Healthline Media does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. First try, I fell in lovedelicious fresh orange, some aldehydes, spicy lily, apricot. apart from one, which I praise her for= Kenzo Amour. 22, Gardenia? Other conditions that can cause impaired smell include: Certain prescription medications, like antibiotics and high blood pressure medications, can also alter your sense of taste or smell. why, oh why cant I get any of that out of CM? Ive probably flipped past it a dozen times. Taste in fragrance really does seem to evolve over the years. Is the Chance Eau Frache decant still up for grabs? another chance and love it? Just bought her a bar of soap for Christmas, since it was on her wishlist and the soap smells both lovely and Soooo Not Me. Video I like musk in general, but the last couple of years' new releases have taught me I don't like, at all, the bug spray-like musk infesting such fragrances as Lanvin Rumeur, Dolce Gabbana The One, and even Guerlain Idylle. Coco Mademoiselle has continued to hold its ground. and some real beauties (right there with you on 31 Rue Cambon and Bois des Iles). I still keep my bottle though, because thats what I wore when OH and I started dating and its still the perfume that he seems to like best. Pour some sugar on me.. January 2023December 2022November 2022 It would have been a heartbreaker to have invested in, then loathed, that one. I love that about the universe. could hardly wait to get home and wash it off. Im not young at 49, but Ive never minded an age appropriate perfume. Its nice to have the Coco Mlle around, though, to remind you what you used to love. When Chance came out all I thought was it was a lighter vesion of Coco M. Thats good information, that Coco Mlle EdP changes over time. You may have narrow nasal passages for several reasons, including genetics, aging, injury, or a medical condition. Hi Angela, !psand dont worry, elderly is not in the 40 or 50s!! I really need to sample 31 Rue Cambon and Bois des Iles, they sound lovely! its too girly for a guy like me. Collector bottles *shudders*. Ive been should I shouldnt I about getting some Coromandel for a year now, but Id definitely go in on a split. Oh well, the fun is in the search! On Thanksgiving Day my husband and I went to dinner at my co-workers home where 20-30 people were there. My addy is chemstgeek at gmail dot com (just in case). .). She was up first, I wished her luck. Clearly too much time on my hands here. Does anyone else have that problem? Its often a symptom of another health problem, such as a sinus infection. Our editor completed a hands-on review of their products and reputation. Im in the Deep South and it seems everyone under a certain age here wears pink perfumes, if you know what I mean. Ugh. In the same article, "industry insiders" guessed Coco Mademoiselle might earn as much as $15 million its first year. Its very, very fruity on me and is downright identical to Cotys Exclamation perfume on my skin. Interesting! She was nice, smiled at me as she passed by, except I didnt notice anything else about her because my nostrils filled up with Coco Mademoiselle and burned the back of my sinuses. Don't subscribe Thats such a nice fragrance, and so versatile, too. Another one I love from the LE line is Bel Respiro. I guess that translate as sexy to the fruity floral crowd? I still have a few mls of Coco Mlle to retest down the road. In certain cases, its a sign of a more serious underlying issue. It sounds like Coco Mlle is ideal on your mother! Bromley S. (2000). CM on the other hand, was everything I wanted CoCo to be and more. I lightly spritzed on my wrist, not expecting to like it at all after reading this. This will help to restore smell. I love the bottle and I love the commercial! I only did four sprays. They sell it in Marshalls 1.7oz for $25. I always thought that Chance smelled like it could be a flanker for CM. Subscribe to followup comments via email. I truly hope that the real reason I havent yet purchased CM is NOT because I am 43. To a certain extent perhaps Beige also, but it doesnt really impress me enough to buy a FB. I cant stay with it long enough to wait for the musk. Certainly Coco Mad isnt a gourmand, but to me its too fruity, too patchy, and yes, like you say perfumey (which I just attribute to Chanel everything seems perfumey from them, and I say that in the best way it actually smells like perfume, rather than the candy, fruity messes that pervade the shelves disguised as perfume!). 