Coromandel Eau de Parfum Chanel for women and men

Corandel is extremely unique. I was genuinely shocked when I first smelt this. I can definitely smell the bitter orange which may not be everyone’s taste alongside the heavy citrus note. The incense, musk and patchouli are definitely there in the dry down with a bit of the amber. It’s a very unique combination and definitely will grab attention. I don’t smell the white chocolate or rose note. The woody note isn’t as strong either. I would say Chanel’s coromandel has a longevity of around 11-12 hours, with a decent sillage at about arms length maybe a bit more. It’s definitely a very unique fragrance to wear during the fall and day time. It also can be used during the spring seasons. I see a lot of votes for the night time and winter and I think I may have to disagree to that. It’s definitely a very versatile fragrance but I would say it’s more suitable for the fall season and the day time. I mean since it’s a Chanel perfume, it does also come with that high price point and I would definitely say there are better alternatives. I would definitely not recommend this for a blind buy as it is very unique and not everyone may like this. Due to its high price point I have to bring this just shy of an 8/10.

Scent: 8
Longevity: 8
Projection: 7
Value: 6
Overall: 7.5

How are today's batches? I remember that when I wore this one and entered a room, the time stopped (or so it felt 😊).
The edt was fabulous but I didn't mind the edp (it was a little less "baroque", more straightforward, if I remember correctly).
I honestly hope the performance is still there because if not, my heart will break.

A Guerlainesque Chanel, in the style of Shalimar with a modern twist. Heavy patchouli base, tons of vanilla, and yes, I do notice the distinct lacquer note, which I never thought of as wearable but it kind of works here. Very nice but not earth shattering.

To my nose Chanel Coromandel has some similarities with Gucci Envy for Men.

Coromandel is phenomenal! Instant love. Believe the hype, it’s really, really great. It’s a chocolaty, resinous, warm, ambery patchouli with fresh, bright citruses and hints of incense. Smells amazing, it’s very smooth and creamy and has an expensive quality.

It’s a very complex scent note wise but these are the notes that are most prominent on me: clean patchouli, creamy sweet white chocolate, fresh, zingy blend of various citruses and a very subtle incense in the dry down.

Performs well and has a very addictive smell. After sampling it, I feel that I really need to get my hands on a bottle of Coromandel for next fall season.

It's like indulging in a slice of chocolate cake with a hint of patchouli, but with a touch more white chocolate sweetness. The scent is pleasant, with a slightly feminine leaning. However, its performance is just average. Personally, it brings to mind Jovoy Psychedelique, a fragrance I'd prefer to wear. Psychedelique lasts for days and has a much stronger presence. Plus, its prominent orange note and more unisex appeal make it a standout choice compared to this one.

One of theeee most addictive fragrances I’ve ever worn. Wrist to my nose constantly. Wind pleasantly wafting its earthy, creamy, balsamic aroma. Grown up Chanel feel.

Sophisticated patchouli and white chocolate, slightly sticky benzoin, bright Chanelade citruses. It’s really p!ssing me off whenever I come across a second hand 200ml bottle, I don’t have the funds. It’s £350 brand new. I’ve only ever tried the EDP formulation. But I absolutely love it and must have it.

At first I wasn't sure about this fragrance because it reminded me too much of Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle, which I already own. However, within the space of a couple of weeks it's grown on me so much, it's become an OBSESSION!

I'm totally astonished by this because I'm a Guerlain girl through and through and I've never been anywhere near Chanel since no. 5 in the 1980's due to the boredom factor as well as Coco wasn't a very nice person, as it turns out. But Jacques Polge! Oh my!

I even went so far as to buy both the EDP and the Parfum extrait. They are two different scents.

The EDP projects well and goes through all sorts of stages on the dry down. I understand why some say it smells of menthol or 'medicinal' because that's definitely there after 3 hours or so. To me it smells like a kind of menthol muscle rub that you get in Bali (I even compared the two!) However, these sorts of complex notes only adds to the fascination I feel about this fragrance.

The Parfum extrait is smooth, warm and comforting all the way through, but it's more of a skin scent and doesn't project that well.

Both are enveloping and comforting, and have a super positive effect on my mood. Layering them together gives me all the feels. Makes me feel like I'm 'all that and more' wearing this. 🤣

Despite having now over 30 fragrances in my collection, I think I'm going to wear this for days on end and will probably run out very soon!

**EDIT** True to my prediction, 10 days in and I've used almost half of my 75ml bottle and 25% of my EDP. Luckily, I've ordered a 200ml bottle from Belgium and I just got a 10ml decant for handbag.

Chocolate cake patchouli with a little more of a white chocolate twinge. It smells good, leans a little more feminine. Performance is just ok. To me it reminds me enough of jovoy psychedelique that I would rather wear that. that one lasts DAYS and is much stronger. The orange is more prevalent in that one too, and leans a little more unisex than this.

It's my fault. I took one look at the note breakdown, saw white chocolate and thought it would lean more towards gourmand. It does not. This is not a safe blind, Oh no. Get a decant first to see if you like it because I did not.

Absolutely love this perfume! I’ve got a lot of complements wearing it and it truly smells like a unique high end perfume. It’s hard to get bored of this scent I see myself wearing it for every occasion all year round for years.

It's the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, who pretended to be my grandmother and then killed me with earthy patchouli

The most capricious scent I have, it is highly dependent on the weather, skin, material of application, this is its charm.

Luxury in a bottle ! It's very feminine, classy and pleasant fragrance. Orris root and amber are amazing. I love this warm chic sillage. That's reminds me the middle notes of Bois d'iris de Van Cleef and Arpels and the base notes of Eau de Shalimar with warmer side. Notes are oriental, sweety, animalistic and ambery. I think it's a masterpiece, a beautiful classic like a precious gemstone to have. I'm testing it by vial and I add this to my wishlist because I love it !

Mmm! I get it, I get it. Love this! Such a good scent. Smells luxurious and I feel amazing wearing it. Timeless, elegant, warm, beautiful. 10/10 for me. The scent that will stay in my collection forever.

