(ya gotta let these SAs know where they stand), guys..i can do the spock eyebrow with the left..the whole three leaf clover tongue thingy and..i can move my ears without anything else on my face!!! Heh, interesting. but I perfur parfums over colongne any day! 2022-2023 I love Coco Mademoiselle, especially during the autumn. Certainly Coco Mad isnt a gourmand, but to me its too fruity, too patchy, and yes, like you say perfumey (which I just attribute to Chanel everything seems perfumey from them, and I say that in the best way it actually smells like perfume, rather than the candy, fruity messes that pervade the shelves disguised as perfume!). I love the bottle and I love the commercial! Coco Mlle and D&G Light Blue are honestly the two things I smell EVERYWHERE here in Vancouver, on every darn elevator and at every crowded cocktail party. Then youll be one of the people I walk by and enjoy smelling! In fact, the aldehydes are a signature of Chanel scents. I keep giving her samples of things I think shed like, and she keeps right on wearing CM. Is it my nose, is it different stages of the scent, is it heaviness of application, is it her skin? Allure, too, it seems. 5 in EDT and EDP standing neglected on her dressing table (thoughtful but obviously unappreciated gifts). 5 to the more mature, I guess. Now, I feel like you, Angela still quite like to smell it in passing on others but wouldnt wear it myself. CM smells good on clothes on the second day after wearing. It sounds like you wear Coco Mlle very well! I love Keira Knightley and I love the commercial for this. October 2022 It would have been a heartbreaker to have invested in, then loathed, that one. Id guess the Chanels you might like best would be Coromandel (if you are all right with chocolatey patchouli and lots of it), Bois des Iles (still aldehydic, but tamped down by spice and sandalwood), Eau Premiere (so pretty, and although it has an aldehydic lift, they are fat, creamy aldehydes), and maybe Coco. It all seems pretty thoughtful. Filed Under: perfume talk Tagged With: chanel, flanker, jacques polge. Enjoy it! In Perfumes: the A-Z Guide, Luca Turin writes that Chanel Coco Mademoiselle was a quickly assembled flanker, and its success surprised Chanel. Im grateful for NST (and other wonderful blogs) for helping me learn more about whats out thereso thank you and all the other contributors for your terrific articles! A co-worker of mine wears it and it smells heavenly on her. There is something about it that makes me want to re-visit on a more frequent basis: I think its because my shnooze became overly sensitve to all these mass-produced fruity/gourmand scents that girls wear these days. That sweet patchouli/musky drydown is my favorite part. Angela, thank you for the complementary reviews for this and Coco. I like patchouli, and I didnt get enough of it in CM to remark on. Ill be emailing Karin. (Chanel No. Im so glad you rediscovered it! I wonder if advertisers figure that the mature audience already buys perfume, so why advertise to them? tumors in the . At the same time though, Coco Mademoiselle is too weak for my liking. on other women. The fact that youre here, reading about perfume and presumably sampling it to come up with your own conclusions, says a lot. meh, she changes her mind all the time and some real beauties (right there with you on 31 Rue Cambon and Bois des Iles). You may have narrow nasal passages for several reasons, including genetics, aging, injury, or a medical condition. Nice! Giving us the interesting face of Audrey Tatou for the new No. Funny how these things work. Required fields are marked *. unfortunately, most weeks, Kroger is as good as it is going to get. Dont be apologetic! If you have a runny nose, there are treatments and remedies you can try at home that don't involve medications. It sounds like Coco Mlle is ideal on your mother! There's plenty of Chanel out there for all of us. This, however, smells divine. Have you tried the masculines? In passing, it's pretty and interesting. It still smells just fine to me. to my nose. Love the review though, and you described the effect of screechy perfumes perfectly with the fan belt analogy. Good memory: an crashing an open house wedding at an awesome jazz club called Vaughans. I also think that being an oily skinned brunette somehow makes it easier for me to pull off a lot of the more masculine scents that I wear. I just hate smelling it from a hundred feet away. Im happy to host the split. I gave my GFs No. But that