Coco Eau de Parfum

I wore Coco EDP in my early 20s, not long after its release, and I loved it with a singular devotion, until I ran out of it and never replaced my bottle. I haven't smelled it in decades, but something came over me recently, and I felt a strong urge to start wearing it again--not as my signature scent but just every so often, when I want to remind myself of the person I was when I wore it to the exclusion of all other perfumes. I always loved fragrance, even as a toddler, but this was the first expensive grown-up perfume that I chose for myself (even if I sweet-talked some ex-boyfriend into buying it for me). Now I am a married lady of a certain age, and I can afford to buy a little bottle of Chanel for myself every so often. I just hope the reformulation lives up to my memories of the 1984 version. I'm trying to remember why I chose it in the first place, when I was in my early 20s, and I think it must have been that delectable Shalom Harlow 1920s-looking ad campaign, which ran in Vogue and Glamour every month back then. What can I say? I was and remain a simpleton. It's just fortunate that I picked an iconic fragrance, even if I did it for the worst and most shallow and basic of reasons. I look forward to finding out whether that clove-kissed rose is as radiant as I remember. If you can't go home again, and you can never enter the same river twice, at least you can sometimes catch a faint whiff of a beloved fragrance that conjures up a younger, quicker (but dumber), sharper-sensed version of yourself. Update: Wearing it today, I'm getting faint glimpses (Proustian Lite) of the Coco I remember, but I can't tell if the reformulation is weaker or if my nose is simply different--it doesn't smell quite the same to me, but my frame of reference has changed a lot since then. I have smelled many other fragrances, including classic vintage scents that inspired Polge, including Diva, the fragrance he made the year before Coco, and now I'm smelling it in that context. It's a wonderful scent--a clove-kissed rose, with peach and amber and mandarin colluding with mysterious clean balsams and a rich floral vanilla--but it doesn't make me feel like I'm 22 years old again, the kind of person who needed this fragrance to feel like a real grown-up. Now I wear fragrance mostly for myself (although I prefer to wear ones that my husband doesn't actively dislike--saintly of me, no?), and I think I'll put this one on when I want to enjoy a gorgeous scent bubble. It's not a time machine, but that would be a lot to expect from 50 ml of EDP, even a Chanel. Update: The drydown really is glorious. It occurred to me that I might actually have a much sharper sense of smell now, in my relative dotage, than I had when I was a pretty young thing because back then I smoked cigarettes, a habit I kicked for good more than 17 years ago. I suppose back then I must have smelled like Coco and Camel Lights--yick! I'm going to add this to the regular fall rotation. Damn you, Chanel (and Guerlain): Why must you flaunt your superiority so flagrantly! What is it about your snobby French asses that render my other perfumes common and cheap by comparison? It can't just be the branding (or can it)? But wearing this is making me seriously consider confining my collection solely to the perfumes I love as much as this one, and that would mean getting rid of 80% of my collection. Too drastic, surely, but the alternative is knowing I could be wearing this (or Samsara or L'Heure Bleue or Nahéma) when I am wearing a "like" and not a "love." I suppose most people would save their best scents for the big occasions, but I mostly just wear scent at home, where I also work, so it's immaterial to me. I'm not really into this obsession for the compliments.

