Kokorico (Eau de Toilette) by Jean Paul Gaultier

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Kokorico Jean Paul Gaultier 2011 Eau de Toilette

6.6 / 10 407 Ratings

A perfume by Jean Paul Gaultier for men, released in 2011. The scent is woody-gourmand. It was last marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.
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Main accords

Woody

Gourmand

Spicy

Sweet

Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Fig leaf

Heart Notes

Cocoa

Patchouli

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Vetiver

Perfumers

Olivier Cresp, Annick Ménardo

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Scent

6.6407 Ratings

Longevity

6.9294 Ratings

Sillage

6.5281 Ratings

Bottle

6.2310 Ratings

Value for money

6.978 Ratings

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Reviews

40 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/08/2013

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Teadot
26 Reviews

Teadot

Very helpful Review 6

Tarred and Feathered ?

You better be ready quick ! The big "money shot" in Kokorico happens in the Opening credits. A sharp, acrid green of distilled fig leaf... poured over a pungent plot of patchouli... Complete with garden soil, (as played by the double-duty cacao). A compelling accord that borders on the grotesque AND the sublime. (Very Annick Menardo). Everything after that, is rather anti-climatic. Simply, charming after-sex banter between gruff patchouli, and alluring cacao (now, the velvety hot chocolate powder variety)... still entwined on a bed of vetiver, and cedar. True, the dynamics of this duo may wear off for some before the scent does. But Kokorico's cacao note alone, continued to drive me "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs", long into it's drydown! (and that's NOT a bad thing ; )

I can see why the much maligned Kokorico wasn't a big hit. Both the Opening, and concept, may be too audacious for the mass-market: A scent that dares to repel as much as it beckons. But the rest of Kokorico proves to be a quirky, huggable, masculine scent. A good alternative for younger cocoa lovers who may find DHI and L'instant, too dressy or mature.

Distinctive, and easily the most fun to wear in my wardrobe.

Longevity:9/10(in base)
Projection(Fall temp):7/10(in mid)
Art/Creatives:8/10(bottle,concept,
composition)–A preposterous
surrealist bottle worthy of Dali.
How:Casual,anytime,fall,winter,
date,snuggling,signature.

06/18/2013

7Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Gold
726 Reviews

Gold

Helpful Review 6

A feeble mating-call

The name is so silly that I would certainly consider a man who'd display a bottle of "Kokorico" on his bathroom-shelf a trifle weird. "Doodle-doo" or "Kokorico" in French is a men's perfume released by Gaultier in 2011 - and this fragrance was given considerable attention because because of its bottle, its name and the advertising campaign related to it.
In Germany, the image of the faucet does not evoke positive feelings, especially when the word rooster is used as a synonym of the noun "man". (In English, of course, the word "cock" has yet another meaning I don't want to expand on). Expressions like "vain rooster, cock of the walk, cock fighting" are normally not loaded with positive significance. However, the cock, the Gallic rooster, is indeed the symbolic animal of France. Always ready to indulge in fights of all kind, an alert and active type, the French rooster embodies key French qualities of a guy like former President Sarkozy (who is planning a comeback).
But the marketing of fragrances has to operate on an international scale today, and I doubt that German, British or Chinese men or women consider the rooster's wake-up call a plausible name for a scent.
Nevertheless one could argue that Gaultier used a clever marketing-strategy, taking into acccount the fact that costumers need certain visual stimuli. The bottle is designed to stir the interest of the client who has to cope with the grotesque bottle before spraying the fragrance. And what's it like? The scent itself? Is it a wake up call, a scream of masculinity? Well, I'd say it's an "okay fragrance". In most forums it has been compared to "L'Instant pour Homme" by Guerlain, but I personally think that "Kokorico" is only distantly related to the Guerlain fragrance. "Kokerico-doodle-doo" is no revelation to me and offers nothing new. It starts quite strongly with loads of fig and patchouli. The often mentioned cocoa-note is present in the background, it is primarily the patchouli that dominates. Therefore I'd call "Kokorico" a scent devoid of surprises. Who has not smelled a strong patchouli-fragrance before? When either my husband or I yearn for patchouli, we can rely on many offerings of this variant which are superiour to Gaultier.
Staying-power is mediocre, too - after two hours you're done with your "mating call". Other men's fragrances reveal their beguiling potential only after two or three hours...
I guess the whole concept of "Kokerico" is kind of a gag with the bottle having been modeled according to a portrait of Monsieur Gaultier himself. The famous French satirist Coluche once said that the rooster is the most suitable symbol of France. Why? Because it is the only animal that continues singing happily when its feet are already deep down in "la merde". I'd call this stamina or "résistance". But unfortunately, "Kokorico" is no good example of this adorable quality.

