Description
Coco Mademoiselle was introduced as eau de parfum in 2001, as well as eau de toilette in 2002. Both compositions were created by Jacques Polge – perfumer for Chanel since 1978. Feminine edition Coco Mademoiselle was presented as pure perfume as the very essence of this edition.
A richer composition full of contrasts and nuances can be found in 7.5 ml perfume flacons and each of its drops celebrates famous spirit of Chanel‘s Coco Mademoiselle. A luxurious purse edition arrives in a flacon shaped just like EDP edition, decorated with a seal on its neck.
The composition is focused on two characteristic ingredients of Chanel editions – jasmine absolute and May rose absolute. Delicate flowers are enhanced and enriched with a touch of Florentine iris.
Top notes of Coco Mademoiselle Parfum incorporate Sicilian oranges, Calabrian bergamot and Sicilian grapefruit. A floral heart is created of pure rose extract and pure jasmine extract, along with a fruity touch of litchi, while its base notes carry a combination of Indonesian patchouli, Haitian vetiver, Bourbon vanilla ad white musk. This fragrance is dedicated to courageous, brave and modern women who prefer luxury and elegance.
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Parfum – fragrant gem can be combined with glittery body gel, which refreshes and seduces with its oriental-fresh notes of citruses in top, flowers and litchi in a heart and cuddling finish in base notes.
fa575 – :
This was my major favourite before. Very sexy and elegant scent.
zheka_zanoza – :
****** POLITE NOTICE THIS SECTION IS FOR: dab on / PURE PARFUM VERSION *****
********(NOT EDT / EDP)*********
( please see seperate edt and edp pages to read about/ review those versions. )
Thanks very much fellow fragrance lovers……
garrytwasq – :
I used to love Chanel’s COCO. I tried the COCO Madamoiselle, and it is disappointing. Much too spicy, and masculine for a woman’s fragrance. I have a large bottle that I would be willing to trade for Christian Dior Addict, or Mon Guerlain.
This COCO Madamoiselle is much too strong, and no dry-down. Just stays harsh on my skin. I thought it would mellow into a mature woman’s scent…..but it must not agree with my body chemistry. PM if interested in a swap.
t77574 – :
My husband bought me the EDP for my birthday and apparently he did his homework because this perfume is bloody divine. I’m hard pressed to say I dislike any perfume – most can be appreciated in some way or another – but I honestly and sincerely ADORE this perfume. From the moment it goes on, to the lingering notes on my skin the day after, everything about this sexy, fresh, elegantly floral yet citrusy perfume is BEAUTIFUL. So happy birthday to me 😀
ola6666666666 – :
Starts unisex on me, ends up masculine. Men’s shaving cream in the end. Very close to skin, and not a huge longevity. I’m a bit disappointed in it, I expected more potency from a perfume.
yarenat – :
Very nice. Vibrant, playful yet elegant. Beautifully executed floral, citrus and earthy notes. Like a warm spring day. But lacks depth and intensity. I prefer Coco Noir. Waiting to try Intense version of this.
antankepe – :
As a guy, I love this scent. I go back to my guy scents but then I can’t keep from returning to this. It smells so good. I see this as a unisex scent.
parkan-555 – :
Classy, delightful, compliments, long lasting.
TIL SCHWEIGER – :
Pure elegance. A sweet floral. I get the nicest compliments with this one and tend to wear it to formal events. It really is the cherry of the cake for my outfit. After all these years it still is a unique perfume. Good projection and very long lasting.
pcj151JeomiWogkig – :
I’m one of the many people who ignored this scent completely due to its popularity. I’m coming back to it after a long time now…and only the Parfum concentration…I’m falling in love with it again, now I feel it and enjoy it in a completely different way. It is not childish 100% like it used to be (in edp). If you really find the edp or the edt to be not earnest, try the Parfum, it is a dressy/formal choice, suits night and parties.
ILNUR1 – :
Apologies not a review: notice ! !
Fragrantica please put ‘PURE ‘ parfum in title a Lotta people are putting reviews for all versions here , maybe it’s a little unclear but this page is for extrait or pure parfum 7.5 ml 15 ml ( and if ur really lucky or rich 30 ml 🙂
it’s confusing when reviews are for all versions.
There’s other sections for edt and edp please try to use them best u can .