[24.08.2024] Well, as a man I have never worn Coco EDP, but as a perfumery passionate, I can confirm it is an amber genius from another era. I will remind myself the smell of it to be more precise and than will write maybe some review. [09.09.2024] update Smelling this, you can easily feel the style of the formula. This perfume has an old-school, 'vintage like' character, what you can connect with the period of 50-90s smelling this blind without knowing this is Coco EDP from 1984. You can't really compare it objectively with modern French perfume projects. Telling what is "better" Jazz from 60s or Pop from 2000s doesn't has any sense xD, you know what I mean... . I find it quite fascinating, how everything is made in the chemical synergy. It's not hard to guess that it has gone through many reformulations, however, there is lots going on inside the bottle, in my opinion. It seems to be built upon 1 generation Musks (Musk Ketone, Musk Ambrette), there is also Musk Xylene, but this is banned to use in cosmetic industry, because this stuff is used in production of explosives like TNT. Why 1 gen. Musks? - they give lots of powdery facets, especially with Ionones, Vanillin and its derivatives, Coumarin as well. It is very powdery, sweet, has some subjective amber sparkle feeling to it. Some clean fractions of Patchouli also come to mind. I detect some animalic facets in trace. There are lots of spicy and rosy elements coming through as well. Some top notes like Terpenes are quite high, especially Linalool, Linalyl Acetate or Ethyl Linalool -> you can find some of them labeled on the back of the packaging, I don't know which exactly because I haven't looked on allergens xD haha. Seems quite generic to name something labeled on a fragrance while describing it right? I can smell lots of Linalool or its softer artificial version Ethyl Linalool inside the fragrance. These are quite common raw materials in classic French perfumes. Generally, you receive balanced, sweet, powdery Amber being fresh and lively and smoothly blended with everything else in the same time. This perfumer really knows how chemistry works, fascinating once again. I am not surprised, that opinions are quite controversial. This EDP goes very far from modern trends and taste of social majority. It can be outdated or immoral and always irrelevant for you. A big big question of preferences. Do I like it? Yes. I appreciate this in the way like a well written book, really well made wine or painted portrait. Not in the way I would apply the fragrance on the skin. I rock modern formulations of YSL Kouros EDT, so nothing strange I like it xD. This epoch just speaks to me. Fair play to people who like "old school" perfumery times, me too. This is strongly feminine and elegant, to my nose ofc...

My relationship with Coco is a tale of enemies to lovers. I’ve sniffed this and disliked it many times throughout my life. As recently as 2020, it was still a dislike. There’s a powdery facet somewhere in this fragrance that made me stop in my tracks and put it down. But then something changed about the way I perceived this fragrance and now I can’t get enough of it. I want to replace all the water in my hot water tank with Coco and shower in it. I want to fill up an Olympic-sized pool with it and swim a 1500m freestyle event. Buy a sensory deprivation tank and spend hours floating in the dark, just Coco and me. I don’t know why it happened. Hormones? Dysosmia? Seasons? I have no real explanation, I just know that it did. I like to retry my “dislike” fragrances every once in a while just to see if my feelings about them change, so on a recent trip to the perfume counter, I did just that with the Coco EDP tester. I dismissively sprayed it on the back of my hand and went about my business. A few minutes later I was standing at the register waiting to pay for a purchase, and I was suddenly swept away by the scent of orange, clove, and amber. I wasn't sure where the scent was coming from at first; I only knew that I had to have it. I looked around to see if anyone was standing near enough to smell, or if something else was being sprayed. Then I reached my hand up to my nose and realized it was me. It was Coco EDP. Confused, I left the register to spray my other hand with it. I needed to confirm this was what I was smelling because it was so different than how I remembered it. The Coco in my memory was a powder-bomb — but THIS Coco was all opulence, warmth, and sumptuous spice. So I bought a bottle, and I’ve been wearing it every day since. That powdery facet is still present, but it’s not the lead. It’s just a fluffy, musky, pillow for the sultry, spiced fruits and rose to rest on. On a paper strip I think Coco smells a bit vintage, but on skin, it doesn’t come across dated at all — just sophisticated, warm, and seductive. It makes me want to smoke clove cigarettes and paint my nails bright red. My clothes are already mostly black, but if they weren't, this perfume would make me want to wear all-black. I’m not sure how this will play out in the summer. It’s cold here now, the perfect weather for this type of scent. It’s hard to imagine Coco in hot, humid weather. What will I do when summer comes? Is the EDT a viable option when it’s warm out, or will I have to wait until autumn comes back around to enjoy Coco again? I guess I’ll find out in a couple of months.

