Kokorico by Night

Honestly i'm shocked at the hate towards this fragrance! There are far worse scents than this but they get better grades and reviews! Looks like the trend lately is to hate anything stamped "Jean Paul Gaultier", regardless of the actual quality of the juice, and as usual, many jump on the bandwagon of "bashing JPG frags". Is it because of Le male and its 25486321 flankers? the tacky bottle? the gaudy JPG designs? I don't know but this is sad. REALLY sad. How can someone interested in parfumes objectively say THIS is the worst thing ever??? Seriously? Is it the best? No. Is it the worst (even among the worst ever?) Hell No. But it's a nice AND above average perfume. This fragrance is original in its way, quite different, I can understand some won't enjoy it, but calling it THE WORST? that's just gratuituous bashing IMHO ! I haven't tested the original, and got a bottle of this fragrance (50 ml) for 19 euros at Sephora (well, not really a good sign for its future I'm afraid this is going to be discontinued soon). The opening is interesting. I had never smelled rhubarb in a fragrance before, but I can definitly detect it, a natural-smelling rhubarb on the opening, slightly citric and sweet. It lasts for about 30 min, then comes the delicious cocoa + patchouli combo, which reminds me a bit of a younger brother of l'Instant Extreme from Guerlain. I prefer this one to LIEDG actually, both scent-wise (in the heart + drydown notes) and perfomance wise. Kokorico by Night is a performance beast, a good choice as a clubbing scent. This lasts about 8 hours on me, and even after a whole evening of frenetic clubbing I could smell it on me in the morning through my hangover lol. Honestly, if you're looking for an easy, simple yet different going-out gourmand for mid-season, this will do the job, especially among the young crowd (below 30). Its apparently on sale everywhere now. If you can grab a bottle at a low price as I did, go ahead. It's definitly worth it. Don't rely on the bad reputation on fragrantica, sample it for yourself an mTHEN make up your mind. Personally I enjoy it, it doesnt "wow me", but I'd still give it a 7/10. PS : update - the drydown is really the best part. And I'm stepping out of the shower as I'm typing this... I still can smell this bad boy on my arm! wow!

xoxoMyke and the absolutist gave some great accounts of this fragrance. I’m with them both. Like xoxoMyke, I get patchouli in this too. I was one of the notes I mentally flagged the first time I wore this fragrance. I was surprised to see that patchouli wasn’t one of the notes they used in KN. I am a fig fiend. I love just about every fragrance that I’ve ever smelled containing fig, particularly fig leaf. I think fig leaf has a beautifully green, outdoorsy – sweet & sour smell. It’s really sharp, and it is a great scent to play against on the fragrance canvas because it responds so well to being mixed with base scents. KN is a beautiful example of that. I must say that I think the original Kokorico is also excellent, however this is my favorite of the two. I wear this one for me. My wife likes even if she can’t find the words. She’s “normal” and either likes a scent or doesn’t. She doesn’t sit around all geekified like all of us trying to analyze what’s going into her nose. And WTH? Who wouldn’t want this funky bottle in their collection? It’s awesome. Cheers.

Kokorico By Night is a wonderfully different fragrance and garners so many compliments! It starts off with a tart and slightly citric freshness (bergamot + rhubarb combo) but quickly transforms into a very sweet "red fruit" accord. It is so delicious! While patchouli is not listed, I absolutely smell a very spicy earthy patchouli. The earthy vibe is definitely from the fig, but I smell a spicy sharp patchouli. That's the magic of modern fragrances - the notes listed (and not listed) can create and mimic other scents/notes (accords). The cacao is definitely there with its soft roundness riding the wave of an earthy, spicy patchouli accord. The tonka bean in the basenotes just makes By Night all the better. I can honestly say I've never smelled anything like it! The first night I wore this, I had a woman come to my group of friends and ask who smelled so good. When she discovered it was me, she pulled out her phone and looked up Kokorico By Night on Amazon to buy it for her husband. I was flattered to say the least! This stuff rocks!

I actually don't get why people dislike this so much. I never tried this because of the trash people threw at it and I honestly don't know why I listened to that. A couple of weeks ago I tried this in a Douglas store, I tried multiple scents but when I sprayed this on a piece of paper I was like "WTF, this is really good". And that day I told myself not to listen to the trash people throw at certain scents and try them at least. So a couple of days ago I ended up buying not one, but two bottles of this, best buy in a while to be honest. This one is really great for nights out. And I must say that it has that darker vibe which CK One Shock has, although they are different. I feel like they are some distant relatives. Anyway, if you want a mysterious scent, a bit more on the serious side, for your nights out, check this one out. Will do the trick.

I've got the impression that the original Kokorico was like a concept-car and this is the production version. It's a more "likeable", less radical and an overall more commercial version of it. While it might lack the original's "gullwing doors" and raw creativity it's still one of the best night-out releases of the last few years. Easily an 8 out of 10. While I don't think it's impossible to dislike it I do wonder if most of the people who downvoted it actually bothered to give it a try. Edit: Every single time I wear it I get an unsolicited compliment. Make no mistake, it's Kokorico done right. Do yourself a favor and at least sample this fantastic scent !