Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée

Privee -- "Private" moments indeed. For the intention for which this juice is made, it is very lovely. Moments for when you just want to get cozy smelling tastefully and lightly scented with whomever you want to be cozy. I love it upon first application. I can smell the Sweet Mandarin and Grasse Rose immediately. The lush Jasmine I detect a few minutes later. There is no Patchouli in this which is ever present in the other formulations of CM. So if you tried the original but it had too much Patchouli for your taste this may be for you. Privee is a cloud of extreme femininity no doubt. This juice has a remarkable ladylike Old World feel to me. The Musk with the floral notes in this is what gives off that vibe I suppose. It is not the usual Musk here either which can make me choke a bit. This Musk is elegant and light. I can handle this. This formulation of CM which is an EDT is not that long lasting as some have said. I agree with that. It is about an hour to two hours. The sillage is gorgeous at first and not overpowering. It ends up staying within arms length then it seemingly vanishes. However, I did notice that when I get a bit heated up it peeks out at me again. I attribute that to the Musk and Jasmine. I rarely mention flacons because the juice is what really matters. However, the frosted bottle is worthy of mentioning. I bought the 100ml bottle and regardless of the size it is soft and feminine looking which is fitting for the juice within. It looks great on my vanity but stands out from most of the other Chanels I own minus Coco Noir. I appreciate Privee for the reason it is made. The composition is beautiful. This is not supposed to be strong. It is ladylike and understated. That is just fine with me and my love.

Amazing start, so refreshing, delightful and still soft and feminine. Ultra-feminity. Every time I wear any of the Coco Mademoiselle range I wonder why do I bother with any other scent :) I suppose, it holds more ingredients than listed, however fresh rose petals, a bit of jasmine, mandarin to make them sparkle, musk - I feel them. It does have a lingerie, cozy feel. Sheer delight. It does resemble the classic which feels wilder. The classic lingers till morning next day, making L'Eau Privee a bit redundant at bedtime function. I always loved the classic's soft dry-down after waking up. L'Eau Privee has quite a presence, I even feel it at the back of my tongue. It is very clean and innocent, I am giving it my private evening and night to charm me, though in my mind it would be just as good companion for a misty morning. 4 hours of wear and to feel it I must sniff my wrist. I applied it 6pm for a private evening, by the time I was going to bed at 11pm the fragrance was pretty much gone. It was not easing me into sleep. Too strong to apply it on my neck before hopping into bed, no persistence that would make me feel it around me. I still want this frosted glass bottle. But I'd rather buy the eau de toilette that I let go of since my eau de parfum fully satisfies me.

I tested this at Macy's and fell in love with it. It's basically Coco Mademoiselle without the Patchouli. I love both Coco Mademoiselle EDP and EDT. I went home and looked it up on the Chanel website. It did not say what concentration this was. I was curious as to whether it was EDP or EDT.***I called Chanel customer service and the woman was very emphatic that this was in fact the lightest concentration EDC version, closest to an EDT.*** *This is not an "EDP",as it's listed here. Nevertheless, it is a beautiful fragrance. However, it does not last as long as EDT or EDP, of course. This is definitely on my want list now, as it smells that good. I may even like it slightly more than the original, and that's saying a lot as I absolutely love the original. However I wish the price was less, considering it's not an EDP or EDT. ***Update-Edit: purchased. Its lovely, but very, very light. Body mist light. Actually, some of my body mists are stronger than this. I wish they would make this version in and edp or edt. This is a bit different than Coco Mademoiselle edt and edp, and Intense, as it doesn't have vanilla at all.

Love love love this! I'm not a huge fan of the original CM. It's not bad, but I've had my bottle for a while and have only wore it once. It's a little too "mature business woman" for me. (not old, just grown up) I got this because it's supposedly a lighter version of OG without the patchouli. That it is! It's lighter, sweeter, friendlier. Beautiful! I could wear this anywhere, it doesn't strike me as strictly office woman like the OG. As a side note, this is one of the most beautiful bottles in my collection, and I just love to look at it 😍 Haven't had it long, so I can't comment on sillage or longevity, but if I notice a problem I'll come back and update on that. Edit: okay longevity is not the worst, but it becomes a skin scent almost immediately. Stays close to skin for hours after. It doesn't project, so it gives off a vibe of "thats just how she smells". Like, your skin but WAY better. Ultimate up close fragrance. And omg... This is dreamy. I've had it for all of three days and can't imagine ever living without it. Have never fallen so hard for a fragrance so quickly in my life.

This is such a soothing scent for me. It's a sweet, soft embrace that comforts me for hours. I didn't expect it to last this long on my skin (about 6 hours, though it is faint by then). I even sprayed some on my arms before bedtime and smelled it faintly in the morning. Oddly, I notice it more on my skin and less on my clothes. There is no sharpness, no patchouli, just the soft and sweet notes from Coco Mademoiselle, with something deeper and even better added. I prefer Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée EDP over the Coco Mademoiselle Intense EDP, which has too much Patchouli and vanilla for me. Coco Mademoiselle L'Eau Privée is my favorite of the line. The smell itself is very consistent after the first 10 minutes or so. It's complex and engaging to the senses. And it keeps me entertained to smell it. (I'm mostly bed-bound due to long-term illness, and sniffing perfumes is one of the few things I can do).