How disrespectful of me to sleep on this gorgeous beautiful perfume - starting out on my fragrance journey aka addiction, I was around 23 years old. I smelled this once in store and immediately wrote it off as the dreaded “oLd LaDy” smell and regretfully bought the teeny bopper fragrances such as viva la juicy and all the other same but different smells. I am 33 years old now and let me just tell you all- I circled right back to this beautiful classic and feel like I’m home again. This one is everything. It’s nostalgic and reminds me of my grandmother but NOT when she was in her elderly years, oh heavens No. it reminds me of how I remember her when I was a young girl; this perfume reminds me of my grandma when she was in her 30s. The pictures I’ve seen she was breaking necks and wrecking hearts. A fashionista of the 70s , as a little young girl I remember her being so ... vivacious and full to the brim of life- she was always smiling, laughing, and fun yet strong, looked up to, and needed in her world. Everyone loved her and I still do. She was invigorating, deep, complex, with many sweet and wonderful layers. She was also pretty spicy too she cropped all her tshirts, and made all her jeans into daisy dukes to garden lol. My grama was the woman dancing at every party , comedian at the dinner table, loud, outgoing, kind, and warm - she made EVERYONE feel at ease and welcomed. You could hear her from a mile away - and smell her too. She smelled just like this it kind of brings a tear to my eyes how I never realized it. She had great style and such great personality. Gosh I miss her so much. This fragrance reminds me to live loud, proud , and be UNAPOLOGETIC for who I am in this world. It smells so classy and to me smells like money. It has a special place in my heart. I’ll forever repurchase this one because it’s just a little gift I get to experience everyday. It’s a great perfume and im so sorry to myself that I didn’t appreciate this when I was younger but then again maybe I was just not ready for it like I am ready now. Definitely not for those who don’t understand how special it is. Major love for me.

ATTACK OF THE GENDER-BENDER Being a rose-lover, not even Coco's iconic status as a "symbol of feminine class" could keep me away for too long. The weird thing is that this was one of those magic elixirs a woman could use to seduce me. I was very nervous about even approaching a Chanel counter to sample a female Chanel fragrance, of all things. But diving deeper into perfumery changes things. When I tested this the first time (mid-2010), I brought a female acquaintance with me. I totally understood why the saleslady who sprayed me was perplexed. A middle-aged woman with a conservative look, she had probably NEVER seen a man want to sample Coco for himself. Well, Coco settled and everything that would have made me putty in a woman's hands was absent. Was my nose playing tricks on me? I asked my acquaintance for a straight-up opinion. She LIKED it on me... I took a mental note of that but was still afraid to buy it and wear it. I still remember that scent haunting me for that whole day. That has haunted me for a whole year..... Fast-forwarding to the present, I am now a proud owner of Chanel Coco EDP. I recently tried Coco again, was enchanted again and finally decided to man up. I would STILL love to smell this on a woman and it's probably still that magic elixir that the right woman could use to seduce me. But on MY skin, this is PERFECT! Roses, spices and smokey incense take center stage. Longevity is insane and the sillage is STILL outrageous. I love this enough to wear it, regardless of the perceptions surrounding it. Why? Because I love it. In today's perfume trends, where cavity-inducing gourmands (especially vanilla) and watery florals are the norm, Coco could pass for an extremely sophisticated masculine/unisex. For those of you who might be wondering, "How dare he?!?", I must state that Coco Mademoiselle passes for a fresh aromatic unisex fragrance on my skin. This was recently the general perception of an all-male staff. The power of skin chemistry. The power of Chanel...