Thanks in advance .
minimisha – :
I am a guy and I still love this perfume. One of my ex-girlfriend used to wear this perfume only and I REALLY REALLY loved how she smelled! The scent was sooo addicting that I couldn’t stop sniffing her wrists and her neck and every spot she was wearing this perfume. I never got tired of this smell no matter how many times and how long I smelled this. It just got better and better every time I smelled it. Especially that middle note is heavenly.
I can’t really distinguish what each ingredient I can identify by smelling a perfume, but I can say this. It smells seductive, cute, lovely and adorable. This is THE best perfume on earth. Nothing has and will come any close to it. It will be disgrace to even compare any other perfume to this, because this perfume is whole another level.
I come across a girl wearing this once in a while and I always need to see their face. When I smell this in a crowded place, I always find myself trying to find out who’s the one wearing this heavenly perfume. Seriously, when I smell this from a girl, I get turned on. My pants get wet. Yea. This is THAT good. If my girlfriend doesn’t have this perfume, I will buy her one so she can wear it when she sees me. Btw, I think EDP version is wayyy better than EDT version. That middle notes of the EDT is kinda bland and fades off rather quickly whereas EDP version has the perfect middle note longevity and concentration.
Princesska – :
Let me start by saying that I am huge Chanel fan. I absolutely adore their brand and have not encountered a perfume by this house that I dislike. It is no surprise that I am among the legions of Coco Mademoiselle lovers.
Coco Mademoiselle is different from the older Chanel scents such as No.5 and Coco. I can see that this is aimed to please the modern fashionistas. That in itself gets Coco Mademoiselle some bad critic from more experienced perfumers who generally seem to shun modern mainstream trends, but personally I think the addition of Coco Mademoiselle was a good move from Chanel. By vying for a younger, modern market it ensures the continuous survival of the house. Coco Mademoiselle opens sharp and citrusy, I can specifically smell the grapefruit which gives it an interesting twist. The middle notes soon appear and the entire fragrance is so smoothly blended that it is hard to pick out individual notes. The scent turns fruity and sweeter which must be from the litchi. Rose sort of lifts this scent above a plain fruity scent yet I wouldn’t call this a fruity floral. It is unique and elegant, refreshing and beautiful. The citrus tartness never fully disappears, which makes this a sparkly, lively and bright scent. Patchouli deepens the base and a hint of vetiver adds a beautiful spicey earthiness to this scent.
Coco Mademoiselle is such a beloved perfume for a reason. It is good quality, the silage is good and it lasts an easy 10 hours or more on my skin. I prefer this bright refreshing perfume in summer or spring, but it is not at all unpleasant during cold weather. Every time I catch a whiff of this it instantly lifts my spirits. The bottle is absolutely gorgeous too, which just adds to this little olfactory pleasure.
Trezeg – :
I bought Coco Mademoiselle last year, but I don’t wear it. When I first smelled it, it was like — okay, nothing special. I was more into CK Beauty and Elizabeth Arden 5th Ave. Last week, I tried to smell CM again, and my nose loved it! I don’t know what changed, but I now appreciate its citrus, floral and musky scent. Will wear this for office.
naryto – :
It’s THE most gorgeously perfectly feminine perfume of all time!! And so is the bottle!!!! DIVINE!!!!!
astefeani – :
This was my first exspensive bottle of perfume I treated myself to to my high school graduation party. So it will always remind me of that time in my life.mi had a friend that night that kept coming over smelling me cos she thought I smelled so good!
It is an elegant, classy, lady like scent. Quite rich. I was going to say a mature scent but I feel young women in their 20’s could wear this also.its a true classic!!!
I dnt wear it any more cos since then new fragerance have come on the market and i am more of a floral girly type scent. However, coco is rich without being to heavy. I no it a mile away as it is very popular (which slightly puts me off) I dnt like people knowing what I am wearing. All I can say is a ‘modern classic’. Xoxo
Just realised this review is supposed to be for the NORMAL EDP!!!!
Mihj – :
@Vanian I love your review! (I don’t like this perfume, but that is beside the point. 🙂
You have a wonderful point: perfume is made to please the wearer, how wonderful that we belong to a global club of lovers!
ivaxa – :
I despise this perfume. My friend wore it all through college, and it was a rank, heavy, hippy, undiluted patchouli on her. My lip is curling with disgust as I write this. Because of this horrid experience, I’ve never tried it for myself.
