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xmypuk777 – :
I had high hopes for this one! Honore des Pres’ Love Coconut is one of my faves, but I think this one’s almond note reads too much as Play Doh to me, and that’s one of my dealbreakers for a sweet fragrance. I agree with the adjective “plasticky” that previous reviewers have used. I also found that the pink colour was really staining the label of my sample, which means I’d never spray this near any colour of fabric other than black. This one’s a big miss for me.
dinamo19271975 – :
For me this straddles that fine line between coconut suntan lotion and a floral scent; frequently the “beachy” scents have lime and tiare or mimosa as predominant notes, and this is almost “just right”–right in the middle. I tried Heeley’s Coccobello, and it was too light, too bright, and then settled into a woody weird slightly guaiac/massoia note, very light–actually dissipated within a few hours, probably more authentically coconut than I’m allowing, but it didn’t work.
I don’t want to wear coconut suntan lotion (oh, the memories), but I want something nutty and lasting and reminiscent of post-card memories of the Caribbean. This “just about” fits the bill and has a bit of dark muskiness and a sultry sexiness. However, I also pick up a “play-doh” vanilla that is disconcerting and it bothers me a bit–it has a synth aspect so I’m not sure what it is.
Overall, I like–don’t love–the frag. I’m searching for a true coconut that is more natural at this point. In the dry down, a whiff of the gardenia appears and it’s just perfect! Not Fracas, still gardenia, but very light and wafting over the coco-nutty layers.
Skif7543 – :
This is more of an almondy sweet, vanilla musky scent on me than a coconut-centric one. I do get milky, creamy notes, and some coconut, but I agree that the coconut is profoundly sunscreen-y until the drydown. I can smell all of the notes listed, except the gardenia is a just vague floral note. This would make a lovely inoffensive, comforting skin scent. I like the scent, I’m just not sure it’s something I would pay for. However, despite my snobbery at its simplicity, this scent keeps me sniffing it – there’s something in the airy-sweet muskiness of it that I like.
lesenok_8606 – :
Not coconut milk or anything like a real coconut. More of a suntan-lotion “coconut.” It’s pleasant, but nothing we haven’t smelled before in Bronze Goddess or Terra Cotta.
softmasteru – :
On my skin this smells just like Geurlain Terra Cotta. I put this on one wrist and Terra Cotta on the other and really could not tell a difference. For me the only thing that set them apart was that after half an hour the Terra Cotta had already faded and settled into that trademark soft powder Geurlain is known for. This one stayed strong and held most of its notes for several hours, although the Geurlain-like powder facet intensified over time. For me this scent and Terra Cotta are thick powder scents not really reminiscent of anything sunny or tropical. Perfect Coconut Milk smelled absolutely nothing like coconut milk, or coconuts, or anything coconutty at all on my skin. Just like Terra Cotta this smells pleasant enough, but is just too heavy and powdery for a summer fragrance when I want something light, breezy, bright, or juicy.
If you’re a Terra Cotta fan and want more longevity or intensity, get a sample of this from Lucky Scent and try it out. Wait for the drydown and you might find the intense Terra Cotta that this was for me.
antonichh – :
I’m not really a fan of white florals, so the gardenia really stands out in this one making it a dislike for me.
I think it would be a nice Spring scent for those who like gardenia and coconut.
Low sillage, moderate longevity.
IJerqQ – :
Creamy, luscious coconut. It isn’t your standard coconut, as it has flowers. The gardenia—it’s Tiare flower, which is a variety of gardenia, the most prized. So, the almond, the Tiare, the vanilla, the tonka bean, the coconut—all creamy, all milky. It’s like the warmth of a summer in Hawaii in a bottle. While I agree with another poster on the subject of this perfume line not always using the highest quality of ingredients—not on this beauty. Get the oil, it’s the best. P.S. You don’t have to spray a perfume to get all the notes. Just rub your wrists together. In fact, spraying usually gives you many false positives because many companies use carriers in their spray versions, like more alcohol.
