Chanel 'Coco Noir' Fragrance

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The thinking behind it all
Coco Noir is the official name, which stands for the new flanker to the original Coco fragrance from the 1980s. Coco Mademoiselle proved so popular that another effort in a similar vein might prove a treasure trove. After all since Chanel No.19 found a flanker, renewing the brand, in No.19 Poudré, why not Coco once more? After all, Coco Mademoiselle celebrates a decade on the market and a new addition to the line seems to prove it's considered a modern classic: if sales and promotion/advertising are any indication, it certainly is.

A "Noir"?
The Noir moniker suggests a composition that would depend on mystery, danger, adventure...There are hundreds of "noir" (or "black") fragrances on the market, from classics such as Narcise Noir and Drakkar Noir for men, to modern cults such as Bulgari Black, Japon Noir by Tom Ford, Black Orchid (again by Ford), Back to Black by Kilian, Orris Noir by Ormonde Jayne and Encre Noire by Lalique; or less challenging, tamer offerings such as Bulgari Jasmin Noir, Crystal Noir by Versace, La Petite Robe Noire by Guerlain. There's something for everyone, since noir holds powerful fascination in fragrances for consumers, as we have already discussed in detail.

My money for the next Chanel therefore is on sophisticated notes that are making a come-back in general, such as leather, tarry-phenolic elements, incense, and darker "woods" (not forsaking popular patchouli) with skin-scent musks etc. The concept of calling something "black" is aesthetically a by-word for grown-up and I can't possibly see how girly, frou-frou things (fruity florals, sweet vanillas) could evoke it sufficiently. Unless they've forgotten what they represent at Chanel, which I hope they have not.

EDIT TO ADD: Official confirmation coming from Chanel directly one year later than my original prediction(! Coco Noir is a new perfume launching on August 14th 2012 in the US and then internationally in September 2012; an oriental poised between the classic spicy oriental Coco and the modern luminous patchouli-laced oriental Coco Mademoiselle.
[See? I told you I was not bull-****ing you!]

The concept

“Why does all I do become byzantine?” — Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

The concept of Coco Noir by Chanel is inspired by the past, traveling, the Baroque,Venice at night and the time Coco spent in the mysterious city....the idea of Venetian velvet is a recurring motif.
The perfume is composed by in-house perfumer Jacques Polge.

Here is the bottle above and the fragrance notes for Coco Noir by Chanel:

Top: grapefruit, bergamot and orange
Heart: jasmine, rose, red geranium, Indonesian patchouli
Base: Brazilian tonka bean, Bourbon vanilla, sandalwood, frankincense and white musk.

 

[t-rex]

Sounds interesting, is it likely to have a face for it?

 

[Party_Vixen]

Oh I love musky scents! Can't wait to try this one out. I'm already a big fan of Chanel's perfumes including Coco Mademoiselle, No5 and Chance.

The list of fragrance notes is enough for me to go out and purchase it in full when it comes out!

 

[Street_a_Licious]

i was practically begging the salesladies at Rue Cambon to let me try it earlier, but to no avail LOL

i just want the bottle. THAT BOTTLE!

 

[RedAzalie]

yep i don't care much about scent with those notes but the bottle is gorgeous. I wish they made something more dark, smoky for that bottle.

 

[Chanelcouture09]

Sounds interesting, is it likely to have a face for it?

Yes, it will most likely have a face to the fragrance, since it's a new launch they'll want as much publicity as possible, part of me wouldn't be surprised if Diane Kruger was the face for this.

 

[Creative]

Chanel "Coco Noir" Fragrance: Karlie Kloss by Sølve Sundsbø



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