I like patchouli, and I didnt get enough of it in CM to remark on. I like CM once in a while (and Im 41!) 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 wear Coco Mademoiselle. 19, Bois des Iles, 31 Rue Cambon, and that vintage No. Hah, Ive heard a guy could pull off wearing Coco, but CM? 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!!! Healthline Media does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. I didnt think it was awful, just bland. Oddly enough, a combination of all of those fragrances is exactly how I would describe Coco Mademoiselle; theres the sccreeching, lime-green grassiness, the nectary peach roses and earthy, gravelly patchouli. 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. It was during college yes, and it was also a fragrance I will always associate with fun nights in Nolas French Quarter. If a neurological disease, tumor, or other disorder causes your impaired smell, youll receive treatment for the underlying condition. I admire CoCo for the perfume she must be on other people, but it all depends on skin chemistry, I guessat least I have my CoCo Mademoiselle! , I went crazy on the sprayer with a bottle of Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat. Taste in fragrance really does seem to evolve over the years. HongKongI agree with Rapple, try a sample and see what it is like on you. On the other hand, I sniffed Coco for the first time at a friends house LOVE IT! I can see why people wouldnt like CM, and I can imagine prolonged exposure (ie. but I perfur parfums over colongne any day! Great review Angela. Bois des Iles is one of my top 3 favorites of all time, and No. My only hesitation was the neutered patchouli (I like the full bore patch!). It has to have been used before. Oh, and calling Luca Mr. I am going to go against the flow here because I absolutely love smelling CM on a woman. Im approaching the hating this stuff level with Coco Mademoiselle. Its fabulous, though, that he has the luxury of creating fragrance for Les Exclusifs. As you can see, Im not a Chanel fan, I dont have a signature scent,I dont like chypre/oriental scents, so I cant say what drew me to Mmselle.I just wear it well and love sensing it on me. 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. 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). 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. Why would I wear CM when I already wear Coco? I think it would be a very nice masculine. YES!!! I was bullied into buying a bottle of Chance by a sales associate once but I could never wear it thereafter. Gabrielle by Chanel is a Floral fragrance for women.Gabrielle was launched in 2017. I dont remember ever giving CM a sniff, but I will, just as part of my fragrance education. I do want to own a Chanel though. But that musk. Youre righttesting it is best. Ive bought more bottles of this stuff in the range, than any otherbut not for myself! 5s a good, solid run over the holidays, and although I can admire them, I certainly dont want to wear them. Great job, Chanel! (And we wont even talk about Chance Eau Fraiche) They arent bad, they just arent Chanel to me. 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. though the musky-patchy drydown is less than ideal. CM on the other hand, was everything I wanted CoCo to be and more. I love perfume, and for me, it is something fun to write about. It sounds like you and I arent part of the teeming masses who made Coco Mlle so popular. Im in luck theremines in a rollerball. You can learn more about how we ensure our content is accurate and current by reading our. I doubt that one is a cocktail party favourite! The fact that youre here, reading about perfume and presumably sampling it to come up with your own conclusions, says a lot. 22, Gardenia? Herbal sounds good to me! For me, the real curse of Coco Mademoiselle is the musk in its base. Too much musk is also nothing for me in a perfume. 1 views, 0 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Line chat JAA: LINE Chanel is interestingsuch a bifurcated line. However, this happened much more frequently in patients, A loss of smell and taste can occur suddenly in some people with COVID-19 and is often a symptom that develops early, sometimes before other. Whenever I see white musk listed, I want to run for the hills. 