New Scent: Coco Noir by Chanel:)

[kalli]

Top notes: grapefruit, bergamot, orange
Heart: jasmine, rose, geranium, patchouli
Base: tonka bean, white musk, incense, vanilla, sandalwood

Another site lists these as the notes:

bergamot, grapefruit, rose, jasmine, narcissus, geranium, tonka bean, Indonesian patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla, incense, and white musk.




I need to try this!!!

[furrypine]

Notes:

grapefruit and bergamot.
rose, jasmine and Indonesian patchouli.
Sandalwood, Brazilian Tonka bean and white musk.

[laph]

Sad to see white musk listed......

Thanks for the info kalli!

[Foustie]

Wow! Lovely surprise! Must try soonest. Thank You kalli.

[kalli]

Sad to see white musk listed......

Thanks for the info kalli!

I know, right? Very sad. I was thinking the exact thing..that was a bummer. Actually, danny1967 spotted this first, so props to him.

[donna255]

Oh yes I will be sniffing this one.

[petruccijc]

I look forward to trying it since Chanel usually does a good job with their "women's" fragrances. I just hope they don't start dumbing them down like they have with their "men's" fragrances.

[laph]

I know, right? Very sad. I was thinking the exact thing..that was a bummer. Actually, danny1967 spotted this first, so props to him.

Especially for a "noir". I find Coco to be kind of sensual and I'd hope a noir to be even more so, but it doesn't seem like that's the idea. I'm still excited to test it.
What an AMAZING looking bottle though. It's one of the most attractive bottles I've ever seen judging by the picture.

[kalli]

I look forward to trying it since Chanel usually does a good job with their "women's" fragrances. I just hope they don't start dumbing them down like they have with their "men's" fragrances.

This.

@ laph- again, same thought- especially for a 'noir' is what I was thinking.

[d4N13L]

The bottle is the most beautiful from the entire chanel range.
Astonishing!

[kalli]

I do hope it's just as nice or somewhat close in person.

[hedonist222]

It (notes) reminded me of Noir Epices by Editions de Parfum.

[Alityke]

White musk? +2 for beggar n darn it! I was well in until that

[cacio]

Somehow, I imagined a Coco with licorice...
+3 white musks. Didn't they appear also in the annoucement for the Heure Bleue anniversary stuff? Depressing.

cacio

[knit at nite]

I fear it will not be a noir as I'd like....grapefruit and white musk do not inspire... but I will definately sniff.

[Redneck Perfumisto]

I look forward to trying it since Chanel usually does a good job with their "women's" fragrances. I just hope they don't start dumbing them down like they have with their "men's" fragrances.

Yes - it would be so wrong. Especially with a "noir" scent. I was going to say that "noir" would not appeal to the Hello Kitty fruity floral fan. Alas, Hello Kitty Noir just hit the shelves recently, so brace yourselves, people.

Honestly, though, I don't think they'll screw up a Coco. No. Not happening.

[canuck21]

I look forward to trying it since Chanel usually does a good job with their "women's" fragrances. I just hope they don't start dumbing them down like they have with their "men's" fragrances.

My thoughts exactly.

The bottle looks gorgeous too.

[kalli]

Hello Kitty Noir????? I hate that darn cat! Lol.
Ya, grapefruit and musk were the let downs for me, not in a noir, ugh.

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Here's hoping that this is the Grl'z Noir of Boi's Noir.

[kalli]

Somehow, I imagined a Coco with licorice...
+3 white musks. Didn't they appear also in the annoucement for the Heure Bleue anniversary stuff? Depressing.

cacio

Coco with licorice..I would totally blind buy that.

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Here's hoping that this is the Grl'z Noir of Boi's Noir.

Somehow I doubt it but ya, here's hoping!

[Mimi Gardenia]

I LOVE that black bottle -OMG . I can't wear the original Coco but I hope I can wear this. I want to blind buy this already .

[kalli]

Mmm, well, I just called some department stores..one did have samples..but she said they ran out fast and said it's going to be only at the boutiques? We will have to wait and see I suppose.

[knit at nite]

sadly cross-posting from Today I Bought Thread with apologies to danny1967 .
Virtual tears of disappointment shed over this.





