To me this is what a grown up woman should smell like. I would describe it is a spicy floral; a "serious fragrance." Ergo, it is a scent that could not be mistaken for anything but expensive perfume, as opposed to, say, the remnant of the smell of your face powder or shampoo. It can be "in your face", which suits me well because I have a rather strong personality. Please note: I'm referring to "plain" Coco in this review not Coco "Mademoiselle" or any other factory sequels, so to speak. Coco. There is no substitute.

My best advice here is to choose your strength level carefully. I can understand someone being put off by this fragrance if they have the perfume and they are heavy handed with it. It can be strong like a strong personality. It's provocative, so don't put it on like you're drinking it and you'll enjoy its magic! I like the eau de toilette because it lasts all day. I can still smell it later in the day. Though this fragrance is more of an evening fragrance, I do wear it in the day time, but again I use the eau de toilette, which is a lighter version. If you use the eau de parfum or the parfum, a very light,little dab goes a long way. Touch each pulse point and that's it. This is a fragrance for the confident, captivating woman, who knows who she is and knows her inner power. She won't ever apologize for being herself.

It just smells like the average women's perfume. I tried it in Sephora but it honestly smelled like the next four that I tried. There's no uniqueness about this, but it didn't smell bad.