Coco Blanc

At first spray, I really loved this unique, woody vanilla. I had never smelled anything like it and I was quite impressed. Later on as the drydown occurred I found myself not that into it though. Two days later I decided to try it again and it really grew on me. In fact, there are a few scents from HoM where I had this very same experience. After seeing many good reviews and recommendations regarding this house I purchased a sample kit. The packaging and unboxing alone was an awesome experience in itself. Meticulously and eloquently designed and packaged, right down to the silky cardstock of the boxes and description cards. And I think that's one thing people are missing here regarding the price: when you go with this house you're not just buying the juice, but the whole experience and philosophy surrounding HoM. You're also paying for the all-natural ingredients, which are not cheap. You may not care about natural ingredients or presentation, but that's up to you. All of that said, it is still quite pricey for my budget, and I say that having now fallen in love with this scent as well as a few others. (But I'm a sucker for anything vanilla.) Many have mentioned the lack of projection as a negative but fail to realize not all of us wish to blast every person with whom we come in contact. Some people like skin scents. More importantly, some people like wearing low-projecting scents certain times and high-projecting scents other times. (For instance, at work. Don't be that guy or gal drowning your co-workers into olfactory hatred of your presence!) This be may blasphemous to the fragrance community, but I feel projection shouldn't be such a huge deciding factor in whether something is good or not. Many have said Coco Blanc is better fit for women, but I'm a straight man in my mid-30s and I say if you like a scent, no matter what it is, rock it like there's no tomorrow. If you like woody, musky vanilla you will like this, no question. House of Matriarch may be too expensive for most, but they definitely make some very uniquely exquisite fragrances. Coco Blanc is one my current favorites.

LOVE this. It was a total blind buy but I've been eyeing it for years and I read up on it a lot to really make sure it would be for me. I just knew it was. And it is! But don't get it twisted- this is not a true gourmand, at least not to me. There is a faint white chocolate element but no more than in for example Coromandel. This is no foody scent, and it is not sweet. Coco Blanc is, at it's heart, a woody scent, and that is it's main purpose. I don't want anyone to get disappointed because they were expecting a gourmand, foody scent. This is not that. The website mentions sandalwood so that is in there as well as some generally woody notes. This perfume stands out for me, obviously, because of it being a natural perfume. I believe this one is 100% natural (some of hers are 99% natural, etc, but HoM is considered a natural perfume house). This leads the woody notes to smell very complex, soft (no harsh edges anywhere!) and realistic. TBH, this is everything I was expecting from Santal Blush but didn't get- wood-focused, slightly spicy scent- and HoM does it so much better. But of course with these kinds of quality, natural raw materials, there is so much potential. Okay so to describe the scent more completely- I get an initial hit of woods upon spraying- soft, sensual, almost creamy, very SMOOTH woods, with that hint of white chocolate, and the chai spices floating in the background. This is the main part of the scent and lasts a couple hours. Then maybe around hour 3 you hit the final stage- vanilla and musk, and the perfume gets a tad sweeter in this stage. Overall the perfume is VERY soft so you will have to apply much more heavily than normal. It also doesn't last too long, but that's due to the lack of chemical fixatives, and inherent in most natural perfumes, so I can't fault her for that. Overall I HIGHLY recommend if you are looking for a gorgeous woody scent. The only downsides- the scent is VERY expensive, VERY soft, and doesn't last long. But while it lasts- HEAVEN!

Time for me to revise my previous review here. Over time I have found that this perfume just feels like “me” more than anything else I’ve ever come across. I just love it so much and will continue to buy it as long as it is available (which is hopefully forever). There’s just nothing like it. The sandalwood in here is so pure, so high quality and just perfect. I love sandalwood and can be picky about it. The white chocolate is sweet and smooth. The vanilla is sweet but not overdone. I am a huge chai fan, as well, and the chai spices in here are scrumptious. It’s like this was made for me. I tried to fight loving it because it is expensive but I do feel it is worth it. Projection is not beast mode, but is enough for my husband to notice and spontaneously compliment me whenever I wear it. I also love that Coco Blanc is all natural. I have a little one and I worry about exposing him to chemicals from fragrance. Also, the packaging is just beautiful and fits my taste perfectly. If this were more affordable it could definitely be my signature. Now that I’m more into niche I don’t really understand the hate that this gets for being pricey when there are so many expensive luxury niche perfumes. At least with House of Matriarch you know you are getting the highest quality natural ingredients. Plus, it’s made in my hometown Seattle. Just another reason for me to love!!!