I had to disagree with dear aaronmilic, this fragrance is absolutely beautiful and elegant, it is well balanced and dry down you can smell the white chocolate. This fragrance is unique, classy fragrance for winter/fall.

Took the plunge on a small bottle. Nothing to offer here that hasn't already been said but to me this is a very light performer, especially compared to my other two favourites; Cuir De Russie and Le Lion.

Edit: Wearing it in warmer weather, this really reminds me of a more mature version of Calvin Klein's Obsession. Today it seems to be performing better as well then when I first bought it a few months ago.

@cheleine, both are EDPs for sure! I bought the decant from a reputable seller, and the full bottle directly from Chanel. I also don't think someone would be selling a Parfum or EDT by mistake, given how expensive both are compared to EDP :(

@notnati Perhaps your decant was the Parfum version? From your description it doesn’t sound like the older EDT from Les Exclusifs. It’s either the Parfum or a very well macerated version of the current EDP.

I have a bone to pick with Chanel. I agree both with the people who say that it smells like you just passed the gates of heaven, and with those who say that it smells like moldy basement.

I got a decant of this beauty about a year ago. Sprayed my wrist, didn't think much of it, went to the grocery store a couple of hours later, swung my wrist by my face randomly at a checkout and about passed out right then and there from catching a whiff of the most ethereal, divine, creamy, woody white chocolate scent my nose has ever experienced. To date, it was the closest I've ever gotten to finding the thing I was looking for.

Naturally I went to Chanel's official website and got a full bottle. It's giving nothing but dirt and basement. I've had it for almost a year and it has not macerated in the slightest, which is what I was hoping for.

I still have my tiny, tiny decant (which was an EDP also!), I'm savouring it. It still smells like heaven, and nothing like what's in the full bottle. I understand that things can differ between batches, but it's unacceptable for it to be so far off. I'm holding on to the bottle in hopes that the scent will change eventually, but at this point I know it won't. It's so disappointing.

To the people who got the previous batches - I couldn't be more jealous! How does it feel to be the chosen one?

I watched alot of videos with excellent feedback and I buy it blindly, in fact it's opening is amazing , the dry down is more toward a powdery with Rosendo Mateu 7.. highly attractive dor women .
بعد كثرة الاطراءات قررت شراء هذا العطر من دون تجربته. لاحظت صراحة ان الافتتاحية مذهلة بمعنى الكلمة و ثبات العطر على الملابس يدوم لساعات كثيرة مع انتشار متوسط و يشابه خليط من روسنجو ماتيو ٧ و رائحة باودريه نوعا ما..مثير جداً

I did this the grace of giving it a third and final try…

Coromandel to me smells like mildew and patchouli that’s been trodden on by a donkey with IBS, something vaguely sweet but still unsettling. It is a strange fragrance.

Apparently it is a best seller, not sure how because I personally find it to be one of the worst offerings in the entire Les Exclusif line.

I love this! I just bought the 200ml bottle today. Yes it’s $$$. But I love it. I went I Neiman Marcus and I tried the parfum. I know many people prefer the parfum to the EDP. I prefer the EDP because it is sweeter and more feminine smelling. The woody note in the parfum is much stronger and the white chocolate is not as noticeable. My bottle is new and it’s heavenly immediately straight out of the bottle. The dry down is divine - woody and sweet and incense.

omg im so speechless but what can I say about Coromandel beside BUY IT if you're reading this, you'd def not regret it. I hate patchouli and anything patchouli but this perfume is so well done and blended it is literally heavenly and takes my breathe away every time I smell it on myself. tbh im surprised this doesn't get all the hype BDC gets on YouTube and social media, Id gone through a third of my 75ml bottle in a month before I realised this stuff isn't cheap and had to slow down. Oh and it projects like a Rocket and performs like a donkey.

BUY ONE FOR YOURSELF ASAP IF YOURE READING THIS!

This is the one that made me fall in love with patchouli and patchouli dominant fragrances. It’s almost perfect. I’m glad I never tried the EDT because I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to get her out my head.

Currently wearing when writing this.
Sprayed only(2) 5hours ago. Still projecting like a monster.
Who complains not performing either has nose blindness or has a fake or lying.

>>>Heads up to everyone saying this does not perform.

I got a 75ml bottle in August 2023 and wore it for the first time in September 2023.

Being expensive as it was, I thought it would perform like a charm, but, no. People around me did not notice I was even wearing a fragrance, which made me quite upset -- on the occasion I wore it, I wanted to be noticed.

I did not wear it again until today, February 2024. I don't know what happened, but it is performing like a beast now? I sprayed only once in my arm at 8 AM and am still getting a cloud of it at 6 PM. If I smell if from up close, the scent is quite strong still.

Two possibilities:
1. Something happened during these 4-5 months which increased its potential.
2. I got nose blind from it as I applied the fragrance around my neck, and now I smell it because it is in my arm.

Quite interesting.

This is for a special state of mind in cold weather. I can really smell wooden, varnished coromandels out here. It's a perfume for me when I want to stand protected behind this wooden panel and follow my own thoughts. The drydown with white chocolate is wonderful and the quality of the perfume is undeniable. It stays on my skin for over 12 hours and on my clothes even longer. I'm not in the mood for Coromandel every day, not even in winter, but if I am then it's a high flight and a great fragrant experience over the whole day.

One of the best scents I’ve ever come across! A beautiful concoction of some creamy white chocolate, patchouli and an ambery-incense. This one will never go unnoticed! A solid 10/10 !

This fragrance will take you on a quite a transition and it's well worth the experience. The posh/clean/fresh opening with opulent touches of dense amber/resins/patchouli lingering in the background. Thus, reminding me a bit of my beloved L'Instant from Guerlain. But denser and richer...

Side note:

This is a great work of craftsmanship and it would be easy to appreciate what's been done here. Although, I don't really think it fits me...well...or at least not during this particular part of my fragrance journey.



To be continued...

ShaunMichael. Are you sure it is Coromandel you have rated? This is Patchouli, benzoin, white chocolate and amber. The rose is minimal.