N°5 is my signature, but I’d never smelled Coco before, so the next time I strolled past the counter, I asked to sample both Coco EDP and the latest Chance Eau Fraiche EDP. I fell in love with the latter and kept sniffing the tester strip while the former remained in my pocket after the first fleeting impression of tobacco. Yep, that’s what I got - only tobacco - even if there’s no tobacco listed among the notes. Late in the evening, the tester strip called out to me from inside my skirt pocket - bold and daring - almost like it knew it wouldn’t be ignored. And just like that, my curiosity was piqued. Coco had my attention. I got my bottle at a ridiculous price from a woman who didn’t want hers, and I am now getting better acquainted with Coco. The tobacco opening is still there, but, but if I wait for a while and stop burying my nose on the crook of my arm every second and instead let if waft to me, I am rewarded by this indescribable warm cocoon of a scent that is a perfect amalgamation of all its notes. And I know people talk about Guerlinade but I feel like Chanel does its own thing, that something that makes its fragrances insanely smooth so that the top blends into the middle into the drydown seamlessly. No jarring edges. So what does it really smell like? I can’t tell you. I really don’t. That initial tobacco (again, to my nose) never really leaves. It simply mellows down, and then the other notes join the dance, twirling swirling in sync - clove, sandalwood, vanilla, amber the most prominent ones to me - to create a warm halo around me that takes me away to a different era. I’d heard of Coco being called a “baroque” smell, and I finally know what it means. This is opulent, regal, almost decadent, and while I am taking my time with it I know this is not a fleeting infatuation. After all, isn’t slow burn the best kind of love?

The older I get, the more I fall in love with this fragrance. I purchased my first bottle of Chanel's Coco in my early 20's. At the time, I was drawn more to gourmand, almost sickly-sweet fragrances, but I desperately wanted a more "grown-up" scent to wear to work or for special occasions. So, I chose Coco. I always thought she was lovely, but I don't think I fully appreciated her—until now. I probably wore her only a handful of times after purchasing my bottle. For the most part, she sat in a cabinet collecting dust. But one evening, as I was winding down and getting ready for bed, I decided I wanted to drift off surrounded by a beautiful fragrance. I didn't have a particular scent in mind, but my hand naturally gravitated toward Coco. The first spray floored me. Oh my GOD—she was stunning. I was met with a beautifully complex rose, paired with a subtle fruitiness I couldn't quite place. What truly grounds the fragrance, and makes it a showstopper (in my opinion), is the base of amber, sandalwood, and tonka. This combination makes Coco a bit more wearable and balanced, as opposed to the screechiness I fear she'd have without it. I couldn't stop inhaling her that evening, and as I drifted off to sleep, I felt wrapped in warmth and beauty. Since then, I haven't been able to get enough. In fact, I'm wearing her right now. For those concerned with performance, I can confidently say Coco hold up beautifully. She has incredible lasting power, and the sillage is just right, not overwhelming, but enough that I catch whiffs of her throughout the day. I haven’t received any compliments on this fragrance, but I understand that she may not be for everyone—and that’s perfectly fine. I wear fragrances for myself, and if someone thinks I smell like an “old lady,” that’s alright. I think I smell divine.

Coco EDP begins with what my nose perceives as rose and clove scented tobacco, an immense sillage, dark and seductive. I was daring enough to apply six sprays and I am enveloped in its plushness and envision the softest velvet, colored sepia, draping over me, like a smoking jacket. My fingers trace the leather bound books on an enormous shelf, I look out the window and see a topiary. I realize the glasses I am wearing tea shades, like John Lennon would wear. I hear a distant piano playing Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie. Okay, sorry, I guess that's what folks in olden days called "getting lost in reverie." I suppose that's what Coco does for me, it's a "lost in reverie" sort of scent. Of course, it's a matter of perception, as I've pointed out countless times before. We can look at Coco as the premiere Chanel fragrance of 80s affluence and all the imagery that's tied to that, but that's been repeated over and again and I think we've read enough of that interpretation. What really strikes me is another review I read that mentions that it was the signature scent of someone's grandfather. Imagine that! Gender norms be damned, he smelled it, he loved it enough to wear it, and that was it. Coco can be just as much a patriarch as it is a matriarch. It can feel like a pat on the head, a loving embrace, but in all its florals-baked-into-resins, gauzy, smoky cloak of amber glory, it can also become that precious gem you otherwise can't afford. In fact it could convince you that a physical gem, as dazzling as it may be, isn't nearly as satisfying as an olfactory one that makes an indelible imprint.

