Cocaïne Franck Boclet 2017

Niche version of Tom Ford Orchid soleil scent. Starting doesnt change so much. It has pharmacy medicine vibe, sorry. Reminds me medical things. A bit mysterious, but too much pharmacy smell, sorry. Orchid soleil is cheaper and its changes, this doesnt. Pink pepper, orchid, monoi. Longevity and sillage are extreme level.

Cocaïne opens with a slightly mentholated and spicy nuance of tuberose. The spicy opening is short lived. The floral heart note is all about the carnality of tuberose while orchid and lily add a slight indolic touch. At the base, monoï oil adds a very strong solar and tropical touch which renders the image of summer vacation in a beach resort. Vanilla also makes the floralcy heart and the dry down very sweet.

Overall, Cocaïne by Franck Boclet is a sweet and tropical tuberose with superb longevity, 3 to 4 sprays is more than enough to last for 8 hours. Do not spray on light-colored garments as the juice itself is red and will cause staining.

Addictive (like the name tells) exotic blend which differs nicely from other Tuberose scents. First of all here is not Jasmine or Orange Blossom which are both commonly combined with Tuberose but there is Lily and Orchid together and those flowers bring freshness to this overall sweet juice. Secondly the opening of this scent is a unique mix of sweet and bitter nuances and all notes can be smelled separately but in the same time it doesn't feel unfinished. After the opening top notes are blending more with each others and that smell is lingering delightfully until the dry down together with a floral heart. The base with soft Vanilla, earthy Patchouli and slightly Coconut smelling Monoi makes this excellent choice for summer days even if this would have been considered as a scent for colder weather. For me this is really much more beautiful in hot than in cold - I never wear this in cold, not even in springtime tough - only in hot. Otherwise so many notes seems to be hidden and the blend doesn't feel so rounded. The warmer it is the sweeter Cocaine comes and somehow this works so well like that. Despite of Caramel and Vanilla here is many refreshing nuances and I think this is definitely one of those scents which you have to test on your skin in different temperatures. What comes to the notes, on my skin Tuberose and slightly dirty Tobacco are dominating over the others and the magic is the warmth which tones the dirtiness of Tobacco down and the sweetness of Caramel up.

There is something unique in Cocaïne, it’s bold and evocative, even a little bit strange (but in the good way) unisex scent. You can choose how this develops on your skin and I choose the most sugary character in which this “split personality”.

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LOVE It .. cant say a different thing. The smell is for me just gorgeous... Lovely tuberoses, delicious vanilla, tropical monoi oil a very subtle bed made of tobacco and patchouli. One of my favourite scents with very good longevity (normal for a perfume with a 40% concentration) but with an issue in the sillage because the projection is very very soft. The effect is more like wearing a very good tuberoses Candys cream which lasts almost the whole day... So i think could be a good option for day and night! For me is like carnal flower by Frederic Malle but sweeter and less Green (and Also less intense) or like a tropical versión of Bloom by Gucci with better ingredients. This Will be a Next purchase for sure... I begin now saving money! Totally unisex!

Scent: 10
Longevity: 8.5
Sillage: 7
Quality/price: 5
Versatility: 7
Originality: 9
Global: 9.5

I understand that by year of manufacture Orchid Soleil by Tom Ford predates Cocaïne by Franck Boclet... therefore it must be a very, very similar interpretation of tuberose note.
After spraying it for the first time on my skin I automatically found the memory of Orchid Soleil... without analyzing its notes and letting my most primitive part of the brain flow, it reminded me of Oraldine brand mouthwash or drug store. Cocaïne has a strident, synthetic output that suggests the essence of a poison, possibly due to the mixture of orange and white flowers... I'm still looking for the tobacco note they say it has.
The perfume advances and evolves towards a tropical, fruity, sweet and pleasant essence. Monoi, tuberose, orchid, vanilla and some caramel close this perfume.
¿It´s for man, woman or unisex? I think Cocaïne is unisex... but not every man and woman can wear it. I dont see this perfum in a man with tracksuit on sunday going to buy the sport paper.
¿Would you buy it for me? no... but I would always have a 5ml vial for the right occasion where CocaÏne is going to generate curiosity around you. Situations where you know this perfume will make you feel like this was the right time and place to wear it. Always muffling the first phase of the perfume before going out at home.