Coco Noir Extrait

Chanel describes the extrait as the voluptuous, enveloping version of Coco Noir’s luminous amber. The house names no top note: it describes a floral accord and a base of patchouli, tonka bean, vanilla and sandalwood.

Egyptian jasmine and May rose

The heart rests on the noble accord of Egyptian jasmine and May rose, which Chanel presents as the signature of its extraits and credits with relief and sensuality. The eau de parfum, for its part, pairs rose with rose geranium leaf.

A more pronounced base

The base reveals the magnetic notes of patchouli and tonka bean, already present in the eau de parfum. The extrait accentuates Bourbon vanilla and New Caledonian sandalwood, two materials that the description of the eau de parfum does not name.

What stays out

The longer lists circulating for the extrait, with grapefruit, bergamot, geranium, narcissus, incense or musk, do not appear in the house’s description, which sticks to jasmine, rose, patchouli, tonka bean, vanilla and sandalwood.

What the label declares

The ingredient list published by Chanel opens with alcohol, fragrance and water. It details only the allergens that must be declared, from limonene and linalool to farnesol, with no named essential oil, and includes neither colorant nor UV filter.

Eugenol, with its spicy clove facet, and alpha-isomethyl ionone, violet and powdery, sit alongside coumarin, which accompanies tonka bean. The list gives no dosage: only the substances that must be declared appear on it.