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Friday, May 17, 2013

Bois Noir c1987

Bois Noir: created in 1987 by Jacques Polge. However, it was only sold at the Chanel boutiques in France and was sold in two sizes, 4.2 oz and 8.4 oz. The bottle was clear glass, rectangular shaped and had a black stained wooden cap (not plastic).





In 1990, the composition was slightly reformulated and re-released in 1990 under the name of Egoiste.


Le Figaro Magazine, 1988:
"Par Henri Bovet. BOIS NOIR CHANEL : LA CLASSE ! On a presque scrupule à en parler tellement il a été lancé secrètement, par un bouche à oreille bien contrôlé, sans la moindre publicité. La bouteille est numérotée, réservée au happy few. Le flacon a une forme très pure, très droite, avec des angles cassés qu'on retrouve dans le dessin du gros bouchon, taillé comme une pierre, à la main, dans du bois noir. Bois Noir, c'est le nom de l'eau de toilette à la fois présente et raffinée. "


Le Point, 1988:
"Bois noir », de Chanel, 300 Francs les 125 ml. Distribué seulement chez Chanel, 31, rue Cambon, 75001 Paris, ou 42, av. Montaigne, 75008 Paris."
Rotunda, 1989:
"During his ten years with Chanel, Polge has created Coco and two men’s fragrances, Antaeus and Bois Noir. Sold only at the Chanel boutique in Paris, the latter is an original blend of sandalwood and vanilla, which is, Polge is proud to say, “an accord that has not been played before.”

Femme, 1990:
"En lui achetant ce nom, Chanel a ainsi rebaptisé une eau que quelques happy few connaissaient (et se disputaient tant elle était peu distribuée) et qui s'appelait «Bois noir». Pour fêter ce second baptême (et ce grand lancement : «Egoïste»"

The Connoisseur, 1991:
"Using the working name "Bois Noir," Jacques Polge, Chanel's "nose" and the man who created Antaeus and Coco, started mixing formulas in 1986. "The perfume that finally became Egoiste was in fact an old idea for me," says the soft-spoken Polge."


So what does it smell like? It is a woody-spice composition for men.

  • Top notes of rosewood and coriander. 
  • Middle notes of Bulgarian rose, carnation, cinnamon. 
  • Base notes of sandalwood, vanilla and ambrette seeds.



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