Chanel ready to launch new Coco Noir scent

Chanel are finalising the release of their new Coco Noir scent, the third made in homage to designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel.

The fragrance is intended to focus on the interplay between light and dark and the luminosity of black and Baroque elements.

The scent is a "luminous, transparent oriental," according to Christopher Sheldrake, perfumer for Chanel, and it has been developed by the company's master perfumer, Jacques Polge.