I love love love Coco Blanc. I think I've never come across anything like it before. On me it's a heavenly concoction of woods, spices and vanilla, with the spices and woods taking up most of the space as it progresses. It's also slightly buttery. I wish I could bathe in this stuff and I've received some very nice compliments while wearing it. Especially the one my boyfriend gave me shortly after getting my bottle. I was standing quite far away from him when I was getting ready to go out and sprayed some Coco Blanc on. Only 30 seconds later he says without looking up from his phone, "whatever you just put on smells great". He is really fussy when it comes to perfumes so a compliment from him means he really likes it. I was also surprised that he could smell it from that far away from me. The only negative thing I can say about it is the performance. Like with other HOM perfumes, the longevity isn't major, although if sprayed in hair it will last surprisingly long, and it doesn't radiate loudly at all. After only 2 hours on me it's a skin scent. But that is to be expected with an all natural perfume. If a delicious combination of chai spices, smoky wood and heavenly vanilla and white chocolate, with some smooth butter sound appealing to you, definitely try it out.

Huh. Somehow I never got around to reviewing this, though I've worn it quite a bit and it's probably my favorite House of Matriarch fragrance. This one is a strong like for me. It reminds me a bit of Coromandel with the creamy vanilla, spices, white chocolate and wood. I'm not a huge fan of the musk notes at the end which keeps it from being a love. As for complaints about the price, I don't find it unreasonable. It's very strong and long lasting for a natural. I hit myself with three sprays this morning, got whiffs for about five hours and nine hours later can still smell it as a skin scent and this is on a pretty hot day when I've been doing housework. One thing I have noticed about House of Matriarch, it says in the packaging that if you leave it sit in a cool dark place the scents will mature. I've found that to be true. They seem to get deeper and better blended, if that makes any sense. I don't know what to say about people not smelling anything. I guess it's possible if your nose is accustomed to synthetics it takes some recalibration to appreciate naturals. I've found plenty of synthetics that are weaker than Coco Blanc. If you like Coromandel or other gourmands and are interested in naturals, I think it's a good scent to try.

Coco Blanc is like an epic date. You've been waiting to see this person and now it's finally happening. After a walk through the city as the sun sets on a cool evening, you head into a chic and cozy bar. You've scored the best seats in the house - an intimate table for two next to a huge pizza-oven-turned-fireplace. Taking off your sexy and smart leather jacket, you settle into a chair, leaning in to learn more about this person. Over two white chocolate martinis, you spend the evening talking about everything you can think of. Ordering another round, you wish this evening, the crackling, smoky firelight, the smiles, the looks, would go on forever. From now on chocolate martinis are your secret favorite, because they will always remind you of this night. So few fragrances can transport me like this one. It's a grown-up gourmand. The white chocolate, smoke, leather, wood, and milky and boozy touches are blended to perfection. Such a unique, beautiful bottle too. The art of perfume. 10/10 Edit: I must have more of this. If you're willing to part with it, PM me!

Coco Blanc. A stunnigly beautiful, smokey vanilla with a lot of sweet milk chocolate and a bit of woodyness + bitter tea. I love gourmands, and this one is definitely one of the best out there. The vanilla is done so unbelievably well, it actually reminds me of Feve Delicieuse, both are very dense and complex (Feve is smokier, darker, less sweet and deeper). Both are absolutely gorgeous, however I would have to choose Dior over House of Matriarch for this one. Coco Blanc is basically a skin scent from the beginning, got to dig my nose in to get anything out of it (same issue with Albatross). It stays like this for about 4.5h and then completely evaporates. Therefore, I see this as a cuddle scent, but nothing else. Not even for a date, as the other person would most likely not smell you at all. With that price tag as well... I have to pass. I know it should not be beast mode for this type of scent, but this performance is not acceptable.

I am a lover of woodsy scents and this one is no exception. Definitely smells like some high quality sandalwood. The smell kind of reminds me of a sauna. I maybe get a hint of white chocolate and the dryest husk of a coconut, to my dismay there are no chai spices to be found. It’s a second skin scent...I wear a lot of natural perfumes and am used to that already and don’t mind, but this is just the quietest whisper of a perfume with zero projection. My husband is drinking a cup of coffee five feet away and I can’t smell my wrist over his coffee unless I go into the other room. Lasted ~ 3 hours and it’s gone completely. But the smell is addictive. If I were a millionaire I would bathe in it, but I’m not and this stuff is expensive. Two sprays and my decant is 1/3 gone...I’m calculating the math in my head for how much those two sprays just cost me for three hours of a barely there skin scent. Next time I’ll try putting it in my hair...

There was once upon a time when I thought this was like Fjerne... They are both in the same realm, I feel, but the white choc in this is a lot more prevalent. It's funny, a lot of people feel Coromandel smells like Fjerne, but I feel it smells more like this. Coromandel has that white choc element that I find in this one here. It has aspects of woods, a clear massoia bark and a whole heap of gourmand spice to it, waaay more than Fjerne does. Coco Blanc also has chai latte aspect to it -- I am not crazy about that part, and truth be told, I don't feel like it belongs. In fact, I think it detracts from it. This is what puts Fjerne out on top, I feel. Fjerne doesn't have any muddying elements to it, whereas Coco Blanc has the chai element. Truth be told, I already have a full bottle of CB, and I love it (it's still an 8 - 8.5), but Fjerne shades it...