Originally Posted by danny1967
picked this up from my chanel boutique's friends, last one for the time being. have also tried the brand new (so secretive they have a 'dedicated' sales assistant with the key to it and the bottle is nameless) coco noir! i think it will be a big hit commercially speaking, it's very safe and mainstream. a very aldehydic opening, with lots of grapefruit, jasmine, a faint rose, patchouli, musk, also, i don't know why but even though it's not listed, i smell peach, and quite a bit too. it reminds me a bit of coco mademoiselle but not as thick and powdery. i don't know why they've called it noir, have no idea, they should've called it pink

[kalli]

Yup, pink instead of noir? Lots of grapefruit?? Very sad indeed! Very! I had a feeling the only thing 'noir' about this would be the bottle. I'll have see but ya, totally disappointing!

[Mimi Gardenia]

Gosh , I still want it ! I think Jacque Polges loves peachy smells .

[kalli]

Could it possibly be Coco Pink??? LOL oh noooooooo!

[Redneck Perfumisto]

sadly cross-posting from Today I Bought Thread with apologies to danny1967 .
Virtual tears of disappointment shed over this.





Originally Posted by danny1967
picked this up from my chanel boutique's friends, last one for the time being. have also tried the brand new (so secretive they have a 'dedicated' sales assistant with the key to it and the bottle is nameless) coco noir! i think it will be a big hit commercially speaking, it's very safe and mainstream. a very aldehydic opening, with lots of grapefruit, jasmine, a faint rose, patchouli, musk, also, i don't know why but even though it's not listed, i smell peach, and quite a bit too. it reminds me a bit of coco mademoiselle but not as thick and powdery. i don't know why they've called it noir, have no idea, they should've called it pink

I'm sorry to hear this. I would have preferred a quasi-oriental, but I can certainly live with anything predicted to be a big hit, like Bleu de Chanel was.

I feel like a guy who shorted the market in 1929. I know everybody around me is crying over the "M-word", and inside I'm jumping up and down and clearing a spot in the drawer right next to my 5.0-oz. bottle of Bleu de Chanel.

Let's wait for some more reviews to come in. I suspect that there is a valid "noir" accord in this fragrance, and maybe finding that will be enough to redeem it for many folks. Certainly would for me. Bleu's dark notes, buried under the freshness, are what I truly love. If he did that here, I'll be a happy camper.

Maybe there's a shiny black pearl under the pink ribbon. I'm not giving up hope yet.

[timaru]

...
Honestly, though, I don't think they'll screw up a Coco. No. Not happening.

How I wished this to be true.
Coco Noir, sounds like a legacy by itself.

The bottle is perfect, too.

But grapefruit as a main player? I mean GRAPEFRUIT?
Saddening how little they care anymore

[kalli]

But grapefruit as a main player? I mean GRAPEFRUIT?

Don't worry, if it's pink grapefruit, all will be ok (kidding of course).

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Don't worry, if it's pink grapefruit, all will be ok (kidding of course).

LOL!

Coceau de Pamplemousse Rose!

[kalli]

Le musc de pamplemousse rose. Hehe.

[knit at nite]

LMAO! Such cleverness!

[kalli]

Hehe,.

[cestrum nocturnum]

Lol, kalli! Love the photoshop work. Maybe they are making it noir by using a black, preserved (rotten?) grapefruit? Hmmm, no, that doesn't help much either, does it?

[kalli]

No, that doesn't, haha. I guess it could be worse! Rotten grapefruit, yuk!

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According to another site here are the notes:

bergamot, grapefruit, rose, jasmine, narcissus, geranium, tonka bean, Indonesian patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla, incense, and white musk.

[Ursula]

After every one is tired about all this "noir" -

CHANEL - Coco Blanc de Blanc

Right next to CHANEL - Les Exclusifs - Beige

[my horses]

Just found this:
http://boisdejasmin.com/2012/08/chan...tml#more-11604

Dissapointed!!!

[Evangeline]

Ha, kalli - very cute and clever!

You know, I can't say I'd be very disappointed if I don't love it because I never was able to muster any real enthusiasm for it from the beginning ...not that I assume it will be awful, but I just don't see the need for it, especially now that it seems to be more of a flanker to Coco Mademoiselle than to Coco, which is quite noir enough in my book anyway. I suppose I just don't need another Coco - the glorious original is already so perfect.

