How to create a perfume as legendary as the cult N ° 5 of Chanel? Since 1921 he has reigned supreme over Chanel perfumes. Yet its creator, Gabrielle Chanel, wishes to create a new legendary perfume that will capture the air of freedom of the 70s while being totally different from N ° 5. This is how Henri Robert gave birth in 1970 to the beautiful poudré N ° 19 with the lively momentum and green accords of the beautiful iris.

N ° 19 or the perfumed audacity of the 70s from the house of Chanel

The beauty of Chanel N ° 5 has made it a legendary perfume, a perfume which now eclipses all the others, even some other fragrances from the same house! Yet almost fifty years after having proposed N ° 5, Coco Chanel had in mind to create a successor worthy of the same acclaim. She clashed with those around her who thought that this new perfume could only “kill” the glory of N ° 5. Mademoiselle Coco, convinced of the contrary, did not abandon the project and had her new in-house perfumer, Henri Robert, create a No. 19, far from No. 5.

The project of N ° 19 being totally personal to him, Coco Chanel baptized it thus by linking it to his birthday , August 19. And this beautiful N ° 19 not only has one number in common with the great designer, it exudes her lively and joyful personality through her fiery impulses. A few months later, Mademoiselle Chanel dies but will nevertheless leave one last time with N ° 19 the scented imprint of what she has always been: a ray of sunshine …

“To be irreplaceable, you have to be different…: N ° 19 is the last stroke of brilliance for this extraordinary, daring and sunny feminine personality. »Chanel for N ° 19.

From then on the original N ° 19 will be presented as “a perfume full of momentum”, very representative of the women of the 70s as spontaneous and light as the beautiful Coco could have been.

N ° 19 or a plant kingdom crowned with iris Pallida

Although intentionally very different from its prestigious predecessor N ° 5, N ° 19 will be presented in the same sober and elegant bottle. However, its white label highlights the bright green of its juice to attract our attention.

N ° 19 opens with the green and daring marriage of bergamot and galbanum from Iran. This green freshness will quickly be punctuated by the luminosity of a neroli and the floral delicacy of the hyacinth note. At the heart, the flowers of jasmine, rose and lily of the valley will be tinged with its powdery majesty the Pallida iris which will give this green wind a luxurious and original softness. Finally, vetiver and Virginia cedar create a powerful and sensual trail in this N ° 19 which will not hesitate to curl up in a few white musks to better envelop us in sweetness.

“A daring fragrance with a strong character. The green and dazzling notes of galbanum blend with the powdery notes of iris to find the perfect balance. The latest fragrance launched and worn by Gabrielle Chanel . An uncompromising composition, just like the designer. »Chanel for N ° 19.

Coco Noir: Travels in the Venetian Nights of Gabrielle Chanel

In the beginning there was Coco, then there was its fruity version the sublime Coco Mademoiselle, and finally its deep night, Coco Noir. Coco Noir is the “great nocturnal baroque” created by Jacques Polge and Christopher Sheldrake in homage to Gabrielle Coco Chanel’s travels in the Byzantine depths of Venice. Deliciously mysterious, the bewitching oriental also knows how to offer us its wells of light …

Between flashes of light and mysteries of shadow, Coco Noir takes shape …

When her great love Boy Capel died in August 1920, the beautiful Coco was in despair. To restore the taste of life to the young widow, a couple of friends suggest that she go to Venice. For Gabrielle Chanel, it’s a revelation. She frequented the most beautiful Byzantine palaces there and had the biggest festivals there, discovering the powerful reds of Veronese and Tintoretto but also the burning gold of Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Pala d’Oro. The night is a party, the day a wonder that Coco Chanel will never cease to adore.

After paying homage to this baroque art that Coco Chanel loved so much with Coco, Jacques Polge will go to the world of the Venetian night to draw inspiration from his Coco Noir . Coco since he is Gabrielle, Black since he is the color of timeless elegance that makes all women shine.

“So I naturally moved towards an interpretation that I define as nocturnal, because I wanted it to be imbued with mystery, intensity, with that velvet sensation that envelops you; but also with a sophistication, a light, capable of revealing the radiance of this black. »Tells Jacques Polge for Coco Noir at L’Express.

Coco Noir will therefore be carried by a visual and a film of the greatest sobriety where only the bottle will be the star. There was no need for another!

Black coconut or Byzantine perfumed art

The beautiful oriental will hide its mysteries in the iconic Chanel bottle tinted for the occasion in absolute black. Only the label that adorns the Coco Noir bottle will bear a golden border in homage to its Byzantine roots.

Coco Noir opens with powerful citrus fruits led by Italian bergamot spiced with pink berries. The generosity and opulence of jasmine, rose and narcissus open wide the heart of this Coco Noir. Atlas cedar and geranium will bring their woody and nocturnal nervousness to these luminous flowers soon to be smoky with incense, as if to better make us plunge into the heat of the night.

Indeed, the depths of patchouli, benzoin, vanilla and tonka bean will definitely plunge us into an oriental torpor, or rather Byzantine, totally addictive …

“ CHANEL has always invested in black an essential role : bringing women to light. COCO NOIR celebrates this paradoxical bias by giving birth to a deep black idea of ​​a dazzling femininity. »Chanel for Coco Noir.