After Coco and Coco Mademoiselle, Chanel is blowing the winds of yesteryear our way with its latest perfume, Coco Noir.
Classic but mysterious, this latest olfactory creation from the double-C brand is intriguing to say the least. First off due to its bottle that takes up where the iconic Coco’s flask left off, all while sporting a splash of color for the first time. Transparency is over. This mythic little bottle, made of plain, clear glass, is getting decked out with a never before seen black lacquer. By customizing the flask, the design house’s creative director has succeeded in making the perfume bottle an object of value within the overall package and not just a conventional container.
Mission accomplished as well for the celebrated nose of Polges, who here has associated notes of bergamot head, grapefruit, and orange with a richly elegant bouquet of jasmine and geranium. But what really gives Coco Noir its mystic effect is no doubt the notes of Tonka bean that give the scent a velvety, slightly naughty side.
This perfume, inspired by the past and the city of Venice, where Gabrielle Chanel went after the death of her lover Boy Capel, extols a certain atmosphere: resolute, somber, and baroque. This direction is definitely to the satisfaction of Jacques Polges, who asserts that “The night vision of the Orient that starts and ends in Venice imposed itself upon me, and that is where I wanted to go.” Certain women claim that their perfume influences the way they walk, look around, and hold their head up. No doubt that she who wears this opulent fragrance will become every bit as enigmatic as she is bewitching.
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