For some reason, this fragrance has great longevity on me. I get about 3-4 hours of 1-2 feet projection. Then it projects under a a foot from 4-6 hours. Then by about hour 10 it’s a skin scent. That’s more than enough performance IMO. This scent is very intimate, however, I did buy this for myself not to pick of chicks. With that being said, this scent is truly beautiful. It takes you back to a place you’ve been before. Something I noticed about this fragrance is that temperature impacts it’s longevity greatly. If it’s hot, forget about it, it’ll be gone in fewer than 3 hours. But only chilly days, this thing just keeps it coming which is okay because this meant for chilly weather IMO. I highly recommend getting a sample at the very least!

Yes, this for a short time was my undiscovered gorgeous secret. Incredibly sensual and seductive you would never guess it was 100% natural. It is rich milky massoia chai and woods, not really smokey or boozy on me, more rich complex rich woods and thick vanilla as a supporter of massoia and woods. Rounding the edges of the woodsy-vanilla in a light powdery delight is a luscious white chocolate accord that is intoxicating. Overall is a rich intoxicating scent but it is also airy and 'natural' as it sits fairly close to skin, and, for that reason, it is never cloying or 'too much', it is though enough to draw others in, over and over ;) So gorgeous, the first scent that will be forever in my wardrobe , or as long as it is produced.

MMM Deep vanilla cream with some woods and chai spices. :) Winter heaven in a bottle. I have dabbled in some natural perfumes before so I know that it is rare to find stuff that actually has a good longevity; I smelled this on my shirt the next day -delightful this stuff! I am not sure why people are focussed on price, for sure it is more expensive but so are any other high quality houses like Guerlain etc. Gorgeous gorgeous juice these houses, just means I have to be very patient and save :) This stuff lasted over 14 hours on my clothes, skin was at least 8-9 hours and ended up being a creamy vanilla and white chocolate balanced beautifully with smooth smooth sandalwood.

Holy moley!!! This is simply awesome beautifully woody and gourmand exactly the right combination to keep you nose interested. The ingredients are all natural and give such a real edible chocolaty quality without becoming too sweet or over the top with it. Beautiful milky buttercream and white chocolate give way to a more mature woody heart that sits gorgeously just above the skin and doesn't become too vanilla feminine. I love gourmand fragrances but sometimes think to myself ..."would I want to smell like that?" and in this instance the answer is a resounding YES! It's one for wearing in bed with your lover...yummy! It's a must have for either a man or a woman.

A bit white chocolaty, indeed. But even more I smell fire, or smoke. Campfire like. It is subtle and gives the scent a nice extra dimension. Overall I like Coco Blanc. Some side notes: The topnotes a not particularly good, this fragrance is all about the dry down. Sillage could be better. 7,5/10

Woodsy with a touch of vanilla cream. Not gourmand but sweet and high quality.

I bought a decant from their website. I hope it lives up to my hype :)

COCO BLANC by HOUSE of MATRIARCH is a skin scent to me. The reason why I bought this perfume, even no SA at GINZA SIX or ISETAN Department store in Tokyo knew about it was because of a very beautifully created YouTube video review by FraganceView shot at MACHU PICCHU!!! Tricky, tricky. Well, actually, that channel is not sponsored by any house, so, no intention to trick anybody. He's just being very honest with his feelings and very creative. So while waiting for the perfumes to arrive, I've grown my idealistic image by watching his videos again and again. When finally the package arrived, I had to pay extra ¥2,900 (almost $30) import tax in addition to already very expensive $150.00 shipping fee (with using 50% discount coupon, I separated my order in two. $55.00 + $95.00 shipping fee each). Paying extra tax for perfume import never happened to me before, so, I was kind of in shock. Anyway, I got my hands on COCO BLANC and other items. Yay!!! With opening the black plastic ballooned up kind of bag (not a box was another shock), one little box was squashed a bit. Although, the great thing was that, each bottle was put in a velvety soft beautiful little bag to make a gorgeous feeling. Then at last I tried COCO BLANC, first spritz, then another spritz, then another . . . ending up spritzing 5 times on my arm to distinguish any note because the projection was very very weak. I had to sniff with my nose right on my arm but only very vague cloying chocolate kind of note (not exactly white chocolate) and animal musky note with woody vibe and It lasted only 2 hours. This time, I learnt my lesson in a hard way. I'm not a TV person so, I don't get influenced by TVCFs but I now know that I can easily get influenced by YouTubers. I really wish I could feel the same as FragranceView but maybe because of the very hot humid summer in Japan, it didn't work well enough. It might be different in winter, I hope. In Japan, perfume culture is not really common. No women friend of mine wear any perfume. Some of my men friends wear on special occasions and only one guy is a heavy perfume wearer. I force my husband to wear whatever I want him to wear. He doesn't have particular taste in fragrances. Well, I'm not going to give up just yet, because the good thing is that natural ingredients of COCO BLANC doesn't cause any rush to me. I will continually wear COCO BLANC to train my nose to be more sensitive to be able to smell softer projecting fragrances. Christy Meshell's magic might gradually develope in me〜❤︎ P.S. I'm adding The third day opinion of wearing COCO BLANC, here, I can clearly smell not too sweet adult kind of vanilla, not too strong masala spice and some kind of rubbery stuff, too. I'm actually enjoying the natural softness of COCO BLANC more. P.P.S. To make this masculine gourmand COCO BLANC more feminine, I layered just a little spritz of INSOLENCE and pretty much satisfied with this blending〜❤︎ P.P.P.S on 19, August 2019 International shipping fee improvements!! My three 50ml bottles arrived and I paid no shipping fee nor tax this time. I’m very happy with their international shipping system improvements〜❤︎