5 and Eau Premiere, and shes over 40. Although I wear feminines routinely, Im not sure Id have the guts to waft around in a cloud of Mademoiselle. As for Vanessa Paradiswell, she got Johnny Depp. ), Left eyebrow only. Now thats a comfort, roll up in a blanket, cuddle by the fire fragrance. mayoclinic.com/health/loss-of-smell/MY00408, This Is What Its Like to Live Without Your Sense of Smell, Here's Why COVID-19 Impacts Your Ability to Smell, Loss of Smell Associated with Milder COVID-19 Cases. Bois des Iles is a good onecould be your Chanel. Get a sample and try it on your own skin HKMom. Id guess the Chanels you might like best would be Coromandel (if you are all right with chocolatey patchouli and lots of it), Bois des Iles (still aldehydic, but tamped down by spice and sandalwood), Eau Premiere (so pretty, and although it has an aldehydic lift, they are fat, creamy aldehydes), and maybe Coco. I moved onto the original Narciso Rodriguez For Her EDT after CM so I suppose I must like the woody musks even though I dont wear NR all that much either these days. Ive done that, and I still dont know which one to pick. I think Id have ended up hating most of my favorites if I had to spend an hour in a company of somebody abusing it. I ended up buying it 4 years ago when I sprayed it in the mall then held my 3 month old baby and after my husband took the baby and said how good she smelled :)). All Cn5 is like the worst scent ever! I live in Vancouver and *hand on heart* I solemnly swear not to give anyone any Coco Mlle for Christmas. Im going to put on some Bois des Iles right now! Great! Flowerbomb. 5 parfum that stunned me so with its beauty. Have you tried the masculines? Hi Miss Kitty- To answer your question from Saturdays post, I beleive Daisy is interested in organizing a split of the PW Classic.After the new year is best we agreed, due to the holidays. I hope you get your decant! I dont think shes ever had the same fragrance twice!! smells nice, but not amazing on me. I gave my GFs No. I am in that gap and I started from Mitsouko not arrived to it after all sweet-florals confections. I think I surprised her when I asked if it was Coco Mademoiselle, and surprised myself by not only not wanting to hang myself, but actually liking it -on her-. I often smell it on young women, I often smell it on professional women, and I often smell it way too well. I dont wanna shell out $115.000 for it and I grow tired of it. In the end, I got the call telling me the company went with someone more experienced with print advertising as opposed to what I do and I went on my merry way. In my younger, but not necessarily that much younger, perhaps just a little poorer days I wore Chanel Chance. I am one of those people who wears Coco Mlle very well. I just hate smelling it from a hundred feet away. Im so glad you love it! KEWL! . I admit it. especially when its not me .lolsix bottles right now already..ALTHOUGHI want to split Coromandel and 28 La Plausa after the New Year. not fair! Great review Angela. A big gold necklace, a mohawkyes, I can see it! I hadnt worn it in years until I decided to revisit it last week. Bring back Catherine Deneuve! Youre so right, Coco Mlle hits you in the face and doesnt let go. There could have been so many other factors to that ladies sillagepersonal chemistry, health, medication.she could even have been wearing a piece of clothing that was nasty musty smelling .so what you were smelling may not have been just her perfume. I am wondering if it would be really bad for me to smell them all before I give it to her (the reason I got it for her rather than myself is because I dont generally find Chanel fragrances me but she does . The curse of Coco!! Perhaps a heavier application would make a difference. According to Basenotes, Safari is still in production, although I had thought it was discontinued, maybe because Ive seen it so much at Marshalls. Woods and spice would be ideal. Cool beans. Ive been looking for a warmer weather fragrance, so I will at least get a sample for now to try on skin and see how it works. 5 to the more mature, I guess. I agree with bring back Catherine! She says sexy and intelligent in a way I find timeless and ageless. Theres lots of Coco Mlle here, too. We sat there for about 30 minutes, both of us trying to fill out our respective employment forms and both of us rapidly coming to the conclusion that her perfume was too strong. CM smells good on clothes on the second day after wearing. 