musk. Impaired smell caused by a viral or bacterial infection is often short-lived. As someone for whom lemon is the kiss of death, I am nonetheless happy to smell Chance on my GF, who is 53 (! Coco Mademoiselle was introduced as eau de parfum in 2001, as well as eau de . Aspen Green is an award-winning CBD and hemp producer based in Colorado. I wore Chance throughout grad school. T made me snort coffee up my nose.:). Other conditions that can cause impaired smell include: Certain prescription medications, like antibiotics and high blood pressure medications, can also alter your sense of taste or smell. Collector bottles I respect Coco Mlle, but Im with youCoco is more my speed. I wear Coco Mademoiselle. I dont wanna shell out $115.000 for it and I grow tired of it. 5 campaigns certainly moves that line as far away from old lady as it possibly could without relegating it to, in my opinion, the almost juvenile associations I make with the blank prettiness of Kiera Knightly. At the same time, try Coco, too, if you like classic orientals. Im kinda scared Ill tire of it quickly. However, in Women's Wear Daily1 before Coco Mademoiselle launched, Chanel's "Vice President of fragrance and internet marketing"2 said Coco Mademoiselle could double Coco's business. (And we wont even talk about Chance Eau Fraiche) They arent bad, they just arent Chanel to me. I can do both my eyebrows if I want. I sniffed Coco Mlle in Sephora recently on paper and thought it was nice so I got a sample (love those Sephora spray samples!). Its a symptom of several medical conditions and may be temporary or permanent. I just smelled it on a test strip and it smells like playtex tampons and febreeze. Never done it before, though, so no idea how to go about it. But not without remembering how the tiny interview room reeked of Coco Mademoiselle or the three creative directors who were fanning their noses when I walked in on them. Wish I knew. Angela, you crack me up! "Glossier launches into Sephora US and Canada amid brand overhaul" (cosmeticsbusiness), "Inside the Complex World of Fragrance Dupes" (allure), "Perfumehead Is An Intoxicating Olfactive Love Letter To Los Angeles" (forbes), "Zo Kravitz on Scents and Making Sense of Hollywood" (elle), Updated info on Ferragamo Signorina Libera. I have to switch between scents frequently since my mood ( body chemistry?) wearing it myself) might make it tiresome. Has done for a couple of years now, and I still like to give her a good sniff-over when we hug. Coco Mademoiselle is a cash cow. CM on the other hand, was everything I wanted CoCo to be and more. Not, of course, until after I give it another sniff, bc now Im wondering if my nose was off that day. I have a co-worker who only wears Light Blue, nothing else ever. The impairment is usually a distorted sense of smell rather than a complete inability to smell. Whenever I see white musk listed, I want to run for the hills. I loathe Coco on myself, though, even if it smells nice on others. They both have pretty good staying power, but Coco smells kinda mature on me. could hardly wait to get home and wash it off. (but I love it!). 100 Fragrances Every Perfumista Should Try, Chanel Le Lion de Chanel ~ fragrance review, Rgime des Fleurs Chlo Sevigny Little Flower, 100 fragrances every perfumista should try, And 25 more fragrances every perfumista should smell, 50 masculine fragrances every perfumista should try, 26 vintage fragrances every perfumista should try, 25 rose fragrances every perfumista should try, How to make fragrance last through the day, Fragrance concentrations: sorting it all out, On reformulations, or why your favorite perfume doesnt smell like it used to. . A few days ago I was at a job interview, clutching my print and digital portfolio to keep them from spilling out of my lap. But for most days I spend several minutes getting bottles out and sniffing to see which flicks that ahhh button in my brain for the day. Why would I wear CM when I already wear Coco? Trying to raise the right is like trying to write with my left hand. It can describe a complete inability to smell, or the partial inability to smell. Not even Bronze Goddess applied all over my body somewhere on Hawaiian vacation. Older women wear a lot of #5 and Estee Lauder stuff, so I dont really smell to much of the C.M. I'll take Coco, Bois des Iles, and Cuir de Russie, please. I got an identical dry down from Chance and Coco Mademoiselle. Loss of smell (anosmia). Despite its potency, there are still people who think