[Diamondflame]

Hmm ... V disappointing indeed, considering Coco is one of my favorite Chanel fragrances. Anyway, I always thought there's already enough of 'noir' in the original.

Ok, who's the nose? Can't possibly be Polge..

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Just found this:
http://boisdejasmin.com/2012/08/chan...tml#more-11604

Dissapointed!!!

BWAH-ha-ha-ha-ha!

...says Hello Kitty. ♥♥♥

Yeah, I'm definitely wondering what's going on here. Sounded like the thing she liked best was....

...the bottle.

[kalli]

Wow, there was a bottle on Ebay that sold for 178 dollars, lol. Wow. I knew it would go over 100 though.

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Wow, there was a bottle on Ebay that sold for 178 dollars, lol. Wow. I knew it would go over 100 though.

Whoa! Somebody wanted that one bad.

[kalli]

Might as well save up for a Bois Noir with that price, lol.

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Might as well save up for a Bois Noir with that price, lol.

LOL!

Yeah, but at least Coco Choco Cat was most likely real. Supposedly, most of the Bois Noir out there is just tampered Egoiste, so one had best know what they're doing in pursuit of it.

[kalli]

Ya..not to get off topic but ya, there's that Boir Noir on Ebay..850 bucks I guess..178 would just be a little savings towards that I suppose.

Ya, I wouldn't buy Bois Noir unless I could smell it and actually know what I am looking for in it, lol. Plus, a vintage..I would want to know the quality of the juice. But ya, off topic, lol.

LOL, I just noticed your avatar...are you a Hello Kitty fan?? Haha.

[Redneck Perfumisto]

Ya..not to get off topic but ya, there's that Boir Noir on Ebay..850 bucks I guess..178 would just be a little savings towards that I suppose.

Ya, I wouldn't buy Bois Noir unless I could smell it and actually know what I am looking for in it, lol. Plus, a vintage..I would want to know the quality of the juice. But ya, off topic, lol.

LOL, I just noticed your avatar...are you a Hello Kitty fan?? Haha.

Oh, my wife is a huge Chococat fan, but she's a fan of HK as well. She got me hooked on Chococat. It's totally viral. Run away from Sanrio characters - they're quite dangerous!

Kitty and Choco are like the patron saints of modern (aka juvenile) fragrance, hence their presence in my avatar. Like the Powerpuff Girls, they were born in a lab accident, but this time in a perfume lab. Somebody mixed Angel, A*Men, Hanae Mori HM, and Flowerbomb. Normally this wouldn't do anything, but the mixture was poured into Dior Homme Intense and one of the Chance flankers. A sleepy lab technician added cream and sugar.....

KABOOM!

Faster topnotes than a speeding summer flanker!

More powerful than a trainload of Aspartame!

Able to leap over long lines of poorly selling classics in a single release!

Yes, laugh at these cute little imaginary cats all you want, but chocolate and sugar shall rule the fragrance world! And now...

Coco Noir! Chanel's answer to Guerlain's "Little Black Robitussin"!

*RP goes into hyperglycemic euphoria and passes out*

Seriously, I think I may be able to get a sniff of this tomorrow. We'll see. I'm actually most interested in whether (1) it's guy friendly, for me, and (2) whether it's different enough from Coco that my wife will be interested. She has Coco, but she rarely wears it anymore. It will be interesting to see if this one can bring back the love.

[L'eaulita]

Wow, there was a bottle on Ebay that sold for 178 dollars, lol. Wow. I knew it would go over 100 though.

Unfortunately, that's only about $20 NZD higher than what stores in NZ charge for 50ml bottles of Chanel EDP. So to pay an extra $20 to get it a month before everyone else (September worldwide release)- its a pretty good price.

[kalli]

Ya, to get it early..that's not a bad price I suppose, if one wants the full bottle! lol

I tested it..my thoughts are in Duckie's Coco N thread...and no, it's grapefruit that will rule the world! Lol.

LOLOL RP, that post made me LOL. More powerful than a trainload of aspartame??? LOL Chanel's answer to Guerlain's Little Black Robitussin??? LOLOL. Too funny! Omgosh! Haha.