Coco Mademoiselle Parfum

This is my absolute favorite in my collection. I first fell in love with Coco Mademoiselle EDP as a 19 year old model in London. After a shoot, the photographer took me on a shopping spree, and I blindly selected this perfume in Harrrods. I remember it being so joyful with the citrus notes but also luxurious with the rose jasmine and lychee all combined to make it the one all my friends asked to borrow and stared at with envy! Fast forward 4 years...my fiancee picked up on my hints and for my 23rd birthday he gifted me a 15 ML of Coco Mademoiselle pure parfum. At first I was nervous...I had never experienced pure parfum before, and was worried that the tiny bottle would not last me long. In fact, I even posted on Fragnoticas forums asking if I should exchange for the larger EDP. It is thanks to all the amazing members of this site that I did not, and I am so grateful I didn't return this masterpiece! Coco Mademoiselle is without a doubt my most prized parfum, and proof that sometimes the best things in life really do come in the smallest packages. Now I only fear I am spoiled by this luxury, now that I know how amazing pure parfum can be, I will definitely save up or wish for other parfums in future! Yes, Coco Mademoiselle is that good, it has me converted! Now, onto the review... The miniature bottle with the black rose seal looked so beautiful, It felt almost sacrilegious to break that seal! But I did. Seeing as this was my first encounter with pure Parfum (of any kind) I was careful, dapping a small drop on my left and right wrists. The patchouli perhaps came off a bit too strongly at first application, and for a moment I was worried. But fear not, soon the top notes calmed down to reveal a beautiful rose. Like that perfect rose in beauty and the beast, in full bloom on my wrists. Litchi, Jasmine, and Bergamot came into the fold in a lovely symphony with the musk. While the EDP I remember came off strongly on the citrusy notes at first before drying down to a beautiful rosey floral, this is the opposite. After a couple of hours I do notice the orange and grapefruit coming through, but after the initial blast of patchouli it develops in the opposite way to the EDP: Patchouli, Roses, Citrus, instead of the other way round. Vanilla blends the fragrance into perfect harmony. While I have always loved the act of spraying my EDP's for a fun night out or mood/occasion, there is something very sensual about applying a precious drop of pure parfum to your pulse points. Whereas the Coco Mademoiselle EDP of my memories perfectly represented me at the time...young, free spirited model and writer but with class, the pure parfum is more of the woman I grew into...still writing (more often) and modelling (occasionally) but also with an amazing fiancee, dreaming of our wedding. I am actually really happy now my fiancee gifted me the pure parfum instead of the EDP. While silliage and longevity are similar in both, pure parfum is a more devolved, richer, and creamier version of its EDP counter part. It may be only 15ML but sometimes the best things come in small packages. Or as Sofreshandsoclean wrote in their review: “My reason for choosing diamonds is that, dense as they are, they represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume.” ― Coco ChanelI would say:“My reason for choosing Coco Mademoiselle pure parfum is that, dense as it is, it represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume.”-Sofreshandsoclean I would agree!! :D I am so happy that I received this beautiful parfum for my birthday. I will try and make my tiny bottle last, and probably only wear for special occasions. (Due in part yes to the cost of this parfum but also because this really is a scent that warrants special occasion status. I would still like to try the EDP for more regular wear, but if it really has been reformulated (WHY CHANEL? WHY?!?) it would be a real shame. Really wish there was a department store near me to test (one of the things I did love about america which aren't as common in England where I am now.) Perhaps I will try the EDP in a future swap, or purchase a small bottle when I have the finances for it online. We will see. But for now I simply adore my pure parfum mademoiselle. 10/10 for me