Really? Play Doh? Move along. Nothing artificial here.
nataanzov – :
Pretty, milky coconut. Fresh and clean.
trance2009 – :
light, powdery, fruity/almond and hint of floral with a milky quality to it; sits close to skin and barely there
andryxa2607 – :
I just love this and have been wearing this every day for a couple of weeks now. It’s pretty and flirty and lovely and warm. I don’t know where other reviewers get the car air freshener bit from. If this was what my car smelt like, I’d be in heaven. I have received loads of compliments – especially from men. It’s a very soft and feminine fragrance. The vanilla is not overwhelming and the coconut and floral elements give it a touch of sweetness. I find it comforting and never overwhelming – One of those few fragrances that I will never suddenly find nauseating. This fragrance makes me feel like I’m floating through the day on a soft cloud of girly yumminess. The longevity is not bad, eight to nine hours. The only downside is that it may not be an Autumn/ Winter fragrance. I may still wear it though as It makes me smile…
HawSwellRaw – :
After wearing a sample for several hours, overall it’s just Ok. I wouldn’t buy a full bottle. And honestly, it gives more of a “Bath and Body Works” vibe than a Niche fragrance one. The notes just don’t blend together nicely. I’m having a hard time detecting the scent pyramid. It starts and ends with a bland mix of ambiguous notes. I really don’t even see myself using up the rest of the sample.
That and it’s too much of a skin scent for my tastes. I sprayed it multiple times and can barely detect it. I prefer sillage monsters à la Mugler.
fagogorneni – :
This is the first coconut perfume that truly hits the nail on the head for me because I’m a coconut connoisseuse! lol I absolutely adore this fragrance, it reminds me of my childhood in so many different ways. It smells like authentic coconut milk blended with bourbon vanilla beans and brown sugar. I get the slightest hint of the orange blossoms and gardenia which give it more depth. After a few hours it leaves behind a lovely, deep musky scent on the skin that drives me crazy (in the best way possible)!
bezug – :
All I get is the faintest of cream. That’s it, can’t smell anything else. 🙁
Edit: So I got this in an atomizer as my first Scent Trunk monthly and it is a totally different perfume sprayed than dabbed. Sprayed I can smell the coconut, vanilla, cream. It’s really quite lovely and hovering. Can’t tell about longevity yet but this is really quite a nice coconut.
A good reminder: often a dabbed sample does NOT give you the true experience of the perfume.
Edit 2: Oh dear. So much for this one. I was finishing my decant today and contemplating buying more… But apparently to some folks (friends of mine) this smells like decaying flesh… There was much wondering and investigating trying to figure out where the dead rat was. Everyone could “smell a sweet scent like dead animal.” And I realized pretty quickly they were only smelling it when the breeze was blowing from my direction!
vampas666 – :
This is delicious. It’s the perfect blend of coconut, gardenia and vanilla. At first it does smell a little play-dooish but that only lasts for a few seconds and then it begins to melt onto the skin into this glorious coconut gourmand delight. A fabulous coconut scent that is mature and doesn’t smell like candy or something marketed to preteens.
Alex_Amorales – :
try not to be put off by the initial 15 minutes of Play-Doh and coconut car air freshener. it calmed down and settled nicely into a gardenia-vanilla-musk with decent longevity. aside from the beginning, this isn’t coconutty at all, to me. but it’s a pretty fragrance, and i think a very little will go a long way. seriously contemplating a fb.
Pro5Neon – :
I wholly expected this to be much sweeter and stronger of a coconut scent. So I was perplexed when this was lightly sweet creamy coconut vanilla that has a hint of almond that has been bathed in a fairly strong gardenia – it almost reads like a light monoi (tiare flowers soaked in coconut oil).
Orange blossom is not strong at all, but I do get hints of it. There is a musky fixative note here that seems to be quite strong; it lingers to the end.
I actually do like this scent. It sits close to the skin, and is quite lovely.
grantmot – :
This opens with a strong note of adhesive that subsides rather quickly. The coconut emerges and so does a high-pitch floral. The notes say gardenia but it smells like tuberose to me. It overpowers the coconut and makes the name of this scent confusing.
