Chanel
Bois des Iles
Worn best by The Sensualist
Sandalwood, vanilla, aldehydes. Heritage in a low voice.
how it wears
- lasts
- a few hours
- projection
- moderate
seasons, best first
winterfallspringsummer
made for
worknight outeveryday
⊛ the accords
powderygourmandwoody leather
Notes
Heartylang-ylang, iris, orris root, jasmine, rose, lilac, lily of the valley
Basesandalwood, amber, benzoin, tonka bean, opoponax, vanilla, musk, vetiver
the measurements
- year
- 1926
⊛ BEST FOR
- intimate
- anchoring
- evening
⊛ AVOID IF
- — you dislike sweet drydowns
- — you live somewhere very hot
⊛ SIMILAR BUT
like Bois des Iles, but shift one axis.
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Kayali
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