Coco Mademoiselle needs to be sprayed more than . Don't subscribe Keira Knightley is Eating This Perfume Bottle. I can only raise my left eyebrow, and employ it that skill all too often. , I went crazy on the sprayer with a bottle of Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat. I loved those old ads with Ines de la Fressange. but she hates Miss Dior Cherie (edp) so I dont have to worry about that lol. But hey this is a perfume blog, not a business journal, you might be thinking. I cant remember ever smelling Exclamation, although I could draw you a picture of the bottle right now. I love Coco Mlle-it has more woods/spice on my skin. Taste in fragrance really does seem to evolve over the years. I just couldnt wear it now. 5 parfum that stunned me so with its beauty. They sell it in Marshalls 1.7oz for $25. Septorhinoplasty is a surgical procedure used to correct a deviated septum. Then another day a month or two later, I wore it again, and didnt have the same reaction. It seems like everything geared towards my age group (Im 22) is so LOUD! Wash your hands frequently throughout the day. It blows my mind that the same company that makes this and the Chance sisters also makes Cuir de Russie, Coromandel, etc. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Polge. I felt pretty nauseous after finishing the interview in the room swimming in Coco Mademoiselle. I am always amused (and somewhat baffled) by the fact that nobody in the industry seems to be marketing fragrances to people who are actually over 40! Well, the refund came and I bought Cuir de Lancome (and three others) from one of the discounters. Of course, she was wearing Coco Mademoiselle, and she wore it well. Although just about every card in the tarot deck can have a small spark of love or . I dont find it old-lady-ish at all. Its fabulous, though, that he has the luxury of creating fragrance for Les Exclusifs. Chanel definitely has its fragrances sorted by age/income: the younger/poorer; the regular stable of No. It must be pretty good, huh? I would buy it for my friend, cause she loves it. Thanks again for helping make a reacquaintance! btw i like coco m on a few select people and thats about it, ohmigosh HongKongyoure a triple threat, wish i could control my brain like i do my muscles:-). I do plan to give my sister-in-law Penhaligons Elizabethan Rose. Coco doesnt get as spicy it gets sweeter, more of a comfort scent. moi aussi. My addy is chemstgeek at gmail dot com (just in case). Then, once you know for sure you wont tire of it quickly, youll feel confident buying a bottle. So, I broke down and bought a 3.4 oz bottle from MACYS. Not only that, I really looove the bottle. This is queen of my parfum and Eau de Parfum s I think that Chanel Coco Mademoiselle and miss cherie Dior are similar Chanel Coco Mademoiselle is more grown up and miss cherie dior is a really sweet versions I love them both I always get compliments and phone numbers when I where these! In some cases, your doctor may need to take a sample of cells from within the nose to make a diagnosis. Youre righttesting it is best. However, in Women's Wear Daily 1 before Coco Mademoiselle launched, Chanel's "Vice President of fragrance and internet marketing" 2 said Coco Mademoiselle could double Coco's business. Luca Turin concludes his (four star, by the way) review of Coco Mademoiselle saying, "Mercifully, this style is on its way out." Oh, and calling Luca Mr. Sbe doesnt overspray by any means no sillage for miles around, etc. So my husband approach her husband to say, your wife just passed by and her fragrance was outstanding. If you have a stuffy nose and are unable to blow your nose, use a humidifier to moisten the air. I too found it to be infested with a bug spray- like smell;The industrial strength kind that professional exterminators use. Well, I think a man could wear it. For my part, although I enjoy catching whiffs of it on others, I'd be happy never to wear it again. 