This perfume has an instantaneously recognizable scent signature. I was walking down a flight of steps in a hotel this winter, and smelled it. No one in front of me, just this specific patchouli stank.
I will admit though, I felt a bit nostalgic as I smelled it 15+ years later.
I just fell in love with some vintage Coco EdP, so I’m going to go by the Chanel counter and give these all another spin. (I thought I wouldn’t like Coco because I don’t like Coco Mademoiselle. Wrong!)
chernishov – :
A perfume that a woman should wear endlessly…
IRUSYAB1 – :
Awful, stanky, urine????? Really? That’s certainly not what I am getting. All I can say is this is a very beautiful, classy, sophisticated, sexy fragrance. I am constantly getting compliments from men and women. They are forever stopping me and asking me what is that fragrance that I am wearing? My mother even wears this and young women in their 20 and 30’s tell her that she smells great!
Too bad for the people that think this is an awful fragrance. Please do not blame the fragrance, but maybe its your body chemistry that can’t pull it off. Please be kind for this is really a treasure 🙂
Grajek-T51 – :
I don’t wear this but I can always pick the stench of someone wearing it, revolting stuff- smells like urine and flowers. An awful, over strong and skanky fragrance.
rusik194 – :
Actually, I didn’t have any intention to write a review at all. However, I changed my mind after I read the last couple of reviews. The same like some of you, I bought my first bottle of CM a few months after it was released in 2001 and it was EDP as there was no EDT, or pure perfume at that time (can’t believe 15 years has gone since than). The same like most of you I made it my signature and there was not a single friend who didn’t ask me what my perfume was. Of course it was understandable that a few years later, by 2003 you could have smelt it from almost every corner in my city. Irritating it was for a person like me, I think you all can understand what I am talking about. So, like some of you I stopped wearing it at all. In the last autumn, something, or more likely some memories made me to buy it again (this time the pure perfume, as I think the last reformulations haven’t made a good favour to the EDP, but this could be just me, of course) and decided just to keep it as a souvenir for the future when all the fuss about it will calm down and I will be able to enjoy it like I was enjoying it at the very beginning. As you all know it is still very popular. However, got back home and of course was not able not to open it right away. Applied it! And then what has happened was, that I felt so stupid to ignore that heavenly beautiful fragrance just because of its huge popularity. A fragrance is made to please the wearer, isn’t it? And isn’t it beautiful that there are so many people around The Globe who also share your feelings about one and the same fragrance. If, it makes you happy and uplifts your emotions, feelings, etc., please do not stop yourself from wearing it, just because it is so, so popular, and so many people wear it at one and the same time. Please, do not make my mistake of not wearing it for so long, as you might regret it after all. We are all unique people, no matter whether we are wearing the same fragrance, or not. And after all, because, this is our Coco Mademoiselle and she is unique, and beautiful, too, just for us, to make us beautiful, just like she is. How lovely isn’t it? I am back in the ‘CM club’ again, after so many years! Happy? Yes, for sure!
p.s. And next time when you meet someone who is wearing CM, just give him/her a nice, warm, understanding, friendly smile. ‘Just from all of us’. Be happy!
WSELENAIA – :
The EDP has been one of my signature scents from when it was launched. I used to layer it with the body lotion and it was my “always right scent.”
I must admit the love isn’t totally over.
But I do keep my bottle and the body lotion on the shelf nowadays.
And yes, I know, if so many people like a perfume, it’s probably a nice one.
And Mademoiselle is a masterpiece.
But these days, the world seems to be trapped in a Mademoiselle bubble.
I can smell it to the moon and back because every other woman seems to love this scent to the moon and back and marinates herself in it. 😉
I don’t want to offend any one. Again: I used to love it very much and the love isn’t totally over yet.
And I don’t really mind wearing populair fragrances. Like I said: they are popular for a reason.
But once this was an elegant, different fragrance. A relieve after the fruity, sweet, not very adult perfumes from the ’90s.
Now it’s a mainstream scent. Not because it’s a mainstream creation, Jacques Polge did an amazing job on this one, it’s a very well made perfume, the House of Chanel worthy.