This will probably always be my signature scent. I must have started wearing it many decades ago because I liked the idea that its name COCO was a perfect fit for my first name Corinne and my surname which begins with an O. But the alluring scent also seemed to fit every possible occasion and season, always remaining intriguing and exciting without being vulgar. I much prefer it to No. 5, which I find overly sweet, or the other Chanels. This one is sophisticated and perfectly balanced. I do wear fresher, less heavy perfumes on warm summer days, but for a special occasion on a cool or rainy summer’s evening (and let’s face it we have plenty of those in the UK), it lifts the spirits and enhances the atmosphere better than a light floral alternative would. Whenever I come back to it after a long period of dallying with my other perfumes, I am astonished at its sheer loveliness and perfection. I shan’t comment on the ingredients or what I get or don’t get from Coco, because it’s immaterial. I don’t need to know what’s in it. All I do know is that this heady, addictive fragrance is something that I will never tire of. I understand that it was reformulated recently. Luckily my almost empty bottle is at least 14 years old, and I have a full-size unopened bottle ready and waiting in a drawer that was given to me about twelve years ago. I am so looking forward to breaking open the cellophane wrapper on that one!

I decided to revisit this again because even though I left a review here and I thought I was smelling this perfume right but I think I really missed the mark. Either I had something going on or something was wrong w/ my nose at the time. Covid was going around, and I think a lot of people including myself may have had it but didn't have symptoms. My nose might have been off during the time I first sampled this. I got my sample out again since I kept it "just in case" and it is like it is a whole other perfume. Warm, deep, rich, and spicy floral perfume that is a class act. This isn't like my beloved vintage Opium, but it is a good substitute. I don't think I would wear this very often since it feels like a special occasion perfume, but I think I want to add a small bottle to my collection. Maybe the humidity and the heat we are having now brought out the elements for me today, but I seriously think I had Covid and didn't know it. This is very spicy and when I first smelled it all I smelled was a peachy floral and not the spices. The spices are what make this special. They just don't make spicy florals like this or Vintage Opium anymore. Going on my Christmas List. Edit: 9/19/23 The more I smell my sample of this the more it reminds me of Lubin's Black Jade. Not a dupe but in the same class. If you owned one, you would not need the other. Coco is less expensive. I may buy this at some point.

I love this fragrance without reservation- in any form, and on any person. And yes, my 35 year old self has encountered some crazy looks/comments from the astonished SA at my department store when I said I was going to purchase Coco and would like a sample of Opium, not Black Opium, but Opium. She actually looked at me, rolled her eyes, and said: "those are so loud, and dated, you might as well get Clinique Aromatics Elixir too" to which I let her know was also on my wishlist, and then I sarcasitically remarked: " I like people to smell my fragrance before I enter the continent...". It is also to be noted, I have worn Coco on and off since sneaking into my mother's bathroom at 15 to get a few spritzes, had my own many bottles throughout college, and returned to Coco as a woman in my 30s. It remains one of if not THE MOST complimented fragrances I have ever worn. I receive these compliments from friends, family, strangers, co-workers, previous suitors, neighbors down the hall from me, men of all ages, and customers when I managed a Chanel Counter who would buy the fragrance on the spot or follow me through the store to ask me what gorgeous scent I was wearing and then purchase it. Coco is at the height of femininity and masculinity at the same time- it's just so brilliant and elevates the wearer and those lucky enough to experience Coco on the wearer in any occasion/setting.

Truly best in vintage. My vintage late 80s miniature arrived today. The first sniff made me nervous, vintages often have that slightly oxidised whiff. On skin though, wow! Immediately I'm getting the Coco I know and love. This makes the current formulation seem very tepid, like a flavourless syrup as opposed to this deep, spicy floral powder elixir. It's actually more gentle in this dab-on form. (Coco is definitely best avoided on hot summer days, but specially at work!) I remember spraying it from my lovely black lacquer flacon in about 1987 and it would fill a room. So very 80s! The peach and rose in combo gives a feel almost of violets, it's makeup- like, refined. That's where it differs from YSLs Opium, though it was inspired by it. Coco is just beautiful for winter dressy nights. It's warm yet refined and sophisticated. It's definitely rich, and the spices tingle your nose delightfully, but it's so very French - very blended. It's also very oriental-inspired, and it makes me think of lacquered Chinese screens, silks and powdery incense. I can see that perfumes like Matsukita by Clive Christian attempt this sort of oriental opulence, but they just can't reach this finesse. Happily my husband just walked in and said 'oh that smells good'. It's still Love!