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. If you have an impaired sense of smell, call your doctor before using over-the-counter (OTC) treatment products. Side effects printed in the leaflet material may include impaired smell. I dont wanna shell out $115.000 for it and I grow tired of it. At the same time, try Coco, too, if you like classic orientals. I know what you mean about Chanel scents being particular, but theyre so nice to have samples of just for reference, if nothing else. Nice analogy! I totally dismissed her and the CM with disdain as I was afraid they were going to discontinue my beloved Coco. I just spit hot cocoa! It warms the cockles of my heart to witness the birth of a perfume split. I still need to try Cuir de Russie and Sycomore.sigh, so many frags so little time. Oh, Angela, I am SO glad you wrote about this! It sounds like you love itthats great! Posted by Angela on 14 December 2009 219 Comments. I still have a few mls of Coco Mlle to retest down the road. Then, once you know for sure you wont tire of it quickly, youll feel confident buying a bottle. Ill be emailing Karin. ok..so the moral is..keep all our perfumes for ever just in caseoh boy i am so doomed!! I wear it very lightly, no need in choking people. Ill have to test it on my skin first, though. 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. CM smells good on clothes on the second day after wearing. Im so glad Coco Mlle is great on you! especially when its not me .lolsix bottles right now already..ALTHOUGHI want to split Coromandel and 28 La Plausa after the New Year. September 2022 I will have to try Coco sometime soon, it sounds like one of those skyscraping orientals I live for. Up until recently, I thought of it as the generic womens version of Acqua di Gio. Something about the scent trail it leaves behind kind of turns my stomach a little. I loathe Coco on myself, though, even if it smells nice on others. Yesterday it hit me: of course so many new perfumes have the woody-musky base. Nicole Leigh Aaronson, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, FAAP, Septorhinoplasty: Everything You Need to Know. change day to day.Some days I prefer nothing but unscented body wash.Mmselle has a combo of citrus/light flower/vetiver that works well with my skin type,and Ive yet to experience the feeling of being overpowered by my own perfume (Im not counting the first 10-15 min).That being said,there were other chypre/flowery combos that made me feel nauseated,but Mmselle never does, even with that patchouly/vetiver dry-down.In fact, it makes me want to smell my wrist (when nobody is watching), just so I can be transported to my good place.It is that feeling that I go by when I decide on a scent. the longer i get into marketing the more it seems that this magically attractive 20 30 gap is all about immaturity and loving all the wrong things. I never got the appeal. wearing it myself) might make it tiresome. Yup. If Coco Mlle inducts anyone into the realm of perfumey perfumes, then it has done its job! CoCo on my skin smells like a mixture of cigarette smoke (UGH) and random spices. This procedure can improve breathing, snoring, and other complications. Thats such a nice fragrance, and so versatile, too. Nice! Coco Mademoiselle Parfum by Chanel is a Amber Floral fragrance for women. Ive always thought it was the patch, but maybe its the musk like you said. That sounds like me! I like it initially, then it gets to be way too much for me. There's plenty of Chanel out there for all of us. I waited a good five minutes and smelled. Doesnt Mr. T just seem like a natural? Angela, thank you for the complementary reviews for this and Coco. I live in Vancouver and *hand on heart* I solemnly swear not to give anyone any Coco Mlle for Christmas. I think I know what you mean about the perfumey part of so many Chanels, and Im pretty sure its that sharp, aldehydic top. Impaired smell can be temporary or permanent. For the rest of the day my nose was glued to my arm. unfortunately, most weeks, Kroger is as good as it is going to get. To me Gaultier 2 is much sweeter and that is an unisex scent. Another one I love from the LE line is Bel Respiro. Does someone have a mortal enemy theyd like me to ship it to? I respect Coco Mlle, but Im with youCoco is more my speed. Id gladly pay 100ml for $100. I had a sample of the edp that I put on a rainy day, and never looked back. 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. Good memory: an crashing an open house wedding at an awesome jazz club called Vaughans. Clearly too much time on my hands here. The fragrance just doesnt like playing nice, I guess. (2011). 5 parfum that stunned me so with its beauty. Still great. It's best to follow certain steps that ensure sure you use it safely and. I suppose what your friend doesnt know cant hurt her, but it sounds like you need to order a set for yourself! I have to switch between scents frequently since my mood ( body chemistry?) *scrubs monitor and keyboard clean*, I loathe Coco Mademoiselle on meits very harsh & masculine. When I think of the Chanels, I choose to mentally omit this and Chance. lol. If thats the case, you probably wont like No. Its often a symptom of another health problem, such as a sinus infection. 