But it became mainstream because ‘the mainstream’ is wearing it…
Ho well, perhaps it’s just a trend who will fade away…Until then, I’ll stay true to Chanel. But not to Mademoiselle . I’m sorry my lady. 😉
7404040 – :
This perfume is a big bold NO for my skin! Once I put it on it smells so cheap, like all other Chanel perfumes on me. I wish my skin would like it.
Tzollos – :
I have a brand new 1.7 oz EDP of this if someone would like to trade. My mom brought it back with her from Paria. I like the original Coco though.
627147 – :
My signature scent!!!!!!!!!!!! As far as I am concerned there is nothing in this world more amazing!!!!!!! I need the pure parfume!! On my Christmas list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jur198 – :
This is the best perfume I ever had! Love it since the first spray. Strong character perfume, noticeable from distance. Rich fragrance with citrus, white floral, and vanilla. I Love it a lot, and still be my top choice for perfumery. Long lasting in my skin, more over on my scarf and clothes. Worth for money, you get what you pay. 🙂
den756 – :
It smells VERY similar to me like Miss Dior!!!!!!!!I am stuck in the middle of which one to get for myself for mothers day!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE BOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CruelAngel – :
honestly, i doubt this scent is really “me” but i can’t resist trying scents if given the opportunity. it starts off bright and citrussy and has something sweet underlying that’s turning on my skin. there are some citrus/aquatic elements that often do this which is part of the reason why i steer clear. anyway, i guess i’m getting the lychee because it smells fruity now. after being on the skin about 10 minutes i get something vaguely musky with some patchouli, and i some floral, probably rose, but it doesn’t read as rose to me right off. it gets more musky/vanilla as time goes on and this improves the scent quite a bit in my eyes. i’ve smelled this on people before, and while i like it better than i thought i would on myself, there is this underlying synthetic-modern vibe going on that’s just not working for me.
kosolapui – :
smell delicious and juicy!!
14011401 – :
Definitely a staple of French perfumerie! Lively, timeless, very recognizable!! I don’t know any men who can pull it off though!?
It has a bit of an oily vibe , is kind of a strict perfume in a way…it isn’t fresh or bright spirited!! Still, there is only one like it!! I prefer edt, more floral, more smooth….EDP is more earthy too..
MegBegb B HoPke – :
My absolute favourite. Love love love. 🙂
solovei74 – :
Love love Love. It is a warm family embrace. Worth the price !!!! I rock this as a man and it is awesome on women. Buy it! I have to say it does seem like it has gotten weaker over the past few years.
v.yrir – :
@ Lom Coco Mademoiselle is a peppery soapy floral which works well on male skin. I have smelt this on quite a few men. It is used so often by men that I think of it as unisex. Try it and if you like it, wear it. It’s a free world!
This is a stinky powerhouse of French perfume and on women will probably be recognised as Coco Mademoiselle. But people will not expect men to wear this so if you do I think their noses will register soapy rose and their minds will not think ‘this guy is wearing Coco Mademoiselle’ but ‘this guy must have just washed with a lot of rose-scented soap’ and consider you to smell ‘very very clean’ and possibly have OCD or will think you over-did the fabric softener as this big rose is very reminiscent of those laundry products used in tumble driers (can’t recall the brand name). I don’t think it smells girly, if that is your worry. The rose is very dominant and very soapy so most people will probably not think you are wearing a fragrance as such.
Whoever wears it, a little goes a long way as it has huge projection and longevity so it has to be used in moderation or it hurts the nose and brings on a headache. Best not used for work or while travelling by plane etc or it will annoy others. Best keep it for social events, especially outdoor events as it soon swamps a room. Could be formal or informal events. Either way, I suggest you apply it at least three hours before you go out so it dries down and mellows out a bit. I like it but I could not wear it often. I would keep it for occasions that I want to imprint on the memory like a graduation ceremony so that for ever after the scent will evoke the happy memories.
st74 – :
Lom, Mademoiselle by Dior?? The woman may not know her own fragrance…
shershnev1977 – :
A female colleague was talking to me and I asked her if she is wearing Eau D`Orange Verte by Hermes. She said it’s Mademoiselle by Dior. It really reminded me of Hermes, but definitely much stronger than Eau D`Orange Verte. Maybe it can be also good for men?
demonnoid – :
I own this, I enjoyed it from a sample I had but I just don’t find myself ever using it. This has both a lightness and a maturity to it. I own a like-new 1.2oz Eau de Parfum Spray if anyone is interested in a trade.
pavel282 – :
Absolutely obsessed with this fragrance! It smells a little bit like baby powder but in a sexy way… If that’s even possible.. I can’t wait to add this to my collection!
ioi575Negeltzex – :
I wore this ten years ago. I loved it then but left it because I became bored with the warm vanilla sweetness.
