Chanel Coco Noir 113660 Eau de Parfum Spray 100 ml

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Each of their fragrances is unique and unlike any other, no matter which scent you choose, it will be the only one among many others. CHANEL COCO NOIR is a fragrance that embodies a paradoxical statement, entrusting darkness with the essential role of bringing femininity to light in all its splendor. It's not meant to attract attention, but it's noticeable enough to give its wearer a strong boost of confidence.

When I close my eyes and smell Coco Noir, I envision lovely art nouveau buildings, dinners on candle lit balconies in Europe, and expensive dresses. The opening of Coco Noir is reminiscent of Mademoiselle, but as the citrus top fades, Coco Noir really stands out. After that the floral heart pushes through and it starts to become pleasant, then lovely, then gorgeous as the OG base notes come in. It definitely has some Coco Mademoiselle in the opening, but it's so much spicier and richer that nobody would confuse the two.

It was the first one I bought because I was becoming intrigued by this oriental-adjacent, aldehydic character that seemed to serve as an accessible point of entry leading towards what I thought of as vintage fragrances.

I really enjoy the warmth, the almost unisex quality this has (which comes and goes -sometimes I feel this is very sweet, sometimes, very unisex), the ambery notes and the beautiful tonka that don’t feel cloying.I got chance edt along with this and it performs way better on skin and on cloths so I will be keeping that one.

I will probably review this again in time as I get to know the fragrance more but I know for next time to wear it by itself. Has some aspects in common with Coco Mademoiselle (the same sour patchouli), but it's more green, more sour, juicier and more perfume-y, mixing aspects of old-style perfumery with the simpler scents of the latest decades. COCO NOIR celebrates this paradoxical statement by using a deep black to bring a dazzling femininity to light. However, it smells a bit common, and it does not compare to the thicker, older Chanel formulations (looking especially at the dark ones like Cuir de Russie and Coromandel) which were more plush, more complex, almost obscenely so. Because I am battling hormones from weaning my baby (lack of oxytocin and what not) my husband offered to get me a Chanel to make me happy.The likes of Mademoiselle and all the iterations of 5's are so heavily associated with elegance, old Hollywood etc.