4 February ~ winter reading poll. It all seems pretty thoughtful. My sister wears Coco Mlle very nicely. It sounds like you love itthats great! Nice! Leave a comment, or read more about commenting at Now Smell This. Talk about upsettingI have 200mls of the stuff!a few days later: I loved it again. Sbe doesnt overspray by any means no sillage for miles around, etc. It sounds like it suits you, though. I dont wear it at all any more and never did wear Light Blue. Heres the moral of this shaggy dog tale, Coco Mademoiselle is strong stuff. Wow. I just smelled it on a test strip and it smells like playtex tampons and febreeze. Is it my nose, is it different stages of the scent, is it heaviness of application, is it her skin? I too found it to be infested with a bug spray- like smell;The industrial strength kind that professional exterminators use. Coco Mlle and D&G Light Blue are honestly the two things I smell EVERYWHERE here in Vancouver, on every darn elevator and at every crowded cocktail party. This, however, smells divine. Ill have to test it on my skin first, though. Side effects printed in the leaflet material may include impaired smell. But she IS a hugger and yesterday after one such friendly hug, her Coco Mlle mixed with my LUSH Breath of God, and for an hour afterward I felt wretchedly nauseous. CM will probably always remind me of nights out but these days I wear 31 Rue Cambon while also wishing for Cuir De Russie and Sycomore. I am so glad I am not the only one that doesnt care for Mlle. If you got one Spock gene and one non-Spock gene, you could still do the eyebrow thing but then you passed the non-Spock gene down to your daughter, poor girl. But then Guerlain makes Vol de Nuit and LInstant. But that was because it doesnt last or smell very strong. Im in the big leagues now!!!!! Wow, great! I bet youve smelled Coco Mlle on others, and once you sniff it at the store youll recognize it! So my husband approach her husband to say, your wife just passed by and her fragrance was outstanding. My Chanels No. ), by the way, and has bottles of No. Diviation? Its fabulous, though, that he has the luxury of creating fragrance for Les Exclusifs. I love Keira Knightley and I love the commercial for this. I admire CoCo for the perfume she must be on other people, but it all depends on skin chemistry, I guessat least I have my CoCo Mademoiselle! August 2022, Celebrity perfumes Up until recently, I thought of it as the generic womens version of Acqua di Gio. Impaired smell is the inability to smell properly. Theres not much nicer than finding you really like a scent you already have. Hah, Ive heard a guy could pull off wearing Coco, but CM? Love New Orleans, The good and bad are always mixed in FQ it seems I have in my head gorgeous jazz classics and terrible 80s hair band songs from my nights of club hopping there. My first Chanel scent! 11 sprays of perfume? Temporary loss of smell usually occurs along with allergies or bacterial or viral infections, such as: As you age, an impaired sense of smell is normal. It sounds like you might have a similar response. That could be good AND bad! Funny about Light Blue, too I have a coworker that wears it, and some days she smells really pleasant, all citrusy-clean. The NPD Group, a market research firm, listed it as the third best selling fragrance in the United States in 2008. It really is a masterpiece and will be accompanying more frequently from now on. 1 views, 0 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Line chat JAA: LINE I never got the appeal. I guess they had something good going with Coco Mlle, why not try a little of it in Chance? If you have an impaired sense of smell, call your doctor before using over-the-counter (OTC) treatment products. Or maybe I just notice them more. The fact that youre here, reading about perfume and presumably sampling it to come up with your own conclusions, says a lot. It reminds me of wearing floral perfume while snuggling on the couch a hot guy. Whenever I go out, its AngelAngelAngel. Well, the refund came and I bought Cuir de Lancome (and three others) from one of the discounters. (2011). Im so glad you rediscovered it! Unfortunately, I had come to Macys unprepared and must go back tomorrow and buy a full bottle. Other conditions that can cause impaired smell include: dementia (memory loss), such as Alzheimer's. neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease. And