5 and Tea Rose oil on her vanity. Its not my cup of tea but I think shell really like it. Does Having Narrower than Typical Nasal Passages Pose Health Risks? I reviewed Chanel Coco Mademoiselle in the Eau de Parfum, from a decant taken from a bottle purchased in mid-2008. All these years I had thought it overly spicy and resinous for my taste, I never noticed how beautifully the flowers were blooming amidst the woods and spices. Ill be happy to split this three ways, certainly makes it more economical Ill email you both. Temporary loss of smell usually occurs along with allergies or bacterial or viral infections, such as: As you age, an impaired sense of smell is normal. I cant stay with it long enough to wait for the musk. If youve been sampling it for two years, and it draws you so much that you sneak sniffs when no one is looking, then you definitely need a bottle! Youre one of the lucky ones. Pour some sugar on me.. BTW, RusticDove, Im happy to purchase the $200 bottle and make the split for you. Yesterday it hit me: of course so many new perfumes have the woody-musky base. Jesus, that last part makes no sense! I just like fragrances for the joy they provide. Thats a sort of milestone in itselfyour first scrubber! Im approaching the hating this stuff level with Coco Mademoiselle. I guess that translate as sexy to the fruity floral crowd? Maybe you shoud give it a try, it also depends on the skin chemistry. We sat there for about 30 minutes, both of us trying to fill out our respective employment forms and both of us rapidly coming to the conclusion that her perfume was too strong. Subscribe to followup comments via email. I truly hope that the real reason I havent yet purchased CM is NOT because I am 43. I just prefer it meatier. Hey there Perfumegeek and Karin lets go for it! 2. In the end, I got the call telling me the company went with someone more experienced with print advertising as opposed to what I do and I went on my merry way. It deffinitely is unique though, because I can always tell when someones wearing Chance. It sounds like it smells lovely on you! The complete tag index, 4 January ~ damage poll I was hit with the initial scent before she sat down and proceeded to spend the next hour (glad I no longer have to do that commute) growing more and more nauseous while the people around me discretely covered their noses. Oh, I dont mean that youre weird, but I havent smelled it, and anything called Brigitte. CoCo on my skin smells like a mixture of cigarette smoke (UGH) and random spices. I particularly liked the phrase high-pitched floral SMACK! and also have to agree with the screechiness and profoundly irritating and considering the popularity (big $$) of this one , I thought I was just missing it somehowin spite of an SA assuring me that it was just wonderful .its times like that, that make me glad for my Spock-eyebrow ability. In the same article, "industry insiders" guessed Coco Mademoiselle . Im in the Deep South and it seems everyone under a certain age here wears pink perfumes, if you know what I mean. Im sure its a combination of mood and hormones and what my nose feels like smelling on a particular day, but its a fact scents smell different to me on different days, and give me different impressions. =(. (another cool thing for your resume) because this is EXACTLY how I feel about CM. Is my perfume too strong?, I make that weird pained/wince face that some people make when theyre about to deliver bad news and theyre afraid some giant disembodied hand is going to fly out of the sky and slap them. Im so glad you love it! More useful to make my toddler laugh rather than affect indignation on the masses. There! 5 came in fifth, and Armani Acqua di Gio pour Homme was number one.). we must be meant to be friends: growing up, my parents always called me Dolly .mom still does even though Im sort of grownup+ now. Any young nieces or cousins where youre going, Joe? Anyone with similar perfume experience?What other perfumes did you notice and went back to over the past decade?I loved Mediterranean,Mark Jacobss and Parkers Lovely. maybe theyre just testing us..not that Im paranoid or anything. I hadnt worn it in years until I decided to revisit it last week. though the musky-patchy drydown is less than ideal. But still, she doesnt read that way. I guess Chanel tried Nicole Kidman for No. Karin that is the story of my life!! Still great. Fortnum and Mason might be more its speed. Video What does Coco Mademoiselle smell like? well, I never get what other people get from fragrances.Im weird, I guess. Hah, Ive heard a guy could pull off wearing Coco, but CM? But theres a particular kind of musk happening these daysI wish I had the knowledge to pin it downthat can make a migraine lickety split. Doing either would certainly be nice. All rights reserved. Hey perfumegeek! Maybe neither of them is right for you. Wow, great! You know the first time I smelled this, I thought it smelled okay in the bottle, gave myself a spritz and then went on with holiday shopping at the mall. *scrubs monitor and keyboard clean*, I loathe Coco Mademoiselle on meits very harsh & masculine. 