Adding on @Diablomoni comment below:
If you love Coromandel and want this as your home fragrance, try as well the Spella candle from Trudon. It smells exactly like Coromandel !

I love this. It’s so luxurious and expensive smelling! If you ever smelt The Diptyque candle in Ambre this is that in perfume form! Forever a love

Copying and pasting from another forum I wrote a review for...

Unfortunately, Chanel and I never really got along.

Then came a sample of Coromandel back in 2018. My first reaction was, "Well, I could just wear this the rest of my life." I dabbed a teeny amount on my wrists and my husband - who in 10 years of marriage has never noticed a perfume - said, "You smell nice. Is that a new perfume?" And then repeated the compliment a week later after I came home from work.

I finally treated myself to a full bottle in March 2022 and something was just not right. That infatuation I had when dabbing my 2018 sample did not grip me. My online search broke my heart as I discovered that Covid ruined it all for us with reformulations. I've spritzed here and there; to my chagrin nothing changed....until today.

I noticed that the color of the juice has darkened considerably since I first bought it. A light spritz and I felt....delight? Intrigue? Dare I say, the infatuation returned?

And so I opened up my laptop to jot down my notes in Fragrantica. The opening is a vintagey vibe of amber and patchouli. As this perfume morphs for hours on end, in the 2nd-3rd hour I get - no joke - vintage Coty Wild Musk, which I was obsessed with as a teen. Later on, the white chocolate sweetness peeks through. The flame is rekindled.

For New Year's Eve, I wanted to sample a special fragrance and I had heard a lot about Coromandel already. After all, it's supposed to be the. one. Chanel Les Exclusifs parfum. The most well-known one, at least. So I had a lot of expectations about its quality, even if I went in kind of blind in terms of what notes or directions to expect.

From the get-go, it was clear that Coromandel is a perfume. This sounds a little silly, I know, but hear me out. Some fragrances try to recreate realistic notes. "Smells like Orange zest". "Coffee and Vanilla". They smell like something - or as close to something as possible. Coromandel instead has, throughout its lifetime, a very deliberate perfumy style to it. This is mostly due to a sometimes powdery, sometimes creamy quality - a little bit like makeup - that it consistently employs. Of course, Coromandel also smells like a lot of different things, but at any given point, Coromandel was never shy about announcing that I was wearing a perfume right now. In this, it reminded me of ELdOs Putain des Palaces, which also had a powdery, lipsticky quality to it. Though where Putain des Palaces does this in a very "in your face" kind of way, Coromandel had a much more refined, sophisticated feeling to it. This, too, was a repeating image in my head. "It reminds me of another perfume, just more refined" was a thought that I had more than once.

Coromandel welcomes you with an amber-warm, patchouli-sweet, powdery-dry and incense-spicy blend of notes that is both welcoming and challenging all at once. There are a lot of different nuances in its opening that can be confusing and probably warrant a few wears before becoming comfortable. I got none of the supposed citrus top notes at all, but there was more than enough for me regardless. Soon enough, however, these varying accords arrange themselves and Coromandel becomes an earthy, deep and dark scent. Orris and Rose combine with wooden and incense-heavy notes to form a forest-soil kind of fragrance that is at the same time dry and dusty but carries with it ideas of moisture, like the smell of freshly watered plants. And much like the feeling of dryness and wetness, there's a dichotomy on top of that, where Coromandel is cool and warm at the same time.

This confused me for a while but fascinated me at the same time. Comfort and challenge, dry and dusty and wet and moist, cool and warm. Coromandel played with my sense of smell in a way that no other perfume has so far. While the Orris and Incense accords were clear as day, they were embedded in a framework of other nuances, which shifted and oscillated. About one hour in, the fragrance rediscovered its Patchouli and there was a soft, chocolaty quality to it, but these notes never stayed for too long. They came and went over the hours of wearing Coromandel and whenever I consciously put my nose to my wrist, a new combination arose. The earthy vibes were always there, and so was the incense, but everything else was variable and it felt like a dance on forest soil, where the actors of a play shift between the trees, coming into view center stage and disappearing behind the trunks and shrubbery again. Sometimes it was sweet, sometimes it was not at all.

At about 5 hours in, Coromandel shifted significantly again. As if you step out of a forest, the earthen qualities dissipated and what was left over was a very comforting and warm, creamy and soft vanilla drydown. It kept its powdery and ever so slightly lipsticky qualities as well as its incense, if in a more muted way, but the sweet notes were much more pronounced now and Coromandel lay on my wrist like a soft and silky sheet. Here too, it was very elegant. Its sweetness is never syrupy, never cloying. Its incense is always there and acts like a dance partner to the vanilla at this point, but here, too, it is polite. And until I went to bed, more than 12 hours after I applied Coromandel, these ideas stayed with me.

Coromandel feels superbly refined. It's sophisticated and has a smooth, silky quality to it. It's a perfume in the most obvious way, but at the same time, it never feels artificial or over the top. In everything it does, it's very polite and elegant. Where other fragrances are loud and omnipresent, Coromandel is self-assured and laid back. It's like a well-designed tailor-made suit or dress. If it suits you, it will do so perfectly and effortlessly. If its actual notes are what you want to wear is another story entirely - the dress might have the wrong color for you, of course. But the craftsmanship behind it is impossible to miss. I was reminded of at least three other perfumes in its notes and each and every time, Coromandel just did it better. Smoother. More elegant. And just for that, Coromandel is worth sampling.

High quality, complex and rich. White chocolate, patchouli, orange and amber mainly. This is a beautiful and unique composition

8,5/10

Sweet, amberous patchouli. Almost a cinnamon tinge. Very nice. Unisex. A real people pleaser. Can't go wrong, except that it's $300 for 75ml 😯

The most beautiful perfume I'll ever own. I do want to add though, even though people seem to find this is "beast mode" it's actualy very gentle. It projects at first but quickly settles down into a more intimate fragrance that you and those close to you will be able to enjoy. It's very chanel like, in the sence that it will not be overbearing and it will blend in with your skin chemistry so well that it won't neccesairily be perceived as perfume or so I've noticed. After a full day of wearing this, a woman asked me one day when i was travelling by bus, if i had been burning insence at home because i smelled like it to her. Coming from her this was a compliment. Her face lit up when she asked me this question and she told me the scent made her reminiscent of her childhood. I loved this compliment because even though i thought the fragrance had long gone, apareantly it had not. And apareantly it's subtle enough to not be recognized as perfume upon first sniff but just as something in the air that smells good wich i think i love even more.

