrious career is, without a doubt, the Chanel brand, and in that field, it is perfume that stands out above everything else. One of Chanel's most classic perfumes for women, Coco Mademoiselle is a fresh, feminine amber fragrance.
As such, more than a century after the brand released its first composition, many still perceive Chanel perfumes as the pinnacle of luxury scents. Unlike her contemporaries, Chanel understood the romantic power of perfume and the way it connects with many people on a deeper level than clothing and makeup. The perfume was so profitable that Chanel sued Bader and the Wertheimers over and over again for a renegotiated deal. What most people don't know is that Chanel's best-selling perfume was born out of an agreement with the owner of a department store named Theophile Bader and businessmen Paul and Pierre Wertheimer.
Created in 1921 by Coco Chanel and Russian perfumer Ernest Beaux, N°5 is the world's first abstract fragrance.