5, Coco, etc. I am basically a floral woody-musk girl. Ill have to test it on my skin first, though. My first Chanel scent! I think I know what you mean about the perfumey part of so many Chanels, and Im pretty sure its that sharp, aldehydic top. This makes it difficult to choose a scent in the morning! Oh yes, absolutely! Woods and spice would be ideal. Reminds me of the scent of original Herbal Essences shampoo or fresh, green and androgynous in a specifically 70s way (faintly representative of Patous 1000). Here's a quick glimpse at the top 11 cards that reflect love and admiration in the world of tarot and what to look for (hidden clues) in the cards that can really touch your heart and soul. I wear it quite frequentlybut that one dayit just wasnt cutting it. This procedure can improve breathing, snoring, and other complications. KEWL! Replies to my comments I just ordered my first Mademoiselle EDP after sampling it over the past 2 years. Ive even witnessed a sales associate spray Coco Mademoiselle all over herself eleven times, windmilling her arm like an out of control electric fan. Top notes are Orange, Mandarin Orange, Bergamot and Orange Blossom; middle notes are Turkish Rose, Jasmine, Mimosa and Ylang-Ylang; base notes are Patchouli, White Musk, Vanilla, Vetiver, Tonka Bean and Opoponax. Angela: Im sure I have a vial of this somewhere, but I dont think Ill be scrambling to find it any time soon. If you have a bacterial infection, you may be given antibiotics to speed up the healing process. It sounds like you and I arent part of the teeming masses who made Coco Mlle so popular. Healthline has strict sourcing guidelines and relies on peer-reviewed studies, academic research institutions, and medical associations. 5 and Eau Premiere, and shes over 40. Impaired smell can be temporary or permanent. Anyway, this is what I meant to say Absolutely! I recall one day last summer when I made it all the way to the grocery store before realizing I had no perfume on!! So far, the Chanel that I like best is 31 Rue Cambon [*fingers crossed* for a split to come about hint, hint ], followed by Bois des Iles [not that anybody asked haha]. I have to confess. Love New Orleans, The good and bad are always mixed in FQ it seems I have in my head gorgeous jazz classics and terrible 80s hair band songs from my nights of club hopping there. But she IS a hugger and yesterday after one such friendly hug, her Coco Mlle mixed with my LUSH Breath of God, and for an hour afterward I felt wretchedly nauseous. See, I dont actually hate Coco Mademoiselle. And a fair amount of Prada and Flowerbomb. I wore CM when it first came out. All I get is the sharp topnotes and a bug spray dry down! (Not that I really have eyebrows, but thats a whole other thing. In Perfumes: the A-Z Guide, Luca Turin writes that Chanel Coco Mademoiselle was a quickly assembled flanker, and its success surprised Chanel. ooooI bet nobody messed with your gramma! Posted by Angela on 14 December 2009 219 Comments. And Angel is one that Ive always loved catching sillage of on others, but never wore myself until a few weeks ago.). Hey, if you get bored with your life now, you could go on the road with the circus! plotting and scheming powers already activated! To a certain extent perhaps Beige also, but it doesnt really impress me enough to buy a FB. I want to split!!! She was so elegant, but so confident and easy. Herbal sounds good to me! Another one I love from the LE line is Bel Respiro. I personally love CM as a fragrance. Im going to put on some Bois des Iles right now! Up until recently, I thought of it as the generic womens version of Acqua di Gio. I so prefer the original Coco, even the reformulated. It warms the cockles of my heart to witness the birth of a perfume split. I inherited none of the ability at all. I think Id have ended up hating most of my favorites if I had to spend an hour in a company of somebody abusing it. I wonder if its genetic? Its sort of a clich among my friends that whenever you want to get my attention, wear Coco Mademoiselle. Answering the following questions can help the doctor pinpoint what may be causing your impaired sense of smell: After reviewing your medical history, the doctor will perform a physical examination of your nose to see if there are any blockages in your nasal passages. If its blocking Tolu, then we know for sure shes overdoing it! Does anyone else have that problem? In my younger, but