You say "kulfti" I say "white chocolate." Please don't hate me for being morally bankrupt, but I prefer the Tom Fords. This is a lovely, sweetish amberish vanilla gourmand that is the organic, good for you, light version of Tom Ford pick something: Pour femme, noir noir, tobacco oud, tobacco vanille--but I think if you were to spritz the Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme you'd have the darker, longer lasting, lovely silage version of this with one distinct and fleetingly beautiful difference--butter. Okay, I really would pick the Noir Pour Femme which I have. I love it. I like this one too, very much, but it's super low in silage, a skin scent that wears a bit shearer than I'd like it to. There is less depth than in the TF and more butter, but there's also less sweetness. TF can get a bit saccharine and toothy. This becomes a nice amber vanilla in the drydown without cavities. Now, admittedly, that amazing longevity and silage of TF is probably due to all sorts of unnatural aromachemicals, which, purportedly HOM avoids. However, HOM is more linear after that gorgeous opening. And about the opening. There's something decadentally buttery and salty in the initial 5-10 minutes--top notes of HOM Coco that does differentiate it. It is like a hot pan with salted butter, or a bit of briney air without the nasty seaweed; there's almost something like salty butter popcorn in that opening. It's really great--loved it and inhaled my wrist each tine I have worn this. So, no, they're not dupes, but if you are a Tom Ford fan, you'll probably like this. What you WON'T like: if you think Tom Ford is spendy, welcome to HOM. I like this perfume a lot, but I'm sticking to my samples. This is just not worth it. However, if the marketing "works its MAGIK on you"--then go for it. I think a lot of the hype is due to some outstanding marketing of HOM. The scent does smell "natural" and didn't make me sneeze, and it's really lovely--but clearly, there's a lot of wizardry at work here in terms of the gorgeous bottle, the website, the hypnotizing spell of what the letters stand for, the rare and costly ingredients and so on. On the plus side--I ordered some samples and they're really, really generous! I ordered several of the SAME scent, because I wasn't sure what it would look like, and I was pleasantly surprised. So, there you go! Now, back to my Tom Ford (don't hate me...)

This has received a lot of negative reviews specifically regarding its performance. While I didn't find the performance horrible, it was somewhat short-lived with a moderate projection. I got about 4 or 5 hours out of it, 2 hours with good projection (though moderate) and 3 more with it closer to skin. That's not too bad, especially considering that there are absolutely no synthetic fixatives in this fragrance, and if there are, they are very, very well hidden. That's actually one of the nicest things about Coco Blanc--it smells completely natural. It's a borderline gourmand walking a thin line between soft milky woods with a smidgen of pencil shavings, white chocolate, and a creamy vanilla/cocounut aroma. It never gets too sweet, so if you're looking for a true gourmand, look elsewhere. I find Coco Blanc's tendency to not cross over tasteful, and think it would be much easier (and less satisfying) to just plunge into a rich vanilla/cocunut base. But we have a lot of fragrances which do that, and I appreciate that the drier, woodier aspects of the fragrances are maintained here As far as colors are concerned Coco Blanc comes across in shades of beige, cream white, and light browns, kind of like its name implies.. It has a soft and velvety-light feel and is completely unisex, though for some reason I picture it best on a woman. Due to its overall lightness and generally short longevity, the fact that you may be looking for a true gourmand, and its expensive price, Coco Blanc is recommended for sampling. Thumbs up. Final Note: I owned this for a couple years and sold it about a year ago. While I enjoyed it, and didn't own anything else like it, I just didn't wear it a lot. For a guy, it's not exactly something that seems befitting for work, as its almost too relaxed and comforting (it makes you want to sleep in rather than get moving). At the same time, I have plenty of other scents that I prefer to wear during my leisure time. But I honestly think this could be a great signature scent for a woman. It's sensuous and alluring without ever becoming even slightly obnoxious or annoying, and it feels mature and elegant, avoiding any juvenile tendencies that often pop up in gourmand styles of scents.