Several months ago I was passing through an airport and a walked past a lady pushing Chanel fragrances. She smelt delicious.
“What is that you are wearing?”, I said.
“Why, Coco Mademoiselle my darling!”
Sometimes fragrance invokes memories and pulls you back into another part of your life. I feel that way about this. It’s a young lady, sweet enough to eat and too beautiful to tire of.
I’m glad I found you again.
alexeubortnikov15 – :
And did I mention the soft caramel…. Mm yum
PDBrian – :
I’m wearing my sample today. The first hour or 2 it’s ho hum for me. Now I’m into the 3 rd hour and reaching down to the inside of my elbow, I quite like it.
It’s dry down is soft and powdery, almost like baby powder. But that’s okay, I said almost…
Much Better than baby powder.
I like this much better than Chanel chance eau tendre, which after 2 hours I had to wash off, because it actually got stronger as the day went on and started to make me feel sick to the stomach.
I like this, but I’m still deciding whether I love this.
For the price I want to love this. I need to give it a few more try’s yet I feel.
leks – :
I have always disagreed with perfume sales clerks that perfumes are for “any age” and based on this reasoning, I have always abstained from wearing Mademoiselle despite my love and adoration for this perfume masterpiece. However, after careful self-debate, a mademoiselle in 2001 would be a Miss anywhere from 15 to 45, making her today (2015) 30ish to 60ish. YES!!! So I proceeded to spritz Mademoiselle EDP on my write yesterday and YES, I WILL PURCHASE A BOTTLE FOR MYSELF. I spritzed Mademoiselle from two locations yesterday; one retail location has Mademoiselle boxes of perfume in the back in a drawer in the dark, the other exposed on a shelf in the front of their store under lights. The first spritz was deep, fresh, and absolutely alluringly beautiful. I want to add that despite this perfume’s popularity worn by any and all women, it is not for every women. Mademoiselle is a perfume made for women with a feminine presence, classy with a strong character. It is a full bodied and balanced perfume. The May Rose and Jasmine are absolutely outstanding, and for me make it the masterpiece that it is. For me, it is simply the best Chanel perfume.
scbrookgzz – :
I purchased it today and I must day I’m very pleased with my choice! It is definitely a perfume for a powerful, self-assured woman, as it is very complex and displays a lot of notes.
it starts with citric notes, I could very well smell the Sicilian grapefruit and the bergamote. I expected it to be more flowery and sweet, like viktor and rolf’s flowerbomb or like lancome’s la vie est belle. But it’s so multi-facetted and intrigiung that i love it!
i would definitely recommend it to a confident, feminine and powerful woman who knows her assets. The citric notes gradually change into woody, darker ones and it’s a pleasure to perceive these changes.
The sillage is great, I am wearing it 7 hours now and can still smell it. The sweeter initial notes now turned into heavier, sour ones, at first i did not like them but somehow i am pleased by their complexness.
definitely chanel at its highest, for a woman in her thirties i would say. Not so heavy as chanel no 5, but also not so flowery-teeny as flowerbomb, prada candy or la vie est belle. A very nice surprise, this perfume is a definite keeper for me!
валькирия2704 – :
I am absolutely shocked by this. My positive prejudice toward Chanel was not enough to make me like this even remotely. It’s a very rare thing to come across a perfume that I find actually disagreeable, but this is strongly so.
On my skin all I get from Coco Madmoiselle is a harsh, sour, unpleasant assault on the nostrils. Not what I was expecting at all! Especially as I am a long-time Chanel wearer.
My partner was nonplussed, but not repulsed. I actually wrote “Horrible!” in my notes about this.
Such a sweet name for a perfume from a great fragrance house, but a total clash with my chemistry, it seems.
ruscom21 – :
I adore this scent. I, like other reviewers, tired of the popularity of it as I like to have a unique scent. However, to me (a newbie), this is a very complex somewhat contradictory scent. I love how it is very girly yet has this depth, strength, and mystery. It is unassuming but so sensual. If I find a piece of clothing from that period in my life, the scent still lingers. It really stimulates me and makes me think – something another perfume has yet to do so strongly to me.