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. 2022-2023 T made me snort coffee up my nose.:). Jacques Polge really does have his hands full, I guess. When I was a little girl, I remember seeing bottles of Emeraude, Imari, Chanel No. Coco Mlle smells like sharp, screechy florals Hey I am a guy and I love Coco Mademoiselle!!!! Second try: it smelled like a Yankee Candle shop or generic potpourri refresher oil. Wow. I agree. I do plan to give my sister-in-law Penhaligons Elizabethan Rose. Collector bottles Last medically reviewed on November 28, 2017, A well-functioning sense of smell is something most people take for granted, until its lost. And the new ads with Kiera in that beautiful red dress dont hurt either! It really is a masterpiece and will be accompanying more frequently from now on. This is a follow-up to your Coco review from last week I arrived a little late and thought it appropriate here. well, I never get what other people get from fragrances.Im weird, I guess. That's o.k. Absolutely! Another year or so later, I was at work and a coworker came in wearing it. Can you believe it? (another cool thing for your resume) because this is EXACTLY how I feel about CM. If you have a runny nose, there are treatments and remedies you can try at home that don't involve medications. I only did four sprays. The nose behind this fragrance is Olivier Polge. Whenever I go out, its AngelAngelAngel. It sounds like it suits you, though. Decongestants and OTC antihistamines can help relieve nasal congestion caused by allergies. Doing either would certainly be nice. I can only raise my left eyebrow, and employ it that skill all too often. Yes, Coco is lovely, as is N. 5 parfum, Cuir de Russie and even my screechy Allure Sensuelle which behaves once it dries down. maybe theyre just testing us..not that Im paranoid or anything. 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. I have a co-worker who only wears Light Blue, nothing else ever. Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel is a Amber Floral fragrance for women.Coco Mademoiselle was launched in 2001. And then theres the other dilemma. But new, A new study finds that roughly 86 percent of people with COVID-19 lose their sense of smell. the 20 minute trip home was almost more than I could take. Once again I havent found a Chanel I can wera but I am thinking I need to get a decant of Bois de Iles. Its very, very fruity on me and is downright identical to Cotys Exclamation perfume on my skin. A neti pot can help you clear up nasal congestion or mucus from allergies. At the same time though, Coco Mademoiselle is too weak for my liking. Its not my cup of tea but I think shell really like it. And congratulations on your wedding. Flowerbomb. On Thanksgiving Day my husband and I went to dinner at my co-workers home where 20-30 people were there. I think it is genetic but possibly not dominanteveryone in my family can do it, but no one in the CEOs family.my daughter is very disappointed to not have any Spock-eyebrow abilities. Filed Under: perfume talk Tagged With: chanel, flanker, jacques polge. See, I dont actually hate Coco Mademoiselle. 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 think Id have ended up hating most of my favorites if I had to spend an hour in a company of somebody abusing it. 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. I love the way you describe it. It is just not as polished as the other fantastic Chanels. I love Cuir de Russie, but am not going to plunk down the dough for that one anytime soon. I'll take Coco, Bois des Iles, and Cuir de Russie, please. Soshall we do it? When possible, avoid people who have colds or the flu. I recall one day last summer when I made it all the way to the grocery store before realizing I had no perfume on!! *shudders*. Ive even witnessed a sales associate spray Coco Mademoiselle all over herself eleven times, windmilling her arm like an out of control electric fan. It helps that my brows are naturally arched I can get that left one wayyyy up there.the higher it is , the more scathing my response. They really have a vice president for that? 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. This will help to restore smell. I might have to research my honeymoon locale and see if they have a perfume store there. Thats just the way it is.and thats one thing that makes perfume so interesting. In passing, it's pretty and interesting. Then another day a month or two later, I wore it again, and didnt have the same reaction. If its blocking Tolu, then we know for sure shes overdoing it! Ill be sticking with original Coco, which is one of my all-time faves, anyway. But still, she doesnt read that way. 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