not necessarily that much younger, perhaps just a little poorer days I wore Chanel Chance. I might have to research my honeymoon locale and see if they have a perfume store there. Luckily I had a decant of 31 Rue Cambon in my purse so I grabbed it and gave myself a quick spritzkeeping in mind that 31RC is one of my HGsI thought it was going to kill me in the Krogers!!! Top notes are Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange and Black Currant; middle notes are Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Tuberose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Pear and Pink Pepper; base notes are Musk, Sandalwood, Cashmeran and Orris. Wow. I feel exactly the opposite about these two: I admire Coco but cant wear it; and CM is one of my perfect scents. especially when its not me .lolsix bottles right now already..ALTHOUGHI want to split Coromandel and 28 La Plausa after the New Year. When it first came out, I noticed her hoarding the scent strips and raving about it constantly. Although Coco Mademoiselle is marketed to younger women women who might identify with those chosen to front the perfume, including Kate Moss (see above) and Keira Knightley Coco Mademoiselle has a sophisticated "perfumeyness" about it. For the rest of the day my nose was glued to my arm. If Coco Mlle inducts anyone into the realm of perfumey perfumes, then it has done its job! Ill have to look for that ad! i had an unfortunate experience with coromondel..i was in nyc and this elderly woman was wearing a beautiful..but sadly kind of old ladyish, mustyish smelli was blown away when she said coromondel and i havent really gone further, cause it was not really the best kind of experience!! Side effects printed in the leaflet material may include impaired smell. (go figure!). Our editor completed a hands-on review of their products and reputation. Wow. 5 bottle. Nice one, Graham. and she put some on in the airport duty free a couple of weeks ago and it jus went vile I said do NOT get that, I made her try Miss Dior Cherie because its similar to Coco Mlle and Id hate for her to have a bottle of Coco Mlle and then try Miss Cherie and like it more. Autumn would be a nice season for Coco Mlle. lolI embrace my own element of weirdness but sometimes I do get wildly different results from perfume. Top notes are Bergamot, Orange and Grapefruit; middle notes are Rose, Litchi and Jasmine; base notes are Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk and Vetiver. CM will probably always remind me of nights out but these days I wear 31 Rue Cambon while also wishing for Cuir De Russie and Sycomore. Its nice to wake up in the morning and reach for a perfume you really love to wear. I guess they had something good going with Coco Mlle, why not try a little of it in Chance? That said, I do love me regular Coco, which I think I dismissed back then as being too old lady, especially as I used to have an elderly neighbor who bathed in it. I used to hop on public transit every day and while the usual odor of mild annoyance is an appropriate enough backdrop, a woman who had a particularly affectionate view of Coco Mademoiselle sat beside me. I love it, although it is a different leather (no slight barnyard) from what I get in Cuir de Russie (which may be in my future still). When Chance came out all I thought was it was a lighter vesion of Coco M. Thats good information, that Coco Mlle EdP changes over time. Other days, shes a walking chemical spill. It must be genetic though as my toddler can already involuntarily raise just one of hers. I NEVER smell Coco Mlle around here is it really that prevalent elsewhere? Oh well, the fun is in the search! That could be good AND bad! I am wondering, and leaning on your expertise if maybe you could help me? I wear it very lightly, no need in choking people. Cn5 is like the worst scent ever! Initially it is pretty sharp and crisp, but then it gets really masculine and sexy on me. I dont think youd like it as much on me, though. I get that, too, from time to time. Your review made me go back and give it a 2nd look with my far more sophisticated nose. I am going to go against the flow here because I absolutely love smelling CM on a woman. Nice! But after having it on for a while, it would make me actually feel queasy and I never fell queasy. According to Basenotes, Safari is still in production, although I had thought it was discontinued, maybe because Ive seen it so much at Marshalls.
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