This may strike some people as odd...for I shall write a review on a fragrance that I've never dared to wear. Why, you ask? Read on... This perfume reminds me of an unforgettable woman who I've seen experience life in full swing. She had it all...admirable successes, intelligence, unconventional beauty, charm, compassion, a sharp wit, a hilarious sense of humor, a family, traveled to beautiful places, had friends through all walks of life, swung from expensive dining with high society to laughing with what some may call riff-raff to enjoy simple homecooked meals or street food. And when tragedy struck as well as the most trying of times, she had a remarkable will to overcome whatever was in her way. Through it all, this fragrance would trail behind her as she pioneered through life with a tender heart and an unbreakable spirit. That woman I speak of, is my mother. It is a fondly remembered perfume not just by me, but others as well. She made this fragrance her own, as they say. And, that is why I dare not wear it, I love that I can remember her with it and ONLY her and if she were to leave this world before I do, it will be with this perfume that I'll accompany my fond memories of her with. She chose well. Long live Coco!

I first got this from my mother who got it as a gift from a friend of hers. But she's been very loyal to her Chanel no. 5 that she gets every year for Mother's Day, so she regifted it to me. I was about 14 years old at the time. A very classy and refined choice for a 14 year old. Oh well, I didn't know anything about fragrance at that age. Now I am at a point in my life where I've realized that 'old lady perfumes' are my favorite scents. This scent has thus been a favorite of mine. Someone once said to me that I smelled like an expensive soap shop. I understand that. It's very soap like, but spicier and sweeter. My mother preferred No. 5 to this, thus her gifting it to me. No. 5 is soapy as well, but is to me almost suffocating with aldehydes. I feel like Coco is a hybrid between No. 5 and Coco Mademoiselles, but unique nonetheless. It's old fashioned and clean like No. 5, but more modern and sexy like Coco Mademoiselles. It's a perfect combination of classic and refined and sensual and modern. I wear this mostly during the day. I would not wear this in summer. That just seems wrong, even though I love wearing heavy perfumes in hot weather. This is to me a true autumn scent, because of the clove and coriander.

I can clearly understand why people see this perfume as a "grandma perfume." Gen Z perfumes (or new generation perfumes) try to stay on safe scents so everyone likes them. Thus, over time, risky note usage has significantly reduced. That's what makes you think "grandma perfume." This perfume apologizes to no one. She isn't afraid to be criticized, she is confident, and she is the boss wherever she is. She doesn't try to please everyone, she isn't afraid to be herself. This is the perfume everyone knows but few have the courage to wear. After all, safe fragrances please everyone :) I sprayed some on my clothes and put them in another room (so I can understand sillage and longevity objectively human noses go blind with constant exposure). Even though the opening might be too ambery clovy, the drydown is extraordinary soft warm musky ( at least on me ) I would definitely recommend wait till drydown for having your own opinion. The opening and drydown differences is huge. My verdict: don't use this indoors with more than 1 spray. Maximum 2. I sprayed 6 times and could smell it from another room. You can choke people with it do not overspray, ever. Longevity is eternal. Base notes were still there after 3 days.

The past several months, on my way into work, I’ve been stopping by the fragrance section of the store and giving myself a nice spritz of Chanel Coco on the way in- the first time I did it, much to the alarm of the very young sales clerk, who told me “oh... ma’am... that’s an old timey perfume, maybe you should try something else?” But I wanted to see what it smelled like, sprayed myself with it, and then went about my day. The whole time, I kept getting the greatest whiffs of a spicy peachy floral all day. While I don’t own this beauty yet (I will within the next few weeks), it seems like every time I mooch a tester spray I get compliments on this lovely scent from the most random assortment of people (from my dad, who usually hates perfume, to the tire store guy who absolutely wanted to know what I was wearing so he could get it for his girlfriend, to the cranky older lady client who usually has nothing nice to say about anyone). It is quite strong, with pretty good silage. Lasting power is 10+ hours. I see some people down thread who are disappointed that reformulation made this one weaker- I feel like if this was any stronger it would be a nuclear level scent!

