Chanel · 1984 · Jacques Polge

Coco

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

Sunny mandarin over rich jasmine, ylang-ylang and orange blossom, sinking into an ambery base of patchouli, benzoin resin and tonka.

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The drawn Coco bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Coco’s scent picture, a draft: mandarin, jasmine, ylang-ylang, bitter orange, patchouli, benzoin drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Coco, top notes: Mandarin

Heartas it settles

Coco, heart: Jasmine, Ylang-ylang, Bitter orange, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Coco, dry-down: Patchouli, Benzoin, Tonka (coumarin)

What’s inside it

What the label names

13 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender6 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder

8 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Como MoiselleMaison Alhambra · shares mandarin, jasmine, ylang-ylang, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and 2 more$22 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Coco’s $154
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares mandarin, jasmine, ylang-ylang, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and 2 more$115 for 75 ml · about half of Coco’s $154
Khamrah DukhanLattafa · shares mandarin, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), patchouli, benzoin and 1 more$49.99 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Coco’s $154
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.