BUYMETRONIDAZOLE – :
A very pretty, fairly non offensive scent. Distinct because as soon as you smell it, you KNOW it’s from the Chanel house. I smell it everywhere.
I can appreciate it and I think it’s lovely when my sister wears it, but when I wear it, it’s like wearing a pretty dress that doesn’t quite fit right- no one can really tell but me and it feels like it bunches up in odd places and I’m uncomfortable in it.
Suits many other people perfectly tho. Wear it well friends.
demaTeams66 – :
Well, what can I say about Mademoiselle…I will always love you but it’s time to move on, ha! I have worn this fragrance almost daily for so many years, but recently it seems everyone is wearing it. I smell it literally everywhere! As someone who loves being unique and always true to myself, I find it annoying to smell the same as all my friends. Coco Mademoiselle is elegantly layered with white flowers, citrus notes, vanilla and a touch of musk. Lovely~ It’s perfect for both day and evening. I love it. Sob, I will miss you Mademoiselle!
bigalex – :
I have this one and like it, but I like the edt much much better. It’s more sparkly and soft spicy. (I don’t like the edp, because I find it too pungent).
Anyway back to the review.. My boyfriend told me I smell like cloves when I wore this one ( he’s a cook..) but I don’t like cloves and definitely not in perfumes, so that was a bummer.
BUT a different guy followed me riding on his bike when I was riding on my bike. He came biking very quickly from behind me, stopt me (and almost fell from his bike) and ask me what I was wearing because it smelled so good. I had applied the parfum in the morning and at this point it was at least 6 hours later. So the parfum must have some secret power or something..
Dihlofos – :
I don’t like flowers but in Coco mademoiselle, it’s ok because there is something else.
olo20120 – :
Very linear, only patchouli, I waited all day, but there was only patchouli note. So I skipped this. Very strong and suffocating, biting. Was no fruity citrus or something.
Mooguelestodo – :
I sympathize with the reviewers who are bored with this one. For a couple of years, it was everywhere. I feel like that was a while ago – I haven’t smelled it on anyone recently. I used to own it and swapped it away long ago. I got a nostalgia craving for it recently and ordered the parfum. It is yummy. It is everything I wanted. Pushing gourmand, but not too cloying. Mellow fruitiness and the right mid-balance of floral. Earthy, but still light. Very early 00s. For a while I thought of Coco Mlle as too boring to take seriously, but now I adore how light, pretty and simple it is. Great for this warm weather. The citrus really rises to the occasion. I think if I didn’t know this already and smelled it from a niche house for the first time today, I’d say hell yes finally. Coco Mlle is a nice little personal gem. The sillage of the parfum is very close to the body, which I prefer to the total knock out projection of the EDT/P, which I had before.
I’ve recently been revisiting the perfumes I wore 10+ years ago and I have to say, this one I appreciate more at 32 than I did when I was 18. I feel lovely in this today.
rvp115Negeltzex – :
I actually have a question: I have the EDP, but the problem is that too much always comes out when I spray it. It gets all over the floor if I walk thru, and I can’t spray it directly on me or it gets so strong I get a little overwhelmed. So I wonder if using the Parfum oil here will give me more control over how much I put on and where? Just pulse points and/or decollete for example. Has anyone found it easier to use the Parfum? Thanks!
Edit: Solved the problem (for now): got the lotion. Maybe someday, I’ll actually own the genuine parfum.
fortunated – :
For me, the problem with Coco Mademoiselle is that for at least ten years, it was everywhere. It was the predecessor to Paco Rabanne Lady Million. I adored it when it first arrived on the scene, and I had a couple of bottles of the edp and edt, but now when I smell it, I just think how mass market and boring it has become. Everywhere I’ve worked, there have been at least two or three people who wear this perfume. I don’t mind mass market fragrances if I love them, but of all the big names in perfume, I think this one has been worn to boredom by more than any other. Still pretty and fresh, but boring.
katt250707 – :
Again I will say I am quite late at trying out new perfumes using but two signature scents for years. I am in the process of sampling many! This sample arrived and I adore it.It smells expensive, womanly,the sillage is good but not too strong and I feel it’s quite a sexy scent,I am hinting to the hubby for a rather large bottle of this!
kinchka70 – :
This is my absolute favorite in my collection. I first fell in love with Coco Mademoiselle EDP as a 19 year old model in London. After a shoot, the photographer took me on a shopping spree, and I blindly selected this perfume in Harrrods. I remember it being so joyful with the citrus notes but also luxurious with the rose jasmine and lychee all combined to make it the one all my friends asked to borrow and stared at with envy!
