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Kokorico de Jean Paul Gaultier

post #1 of 30
3/8/12 at 3:32am
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I've just come home from my fave perfumerie in Copenhagen.
I sniffed Kokorico for the first time, and I loved it.
But, it reminded me of something which I couldn't put my
finger on. I sniffed and sniffed and sniffed!
I decided to buy a bottle, but, just as I was to pay, it hit me:
It's a complete clone of Chanel's Coromandel. I mean, it's
exactly like it. Since I already own a tank of Coromandel; I
didn't buy Kokorico ... what do you guys think?!

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post #2 of 30
3/8/12 at 4:24am
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Originally Posted by Le Grand Duc View Post

what do you guys think?!

Don't go fragrance sampling while drunk.
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post #3 of 30
3/8/12 at 5:00am
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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

Don't go fragrance sampling while drunk.

OMG! You of all people, Joe?!
You must see the similarities?!
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post #4 of 30
3/8/12 at 6:25am
It reminds me a bit of Black Xs, the basenotes.
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post #5 of 30
3/8/12 at 7:38am
really excited to hear that you like this! i cant wait to try it
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post #6 of 30
3/8/12 at 7:44am
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Originally Posted by JonnyLeMale View Post

really excited to hear that you like this! i cant wait to try it

It's really good. It has the same patchouli/cocoa vibe going on as Coromandel.
I think that Kokorico is a good - cheap - substitute for the expensive Chanel.
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post #7 of 30
3/8/12 at 7:48am
Oh I don't like Coromandel, so this doesn't sound good.
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post #8 of 30
3/8/12 at 8:02am
I hate the bottle, that's all I know!
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post #9 of 30
3/8/12 at 8:08am
Some compare it to L'Instant PH.
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post #10 of 30
3/8/12 at 8:16am
Sampled it yesterday as well . It's similar to L'instant de Guerlain extreme and actually projects better than the latter .
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post #11 of 30
3/8/12 at 10:26am
A copy of L'Instant
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post #12 of 30
3/8/12 at 10:59am
but is it better than LIDGE?
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post #13 of 30
3/8/12 at 11:31am
drydown smells like B.O imo, got 2 headshakes in the bus, only had 1 spray on the arm, no go
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post #14 of 30
3/8/12 at 12:03pm
Just smelled both from my collection. Doesn't smell like Coromandel to me.
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post #15 of 30
3/8/12 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by Vince23heat View Post

but is it better than LIDGE?

No - It feels very synthetic.
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post #16 of 30
3/8/12 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Just smelled both from my collection. Doesn't smell like Coromandel to me.

Strange ... I think so anyway!
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post #17 of 30
3/8/12 at 12:33pm
Sounds good. Maybe the bottle i bought from Bulgaria will actually be real and i can compare.
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post #18 of 30
3/8/12 at 1:38pm
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Originally Posted by heperd View Post

Sounds good. Maybe the bottle i bought from Bulgaria will actually be real and i can compare.

Lol. I thought that was a joke! Than I hope it isn't a fake either!
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post #19 of 30
3/8/12 at 7:54pm
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Originally Posted by petruccijc View Post

Don't go fragrance sampling while drunk.

best advice ever, thanks
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post #20 of 30
3/10/12 at 5:04am
Hi LGD, I also smelled it recently but didn't see a connection.
I actually own and love both coromandel and Borneo 1834.
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post #21 of 30
3/10/12 at 5:18am
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Originally Posted by mikeperez23 View Post

Oh I don't like Coromandel, so this doesn't sound good.

Same here
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post #22 of 30
3/10/12 at 5:20am
Kokoroki = indeed a copy of L'Instant Eau Extreme (with L'Instant being 10+x better).
Comparing it with Coromandel is insane, haha!
No Chanel wearing for you for at least 3 months as punishment.
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post #23 of 30
3/10/12 at 8:29am
Call me mad, but I did sense some similarities even with Le Male
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post #24 of 30
3/10/12 at 1:03pm
I find it confusing that Gaultier's fragrances are often treated with condescension, but are also (in the case of Kokorico) seen as trend setting by the likes of Rojo Dove.
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post #25 of 30
3/10/12 at 1:18pm
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Originally Posted by Fhaoilgeal View Post

In find it confusing that Gaultier's fragrances are often treated with condescension, but are also (in the case of Kokorico) seen as trend setting by the likes of Rojo Dove.

Whats up with the shading around his feet?? and why did they use MS Paint to crop that picture? They took off some of his head...
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post #26 of 30
3/10/12 at 1:27pm
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Originally Posted by Cylob View Post

Kokoroki = indeed a copy of L'Instant Eau Extreme (with L'Instant being 10+x better).
Comparing it with Coromandel is insane, haha!
No Chanel wearing for you for at least 3 months as punishment.

Wow that's just pure evil!
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post #27 of 30
3/10/12 at 1:47pm
I'm not a fan of Kokorico, theres something in it which I don't like. I don't detect any cocoa or chocolate in it, and to me, it doesn't smell remotely similar to the gorgeous LIDGE
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post #28 of 30
3/10/12 at 2:01pm
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Originally Posted by norstrøm View Post

wow that's just pure evil!

lol!
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post #29 of 30
3/10/12 at 2:05pm
Lol
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post #30 of 30
3/10/12 at 2:51pm
Kokoriko smells NOTHING like Cormandel, putting them on the same field is just wrong. A very lack lustre fragrance with poor longevity and sillage, a really watered down mish mash of fahrenheit ( at the top) and Angel men or any cocoa note fragrance.
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