Noa (1998)
by Cacharel

Although I didn't care much for the girl who wore this, the Noa I must say smelled wonderful on her. Pleasing to my oflactory senses and I couldn't get enough of smelling it on her. Only sour note was that she wasn't a more pleasant person. Do love the frangance

Its a ok fragrance. Very light, It needs something about it. But I realy like the bottle and the pearl thats the best thing about it!!

My sister wore this. Its elegant, soft. Smells mostly of white musk and light floral. A very nice fragrance. Not terribly original or sexy, but wonderful smelling. Perfect for a young woman with a taste for light-airy slightly powdery perfumes.

This might sound cheesy, but my everyday life is not complete if I don't wear the scent of Noa. It's been my baby since 1999 when I recieved my first bottle as a birthday gift from my father, and now I just can't help being a total addict. I'm picky on perfumes and there are just a few that I really like, but I tend to get sick on a certain smell after a while, no matter how much I used to love it. The only scent that will follow me to the grave for sure, is Noa.

When my long-awaited mini-Noa arrived in the mail, I opened the boring little white box, pulled out the roundish bottle, and dabbed away. I couldn't smell a single thing... I was convinced that I had been duped by some evil ebayer. The only scent I picked up on was something resembling the juice in an old Avon perfume bottle (with a freaky bird-shaped stopper) still sitting on my grandmother's shelf, undoubtedly since 1972. Yet, after about 20 minutes, I started noticing an interesting, body-heat-wave-o'-scent that was nothing less than fascinating. Long story short: this is a fragrance that your nose has to learn to recognize. But when it does--and it only takes a short while--it is very much worth the wait. I never really understood perfumes that aspired to "desserty-ness" (pardon the neologism), but the coffee/chocolate undertones work incredibly well. Who would think that this quasi-cocoa scent would work well with anything lightly floral? It works, and it works well.
Added note (later): the more I wear this, the more I am convinced that it is my HG. My nose now picks up the coffee/chocolate note (noted before), but also a hint of nutmeg, green tea, white flowers, and a very light musk. I am tempted to invest in the body lotion and any other products in the Noa line.

The top notes of Noa I am not overly fond of, once the perfume begins to settle I get a gorgous blend of the musk, floral and coffee notes. I think the coffee note here is comparable to that in D&G By but with the volume turned way down and far more pleasant to my nose as a result. After about ten minutes I can also detect the wonderful smell of coconut in Noa, maybe due to the way the fragrance reacts on my skin. What a bonus, I adore coconut! Noa is perfect for daytime and if you love it as much as I do it is perfect for anytime.