I assume this is the current version of Coromandel out of two listed at Fragrantica. This is such a sophisticated fragrance - classic, yet cozy. To me, this is a very masculine scent for a mature man, 35 or older to fully pull it off, in my opinion.

I am VERY LATE TO THE Coromandel love fest! I sampled it today for the first time. Immediately, I said "I know this". After a few minutes of sniffing and mental cataloguing, Sure enough vintage Coty's Emeraude came to mind! I loved smelling it on my aunt. It was magical. Today's version is worthless. In don't know what authentic vintage Emeraude sells for, but to my nose they are identical.
Coromandel is beautiful, but if you can get pristine vintage Emeraude, you are in for an olfactory treat.

There are many fragrances which immediately evoke photorealistic images, and there are others which seem to belong purely in an olfactive world of their own, abstracted beyond any real world reference. Whilst the name would seemingly suggest wood lacquered screens, Coromandel firmly belongs in the latter category in my view. There is patchouli, amber and citruses certainly, yet blended so perfectly they seem create something outside the world of images: warm, mysterious and sublime.

Having said that, I've personally found wearing this challenging. Never has a fragrance smelled so different on my skin than on paper. The opening patchouli which smells warm and inviting on paper, opens pungently damp, even musty on my skin. Like most Chanel fragrances however, the benzoin/white chocolate drydown is sheer heaven; I'd like to imagine the dry-down is the smell of champagne poured over molten gold. You just have to give it an hour to let the patchouli dial down.

Extremely dense, I find this practically unwearable in summer, but in autumn and winter it's warmth is completely captivating. Parfum is listed as the second ingredient, after alchohol and before water...something you would be more likely to find in an extrait than an EDP so this speaks to it's lasting power, as well as it's price point.

EDIT: As others have noted here, after one year this has mellowed beautifully. I'd read that patchouli is one of the few notes which truly gets better with age/oxidization and now the dampness of the patchouli has become far more wearable. The astringency of the citrus in the opening has also receded slightly and the white chocolate has become even warmer. This is also a near-guaranteed compliment getter in my experience.

The use of patchouli on this one is just incredible. There are indeed hints of white chocolate but way at the background which helps create a kinda creamy smell. This on my skin lasts and lasts and I keep on getting wafts of it even after the 10 hour mark. Not to mention how amazing it lasts when sprayed on some clothing.

Highly recommend it, even if it can be quite expensive!

@medwatt you have a fake bottle. Coromandel is very long-lasting. My mum has it.

I thought I hated patchouli. Until I tried masterpiece, made me convert instantly. Goldeny amber patchouli, despite it being an amber it doesn't feel too dense, abrasive or warm. Which is usually my main criticism

WOW must say i am fan of fruity girlish youngish scents, of course, typical generic but charming by the way, when you smell something "atemporal" makes me "construct miself" i am a temple made of heavenly woods and church spirits... absolutely oustanding, similar to givenchy gentleman or cartier l'evolve, refering to an "invocation" i honestly get back to appreciate something that is not my taste or a used to wear from my "typical" fruity sense... it works on my brain. Such a Beautiful Woody Gentleman Coromandel Charm!

Ughh this masterpiece was reformulated in 2020 as most perfumes were when the world panicked coz of Covid and ppl were not wasting money on unnecessary things . I suggest looking for a pre 2020 bottle. And if u find someone dumb enough to sell their bottle, pay whatever they ask. It’s WORTH IT! I have 2018 bottle and absolutely love it. I also found someone who sold me their half bottle of the EDT. I love it too, it’s softer but I love it.
I regret not buying the large bottle coz I decanted a lot to share with friends and am down to half a bottle . Same with Le Lion. Been reformulated . I bough my bottle on first release. It’s breathtaking. But again I shared so much of mine, thinking I’ll just buy another bottle. Then I forgot to buy one in 2020, and now it’s already reformulated. And prices went up. I need to hunt down a pre 2020 Coromandel myself . I just know it’s gonna cost me . I paid $180 for my bottle in 2018. Prices went up a lot since then.

Powdery, lipsticky, feminine, with only traces of patchouli. Regret buying it.

I just splurged on a bottle of Coromandel after draining 3 rich, strong decants over the last year (the most recent was an August 2022 batch) and it’s as weak as water. I am so disappointed. It’s like a shallow, fresh, sporty vanilla cologne on my skin. I would never wear something like this. My bottle is April 2023 so was there a reform? Is it possible that it will strengthen and change over time if I let it mature in the bottle? This was so expensive and I can’t return it, of course. I don’t understand why this happens so often with Chanel? It’s like there’s no quality control whatsoever.

ETA: I decanted some to see if a bit of air would help. The patchouli is almost negligible and the incense and amber have been dialed up so far that it now smells like a diet Le Lion. I would have bought the actual Le Lion if that’s what I wanted. I wanted Coromandel and I am really, really disappointed in this change. Buyer beware…

It has an earthy smell like being in the forest and the smell lasts for ever. A must have perfume!!

Is it possible to have an earthy/dusty creamy scent? Yes, Coromandel does. It has patchouli, orris, and lots of ambroxan. This silently tells you about maturity and gravitas. What a masterpiece!

With this first wrist test, I get all the wood notes & that white chocolate. It’s a unique warm & fresh combination I haven’t experienced before. It almost feels warm & cool at same time on my nose, like a cup of cocoa with fresh cool mint on top.

