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skaut – :
Comparing with the EDP, I feel they are quite different from one another. With the parfum, it smells more floral (rosey like a fresh white rose, or even rose geranium, not like a velvety crimson rose) and balsamic. I don’t notice citrus in the top notes, not like I clearly smell with the EDP. Also, the EDP has a darker, incense and woods vibe, but I don’t get that vibe with the extrait at all. The extrait smells more floral, as though it were made of just the mid-notes of the EDP. I don’t get distinct woods. Maybe a bit of an amber accord and a hint of vanilla. I do pick up a tiny amount of woody clove, but I don’t feel it’s a spicy perfume like Coco.
The extrait feels lighter to me and oddly more suitable for daytime (you’d think with an extrait, it would be for evening or special occasion, and of course what you decide to use it for is very subjective). The extrait seems a bit sweeter, in the natural way that flowers are, not like vanilla nor sugar. The extrait has good projection and longevity, but the EDP is stronger, probably because it is sprayed, so you really get a blast of it. I can’t decide which one I like best, so I think they are both worth owning.
cnr566JeomiWogkig – :
I have been contemplating buying this extrait for about two years, only to eventually succumb to temptation yesterday. I first smelled it at a Sephora in Dijon, France, in autumn 2014, literally harassed into it by a slightly pushy young salesman. This fine young French chap, having just complimented me on my good taste in perfume (I bought a Shalimar extrait), insisted that I absolutely had to sample this juice as I would certainly love it, possibly assuming that a customer looking for a certain extract would content herself with just anything as long as it had the word “parfum” on it. Anyway, I was extremely unimpressed; I could not imagine a more banal, fabric freshener-like stuff targeted toward the tween-to-early 20s demographic. Don’t be mistaken, that is not to say this extract is not very well executed, it certainly does smell the best of the bunch. It is just… well, so not extraordinary, in stark contrast to what the hefty price tag would like to suggest. So, what made me come back over and over again and eventually part with my euros? Over the two years, I have come to realize this juice was my guilty pleasure, an utterly banal yet comforting stuff reminding me of my childhood home. It reminds me of the smell of the old wooden cabinet in which my grandma used to keep sweets she rewarded us with for being good, of the sickly sweetish, camphorous smell of my dad’s man cave filled with the odor of sawdust, turpentine, and oil paint in which we would spend hours and hours on end watching him paint, of Christmas sweets and the like. It is the ultimate comfort scent for me. Although I do not see myself wearing this fragrance every day as I would tire of it soon, it will find its use on days that I just want to enjoy myself and don’t give a damn about what others might think.
Edit: longevity is monstrous (24h+) on skin, hair, clothes, sheets… you name it.
Bloodwing – :
I’m disappointed with Coco Noir Extrait for more pleasant and harmonious its fragrance might be. In my opinion, considering that Coco Noir received a treatement of a main launch, not a flanker variation of another creaqtion, this is one of the needless Chanel launches of the last years.I had hopes that the extrait formulation would give the identity that the EDP wasn’t able to, but i see that the brand hasn’t put efforts on this sense. I’m passionate about the Chanel extraits for two reasons: a bigger richness in the floral aromas and more intensity and sofistication at the base, This is, from what i remember, one of the exceptions between the extraits and the only thing that i really see here as an advantage is cutting the excess of patchouli sweetness from the EDP. The extrait gives more emphasis to the flowers, but yet there is not a saturation or distinction on none of them. I don’t see an intense jasmine, an outstanding rose (like the wonderful on of coco extrait) and if there is any narcissus here it’s used in very minimal doses for the record only. The basenote accord of sandalwood has a tasty smell, but nothing out of this world, and it keeps itself inside of the musky vanilla sandalwood structure of Coco Noir. In performance aspect, this extrait almost work as an edp, it was a good projection on skin. This would be an adorable formula to the EDP, which is more ‘get-at-able’, but for an expensive and luxuous extrait, this is mediocre and disappointing altough it’s wearable. I’ll finish my decant of it without wanting at all to revisit it.
abc5189 – :
This skips the sharp, citrusy opening of the EDP, my least favorite part of that fragrance, and skips straight to the good stuff. The drydown smells very much like the EDP to me except it’s deeper and more sensual. It’s a beautiful, soft and tender unfolding of sandalwood goodness. And unlike my experience with the EDP, it’s long-lasting!
roman4556 – :
I am impressed. I tested this today, a generous application on one arm over nine hours ago, and I am still aware of the drydown, without lifting my arm to my nose.
This is the noir version everyone expected with the original Coco Noir EDP. Smokier, darker, more resinous, than Coco Noir EDP, with more tonka and musk, and less patchouli. I love Coco Noir, in part for the beautiful grapefruit and rose accord. In the extrait, the grapefruit is more subtle, drier, and less prominent.
I never thought I would be tempted to buy this, since i still have quite a lot of Coco Noir. The parfum wears closer to the skin, and is more of an evening fragrance than Coco Noir EDP. The EDP is great for professional setings and daytime wear. This is sophisticated, dark, sexy, semi-formal evening wear.
I am going to go back and test this again soon. I am tempted.
hardcore567 – :
coco noir was an adorable perfume , really can be considered a new reflection of maison Chanel ; hence the new version look prestigious with all those ingredients , adding that it is a new creation from the genius nose Mr.Jacques Polge