Comparing Guerlain Moscow to Chanel Coromandel

by Karin on November 20, 2011 · 0 comments

in Chanel, Chocolate, Comparing, Guerlain, Patchouli, Perfume layering, Plum

I'm laughing at myself today. Sometimes ya just gotta do what ya gotta do!

I have so many fragrances that sometimes it is hard to choose, and if it's been a while since I've worn something, I need a scent nudge to remember how it smells on me or how it makes me feel or how it enhances my mood. But I don't want to pick the wrong scent for the day, because if it doesn't match what I hoped for, I'd be better off going scentless.

Yesterday I wore Guerlain 68 for a while, but it wasn't doing it for me. It didn't have enough going for it or for me. I'm looking for a deeper fragrance to match the weather, I guess.

I've been thinking of Coromandel for a couple of days, but first I was drawn today to Moscow. Then I thought, why not wear both at the same time, not one later, you might like it!

So I have Moscow on my left arm and Coromandel on my right. I smell good!

And to top it off, I'm burning a scent tart Autumn Fruit by Yankee Candle. That's yummy too. Interesting that they all go together.

The stars have aligned!

Moscow Notes: Musk, fruit, wood...vanilla, bergamot, red currants, absinthe, lemon, plum

Coromandel Notes~ "named for the Chinese lacquered screens Gabrielle Chanel collected, is a spirited oriental with amber and dry notes". Orange peel, frankincense, patchouli, chocolate, vanilla.


Coromandel is much more in your face. It overpowers Moscow on the first spritz, but as it settles down, the two are equals.

Moscow has a little more fruit (plummy) but this is not a teeny-bop fruit, oh no! This is grown up.

And Coromandel has that patchouli-chocolate thang going for it. I'm a sucker for both, unless the chocolate is fake smelling or the patchouli is too dry. This is just perfect.

Often if I layer a fragrance, I just spritz one on top of the other, but this I believe I would do exactly the same again. Each is more interesting with the other, but I would not want them blended. I like the distinctness of them both, and I get to enjoy two fragrances, not one.

If you like plum
Another plum is Rochas Femme, but I don't wear it as well.

Notes for Femme
Top Notes: Peach, plum, bergamot, lemon, rosewood
Heart Notes: Ylang-ylang, jasmine, May rose, clove, orris
Base Notes: Musk, amber, oakmoss, vanilla, patchouli, benzoin, leather

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Ghost (deep night) (pretty bottle too, it looks like the moon.)

top: hibiscus, rose petals and ambrette grains.
mid: Jasmine, spicy sandalwood and warm frankincense tones
base: vanilla, musk, ambergris and apricots

Notes: Rose, apricot, peach, vanilla, musk

So, asking a friend which she prefers, she likes them both, but Moscow might have the edge. But I love what Coromandel is bringing to it, having the edginess of the patchouli-chocolate along with it. I actually like them both together better than I've liked either one of them alone.

Do you wear either of these?
Do you have a favorite chocolate? patchouli? plum or fruit?

And I'm listening to Christmas music on my iPod -- jazz at the moment. I hope you are having a great day!

Karin

Originally posted 2009-12-10 12:18:03.

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