On me, it’s too masculine however. It would be delicious on a man in the winter. I’d want to devour him like a bar of chocolate in a snowstorm wrapped up in a blanket, watching snow by the fire. I would like my bed & rooms to smell like this in winter, like a blanket from the cedar chest, a spiced candle, something sweet baking, coffee in the pot. This fragrance is an entire seasonal mood. I think it could work as an evening fragrance on a man, particularly, year round though. It is beautiful on the right person. I think the white chocolate is hard to pull off, so not for everyone. & on me it’s the note I’m getting strongly. Test first.

If very earthy, almost bitter patchouli with tiny hints of chocolate sweetness is what you are after, this is it.

This is another Jacques Polge masterpiece. Mature and sophisticated, imagine wearing it in winter evening for a date. Wait for the base notes it’s just gorgeous

I got it available for decanting, PM if interested

I ordered my bottle from chanel.com (Europe) and it is from 2023. This lasts almost 24 hours on my skin on a good day. Sometimes a little bit less but still around 16 hours. Coromandel is heavenly. I never thought I would like this earthy patchouli but with the right amount of sweetness I happen to love it. I don't usually spend this much on perfume but I think Coromandel is worth it. I've never smelled anything like this. But not a safe blind buy because of the heavy dose of patchouli.

@iamdrinkingbeer I've got a 2022 bottle and on my skin it lasts about 10 hours but it becomes a skin scent after about 3 hours. So 7 hours of skin scent and 3 hours of moderate projection.

@Fragboy702: I got a decant, but its a 2023 for sure

@iamdrinkingbeer what batch is yours?

I'm rocking it today,and it works summertime 29°c outside and I love it.....soft gentle and not too sticky.....GOOOD JOB CHANEL👍👍👍👍👍

Did anyone try any new batches? its soooo weak on me

I get licorice as the opening for this scent - which I happen to like. I can’t believe I hated this the first time I sampled it. It is an amzing scent very rich. I almost feel like I am in an expensive gourmet chocolatier shop or coffee shop. This is decadent, skim milk caffe latte with a shot of licorice and curaçao cordials on the side, mmmmmmh! Give me another shot!!! I am in love with how it is interacting with my skin this cool evening. Gotta have a full bottle.

I have been a Chanel fan for over two decades now but only recently started to explore the Les Exclusifs line. I'm not exactly sure if that was a good idea or not because I'm LOVING these (expensive!) fragrances. Coromandel was an INSTANT love. As soon as I sprayed it I was overwhelmed by this beautiful scent coming off of my skin. This gives me similar vibes to Shalimar which has been a family favorite for generations, but Coromandel is way more suited for my personality. Oh my gosh this is fresh and warm at the same time. Familiar yet exciting. It's a combination of both feminine and masculine. Old and new. It's so incredible! I will savor the samples I have until I can get my hands on a full bottle.

Im a dude who loves Beau De Jour and L'Homme Ideal Extreme, TF Italian Cypress, Gucci Envy, even BDC EDP to some degree...do you think i will stop wearing this? lol, this is a class of its own, the fact that i would ever wear stuff like Parfums de Marly and Initio over this masterpiece? in that case i will rather smell like an old lady.

I think it's important that we share honest experiences on Fragrantica while respecting those that differ. With that said, I know my review on Coromandel will be unpopular, but I want to share my perspective for others who may have similar preferences. Protect me, oh fragrance gods, from the ire of the Fragrantica trolls 🙏

As a casual man, I think this perfume is feminine and noticably old fashioned. On my skin for the first few hours the bitter orange, rose, orris, and jasmine make this smell like a mature woman's "classic" Chanel amber. I've worn this several times with the hopes of agreeing with the 4.4 rating. I even bought a bottle, convincing myself it will be great if I keep trying. However, I ultimately found Coromandel to be too stuffy and challenging for my personal taste.

I agree that in the mid-to-late dry down it's more palatable with a white-chocolatey patchouli amber scent that is nice enough to not regret buying.*

For men who prefer a more contemporary style that leans unisex/masculine there are ambery/woody/patchouli variations I'd recommend over this. Tom Ford Beau de Jour, Montale Oud Dream, Frederic Malle Monsieur., Patchouli Nobile, PdM Carlisle or Initio Blessed Baraka, MFK Grand Soir, Dior Amber Nuit have all usurped the crown from Chanel's golden past.

Thank you for allowing me to share my opinion on a perfume without taking personal offense. If you love Coromandel I'm certain you radiate beauty when you wear it.

5/10 on ME, but open minded and probably a knockout for women age 40+. if this grows on me I will be back to update my review.

*update: exchanged for something more my style 😅

my takeaway: it's ok to disagree with Fragrantica ratings as we explore what best suits our personal styles, but throwing shade at strangers on the internet if they don't agree with you is cringe

Coromandel is a semi-gourmand that carries with it class and allure. It was a good scent when I first tried it. Every subsequent wear has made me fall more and more in love, in contrast to the coups des foudres that strike with a new scent you love. Although I was hesitant at first, the slow dance of trying, knowing, seeing new facets unfurl and the accumulation of stories over months meant that I got to know Coromandel intimately before finally committing to a bottle. It's rare for a scent to follow this protracted journey (only Cargo de Nuit has recently followed a similar journey).

On first try, the scent definitely smelled like a Chanel: amber-y with signature powderiness that calls back the brand's classic offerings. However, I didn't mind the scent as it felt a little more modern and wearable than its predecessors. I found the sweetness unique and hard to pin down. It was a like, not a love, but my curiosity was piqued. If there was a Chanel to win me over, this was the closest. Over time, I came to love its unique combination of gourmand, powder, amber and musk.

The scent opens immediately with amber accentuated with the fruity sweet lift of orange. Like Le Lion, the initial burst of citrus punctuates the opening with mouth-watering luminosity, making it the most enjoyable moment of the wear. On paper, the orange shouldn't blend this well with the chocolate-y amber, but it's the perfect complement. The florals of rose, jasmine and iris meet at a completely new conjuncture; it doesn't smell like what you expect. The combination melds completely with the amber that emerges. The chocolate that follows is unlike cacao, worlds apart from Homme Parfum or Borneo, I'm completely stumped on how the 'whiteness' of the chocolate comes through as the scent doesn't present as milky or lactonic at all. Occasionally a damp earthy patchouli note does poke through but takes away nothing from the scent. Gradually the amber and musks present with chocolate character before slowly fading linearly. The scent wears beautifully and long. I thought performance was modest and muted because I became nose-blind to the scent. However, I have received complements even past the eighth hour of wear.