Recently I was talking to a friend of mine - She is a stay at home Mom and live a rather comfortable life. I live pretty comfortably thanks to my hard work and a little disposable income I happily "dispose of" on my ever growing Chanel collection. We talked about how the whole children's park smells like Baccarat 540 and it's army of dupes. We both agreed it's just an annoyance to us haha. We both agreed: "I would much rather go with the forever best in its category Coco Mademoiselle". We are both against the BR540 grain. When I wore Coco Mademoiselle EdT 20 years ago it was a fragrance I felt most comfortable in and enjoyed it most. That is my nose and senses enjoyed it. My mind refused to "love" it with all my heart because it was too popular. Only recently I ditched that thinking. Coco Mademoiselle used to make me crave... Whipped cream. Some 20 years later I ordered both EdT and EdP. They smelled similar BUT different than the Coco Mademoiselle I remembered from 20 years ago (hello reformulation). From the current versions I prefer: Coco Mademoiselle EdT for its yummiest, juiciest I have ever smelled in my life orange notes. EdP smells like a shadow of it's former self though You still can't go wrong with that. It's pleasing just lacks something deeper that made Coco Mademoiselle the queen of perfume back in the day. In my opinion it never lost it's crown. I also recently discovered Coco Mademoiselle Intense and love it. But it's a different scent. It's heavy on labdanum and benzoin and more balsamic and earthy and I just love it for that reason - it's a great, successful FLANKER. It will be my newly discovered variation on Coco Mademoiselle - and it's perfect for people who love things like Elixir des Merveilles (if I wasn't into Chanel I would be praising Hermes' Merveilles entire line which I adore very much). But I do love the current EdT for the beautiful juicy orange. But what makes me crave whipped cream the way original Coco Mademoiselle did from the early 2000s? Enter Extrait of Coco Mademoiselle or simpler - the parfum version. That's the absolute "it" fragrance for me. It comfortably sits on the shelf of my most favorite 6 perfumes - as You can only have 6 to have as favorites on fragrantica. First of all the extrait lasts as long as Coco Mademoiselle did 20 years ago and still should but doesn't. Second it's as bright and a fresh oriental that makes me smile as soon as I put it on. I then get to sniff my wrist for hours on end without any interruption or fleeting of the fragrance. The color of the juice in its brightness perfectly describes the juice in the bottle. It makes my mouth water, it brings a smile to my face and I absolutely adore it. Every time I smell my extrait I also think of... Coromandel. Coromandel came after Coco Mademoiselle but it's the Mademoiselle that started the category in Chanel history. Coco Mademoiselle, Chance, #1932 and Coromandel all smell different with a similar Chanelade "coco mademoisellesque" vibe. The parfum of Coco Mademoiselle or extrait - it's what dreams are made of. Fresh Oriental. The extrait seems to be very hard to find even if You search the whole Internet unless You want to buy the huge flacon of pure parfum from Chanel website for many $$$$s. I cherish the little pure parfum bottle so much that I found at an exceptional price along a same sized parfum bottle of pure parfum Allure. I was lucky and spent many $$ to buy another Coco Mademoiselle little 7.5 ml purse spray of parfum that is still on the way to me. So if You used to love the old, first editions of Coco Mademoiselle back in the day and are looking for the same effect - either but vintage or find Yourself a current version of the parfum. It's classy and it's not a classic and it's absolutely perfection.

Actually, I didn't have any intention to write a review at all. However, I changed my mind after I read the last couple of reviews. The same like some of you, I bought my first bottle of CM a few months after it was released in 2001 and it was EDP as there was no EDT, or pure perfume at that time (can't believe 15 years has gone since than). The same like most of you I made it my signature and there was not a single friend who didn't ask me what my perfume was. Of course it was understandable that a few years later, by 2003 you could have smelt it from almost every corner in my city. Irritating it was for a person like me, I think you all can understand what I am talking about. So, like some of you I stopped wearing it at all. In the last autumn, something, or more likely some memories made me to buy it again (this time the pure perfume, as I think the last reformulations haven't made a good favour to the EDP, but this could be just me, of course) and decided just to keep it as a souvenir for the future when all the fuss about it will calm down and I will be able to enjoy it like I was enjoying it at the very beginning. As you all know it is still very popular. However, got back home and of course was not able not to open it right away. Applied it! And then what has happened was, that I felt so stupid to ignore that heavenly beautiful fragrance just because of its huge popularity. A fragrance is made to please the wearer, isn't it? And isn't it beautiful that there are so many people around The Globe who also share your feelings about one and the same fragrance. If, it makes you happy and uplifts your emotions, feelings, etc., please do not stop yourself from wearing it, just because it is so, so popular, and so many people wear it at one and the same time. Please, do not make my mistake of not wearing it for so long, as you might regret it after all. We are all unique people, no matter whether we are wearing the same fragrance, or not. And after all, because, this is our Coco Mademoiselle and she is unique, and beautiful, too, just for us, to make us beautiful, just like she is. How lovely isn't it? I am back in the 'CM club' again, after so many years! Happy? Yes, for sure! p.s. And next time when you meet someone who is wearing CM, just give them a nice, warm, understanding, friendly smile. 'Just from all of us'. Be happy!