Fast forward 4 years…my fiancee picked up on my hints and for my 23rd birthday he gifted me a 15 ML of Coco Mademoiselle pure parfum. At first I was nervous…I had never experienced pure parfum before, and was worried that the tiny bottle would not last me long. In fact, I even posted on Fragnoticas forums asking if I should exchange for the larger EDP.
It is thanks to all the amazing members of this site that I did not, and I am so grateful I didn’t return this masterpiece!
Coco Mademoiselle is without a doubt my most prized parfum, and proof that sometimes the best things in life really do come in the smallest packages. Now I only fear I am spoiled by this luxury, now that I know how amazing pure parfum can be, I will definitely save up or wish for other parfums in future! Yes, Coco Mademoiselle is that good, it has me converted! Now, onto the review…
The miniature bottle with the black rose seal looked so beautiful, It felt almost sacrilegious to break that seal! But I did.
Seeing as this was my first encounter with pure Parfum (of any kind) I was careful, dapping a small drop on my left and right wrists. The patchouli perhaps came off a bit too strongly at first application, and for a moment I was worried. But fear not, soon the top notes calmed down to reveal a beautiful rose. Like that perfect rose in beauty and the beast, in full bloom on my wrists. Litchi, Jasmine, and Bergamot came into the fold in a lovely symphony with the musk. While the EDP I remember came off strongly on the citrusy notes at first before drying down to a beautiful rosey floral, this is the opposite. After a couple of hours I do notice the orange and grapefruit coming through, but after the initial blast of patchouli it develops in the opposite way to the EDP: Patchouli, Roses, Citrus, instead of the other way round.
Vanilla blends the fragrance into perfect harmony. While I have always loved the act of spraying my EDP’s for a fun night out or mood/occasion, there is something very sensual about applying a precious drop of pure parfum to your pulse points. Whereas the Coco Mademoiselle EDP of my memories perfectly represented me at the time…young, free spirited model and writer but with class, the pure parfum is more of the woman I grew into…still writing (more often) and modelling (occasionally) but also with an amazing fiancee, dreaming of our wedding. I am actually really happy now my fiancee gifted me the pure parfum instead of the EDP. While silliage and longevity are similar in both, pure parfum is a more devolved, richer, and creamier version of its EDP counter part.
It may be only 15ML but sometimes the best things come in small packages. Or as Sofreshandsoclean wrote in their review:
“My reason for choosing diamonds is that, dense as they are, they represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume.”
― Coco ChanelI would say:“My reason for choosing Coco Mademoiselle pure parfum is that, dense as it is, it represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume.”-Sofreshandsoclean
I would agree!! 😀
I am so happy that I received this beautiful parfum for my birthday. I will try and make my tiny bottle last, and probably only wear for special occasions. (Due in part yes to the cost of this parfum but also because this really is a scent that warrants special occasion status. I would still like to try the EDP for more regular wear, but if it really has been reformulated (WHY CHANEL? WHY?!?) it would be a real shame. Really wish there was a department store near me to test (one of the things I did love about america which aren’t as common in England where I am now.) Perhaps I will try the EDP in a future swap, or purchase a small bottle when I have the finances for it online. We will see. But for now I simply adore my pure parfum mademoiselle.
10/10 for me
ddemun – :
I have the Coco Mademoiselle EDP and I have to say that the parfum and EDP are two different things. Twins, yes, but not quite the same. The good thing is: both are lovely. By lovely, I mean, really, really lovely, and there’s a reason why Coco Mademoiselle is hugely popular.
Anyway, if you have the EDP, chances are you’re used to smelling the citrus notes first before it turns into a sweeter dry-down. The parfum, however, goes straight into the sweetish floral territory before turning into an almost identical dry-down as the EDP’s. Projection is excellent for both, but as expected, the parfu