In a few months, I will be moving overseas. I struggle to think of which 4-5 scents I'll take and which I'll leave behind. However, Coromandel definitely makes the cut.

int. someone's gdforsaken musty closet
here, sheaths of dust somehow only add to an overbearing air of opulence. you uncover an intricately-wrapped square of white chocolate, and decide to give it a sniff test before eating

(coromandel is a fun tribute to patchouli's origins in western perfumery: it originally made its way across the world scenting fabrics on the Silk Road. senders in south and southeast asia saw it as a practical addition -- patchouli repels insects -- but foreigners who had never encountered the aroma were captivated to the point that they began importing the herb on aesthetic value alone)

My first Chanel: a total immersion in multi-layered lusciousness.

Patchouli, incense, chocolate, musk ... I'm drowning in luxury!

Coromandel has been examined, analysed and reviewed ad nauseam ... and offers a subtle riposte by remaining silently seductive and inscrutably beautiful, like the courtesans depicted on the folding Chinese screens from which the fragrance takes its name.

I do not know how, but I was reminded of Kenzo Jungle Elephant parfum without masculinity. This one is better on me. Just so delicious and honestly I have no idea how these ingredients can smell like this. I do not smell the sharp patchouli like most other Chanel fragrances at all just spices.

(#5)

Coromandel (EDT vs EDP),

Friends of mine in community, send me the whole bottle for testing.

I starts to know why people might slightly prefers the EDT better than EDP.
But to be honest, I my humble opinion. I don't find the EDP less superior than EDT.
In anyways, In facts - might be slightly easier to wear than EDT.

Both scent are similar however, the composition change.
Being Coromandel EDT is the airy Patchouli with White Chocolate base, truly wonderful.
However, their is something like a bit dirty aspect.

Coromandel EDP is the exactly same Patchouli with White Chocolate base. however, they are thickening that White Chocolate-base, much sweeter. However, I also feel that thickening that "White Chocolate-base", cover airy aspect of Coromandel but it also covers that aspect of Dirty patchouli as well. However, some people might finds it a bit too thick / to sweet in comparison to Coromandel EDT.

Also, the performance, EDP is much stronger than EDT.
But yeah, gotta says it loose some aspect of the Coromandel.

In my humble conclusion, I cannot say "OMG, they destroy Coromandel", I prefers to call restyled. I truly enjoy both. I will enjoy the charming of Coromandel for now and love my EDP evermore. :)

OMG i´m in love. could be the love of my life (at least this month).

Luxurious is the word to describe this scent.
One of the better patchouli scents out there imo, vintage smelling and long lasting.
Smells like old money.

How beautiful! This is however, very S T R O N G !!!!

This is a true Patchouli with nuances (on my skin) depending on the season.
There is bitterness, mustiness (yes, it’s musty), woodsy-ness, there is somewhat of a sweetness, it’s also amber-y and in the background there is a certain coldness to it, almost like something menthol-ish or minty like…I know this description of mine sounds terrible but I cannot help but love this scent…there’s something about it that makes me keep on sniffing my wrist!

I would say that this fragrance is perhaps more for seasoned lovers of fragrance. And you definitely have to appreciate patchouli because this is a Patchouli centered fragrance.
Beautiful and timeless, I’d say it makes me feel like an opera singer, opulent and majestic, dressed up and singing the most beautiful melody on a stage lit by a thousand lights…

A must try/sample for patchouli lovers! This is a classic, this is Chanel in its most magnificent form!!🖤🖤🖤

Once this gets past the slightly musty stage, about 20 minutes in, it’s almost perfect and everything I wish it could be. For me, if only there was no tonka. This is kind of like what I was hoping allure sensuelle would be (which used to have an epic dry down). I could wish for a touch more projection considering it’s about $500 or more. Don’t know if I would fork out for this. While the opening is very classic and the dryness and Chanel ‘touch’ is good, I’m somewhat on the fence as it has similar vibes to Shalimar which I don’t always enjoy. I really like the last few hours of wear but a) could project a bit more and b) has that tonka which isn’t my favourite.

The soft, Joanna Lumley-esque Aunty of L'Instant Homme by Guerlain.

Sumptuous, creamy, citric patchouli with mould (the same musty tone as the aforementioned Guerlain) and white chocolate (whereas the Guerlain is bitter cocoa).

Initially I hated it - I was overwhelmed with the complex opening. Thought I would like Sycamore or Bois des Isles more - until I finally got a tester and wore it all day.

Coromandel tells an epic story enveloped in fine white chocolate and exquisite woods. I just bought Boy and thought I found my signature scent - until the Coromandel settled and absolutely radiated from my skin. I absolutely adore it - finally found my scent for autumn / winter.

Coromandel is a completely artwork for me. A fragrance can only be so niche quality and can be worn this much as.

After wearing the beautiful coromandel many times I realized I have to be in the mood for it. It really sticks to your clothes and body and hair and you can smell it for days. Some days I get the earthy , creamy white chocolate patchouli and some days it really turns me off and smells musty. I will wear it for at home. I wouldn’t feel comfortable wearing it in a crowd.


Edited to add; the biggest issue I am facing when wearing any Chanel perfume is that I grew up my whole life with my grandmom wearing Chanel # 5 and all Chanel perfumes have the same DNA. No matter how hard I try, every time I wear a Chanel perfume I feel out dated and reminded of my grandmom, who I like to be reminded of but I don’t want to smell like her. Scent memory is a powerful thing and Coromandel is no exception. I am reminded a lot of my grandmom in the opening of this perfume. Sigh …

They say love is biochemically the same as eating large amounts of chocolate. There are a handful of fragrances that fire the pleasure centers of my brain, and this is one of them. I'm late to the party on this having not really tried many Chanel offerings aside from No. 5, Allure, AHS, Bleu De Chanel varieties. I always thought of Chanel as a feminine brand for the most part.