I always avoided this because of the old lady stigma it has....my loss because it's beautiful. Stick a niche label on and it would sell like hotcakes! It's spicy, tonka, softly floral. The edt is all spice with some freshness, so much spice it tickles my nose, slightly masculine. This is those same spices initially but immediately start to settle and tonka takes lead. Within minutes I get hints of deep rose. Compared to edt this is better blended showing more of it's notes and it's lighter wearing because the edt has louder spice. Definitely not too heavy as many say. A beautiful spicy floral. Ever changing, sometimes throwing spice, sometimes sweet tonka. I get just the slightest touch of powdery on my skin not a bomb as some experience. Sexy, grown up. I'd guess 30 ish if they like classy scents and any age after that. If you like super spicy or you're male. ...get edt. If you want the spice but hints of all notes, more feminine, get edp. For when to wear I think day or night, office, at home, outings, anywhere but a bit much for medical environment. Any season except summer. It reminds me of something Tom Ford would produce.

I have a good few iterations of Coco by Chanel. Starting with both a modern iteration of the EDT and EDP, a vintage EDP with a stopper lid, and currently a 7.5ml Pure Parfum spray on its way to me. Each version is undeniably Coco. I mean, you know who she is and what she stands for. The vintage EDP I find to be the sweetest on my skin. The abundance of resins in the base creates an almost gooey effect. It’s so thick and forms an intoxicating cloud around me. The coriander and civet are definitely present as up close it gives just the faintest vibe of sweaty skin, but it’s exactly that 80s edge that I love. Saying that, however, I find the EDT to be the version I reach for the most. It jumps off the skin more and is fresher and lighter. Especially the 2021 bottle that I have. It’s easier to wear, and I can wear it to almost any occasion. It’s good all year around. Like I said, it’s undeniably Coco, but it’s the Coco to reach for when I want Coco but I don’t want to have to think. I’m looking forward to the arrival of my 7.5ml Pure Parfum travel spray. I’ll have to come back and write and update.

I kept getting whiffs of something beautiful at work this morning. For hours, I couldn’t pinpoint exactly who - or what - it was. Just that it was gently spicy, ambery and altogether delicious smelling; it seemed to be held together by a lovely vanilla, and while it teetered on the edge of being edible, it never quite crossed the line. Then, **HE** walked by me, in a gentle, perfumed cloud. He smelled like an enchanted forest. Straight as a pin, happily married with children. I cornered him in the hallway and said, “Ok, what is THAT? Your perfume. It’s beautiful. And now I know it’s you.” “Oh, Chanel.”, with a sly smile. “Which one?”, just knowing he was going to name one of the exclusifs. “Coco.”, he answered. The man’s got style. I went to get a bottle of the eau de parfum immediately after work. It was an instant love for me and I’ll likely wear nothing else until spring arrives. Signature scent worthy, for certain. I’m no Chanel fanboy - but when they get it right, they get it right.

This is, no doubt, one of the best Chanel perfumes. Of course everything is a matter of personal taste:) From the Chanel House I have Coromandel, Coco Madmoiselle Intense EDP and Coco EDP. The latter is delicious! It does have a slightly vintage vibe but it doesn't bother me at all, also because it disappears quite quickly after the first spray. Then, the fragrance becomes rounder, softer and warmer. I think it's civet that gives the perfume the spicy undertones. Coco EDP is quite a versatile perfume which can be worn in spring, summer, fall and winter. It is preferable (but again, it depends on personal taste) to use it under 30 degress. It is office friendly if you don't overuse it; otherwise it can turn too strong or even suffocating. I have been wearing it almost non-stop for the last two weeks and feel very comfortable with it. I use at at home, when I work from home, but also when I go out. Really nice, golden fragrance. Worth having in your perfume collection!