Coco
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Coco(1984)

Chanel · Jacques Polge · Amber

At a glance

Created by Jacques Polge for Chanel, Coco opens on mandarin, bergamot, and coriander, moves through a heart of rose, jasmine, cloves, and cinnamon, and closes on opoponax, labdanum, sandalwood, and vanilla. Named for Coco Chanel herself, more than a decade after her death, it offered a dense, spiced oriental quite different from the house's earlier aldehydic and green florals, reflecting Polge's own distinct compositional voice as Chanel's in-house perfumer following Henri Robert. Coco is widely regarded as one of the richest, most opulent fragrances Chanel released in the 1980s, its clove-cinnamon warmth situating it closer to Opium and Cinnabar than to No. 5 or No. 19.

Did you know? This scent's jasmine note owes its richness to indole — the same compound found, in larger amounts, in feces. Read the full story →
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Brand
Chanel
Launched
1984
Family
Amber

Coco is a fragrance from Chanel, released in 1984 and composed by Jacques Polge. It sits in the Amber family. It opens with Mandarin, Bergamot, and Coriander, moves into a heart of Rose, Jasmine, Cloves, and Cinnamon, and settles into a base of Opoponax, Labdanum, Sandalwood, and Vanilla.

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Top notes
MandarinBergamotCoriander
Heart notes
RoseJasmineClovesCinnamon
Base notes
OpoponaxLabdanumSandalwoodVanilla
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16