a fair amount of Prada and Flowerbomb. I hope you got yourself a bottle and have been wearing it happily. Yikes! They say the Gardenia isnt cloying (I like that), but doesnt last. Maybe Krogers just wasnt classy enough. If you have a bacterial infection, you may be given antibiotics to speed up the healing process. . I dont see the similarities between CM and Chance that others mentionedfor me (and on me) theres a huge difference between the bergamot and the screeching lemon in their openings. Luckily we dont work together but she does come to my office often (like this morning) and when she leaves, Light Blue stayscompletely blocking out my Tolu. I have a few that are always acceptable and thats good since I cant bear to walk out the door without perfume.itd be like leaving without pants on! I hope you're right, Mr. T. That said, sales figures show I'm in the minority. I am basically a floral woody-musk girl. Despite its potency, there are still people who think Coco Mademoiselle needs to be sprayed more than . At the same time, try Coco, too, if you like classic orientals. I was trying hard not to make it obvious that it was bothering me, but my sinuses have gone crazy since moving to a place covered in flora, fauna and other things that enjoy pollination. Wish I knew. I think youre going *with* the flow, really. She looked really concerned but put on a brave face and emerged 45 minutes later to wish me luck as she headed out the door with a strong trail of Coco Mademoiselle following her. If you have a stuffy nose and are unable to blow your nose, use a humidifier to moisten the air. Somehow I feel that I should be able to wear one of the Chanels, but so far (with the exception of Coco, which I have reached for a few times this winter) CM seems the closest to something I would actually want to wear on a regular basis. It helps that my brows are naturally arched I can get that left one wayyyy up there.the higher it is , the more scathing my response. I wonder if advertisers figure that the mature audience already buys perfume, so why advertise to them? It must be pretty good, huh? Sometimes Ill pull out a bottle and decide that Im going to give it away, then the next day I try it again and love it. The scent is even worse. I have a bottle of it, mostly full, kicking around but I dont wear it very often or at all. Im sure its a combination of mood and hormones and what my nose feels like smelling on a particular day, but its a fact scents smell different to me on different days, and give me different impressions. Also, I feel the same way now about CM. I think it is genetic but possibly not dominanteveryone in my family can do it, but no one in the CEOs family.my daughter is very disappointed to not have any Spock-eyebrow abilities. When I was a little girl, I remember seeing bottles of Emeraude, Imari, Chanel No. What does Coco Mademoiselle smell like? Does someone have a mortal enemy theyd like me to ship it to? It still smells just fine to me. Email me at krnszn@gmail.com. Never done it before, though, so no idea how to go about it. and she put some on in the airport duty free a couple of weeks ago and it jus went vile I said do NOT get that, I made her try Miss Dior Cherie because its similar to Coco Mlle and Id hate for her to have a bottle of Coco Mlle and then try Miss Cherie and like it more. Anyone with similar perfume experience?What other perfumes did you notice and went back to over the past decade?I loved Mediterranean,Mark Jacobss and Parkers Lovely. It's best to follow certain steps that ensure sure you use it safely and. It wears chypre-like on her, very smooth and peppery, with most of the sweetness relegated to the background. Maybe Chanel's statement about doubling Coco's earnings was merely grandstanding for the press, but Women's Wear Daily later reported Coco Mademoiselle raked in $21 million that first year.3 It also broke records by winning the FiFi for Prestige Fragrance in all the FiFi countries the United States, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Great Britain as well as being awarded the European Star of the Year. But after having it on for a while, it would make me actually feel queasy and I never fell queasy. But not without remembering how the tiny interview room reeked of Coco Mademoiselle or the three creative directors who were fanning their noses when I walked in on them. 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