Ive been looking for a warmer weather fragrance, so I will at least get a sample for now to try on skin and see how it works. Chanel is interestingsuch a bifurcated line. And congratulations on your wedding. Heres the moral of this shaggy dog tale, Coco Mademoiselle is strong stuff. 5 and Eau Premiere, and shes over 40. Is it my nose, is it different stages of the scent, is it heaviness of application, is it her skin? I cant remember ever smelling Exclamation, although I could draw you a picture of the bottle right now. Its fabulous, though, that he has the luxury of creating fragrance for Les Exclusifs. (but I love it!). And then theres the other dilemma. though the musky-patchy drydown is less than ideal. As someone for whom lemon is the kiss of death, I am nonetheless happy to smell Chance on my GF, who is 53 (! Why wouldn't other perfume companies try to rip it off? I moved onto the original Narciso Rodriguez For Her EDT after CM so I suppose I must like the woody musks even though I dont wear NR all that much either these days. But those random whiffslovely. Hadnt worn it in awhile, then one day decided to spritz. Fortunately, the swings from good to bad arent extreme, but theres enough variation that it does give me pause. 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. I suppose what your friend doesnt know cant hurt her, but it sounds like you need to order a set for yourself! but I perfur parfums over colongne any day! 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!!! Especially when youre going to be sitting with other people in a small office space (or waiting area). In passing, it's pretty and interesting. Nice analogy! 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. I dont know about reformulations, but I wouldnt be surprised. Thats an idea. Your review made me go back and give it a 2nd look with my far more sophisticated nose. Good luck! It is not that sweet. 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. I was so pleased Im a bit sentimental about fragrances, and Id be so sad if one of my college fragrances turned on me, even if I no longer want to wear it all that often. KEWL! I dont think youd like it as much on me, though. hey, Kalynna I can send you samples of both with your split of HV, and Im hoping to get the HV in the mail really soon (or Im going to go nuts from waiting!). but Coco Mademoiselle has youth and fruitiness. I already know better than, when Im low, to try something new I might like. 2022-2023 Whenever I see white musk listed, I want to run for the hills. But that musk. She was nice, smiled at me as she passed by, except I didnt notice anything else about her because my nostrils filled up with Coco Mademoiselle and burned the back of my sinuses. 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! Coco Mademoiselle has continued to hold its ground. Something about the scent trail it leaves behind kind of turns my stomach a little. I agree that over 40s might be likely to have found their favorites, although I grew up in a home largely devoid of perfume and spent many years surrounding by the scent-sensitive, so I have some catching up to do. Im not young at 49, but Ive never minded an age appropriate perfume. It sounds like you love itthats great! and on me it dries down quite masculine !!! Polge deserves proper respect for not dumbing it down that way. maybe theyre just testing us..not that Im paranoid or anything. I often smell it on young women, I often smell it on professional women, and I often smell it way too well. In certain cases, its a sign of a more serious underlying issue. In a traditional tarot card deck of 78 cards, we find romance, love and intimacy sprinkled throughout many of the cards. I love the way you describe it. If you have a runny nose, there are treatments and remedies you can try at home that don't involve medications. I really love it! Taste in fragrance really does seem to evolve over the years. Imaging tests will reveal whether theres a polyp or other abnormal growth obstructing your nasal passages. I doubt that one is a cocktail party favourite! Ugh. Oh, Good God, Angela. I gave my GFs No. Then youll be one of the people I walk by and enjoy smelling! Wow. In any case, after about an hour I had such a headache and no amount of scrubbing could remove the smell from my wrist. I recently fell madly in love with 31 Rue Cambon, its definitely FB worthy although for now I have a decent size decant. Wow. On certain days, a perfume can smell like a holy grail, and on other days, it can be meh. 31 Rue Cambon is at the top of my wish list, but cant imagine ever using up a 200ml bottle or paying $200 for it (which is actually pretty reasonable when you consider the $ per oz cost). My only hesitation was the neutered patchouli (I like the full bore patch!). It sounds like it suits you, though. 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. I agree with bring back Catherine! She says sexy and intelligent in a way I find timeless and ageless. This, however, smells divine. They sell it in Marshalls 1.7oz for $25. 22 is in the top 10. Think I really just wanted the bottle, and at $60 a pop for the 50ml, I thought it a better deal than the .25 oz perfume for $80. When possible, avoid people who have colds or the flu. I dont get screechy or bug spray, thank goodness. Angela, thank you for the complementary reviews for this and Coco. 5, Coco, etc. August 2022, Celebrity perfumes 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. Older women wear a lot of #5 and Estee Lauder stuff, so I dont really smell to much of the C.M. Good memory: an crashing an open house wedding at an awesome jazz club called Vaughans. Nice! Chanel definitely has its fragrances sorted by age/income: the younger/poorer; the regular stable of No. Filed Under: perfume talk Tagged With: chanel, flanker, jacques polge. I would buy it for my friend, cause she loves it. The nose behind this fragrance is Olivier Polge. The NPD Group, a market research firm, listed it as the third best selling fragrance in the United States in 2008. Oh Angela it turns out you are a MIND READER! It wears chypre-like on her, very smooth and peppery, with most of the sweetness relegated to the background. Yup. I am in that gap and I started from Mitsouko not arrived to it after all sweet-florals confections. 