*I'm editing my review, as the first one I wrote was perhaps a bit harsh* It's been 2 months now since I received my sample of Coco Blanc, and in that time it appears that the oils have matured and the scent has increased in potency. Don't get me wrong, it's still very weak, but I can now smell a lot more notes that were barely whispering before. The white chocolate is more pronounced, creamy and dense. The woodiness is more nuanced, smoother and less raspy than I previously thought. It now projects to the point where I am aware of it when I move my wrists, but I'm still begging for it to be stronger. Lasting time is still pathetically short. The problem I identify with Coco Blanc is that it's not well structured; the lack of a proper top and middle tier means it doesn't project and just settles immediately into its base. It's a shame because it's turned into a very pleasant, dry vanilla scent. It's not overly-gourmand or childish and smells very natural. But as I said before, for that price, the longevity and weak sillage are just not worth it. Only time will tell if it matures even further. *FINAL UPDATE* I now own a small bottle of "Coco Blanc" and I can attest that MACERATION is the key to these natural perfumes. The bottle I received had been stewing for quite some time before it was sold onto me and thus it has become incredibly potent. One spray and I can smell raw, husky massoia wood and thick, buttery vanilla for hours and hours. So, I'm pleased to say that I was completely wrong about House of Matriarch, well almost. Their scents are still too damn expensive in my opinion, but the quality is there, if you give them the time.

OK, I will give a more detailed review once I test this out for several days. The bottle looks more see through rather than the one shown here ( which is more beige in color ). The perfume came in a little black velvet pouch, with brands logo on it. You also have an option of it being either a splash or a spray. My first impression of this is that it has almost identical silage to Jeux de Peau by Serge Lutens. It's very foodie and somewhat spicy. It lasted for 2-3 hours on my skin ( for me that's long, because even the most strongest perfumes fly off my skin like nothing ). So, for a natural, 2-3 hours on my skin it's great, I'm happy about that. I wasn't very happy that they don't send free samples with the order, I think every company should and must do that, I've received samples from every company that I've ordered from except for this one, especially for the price that they charge per bottle, samples are a must ( House of Matriarch hint hint ;) ). If you're just reading this and don't know the price for 1 oz of this beauty yet, then I suggest taking a seat and maybe having a strong drink, prior to visiting their website and finding out, that would really help to ease you into it :).

boozy vanilla on top of a creamy sandalwood foundation, rounded off with chai spices. The overall composition is far more woody and dry than one would expect given the name "white chocolate", and in turn, far more unisex and agreeable than a sickly sweet feminine gourmand. The vanilla and white chocolate accord do scream out feminine in every way, but I think people often times fail to mention how much of a key aspect the sandalwood note is - possibly mysore given it's strength and pungency - and I think the men trying this out could be pleasantly surprised. If you're in the "vanilla is for women" boat, then this may not be worth the further inspection. Certainly try before you buy. The price alone might scare some people off, but given some of the natural materials used and the perfumers approach on blending, I can understand why. Overall I can't see myself using this on enough occasion to get a 50 ML and I think it would wear MUCH better on a woman anyway.

This is wood, smoke, and a bit milky. Not coconut except that coconut is also milky and woody. I agree that I don't get any gourmand to speak of. Perhaps the SLIGHTEST vanilla in the drydown. It's a nice scent, and perhaps if the price was 1/4 what it is, I would be obsessed. But mostly I'm annoyed at the hype (though the hype has cooled to almost nothing at this point). Honestly, if I wanted a scent in this vein, I'd go with Olympic Orchid's Cafè V. Not dupes, but that is a gorgeous almost gourmand scent with considerable more depth, development, and overall just more pleasing. I'm very happy that I have been able to test this!

This is wood, smoke, and a bit milky. Not coconut except that coconut is also milky and woody. I agree that I don't get any gourmand to speak of. Perhaps the SLIGHTEST vanilla in the drydown. It's a nice scent, and perhaps if the price was 1/4 what it is, I would be obsessed. But mostly I'm annoyed at the hype (though the hype has cooled to almost nothing at this point). Honestly, if I wanted a scent in this vein, I'd go with Olympic Orchid's Cafè V. Not dupes, but that is a gorgeous almost gourmand scent with considerable more depth, development, and overall just more pleasing. I'm very happy that I have been able to test this!

After sampling a few times, the verdict is in: I like it, but I don't love it. Upon contact with my skin, there is a beautiful spiciness that I LOVE, and unfortunately it evaporates in a matter of minutes. What is left behind is ok--creamy and woody, a bit of white chocolate maybe, but mostly sandalwood. Too simple for the next few hours, doesn't have the depth that it did in the first 5 minutes. For spices and creaminess, I had better luck with Carmine. This was not gourmand to me at all. For white chocolate, I prefer Olympic Orchids Cafe V, Montale's White Aoud, Korres Jasmine Gaiac, and even Coromandel.

