Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée: the essence of a free and audacious woman signed Chanel. Gabrielle Chanel is one of the most famous women of the last century. A revolutionary at heart, she considerably contributed to the emancipation of women.
Coco is much more than a simple perfume. It is a true legend of perfumery, born in 1984, which paid tribute to Gabrielle Chanel's taste for the baroque and opulence. Then, in 2001, it transformed into a new edition named Coco Mademoiselle, in a much more streamlined register, a symbol of an audacious femininity in love with freedom. Even today, this collection gives rise to a newcomer. So, what about Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée? How does it manage to revisit such an icon of feminine perfumery? Here is our review on the subject.
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The evolution of Coco through the ages
If the Coco collection manages to cross decades without ever aging, it is simply because its perfumes manage to adapt to the trends and desires of women across new generations. In 1984, the focus was on exoticism, the baroque and strong, warm scents. This is how the first edition of Coco had been created. Then, in 2001, Chanel decided it was high time to evolve it. Thus, the house did not settle for a slight transformation. It completely overhauled its fragrance to give birth to a much lighter juice, reconciling softness, comfort and elegance. Once again, in 2020, Chanel repeats the experience. Now, women are more than ever drawn to the natural. As shown by the enthusiasm for nude makeup, they are seeking their femininity without artifice. And this is precisely how Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée is created. This juice aims to be much less powerful than before. It gently plunges us into an intimate atmosphere. Yet, it still manages to remain sexy. To achieve this, Chanel decided to lighten its woody notes while remaining faithful to the original scent of the previous Coco Mademoiselle. The result is a refreshing perfume based on mandarin, gradually evolving toward a heart of jasmine and rose, before leaving behind a pure sillage of white musk.
On the image side, Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée preserves the bottle and the face of the campaign for Chanel
While Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée offers us a truly new perfume, when it comes to the bottle and the face of the campaign, however, Chanel decides to keep its reference points. Thus, like the previous versions of Coco Mademoiselle, this juice is embodied on screen by British actress Keira Knightley. After all, who better than the actress to follow in the footsteps of Coco Chanel? A symbol of this olfactory collection for several years now, Keira Knightley has simply become inseparable from the luxury house.
Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée also comes in the timeless Chanel N°5 bottle. Streamlined, it needs no transformation to charm every generation. Forming a thick glass cube, it now takes on frosted walls as well as a new peach hue. Gold details illuminate this bottle here and there, while giving it an added touch of luxury. Finally, its small cap, sculpted like an emerald, recalls the shape of Place Vendôme. Undeniably, Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée manages to appear modern while preserving a more historical dimension within it.