Love notes

EUGENIE KELLY

BAZAAR editor-in-chief

I was a beauty director for more than 20 years and I went through periods when my nose burnt out. It wasn’t that I couldn’t appreciate new fragrances, I just felt uninspired. But that changed in 2012 when Chanel launched Coco Noir. It helped that this love affair started in a Venetian palazzo (where the launch party took place) and I got to spend three days learning of Gabrielle Chanel’s fascination with the city. But it’s also a truly beautiful scent. I interpret it as dark and moody yet not oppressive; it has tonka bean and