This Cocco Blanc is so cute! At the first puff I have memories of Meraviglia Re Profumo, then I feel a tropical, woody and sweet taste of Massoia that takes me back to the 80s with the beaches and coconut sunscreen. Specifically "Coppertone". This important note keeps the rest of the fragrance between woody and gourmand, thickening butter with the softening and smoothing sandalwood and cedar. There are spices, cinnamon, vanilla and a hint of white chocolate. Pleasant, more feminine, sexy but a little short in performance. ... on my skin it becomes like a lip liner.

I do not get a gourmand with this. To me it smells like thick woods. Like if you ground damp wood (not sawdust) into a thick white paste. It is not sweet on me at all. On my shirt I get more of the spice. I like it but not a love. Then I sprayed it over a light dash of Vaniglia and it is heaven. The extra vanilla and sweetness really compliment the thick woods. Coco Blanc also tames down the Vaniglia. Great combination. I do not know if its worth it just to pair it but it is sooooo great together.

I mostly wear oriental vanilla's and gourmands. I loved the notes on this and decided to do a blind buy. I sprayed one spray on my wrist and cannot stop smelling it. There is something that draws you in with the woody notes, and the white chocolate is a delicious, creamy, not-too-sweet note that appeals to any goumand lover. I find this more mature than my other gourmands, but still pleansant. I would reccomend it to any woman who wants to smell both sexy and edible.

This won awards for a reason. The most realistic and mouth watering fragrance I have ever smelled and it is of the unique note of white chocolate. I find this fragrance very sexy and screams to be worn in white. I found it to project well for the first 30 minutes before it slowly becomes a skin scent and last for about 4 and a half hours. I found it more on the feminine side of things personally. This could be your next intimate or seductive fragrance ladies.

To my nose, this is a natural, woody version of Chanel Coromandel. Instead of a polished and refined scent of creamy variations built around patchouli, here you get a wilder, less balanced yet intriguing scent of creamy, slightly sweet and spicy engulfing the woody tones. I really enjoy my sample. Alas, I'm still more of a Coromandel girl, but this is lovely and very natural.

The opening was delicious and café like (white-chocolate mocha), but then the chai accord turns it somewhat [Indian] foody instead of amplifying the desert aspect. Thankfully it eventually all drys down into a soft vanillic massoia scent :) Unfortunately the middle part is just a little too awkward and lasts too long for me..

to me it doesn't seem like a usual sweet vanilla fragrance. vanilla here is dry and tempered by the woods. the texture is milky with some grainy edges from the spices. exactly like the masala chai. might consider buying a full bottle thanks to the cozy and uplifting energy it brings.

I wasn't crazy about Coco Blanc until I layered it with another fragrance that I wasn't crazy about. Pure Tonka by Thierry Mugler. Together, they make beautiful music.

Dry, dark, bitter chocolate on a bed of moss. Unisex and natural-smelling.

I blind bought a travel spray of this and was looking forward to a creamy, dense spicy vanilla but was utterly dissappointed. It's not a bad fragrance, in fact it's a beautiful dry, woody and spicy fragrance with a bit of creamy sweetness to round it off... but to call this the Gourmand Gold Standard is just way way misleading. Maybe, if by gourmand they mean opening a old wooden chest, leaning in and smelling the cup of chai sweetened with condensed milk that has been placed at the bottom of the chest. I'd categorise this as spicy wood and am glad I only got the travel spray. The search for my ultimate gourmand continues.

I purchased a sample of this because it has been compaired to the original Blvgari Omnia on here and that is one of my absolute favorite fragrances that is getting so difficult to find. Well CB is nothing like it. They are in different worlds despite having spice. CB has the quality of older perfumery. It smells like something I have smelled before...like an older Chanel minus the aldehydes. It is dry, woody and almost dusty white chocolate and strong spices. It is a very mature scent. I like it and appreciate it but it is not a full bottle for me. *Has a similar vibe to Estrella De La Maña.

A well made scent. Very woody with chai spices. It actually is not very sweet. Very unisex. Reads more woody plus there is something almost camphor resinous like a peru balsam. I don't get much, if at all, white chocolate here. The dry down is the best part of the scent, but it does not last much after that. Does not smell like Coromandel. In fact, if you want sweeter and a LOT more noticeable white chocolate -- that is the one to get. i don't recommend blind buying this. it is VERY expensive

Imagine... A chopping board, a bowl with a small bar of white chocolate, covered in cinnamon, several spices, an open bottle of vanilla flavouring and a cooling tea masala on the side. Maybe some hot chocolate powder sprinkled amongst the spices. Coco Blanc is a very dry, woody, powdery, spicy scent to me. The spices are too much for me, the vanilla and white chocolate are in the background and I don't get the gourmand I was expecting. I think it's a beast and lasts hours but because i don't like it, I couldn't over spray and i don't think one needs to. This smells like all your cooking ingredients before the food is actually cooked; dry and spicy. No moisture or deliciousness IMO. Although they don't smell the same, I did see a resemblance to vanille charnelle. I think it's the dry vanilla and spices. Too dry for me.