I just came back to say... I think about Coco Mademoiselle extrait... ALL the time. Funny thing is I used to prefer to spray my fragrances - it makes You "feel" the fragrance much more overall. But thanks to Chanel I adore my dabbing rituals. Especially the Coco Mademoiselle extrait - sometimes I dab in on to work - since I'm a landscaper - I absolutely adore every waft emanating from me. I pick up yard waste and enjoy the way I smell so much and admire every wiff of Coco Mademoiselle extrait. I also have a purse spray of this that I am not ready to use quite yet. I see bottles of 1.2 oz testers of Coco Mademoiselle - You can find one if You search hard enough. I am getting ready to order every single Coco Mademoiselle parfum bottle I can come across on the internet. It has got to be the most beautiful perfume ever created and I know thousands of different scents. When I wear Coco Mademoiselle parfum - which made me never able to return to the regular EdP, so fragranticans, be aware!! - I know for a fact it lacks nothing when compared to for example Les Exclusifs Coromandel. As a matter of fact when I wear Coco Mademoiselle parfum I think of Coromandel. When I wear Coromandel - I can't stop thinking of Coco Mademoiselle parfum in turn. Both share the same mouth-watering similar wafts. But Coco Mademoiselle is the juiciest, most delicious, even if indelible perfume ever created. Scent of pure heaven. As a matter of fact think about it - when You buy the grand extrait huge bottle of Chanel perfume that comes in Gardenia (which is an Exclusif), Chanel #5 I believe and of course Coco Mademoiselle - they all share they same price of 17000. Therefore pure Coco Mademoiselle pure perfume is worth and as good just as much as Exclusifs extrait.

Let me start by saying that I am huge Chanel fan. I absolutely adore their brand and have not encountered a perfume by this house that I dislike. It is no surprise that I am among the legions of Coco Mademoiselle lovers. Coco Mademoiselle is different from the older Chanel scents such as No.5 and Coco. I can see that this is aimed to please the modern fashionistas. That in itself gets Coco Mademoiselle some bad critic from more experienced perfumers who generally seem to shun modern mainstream trends, but personally I think the addition of Coco Mademoiselle was a good move from Chanel. By vying for a younger, modern market it ensures the continuous survival of the house. Coco Mademoiselle opens sharp and citrusy, I can specifically smell the grapefruit which gives it an interesting twist. The middle notes soon appear and the entire fragrance is so smoothly blended that it is hard to pick out individual notes. The scent turns fruity and sweeter which must be from the litchi. Rose sort of lifts this scent above a plain fruity scent yet I wouldn't call this a fruity floral. It is unique and elegant, refreshing and beautiful. The citrus tartness never fully disappears, which makes this a sparkly, lively and bright scent. Patchouli deepens the base and a hint of vetiver adds a beautiful spicey earthiness to this scent. Coco Mademoiselle is such a beloved perfume for a reason. It is good quality, the silage is good and it lasts an easy 10 hours or more on my skin. I prefer this bright refreshing perfume in summer or spring, but it is not at all unpleasant during cold weather. Every time I catch a whiff of this it instantly lifts my spirits. The bottle is absolutely gorgeous too, which just adds to this little olfactory pleasure.