Last year a friend suggested I try this so I went to the boutique and got a sample and have since been back several times and tried dozens of them. But this one is hands down my favorite and bought a bottle of this elegant, expensive juice. I can't say anything more than has already been said. I'm not really a fan of amber or most patchouli frags, but this is so much more. I'm astounded at how well executed the each piece of this fragrance is crafted. The amber is fantastic, the patchouli is the best in perfumery (IMO), the woods are excellent, and that white chocolate (I hate chocolate frags) is delicious and calming.

I want to drink this perfume it's so good and it sits shoulder to shoulder with MFK Grand Soir as my favorite ambers of all time. Longevity is sneaky good (when I think it's gone I catch a whiff) with pretty good projecting. This is a joy to wear, and a must try for everyone that likes fragrance.


Scent 9/10
Performance 7.2/10

My trusted scent for any type of event. It smells divine and definitely has it's famous Chanel DNR. Super refined.
Although there is a rose listed, but luckily I do not feel.

The first time I tried Coromandel EDP, it was a big NO for me because all I could smell was moldy baked goods. I don't know what happened, but it was magical on my skin when I tried it a few days later-a creamy cloud of white chocolate, lacquered wood and slightly dirty patchouli that's more like black soil than body odor. I could bathe in this stuff now that we're in the spring melt. The EDT is even more nuanced and longlasting, but I can love the EDP just as it is. Signature scent worthy.

For me, the star of the show in this masterpiece is the patchouli, which evolves like a tone poem from beginning to end. The first immediate blast of it is Vapo-rub medicinal, and dirty (as in, it smells like a loamy, nutrient-dense forest floor). There's a mineral/petrichor quality too, and then comes the sweetness, settling in sooo nicely. Around halfway to the drydown, I get reminded of the burnt vanilla and leather notes of Shalimar (maybe that's the white chocolate?) It becomes creamy, enveloping and comforting, and then patchouli returns with its swan song, diving bravely into a woody afterlife that makes me swoon every time.
The scent lingers for a full day easily on skin, and over 48 hours on clothes, furniture, and anything else you touch. My couch still faintly smells of every time I've worn Coromandel, even during the warm seasons when I retire my bottle to the cabinet. I saved for months, and it was worth every penny. A legendary fragrance!

I too came here to sing the praises of the wonderful Coromandel. I have the extrait & EDP. Both are a testament to a master perfermer. The EDP is actually my preferred concentration out of the two given that it is “airier” & I get more of the white chocolate & patch notes. It was not a love at first sniff but after an obsession with Chanel’s Les Exclusifs tried it again & I finally get it. This is not a linear fragrance. Definitely a must try for anyone perfume enthusiast. 10/10

Coromandel cured my perfume addiction. For a few years, I was on a compulsive collecting streak. Reviews, videos, discovery sets, blind buys, samples, swaps, stalking discontinued fragrances, reselling or gifting what I didn’t wear, and repeat. I even made a map of stores that sell perfume, from cheapies/discount to luxury/niche. I’m not sure why I avoided Coromandel. It’s ironic, because once I tried it, the constant desire to acquire new fragrance subsided. It was an instant love. Nothing else really compares, does it?

You can read the notes all over this page, but, to me, Coromandel is simultaneously musty/dusty *and* sexy, sophisticated *and* cozy, bitter *and* sweet, formal *and* casual, classic *and* modern… and, by far, my most complimented fragrance. Strangers regularly ask me what I’m wearing, friends and family always say I smell “so good” when we hug hello. If I had to choose just one bottle to keep forever, it would be Coromandel.

Note: I have a 2022 bottle of the EDP, as well as a mini and two sample sprays of the discontinued EDT from 2012 and 2013. I’m tempted to say I prefer the EDP, but maybe that’s like admitting you have a favorite child? I will say this (and trust me, because I’m someone who *obsesses* when it comes to elusive discontinued original formulations): if you can’t find the EDT you’ll be absolutely fine with the EDP, I promise. (Someone told me that before I hunted down the EDT, and I didn’t believe them, but it’s true!) Get the EDP and go live your best life. It’s divine.

Bitter and earthy patchouli bomb which also creates a white chocolate accord. Hail you Mr. Polge!

Perfectly unisex and can be worn anywhere anytime.

Performance is very strong, 2nd strongest in the Les Exclusifs line after the unbeatable nuclear powered Le Lion.

★★★★★

If shalimar and Dior homme intense had a baby this would be it. Not a fan of it, definitely not a compliment getter. It's great quality like the rest of the les exclusifs line but did not wanna buy this to my wife, as a guy I would not want my wife to wear this so I bought her Chanel - Beige instead and she really loves it.

All this hype around coromandel I guess I expected more, I'm disappointed, it didn't live up to it's hype like Dior - Sauvage Elixir did.

If you like fragrences like Shalimar and Dior homme intense then this is for you.

Coromandel is similar to Dior Ambre Nuit but better than it. Coromandel with sweetness, but citrus and spices distract from that sweetness. Silage and spreading are ideal, suitable for office environments.

Wow! This is fantastic. A warm, sweet Oriental with a patchouli heart. It got me right from it’s slightly vintage opening; not quite aldehydic, but ever so slightly citrus. Close on the skin I smell an earthy, potting-soil patchouli, but in the air it’s a cloud of vanillic benzoin with a clean patchouli encased in amber. The cloud is more gourmand, with a touch of exotic spice, but in the deep dry down the patchouli can get a bit strong for those who may not care for it. Classic and sultry. It is intoxicating & definitely FB worthy. This is not department store Chanel DNA, this is something quite different & infinitely better. Giving it a 9/10 due to the never ending patchouli that lingers until the next day, like the eye makeup that didn’t get washed off the night before. 😉

Coromandel is a magical work of art and I’m going to try my best to put it into words. The opening is citruses and aldehydes, and some powder, typical of Chanel fragrances. Quickly you get a damp, wet earthy patchouli. You feel at one with nature and it is the most beautiful patchouli, with a little bit of damp wet earth. After the middle the patchouli stays but it transforms into a creamy white chocolate, the white chocolate flowing in the air with amber and vanilla, and a hint of incense. This is the most unique experience I have ever had with a perfume. It is addicting and shapeshifting. This is something that can be worn everyday. It may be my new signature. (New 2022 bottle)

The perfume is very nice. It reminds me with two perfumes - Ambre 114 from Histoires and Hacivat from Nishane with lettel Amber at the base.also, it can be littel bit of Ani Nishane

Patchouli and white chocolate. This is as close to Gourmand as you’re going, dear Chanel?