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]. Hi Angela, Have you tried the masculines? I still keep my bottle though, because thats what I wore when OH and I started dating and its still the perfume that he seems to like best. I like, but not love Chance, it is just not distinctive enough. My first Chanel scent! Sounds like you need to wear them side by side for a day and see what you think. Ill have to try them side by side. Shes a light applier like I am, which may be why its appealing on her. It must be genetic though as my toddler can already involuntarily raise just one of hers. Jacques Polge, Chanel's house perfumer, created Coco Mademoiselle, and it was released the spring of 2001. I see your point, thoughthis would be a tough one for a man to pull off, I think. When I think of the Chanels, I choose to mentally omit this and Chance. 5 in EDT and EDP standing neglected on her dressing table (thoughtful but obviously unappreciated gifts). meh, she changes her mind all the time Im glad you ordered one. Whew! 2. I am wondering, and leaning on your expertise if maybe you could help me? I suppose its a great marketing strategy and gives people the chance to buy into Chanel at a lower price and more mass-market scent, then climb up the ladder as income and taste improves. I hope you got yourself a bottle and have been wearing it happily. Despite its potency, there are still people who think Coco Mademoiselle needs to be sprayed more than twice. It sounds like you and Coco Mlle are a great match. It was during college yes, and it was also a fragrance I will always associate with fun nights in Nolas French Quarter. I still have a few mls of Coco Mlle to retest down the road. I guess that translate as sexy to the fruity floral crowd? .). Of course, she was wearing Coco Mademoiselle, and she wore it well. But people around me dont agree with me so much on that. !psand dont worry, elderly is not in the 40 or 50s!! Bought it (duty free) from seeing it on the dresser of a friend I very much admired. Septorhinoplasty is a surgical procedure used to correct a deviated septum. =(. I admit it. The people around you probably love smelling it on you, too. Second try: it smelled like a Yankee Candle shop or generic potpourri refresher oil. Absolutely! Does anybody know if Safari by Ralph Lauren still in production? Its sort of a clich among my friends that whenever you want to get my attention, wear Coco Mademoiselle. Too much musk is also nothing for me in a perfume. If you have a bacterial infection, you may be given antibiotics to speed up the healing process. And Angel is one that Ive always loved catching sillage of on others, but never wore myself until a few weeks ago.). It relieves stress, is fun, and has allowed me to learn so much about fragrances and the perfume industry since I started this blog. Her voice also drops into a whisper. I am not crazy about this either but you would be surprised how many women I know in their fifties and older who wear this very happily, in ignorance of its intended demographic. Theres lots of Coco Mlle here, too. Why does that happen? Oh, and calling Luca Mr. 4 February ~ winter reading poll. My addy is chemstgeek at gmail dot com (just in case). CoCo on my skin smells like a mixture of cigarette smoke (UGH) and random spices. I truly hope that the real reason I havent yet purchased CM is NOT because I am 43. I am wondering if it would be really bad for me to smell them all before I give it to her (the reason I got it for her rather than myself is because I dont generally find Chanel fragrances me but she does . Also, I feel the same way now about CM. For my part, although I enjoy catching whiffs of it on others, I'd be happy never to wear it again. I just like fragrances for the joy they provide. Dont be apologetic! What treatments are available for impaired smell? I think I know what you mean about the perfumey part of so many Chanels, and Im pretty sure its that sharp, aldehydic top. The fragrance just doesnt like playing nice, I guess. I like it initially, then it gets to be way too much for me. If you got one Spock gene and one non-Spock gene, you could still do the eyebrow thing but then you passed the non-Spock gene down to your daughter, poor girl. Itd be amazing to be able to do either I could do scathing disbelief with the left , then add insult to injury by giving them a shot with the right!!! Coco Mlle smells like sharp, screechy florals Ill be happy to split this three ways, certainly makes it more economical Ill email you both. hahaha 2005-2023 Healthline Media a Red Ventures Company. It blows my mind that the same company that makes this and the Chance sisters also makes Cuir de Russie, Coromandel, etc. 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. LOL! Maybe you shoud give it a try, it also depends on the skin chemistry. They say its too herbal. So my husband approach her husband to say, your wife just passed by and her fragrance was outstanding. 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. I like Coco Mlle on other people, but it just doesnt smell good on me. See, I dont actually hate Coco Mademoiselle. Im more of a Coco gal, too. Do you have or have you recently had allergies? I can tell you that I never tested it once until I just got the small Chanel Wardrobe set a few weeks ago. A little bit., Shoot. Shes smelling her wrist now. Interesting! A co-worker of mine wears it and it smells heavenly on her. I keep giving her samples of things I think shed like, and she keeps right on wearing CM. 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. Im bored of it, to be honest. 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. I dont think shes ever had the same fragrance twice!! A neti pot can help you clear up nasal congestion or mucus from allergies. Yesterday it hit me: of course so many new perfumes have the woody-musky base. i like it, but could never wear it. Email me at krnszn@gmail.com. Up until recently, I thought of it as the generic womens version of Acqua di Gio. 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