White Coco Toni Cabal / Drops 2021

First of all: I didn't know the brand or the perfumer beforehand.

When we strolled into one of the numerous niche perfumeries near Marienplatz in Munich (actually looking for 2 other fragrances from a different brand), we got to know Toni Cabal's fragrances.

It hit us completely unexpectedly:
Wow! This is still a real niche! All the fragrances were a new, finally varied experience for our noses! You know the standard "niche brands" like Xerjoff, Terenzi, MFK and co. Although they are all fragrances in their own right, they are somehow similar. We smelled the known and unknown representatives of the respective brands and just thought "Wow, that looks familiar. I've smelled that before" or "smells good, but not special enough".

The owner of the perfumery then showed us Toni Cabal's fragrances. It was a small request for her, as she really likes the fragrances and celebrates the perfumer.

Before I buy a fragrance, I try to find out more about the performance on Parfumo. Because as is so often the case, the sellers say with every fragrance: "it lasts until the next day! Even beyond that!" I once made the mistake of believing it and fell for the scam. I then started to "play it safe" beforehand. The community is usually right when it comes to H/S.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any entries yet. I really had a bad feeling in my stomach at first because I was afraid of being talked into something again. On the other hand, I immediately liked the fragrance so much that I didn't want to just leave it on the shelf. And as an experienced fragrance addict, you can smell whether the fragrance has power or not as soon as you spray it on.

So I took the risk and bought it. 175€ for 100ml is a very fair price! Almost "cheap" for the niche.

We had the owner explain to us how Mr. Cabal makes his fragrance essences. Really impressive, still real handwork by a very small, select team. And I have to say, you can smell the quality! She had previously told us how the fragrances are made and I suspected a price in excess of €250, as is the case with small-batch products.

I haven't regretted my purchase since! I applied the fragrance the very next morning and even in the evening it was still quite noticeable! After a long day at work, that's really impressive for such a "small", still unknown brand! So far I only knew such staying power from the well-known Beastmode fragrances like Naxos, Ombre Nomade or Erba Pura!

Long story short, what does the fragrance smell like?
To put it briefly and succinctly: like a creamy pina colada!

Later on, the fragrance smells like a very expensive hand cream, with a coconut scent! Really amazing!
And despite the initially "feminine" scent, the fragrance is really very unisex, which you might not expect when you first read the fragrance notes.
The coconut used is really a very natural coconut note, not intrusive and yet not too quiet! Really well balanced! And above all, it's not synthetic, as you might expect from fragrances such as "Malibù - Party In The Bay | Simone Andreoli" or Fan Your Flames.

It must be clearly stated that this fragrance is only for people who love and enjoy coconut fragrances.

But: even my girlfriend, who is not really a fan of coconut, was immediately blown away by this fragrance!

After my first own Cabal, there are now more fragrances on my wish list - and my girlfriend's!