Les Exclusifs de Chanel

Bois des Îles Chanel 2016 Eau de Parfum

8.2 / 10 188 Ratings

A popular perfume by Chanel for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is woody-floral. It is still in production.
Pronunciation

Main accords

Woody

Floral

Spicy

Powdery

Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Ylang-ylang

New Caledonian sandalwood

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Vanilla

Perfumer

Jacques Polge

Ratings

Scent

8.2188 Ratings

Longevity

7.4171 Ratings

Sillage

6.9169 Ratings

Bottle

8.6164 Ratings

Value for money

6.750 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 15.03.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Les Exclusifs de Chanel" collection.

Variant of the fragrance concentration

This is a variant of the perfume Bois des Îles (Eau de Toilette) by Chanel, which differs in concentration.

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/26/2024

5
Pricing 10
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 8
Scent

Lischka
3 Reviews

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Lischka

2

Wood on the island beach

The fragrance begins with woody and citrusy notes, which later become a little floral but remain clearly citrusy with a hint of balsam. There is also a slight, almost unnoticeable hint of powderiness. The accompanying sweetness is slight and, in combination with the citrus notes, exudes a fragrance combination that I find less appealing. If the dominance of the citrus notes had been somewhat reduced or omitted or perhaps combined with other notes in a different combination, this might have done the perfume some good, but then of course it would no longer be Bois Des Iles. As the fragrance evaporates quite quickly, the base is also kept relatively short and the sour smell, which I find annoying, dissipates somewhat. Over the course of time, I sprayed it on again and again and tried to "smell it nice". However, the fact that it's a Chanel makes me take it easy. But in the end, it remains a slightly sweet and sour sandalwood scent.

05/27/2020

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Rosie88
100 Reviews

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Rosie88

Top Review 31

1:1 comparison of EDT and EDP

Although the story of Coco Chanel, or rather Gabrielle Chasnel is really very interesting and remarkable, the Chanel scents have never really appealed to me...

"Chanel is cult, must have" - "Chanel is modern, and must have" - "Chanel is famous, must have" --- No, you don't... ;-)

Nevertheless, it happened recently that a very nice person brought Bois des Îles ("BdI") to my attention and gave me the opportunity to test and compare the EDP and the EDT (of which the production was unfortunately discontinued). Many thanks at this point :)

After I have tested both versions extensively, I would like to tell you about my 1:1 comparison:

Left the EDT and right the EDP.

The EDT starts bright, citric-fruity and with delicate and soft-sweet ylang flowers
Strong, but not pushy. slightly "soapy" but not "old-fashioned"...
... little by little creamy-sweet wood sounds join in, soft and yet "palpable"... the fragrance becomes wonderfully creamy, like a 2nd skin... close to the body, but still always there... a tender aura spreads, wonderful...
The scent lasts for quite a long time for an EDT and is still there on the clothes the next day...

The EDP starts with a strong aldehyde mist... *cough*
Immediately a citric-fresh fruitiness also follows with the EDP, but the flowers are still a little late... first the "soap dose" is increased a little bit, which clearly distinguishes the EDP from the EDT... Then follow, although rather discreetly, the ylang blossoms... Also here very nice with a delicate sweetness... But "something" here is a bit biting and sharp... different from the EDT in any case...
Later, the EDP also has a fine woody note, which is not identical to the EDT... In the EDT, the wood is creamy and sweetish soft... The EDP is a bit "harsh" and somehow spicy...
The EDP also lasts quite a long time and is also clearly visible on the clothing the next day...

In summary, I find the EDT to be "rounder", creamier and somehow "more coherent" than the EDP The EDP is very brutal, especially in the beginning, but becomes a bit "nicer" with time... The EDP seems to me almost a bit "madamish" and "mummyish"... The EDT is somehow more cheerful, open and simply "rounder"...

It's a shame, really, that the EDT has been discontinued.

I wouldn't want the EDP on me...

So Chanel and I will probably remain just "nice friends"...

01/22/2019

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Schwälbchen
21 Reviews

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Schwälbchen

Top Review 18

Weightless

She looked out the window at the field behind the house. The rising star sent first golden peaks across the ice and the sky just lost the last pale pink veils. Here, on the very edge of civilization, there was nothing to obscure the view of clear white freedom. Everything heavy left her.

Silence. Her breath went deep and calm. And her hands still held the plain glass bottle clasped. Only a few heartbeats had passed since she saw the fine mist sink over her head. The tender fruitiness of the mandarin filled the whole room. Friendly. Inviting. Sunlight flooded the grey-brown floorboards under her bare feet. She closed her eyes, breathed woody-warming equanimity. Sandalwood. Balsamic. Etheric. Whispering. They absorbed the scent. His scent. Sandalwood was his scent. I always have. With his boyish, playful smile, he always stole her bottle because he liked that perfume so much. And she fell asleep in his arms, tenderly enveloped by him and his scent.

Breathe. She said to herself. Her silent gaze directed at the sun. Eyes still closed. She saw the car. Or what was left of it. Keep breathing. Hot tears ran down her cheeks. The cops. Faces walked on. The bag with his things. The heavy glass in her hands. Its scent. She could feel him standing next to her. Smiled.

Silence. Crystal delicate vanilla speckles. Finely woven memories. A little luck.

She looked out the window at the field behind the house. And felt weightless.

02/06/2017

Rickbr
190 Reviews

Rickbr

Bois des Iles EDP

One of the most classic perfumes of the Les Exclusifs line, Bois des Iles has always impressed me with its creamy, rounded and powdery texture, something that did not depend on Indian sandalwood but that managed to create a luxurious texture in that vein. With its relaunch in EDP concentration the impression I have is that Chanel did not make a mere reformulation to adjust its dynamics to this concentration, but a recontextualization of its scent to make it look more contemporary.

Of the aspects mentioned above, the powdery side was reduced drastically, along with the aldehyde aspect of the opening in the composition. Somehow, the first few minutes of this new version became lighter, a little green perhaps. Then the sandal begins to appear, still creamy and buttery as in the original. It is curious that now at some moments it seems more dry and woody and in others more floral, something in the same direction perhaps of the Samsara, as if the ylang had become more evident and with the sandalwood they produced this illusion.

There are some secondary notes that appear in certain moments of the perfume and that before did not stand out or did not exist in the Bois des Iles. At heart, there is a kind of creamy, delicate scent that make you think of the scent of roses but does not resemble roses itself. And at the base there is an impression of something amber, resinous and a hint of spice as well. It is as if Bois des Iles was now moving to something more unisex: neither so floral and powdery, nor so woody and dry. Although this new version seems to me well thought out and executed, it gives an impression that the perfume in exchange part of its soul for usability.