Unfortunately, for me, the glue reference does not go away.
alexxxei – :
A very musky coconut with almonds. Creamy, not especially sweet, not at all jarring. Very summery, but would be lovely any time of year. It’s really really subtle – the sort of scent you could wear nearly anywhere without fear of overpowering the room. Perfect for layering to round out other fragrances. Right I’m wearing it with Miss Marisa – a very sharpy tangy scent – and found that Perfect Coconut Milk’s musky smoothness helps to smooth Marisa’s edges.
aleksandrrazin – :
Perfect Coconut Milk is absolutely fantastic. I ordered a sample from LS on a whim figuring it wouldn’t be anything remarkable. I was so wrong. I put it on and after about 10 mins the initial coconut (which is creamy and beautiful and not plastic at all) settled down and the floral started to emerge with the soft musk and it was just beautiful and delicious and sexy. Whenever I wear it I can’t keep my nose away from my wrist, plus my husband loves it as well. I’m thrilled to find a perfume that’s not only delicious smelling, but also creamy and sexy. I wish it lasted longer, as I have to apply about 3 times during the day, but even so I couldn’t love this fragrance any more if I tried. Definitely my new signature fragrance.
sanutrinoga – :
I got a sample of this from Olactif. When I tried it on it wasn’t too impressive. It went to a friend at work as my rejects usually do. When she wore it the next day I wanted to take it back from her, it smelled amazing!
Of course I bought a bottle of it. The smell of it on my warm pudgy body drove me crazy, it was that good. The coconut teased me in the beginning, then I got the orange blossom, it just kept getting better. By the end of the day I still smelled fantastic. Everyone I annoyed by asking them to smell me loved the perfume also.
I will defiantly buy another bottle so I don’t run out.
serser0.aleksey – :
It’s a light and fresh coconut scent, much in the same style as “Perfect Vanilla”…not too sticky, but sweet. It doesn’t work for my skin, but for anyone who loves coconut scents, I would recommend checking this one out. It seemed to have decent longevity, but it was by no means a powerhouse scent.
bazi1965 – :
When I first sprayed this on, it smelled like a good suntan lotion, as it calmed down, it smelled great. The other notes meander in as the day goes on. By the end of the day I could still smell it, and it was great.
denis6161 – :
I think the previous reviewer has it right with “car air freshener”. As I was wearing it, I kept thinking it smells totally familiar, though nothing like coconut milk. Very plastic-ky. Tropical plastic fakey air freshener. Good for a car but not for my skin.
a-nik75 – :
Perfect Coconut Milk sometimes makes me think of Perfect Car Air Freshener.
I can see myself standing on the other side of the glass at the car wash, watching large rubber slats bombard my dad’s wood-paneled minivan with lather, as the sweet coconut smell of air fresheners, fuzzy dice, and foot well carpets make their presence known on the fluorescent-lit wall behind me.
Fortunately, there is more going on in this fragrance than that.
Perfect Coconut Milk opens with sweet marzipan candy. The nutty marzipan strikes a nice balance with the salty sweetness of the coconut and vanilla. Thanks to SHP for the lovely sample.
However, as Perfect Coconut Milk warms up on my skin, the gardenia comes out into the open. This is a light, transparent, ethereal and true to life gardenia.
The gardenia does a great job of cutting the heaviness of the almonds. It’s a nice surprise, considering that gardenia is responsible for the heaviness in many fragrances which include it.
Though the coconut itself smells somewhat synthetic, as does something in the sheer sweetness of the fragrance, this in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Despite its initial sweeter than life quality, the composition is harmonious, and it opens up into something surprisingly lovely, warm, balanced, and wearable though not delicate.
If it weren’t in the form of a fragrance oil, it would make a great room spray; the projection is very good. In the dry down of Perfect Coconut Milk, a lot of its original dimension disappears, leaving behind a sweet, warm musk that lasts for hours.
If you love almonds, tropical gourmands, and aren’t a bit deterred by synthetic baby doll types of scents, this one is definitely worth exploring.