I bought a discovery kit to test different perfumes and I’m relieved I did that. The notes for Coco Blanc are right up my alley for perfumes so I tried it first. Good news is it projects at least 6 feet with scent trail and lasts about 6 hours on me. Bad news is the only notes that ever show up on my skin are dry wood and earthy patchouli. Zero sweet notes like I wanted. This scent made my nose run non-stop and gave me a headache! I really dislike the 2 notes on my skin. To be fair, I have a cold while testing this perfume that was made worse. I will retest this perfume when I am not sick to see if it helps.

Aaaaaalll of the notes should be exactly everything I love in a perfume, but holy moly this smells so much like cheddar cheese goldfish crackers to me, it's unreal. It's not exactly that it's cheesy per se, but it's that kind of crackery powdery smell if you sniff a bag of the crackers at a distance. I have experienced this phenomenon before with Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's sandalwood note specifically, so I think it's got to be that? Or something similar? Though sandalwood typically is powdery to me in other perfumes. Very weird, I did not like this one at all!

Extremely coconut-ish. This hasn't been mentioned in the previous reviews, guess that's where the name is from. If coconut is not your cup of tea (like me), this is not for you.

Price, scent and longevity are horrible on this. Skip. Can find way better scents for the $.

I was expecting any semblance of chocolate, or powder... but I got wet moss and incense. If you're looking for gourmand, this isn't it!

I'm with seekritdude/Clayton below on this for the most part, relieved to see someone else is having a similar experience with this frag. Let me start by saying I'm a natural frag fan, so I absolutely WANT this fragrance to work. But it's not at all what I expected. Quick notes: I test everything on paper strips first so I'm not stuck with something that won't wash off and make me sick in the process. That said: I am hoping that letting this test sample age a bit will make a difference. All I'm getting from it at this point is what I would equate to a woody-ish scent with barely a hint of gourmand. If I knew nothing about it, and was asked to pinpoint what it smells like...I'd say it smells almost exactly like a sandlewood I sniffed about 20 years ago, and/or a very smooth and toned down oud. I have to really dig to attempt to find anything else, and to be honest, it's not worth it. Either the gourmand component stands out in a frag or it does not. That said, the positive: It's a nice fragrance, but I really want the white chocolate and other effects claimed. The negative: The price is absolutely intolerable. I am willing to pay more for a natural frag. I personally am absolutely fine with natural frags performance; less projection/sillage/longevity. I can compensate with slightly more product use to get more projection, and I actually LIKE a scent leaving me after four to six hours so I can refresh my palate. I would save up and indulge in any natural frag at half this price point, but I won't go beyond that. I am low income, there is just no way, esp when there are other natural frags out there that are terrific and at half this or less price points, such as a couple of DSH's offerings as one example. I want HoM to pan out and provide great natural frags. But this was expected to be perhaps a holy grail that I'd be willing to indulge in, and I can't when it's just a pleasant sandlewood/oud. To end on a positive note: Also received a sample of Forbidden...I def like it more than Coco Blanc. It is a terrific fragrance. But AGAIN, NOT at this price point. I again like DSH natural offerings more and at half the price. Forbidden would be a contender if it was priced far less. If she can bring that price down and produce the quality of DSH, I will sing praises about her. There is a massive void for naturals in the fragrance industry and HINT PERFUME MAKERS: THERE IS DEMAND FOR THEM. Countless of us are sick (literally) of the damn designer headaches and nausea ("COUGH" Dior Sauvage, "COUGH"...) Natural frags CAN induce headaches as well, but it's far less common, and we're not stuck with beasts that won't wash off our skin or clothes without putting them through a quarantined nuclear clean-up effort. (Sigh). High hopes for this one, I will let the sample age and try again in a couple months.

I Guess I was a victim of skin chemistry because to me, this was not very gourmandish and was more of a lets say sweet nuanced woody scent. If I were to try to visualize this scent it would be something like one of these... You just got out of a sauna, and you go to the bathroom that is also a well lets say wooden bathroom, so youre relaxing while taking a bath, but you still smell sorta that warm wood all around you, some musk, maybe you have cup of spicy tea near the rim of the bathtub as you slowly drink it. And there are some candles also in the background which you just slightly smell a sweet aroma of white chocolate or vanilla... If not that maybe something like.. You walk into again lets say a wooden dining room, you see some tea on the table, you can smell some aromatherapyish slight spices in the air, and you see your friend eating some ice cream with some hot milk on the side. But unfortunately he didnt save any for you. As a matter of fact looking at the plate its all but gone, theres a little bit of melted ice cream left, but its mostly caramel. This sweet delicious desert no more... and only a faint smell still lingers in this room. You then tell your friend fuck you asshole wheres mine! And you never speak again... But thats another story.... Anyway I dunno, I was hoping for something more tasty. I do get some tastyness out it, some milkyness, some butteryness, some caramel, a waxy white chocolate, some vanilla but its all very faint. And its mostly just a warm sweet woody scent. In that sense I think you could actually consider this a sandalwood scent maybe even then. Performance was....... Anyway thats my pauper opinion maybe next time will change.

