Bois des Iles

CHANEL

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4.1

133 reviews
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    4.0
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    cerulfox

    13 years ago

    Bois de Iles is warm, fuzzy, woody oriental with an opening splash of Chanel aldehydes. The Guide stated that Bois de Iles was like the brunette sister of No.5, and I totally agree: it has the same...

    About reviewer (284 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinNormal, Tan, Warm

    HairBlack, Curly, Medium

    EyesBlack

    5.0
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    Melloney

    13 years ago

    Old review for EDT deleted. as the EDT is discontinued. Update on Bois de Iles Eau de Parfum Les Exclusifs 2019 Bois des Illes EDP is different from the EDT but broadly speaking it is the same...

    About reviewer (463 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

    HairOther, Other, Other

    EyesOther

    3.0
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    KKAI

    13 years ago

    I am on the fence about this. Initially you get the signature Chanel aldehydes and it gets kind of soapy. After a while, there is a hint of feminine, sweet woodiness. I would definitely describe as...

    About reviewer (289 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairRed, Curly, Coarse

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    5.0
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    BigEars

    13 years ago

    finally got to smell all the exclusifs and this was the one I bought. Don't get me wrong, most of them were pretty nice but this one is in a class of its own. Warm cuddly and soft sandalwood, not...

    About reviewer (325 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

    HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    whitecountess

    14 years ago

    This is the perfume equivalent of cashmere or silk, something soft that lingers on the skin.. If it were a voice, it would be Kathleen Turner's. Interesting that Bois is called a "woodsy" scent,...

    About reviewer (31 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair

    HairBrunette

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    atomic_girl

    14 years ago

    Bois des Iles is a gorgeous sandalwood scent with floral hints in the background. I'm more accustomed to perfumes where the emphasis is reversed, but I'm loving the upfront dry woodsiness here. ...

    About reviewer (572 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

    HairBrown, Curly, Medium

    EyesHazel

    3.0
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    harlow74

    14 years ago

    This just smelled like Bijan to me from high school. So very similar.

    About reviewer (1 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinVery Dry

    HairBlond

    EyesGreen

    5.0
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    zazie33

    14 years ago

    Bois des iles, supposedly the first woody fragrance for women, is an iconic perfume created in 1926 by Ernest Beaux and reissued in at least a couple of different official incarnations since then....

    About reviewer (25 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

    EyesHazel

    4.0
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    kelly1600

    14 years ago

    I don't find this to be masculine at all, though I'm sure a man could wear it. It's a bit powdery when first sprayed, which would normally put me off, but it dries down to be sweet, floral, woody...

    About reviewer (34 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

    HairBrunette, Other, Other

    EyesBlue

    3.0
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    misz93

    14 years ago

    my mom gave this perfume to me. well,the smell is too strong & borderline masculine for me. Plus,the notes are too complex & it doesn't smell that good on me. I prefer Chanel Chance the best. this...

    About reviewer (132 reviews)

    AgeUnder 18

    SkinDry, Tan, Warm

    HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    perfumenut

    14 years ago

    Bois des Iles is one of my top 5 of all time (along with Mitsouko, Chamade, #5 and Vol de Nuit). I select this one when I want my best woods fragrance because the sandalwood in this is totally...

    About reviewer (72 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

    HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    brookebaird

    14 years ago

    This is the fragrance that opened my eyes to great fragrance. Before, I was one of the people that wore the fragrance of the moment - Anais Anais, Obsession in the 80's, Issey Mikaye in the 90's,...

    About reviewer (113 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

    HairBlond, Curly, Medium

    EyesGreen

    4.0
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    achtung00

    15 years ago

    Really wish I could wear this! Wondering if the parfum would work any better. Heavenly on a card or in the air but on me takes on this horrible baby wipe accord. My standard winter fragrances are...

    About reviewer (2 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinCombination, Olive

    HairBlack

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    2.0
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    GlamDiva

    15 years ago

    The much touted Bois des Iles was too woody on me, plus verging on masculine that others have mentioned. Just not pretty and not much to recommend it on me. I do like #19, #5 in its many forms,...

    About reviewer (1118 reviews)

    Age56 & Over

    SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

    HairOther, Straight, Fine

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    3.0
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    Fantomia

    15 years ago

    I’m sampling Bois the Iles for the ?? (not the first) time today – and my first disappointment is still there. I was really looking forward to BtI because I love woods, but I have to confess that...

    About reviewer (68 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinSensitive, Fair

    HairBrunette

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    5.0
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    elfriede

    15 years ago

    This review is for the vintage parfum. Bois des Iles is similar to No. 5 in its soft, abstract-floral quality and in the use of aldehydes, but the aldehydes are gentler here, which may make Bois...

    About reviewer (354 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

    HairBrunette

    EyesHazel

    4.0
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    emmagreen

    15 years ago

    I v. much respect this perfume. Based on how powdery (and white chocolate sweet) I found this, I expected this is what Coromandle would have smelled like. Though, this is not in any way...

    About reviewer (52 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinDry, Other

    HairBrunette

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    4.0
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    lvpoetess

    15 years ago

    Truly a classic, and one of the few woody perfumes I can wear. I find this one hard to describe, but to me it's like wearing a soft cashmere scarf on cold days. I don't own a full bottle because...

    About reviewer (125 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinVery Oily, Other

    HairBrunette

    EyesOther

    4.0
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    liontigre

    15 years ago

    It it very warm and it lasts very long, the only thing I didn't like about it was it smells a bit "old", maybe too sophisticated for me.

    About reviewer (4 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinNormal, Fair

    HairBrunette

    EyesHazel

    5.0
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    pusca

    15 years ago

    This is one of my all time favourite fragrances. I absolutely adore Bois des Iles. I just wish Chanel would release an EDP or make the parfum again. I keep trying out new scents when they're...

    About reviewer (4 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

    HairBrunette

    EyesBrown

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