Kokorico Jean Paul Gaultier 2011 Eau de Toilette
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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
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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