Bois des Iles
Chanel Les Exclusifs · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2007
≈ $320 · 200ml · approx. retail
A creamy, gingerbread-like sandalwood laced with aldehydes and a soft floral bouquet, warm and slightly spicy. Bois des Iles was perfumery's first woody-oriental, an elegant, cozy wood evoking distant islands through a modern sandalwood accord.
The scent
Heart notes
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Perfumer
French · 23 in collection
In-house perfumer for Chanel from 1978 to 2015, often called 'the Nose of Chanel'. Succeeded Henri Robert and was later succeeded by his son Olivier Polge.
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