Comments on: Chanel Coco ~ fragrance review

By: mariela225

mariela225 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:58:23 +0000

Hello, I have had a similar experience with Coco since I was 20, now unfortunately I can not afford to use so often. Do you know of a similar perfume that is more economical???

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:21:41 +0000

Wonderful! It’s so nice when a perfume means more than simply its fragrance–as beautiful as that fragrance may be. You make me want to run to my sample of Coco now!

By: maryofsherwood

maryofsherwood — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:03:04 +0000

I love Chanel. it is for me the epitome of chic, class and French style. Coco is the perfume that defines the spirit of the House of Chanel. This is the fragrance I imagine Coco Chanel would have wanted to wear, but alas, Jacques Polge was not quite there yet when she was looking for a signature scent , so she had to chose No. 5.

Coco is a tribute to Mademoiselle Chanel and I pay this tribute to her every time I wear it. It was my first Chanel scent and I bought it with my own money (hard currency, mind you, just in 1990 after the fall of the communist regime in my country). It has because of that a deeper significance than just a fragrance: it is attaining the unattainable, as owning foreign currencies before 1990 was forbidden and most luxury items were almost impossible to obtain, even if you had money. My first bottle was a EDT and I was in Heaven! I was 22 years old and this perfume just vibrated on my skin. I can’t imagine what people passing me by in the street must have felt when smelling this perfume.

I left this scent aside for a while because I got lost in a world of scents that was there for me to discover and I did discover yet another scent from Chanel that will stay on my top list of preferences forever: Allure. So now I own Allure, Coco and Eau Premiere, all in EDP form, all of which I wear for different occasions, depening on my state of mind (and soul). Whenever I wear Coco I have to wear red lipstick, too.

I hope this fragrance will never be discontinued because it would be such a shame. Mademoiselle, wherever you are, you can rest easy because your heritage lives on.

By: SiameseCat

SiameseCat — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:08:03 +0000

Thanks for that kind comment! It must have been hard to lose two cats in a year. I love the name Mae West!
We’ll get a little Gandalf next week to keep Pandora company. The dead one was called Luthien – Tolkien fan. Coco is a lovely way to remember her.
In the future I’ll keep in mind you’re a cat lover when reading your reviews.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:56:28 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear about your cat! I lost two cats the year before last, and I still miss them (although I did add the charming tuxedo cat Mae West to the fold.) Now everytime you wear Coco you can think of your darling cat.

By: SiameseCat

SiameseCat — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:08:02 +0000

I also love the cat reference. I’m really pleased to have discovered this review, overlooked it at the time. Incidentally, my little Siamese cat adored Coco (along with No 5, Allure and Coco M.). She died a few weeks ago. I’m really sorry I didn’t use these scents more often for her to enjoy.
Now I’m revisiting Coco. Somehow I stopped wearing it some time ago because Opium seems superior. On the other hand, Coco is more wearable while Opium requires an event.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:13:12 +0000

Happy birthday! Coco would be a very fine birthday present, if you ask me. 25 is the age where confidence begins to catch up to chic, which leads to real style. Coco would be a terrific complement to that.

By: Subhuman

Subhuman — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:17:55 +0000

Finally sniffed this today, after reading much praise. What a gorgeous fragrance it is. Sweeter, fruitier, and slightly spicier than my current Chanel fave, Coco Mademoiselle, which seems almost stuffy and soapy in comparison. It’s also the more overtly feminine of the two, in my opinion; Mademoiselle has that musky-patchouli-whatever going on that makes me thing of a old-school men’s oriental. And thank you for mentioning the orange note, which made a lightbulb go off in my head – of course! That’s the sweet fruity thing I couldn’t put my finger on!

Coco makes me thing of stewed plums and mulled wine with orange peel, but your mahogany table imagery is perfect, too. Just a lovely fragrance, and I cannot fathom its ’80s-powerhouse reputation – it’s too warm, inviting and friendly to be lumped in with the likes of Giorgio and Poison. And unlike Mademoiselle, which even I admit grows a bit tiresome after a while, Coco just smells better and better the longer it sits on skin. My birthday is tomorrow (25…oy), and I think I may put whatever gift money comes my way toward a bottle.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:37:42 +0000

You’re welcome! I’m so glad you found a fragrance to love, especially in winter. I adore your comparison of Coco to a friendly cat, too.

By: annemarie

annemarie — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:39:22 +0000

I’d like to add my thanks too. I also re-tried Coco on the basis of Angela’s lovely review and the many, many fascinating comments which suggested that this is a truly great fragrance. I’ve tried it a few times in the department stores but I must have been too hot and hurried (as one often is in shopping malls!) because it did not appeal.

This time I got a partly used mini of the EDP on ebay. Beautiful, just beautiful. I will go for a full bottle once I have recovered from Xmas, probably the EDP, but if I love a perfume enough I do buy it in multiple forms

I love Coco’s intimacy – it feels as if it is there entirely for me. It’s like meeting a cat that cuddles you at first acquaintance, as if you were the friend they have always been searching for.

Thanks to Angela and AnnS and all those folk who shared their knowledge their knowledge of Coco.