Although I'm really not a huge fan of gourmand fragrances and was somewhat reluctant to even give this one a fair shake as I have no desire whatsoever to smell like desert, this is far more complex than it sounds on paper. Rather than simply being a straight-up chocolate fragrance, there's a surprising amount of nuance and distinction between the elements that elevates this scent beyond sickly predictability. Butter and milk are clearly identifiable over a deep, fatty vanilla that smells nothing like standard vanillas used in modern fragrance. This one's ever so slightly nutty and even boozy, lending the composition a true richness that sidesteps expectations of what such a scent might offer. Surprisingly the cocoa is quite tame (thank god), but the real treat is that it's all suspended over a woody musk base that locates this along the lines of the kind of interesting gourmands that Pierre Guillaume puts together. It's just a little bit dirty, and that works in its favor. So, it's rich, buttery, and definitely gourmand—but it's far more compelling and articulate than this genre usually allows for. For me, I might wear it as a comfort scent, but I could see this having a more extensive use for the right person. For such a confident, innovative take on the genre, my hat's off once more to Christi Meshell.

How do you like your vanilla??? A little smoky...a little boozy...a little spicy??? Maybe a little cream??? This is just gorgeous!!! Seriously, one word of warning, if you spray this on you or someone you love prepare to spend the rest of the day either sniffing your arm or your beloved. I know rum is not listed but this definitely has a boozy tone. It's probably the spices in the chai that are throwing me off. This is heavenly right out of the bottle. The smoky vibe is so soft and sexy...a sensual whisper not a shout. A seductive look, hunger in the eyes and a rolling of a finger that beckons you to come a little closer...closer...closer!!! Rich, elegant and sophisticated!!! Expensive??? Yes, but sometimes that is the price we pay for something gorgeous, niche, and masterfully blended. For me, there is no question it is worth it. Full bottle??? You bet your sweet tushy!!! If you love Les Nombres d'Or Vanille you will love this!!! Christi Meshell...You little vixen you!!! xoxo edit...I can't believe I forgot to mention the chocolate...blasphemous!!! The chocolate in this is creamy gorgeous chocolate love!!! Every time I wear this I love it more and more!!!

Have you ever found a perfume that made you question why you need any other perfume in your collection? That's what Coco Blanc is for me. I received this ethereal perfume from the lovely and generous Pravda48 in a swap; it being my first swap, I couldn't have asked for anything more perfect than this. It was love at first spritz, and I knew that I'd found my unicorn. This is innocent seduction at its finest; as AriesMan said, "Every woman should have this, this will make your guy weak in the knees." However, I'm a woman and I get weak in the knees from the scent itself; there really are no words to serve justice to this beauty. The white chocolate, vanilla, and massoia are so soft, creamy and elegant that you feel as though you're walking through a dream; meanwhile, the chai adds just enough spice to keep you on your toes. The woods add a well-balanced base although I do not detect any sharp musk; which is probably for the better because I believe too much musk would dampen this divine composition. This is definitely worth selling a kidney for! ;)

Coco Blanc is quite linear to my nose. It's a warm, creamy, spicy, slightly sweetened wood. Wood chips and some white chocolate in warm chai tea. Longevity is same as other HoM scents I've sampled, which is to say 4-6 hours max. This one seems weaker than Orca, which usually lasts a solid 6 on me. Far too expensive to buy at full price imo, but they go down up to 50% off, so not really a problem unless one's really impatient. It's a beautiful scent, but I am confused why this called a gourmand. I'm not sure if gourmand in perfumery is defined differently, but in the language it refers to something reminiscent of food (or at least dessert, as I thought in perfumery). And while there's a sweetness to Coco Blanc, to my nose it's far too woody to be called food. Edit: I'm re-reading through the reviews, and I'm starting to think that the formulation might have changed at some point; before it might have been more white chocolate vanilla than it is now. I do wish someone can confirm if it is so.

QVC 2017 15ml Coco Blanc A white chocolate vanillic creamy woody fragrance. The chai spice and the wood are prominent in my wearing. Sillage is low, close to the body but you can still detect it. Its not going to announce your arrival but hug you in a warm embrace. 2-3 sprays to the body is really all you need. Im glad HOM is on QVC, it makes their offerings available to a much wider audience with competitive pricing and easy payments. A very smart business move. HOM is a higher price point as it is mostly natural so that is a larger investment than the modern aroma chemicals. It does have depth and a luxe feel. Unisex to me due to the large wood presence. This is smoother and more likable than Baruti Chai, and a woodier coromandel. I couldnt handle the screechy synthetic Kulfi note in TF . This is a nice option to have. Longevity is 7hrs strong, so if anyone had doubts about that issue, the new QVC version seemed to have addressed it.