Bois des Îles () is a fragrance produced by Parisian

couturier ''Haute couture'' (; ; French for 'high sewing', 'high dressmaking') is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design that is constructed by hand from start-to-finish. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Paris became the ...

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 Chanel No. 5 was the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1921. The scent formula for the fragrance was compounded by French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux. The design of its bottle has been an impo ...

, which debuted in 1921. In 1926, they released Bois des Îles.Bois des Îles
chanel.com. Accessed 5 May 2011. According to the Chanel website, the fragrance of Bois des Iles was "the first woody fragrance for women". The fragrance has notes of sandalwood, vetiver, tonka bean, vanilla, ylang ylang, iris, coriander, rose, jasmine, and aldehydes."Chanel Bois des Iles"
, theperfumedcourt.com. Accessed 5 May 2011.

References

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