01/13/2012

CyberToy1
2 Reviews

CyberToy1

4

Kokorico

On Wednesday Manchester was a wash with Kokorico Mania, fifty foot high posters every where depicting the Gaultier model In all his glory. It got me all of a flutter with excitement so Into Selfridges we all ran. Once Inside I had to fight my way through a sea of social reprobates and chavz In their track suits and hoodies, alarm bells began to ring.

Imagine the scene, security guards were twitching nervously and the orange faced perfume sellers where goggle eyed trying to stop the shoplifters, Immediately It cheapened the product and I was right, Oh dear Mr Gaultier. On first spraying what you get Is a TM Amen rip off, sad but true. After about two hours It began to smell like Elnett hairspray, yep just one big disappointment I just couldn't believe what I was being put through.

Anyway the lads from social housing and the unemployment dept seemed to like It, the drug addict shoplifters also had a field day, you could get the fragrance on Deansgate by three that afternoon, £10 a 50ml bottle, still In the tin.So It seems this seasons fragrance for trackie lads Is Kokorico, football grounds will stink of the stuff, council estates and the job centre will never have smelt better, so If I were you I would just stick to the Amen or If your me....Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille.

09/20/2019

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Drakecito
14 Reviews

Drakecito

Helpful Review 3

Wow, a well made perfume!!! Stop selling that...

Perhaps one of the best "designer" releases of recent years.

Surrounded by "products of the type" "Hugo", "CH" or "1 Million" (I can continue to infinity ...), aimed, rather, at a teenage audience, this perfume was a pleasant surprise for How different and daring it is.

Its predominant notes are patchouli with cocoa, vetiver and little else. It may have some wood, but the rest are very light notes.

It is a very daring aroma, in the sense that it comes out of the most common of these days, with an earthy touch and above all "different" (YES, that is just the seal of J.P. Gaultier). With a very good duration but a soft sillage rather stuck to the skin (I think that, in this case, it is not a bad thing).

I see it more focused on people close to or over 30 years, since you have to have a certain character to carry it, simply because of the different or "shocking" that can result.

Kokorico, I think he has had a great flaw. It really smells like many components of what it declares, such as classic perfumes, that is, the patchouli smells like patchouli, cocoa with cocoa and even the vetiver, gives it an earthy hue, as it should be. All this, clashes with the perfumes of his time, in which to find a note that smells minimally sharp and decent, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Without looking like any masterpiece, but if it seems remarkable, because of what I mentioned before and because unlike many of his time, like 1 Million, Kokorico is balanced in all its phases.

In summary: Gaultier's excellent perfume, which has already been discontinued, I understand that because of its low sales, but hey, "Twilight" was No. 1 in sales and we are alive and so happy. XDD

Updated on 09/21/2019

01/23/2024

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HugoMontez
81 Reviews

HugoMontez

Helpful Review 2

Eating chocolate under a Fig tree

After the HUGE success of Le Mâle, JPG wait 16 years to introduce a new Men's fragrance and it happen to fail commercially.

Kokorico, created by (probably my favorite perfumer) Annick Ménardo along with Olivier Cresp (Angel, Light Blue). A dream team basically.

The fragrance, is a great aromatic and powdery patchouly complemented with fig leaf. The cocoa from patchouli is very present, creating a sensual chocolate feeling with dusty woodiness.

Not much moving between opening and drydown but the result is great, masculine, sexy, woody aromatic goodness!

The problem, i guess, was the time. It came out in 2011, when thins like Bleu de Chanel, Aventus or 1 Million were dominating the trends and this came as an woody aromatic with strong patchouli and kinda similar to other stuff that came before (LIDG,LIDGE or even Play Intense). This turned out being a failure and the fragrance was discontinued 5/6 years later.

I really enjoy this because i find it very aromatic with the fig leaf, which i'm a fan of, and the slightly sweet and dusty cocoa is a perfect combination. Different from LIDG which has a more spicy feel to it with the anise, and more interesting that Play Intense, this could be a classic if it was been released 5 years before.

If you never smelled it, try to find a good deal on it and you'll be surprised on how good it is. The prices aren't that high so you can still find good deals on 50mls or even 30mls.

I don't find it a true masterpiece or a must have but if you like woody aromatic compositions in a limbo between classic and modern, this is a great example with a twist.

Another great work by Annick Ménardo, bravo!

4/5

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