Still Timeless.
Always Classic.
They may be the last.

Dior went Hypnotic long ago.

I am so bummed, but I don't get it! All I sense is a dusty lacquered table in a backroom of a pharmacy. No chocolate at all. I didn't expect or want Coromandel to be a gourmand, but this is just too dry and medicinal for me to be enjoyable :-(

It’s taken me 7 months or so of wears to get this fragrance and to truly enjoy it (it can change a lot between wears).

I don’t feel it’s anything like Shalimar for me. Shalimar is far closer to Le Lion except Le Lion (or Sex Cat as we call it at work) does Shalimar better than Shalimar (imo). This for me has limited citrus…. The crystal clear ambered patchouli is front and centre. No vanilla but mildly sweet. Perhaps the chocolate ? Chocolate for me is very restrained adding a cloudiness and interest to the very clear amber.

It’s stunning and ever changing. After wearing (2 sprays) from midday at work I got three compliments. Gesticulating in a meeting had the silage moving through the meeting room.

This scent does amazing things to people. It mesmerises them it seems. Chanel as always delivers that gorgeously restrained elegance - never trying hard but oozing style and quality. A light and a deft touch as always.

Another decant destined to require a FB. I’m not exactly unhappy about it either ❤️

If Black Orchid by Tom Ford was called White Orchid. Very similar structure to Black Orchid. There is the earthy patchouli, the sweetness of the white chocolate, It smells very expensive, very classic, it is a unisex fragrance. I think for some it could be quite heavy.

i love it. Smells like wheat cereal with white chocolate flakes.Amazing scent but it doesn't project a lot nor does it last on me.

@chesco below pretty well sums up my feelings as well, except he does it much better then I could. Great discovery and I want to send a thank you to the lovely staff at my local Chanel boutique who were extremely patient with me despite the holiday craziness.

It was a blind buy a year ago, and I can’t say that I liked it so much. It was just “Ok”. I was even thinking of selling it. Then decided to keep it and try again later sometime.
This fall I tried it again. And miraculously, it turned into something mature, mellow and wonderful! I couldn’t sniff it much enough, and my friends just loved it! How does it happen, that time makes a perfume changed to it’s better version?

Put simply it’s a Masterpiece. This is very much a patchouli scent, but it’s a clean not an earthy patchouli. Imagine patchouli, dialed up to 5/10. Well before the patchouli goes earthy, or foot-y, it slams into beautiful white chocolate. Preforms very well. 10/10

Chanel chic
I have been following this perfume for a long time. Finally got this perfume. It's a very classy scent. Now that winter has come, I will not stop wearing this perfume. Like most people, I have an earthy smell, but this smell doesn't bother me. The fragrance in the drying of the perfume is very classy.

This is 90 % beauty. On a good day, when it behaves, it is intoxicating.
However at times there is a strange moldy note that lies as a thin veil covering the other notes. Sadly that one note ruins the whole thing for me.

I added a review months ago. But I had to come back and say that when I wear this, people are almost addicted to the smell. I’ve gotten so so SO many compliments from different genders and age groups. I don’t find this mass appealing. But I find it extremely alluring, and addictive. I wear fragrance for myself and my mood, but the attention I get when I wear this is quite something. The only other scent I wear that elicits as many compliments is Dior Homme Eau.

🥀

Update 02/03/23 - I finally bought a 200 ml bottle. I’ve been waiting so long to do so, and some money came my way so I did it. There’s that half of me that’s like “you just spent this much…” and another half that says “fuck yes, you’re a beautiful person and you love a bit of luxury. You may only ever get that from yourself.” Now I’m cut off from buying any new fragrances for QUITE some time 😂 But I’ve used all the Coromandel samples and 4 ml bottles I’ve had as well as a dupe. It was time, and I’m so absolutely happy that I finally did it.

Btw, this fueled my newfound love for patchouli. But I haven’t found another house outside of Chanel, yet, that uses and blends patchouli in such a…magical way. This scent is bewitching to me. I’ve never been more drawn into a scent and ok with spending as much as I did on one bottle. It’s really wonderful. It’s making me want to downsize my collection now.

More gourmand version of Jovoy's Psychedelique. In my opinion the best Chanel fragrance.

Signature scent worthy. I’ve never had a signature scent before but this could be it. It is perfect in every way, and for all occasions too.

Wearing this for the first time this season and continue to love it! Just wanted to mention that about an hour into wearing it, I saw my recently acquired bottle of Francesca Bianchi's Angel's Dust, and decided to see how they work layered. I used one spray on AD on my wrist, and I am blown away!! They mesh perfectly! So if you happen to own both, I recommend you give it a try. I don't do much layering, but something compelled me to try this condo and I smell so good!!! I'll be sniffing my wrist as I drift off to sleep soon.

Coromandel is my cozy, unwinding, very comforting bedtime scent. I just love it so much. A little bit goes a long way as well.

This is such a beautiful warm and comforting patchouli ambery perfume. Very Chanel chic.
I will get a bottle for Xmas :)

I have finally got my hands on a bottle of Coromandel. This is excellence from Chanel.
However there is a ‘damp soil’ middle note which I’m not loving. I’m in two minds about this fragrance.
Edit: the drydown on skin is outstanding.

The opening leans feminine & you feel it is old school perfume. Give it 45 mins & it will reveal itself into a classy high quality fragrance. It is sweet but not too much the Patchouli here makes the balance. It is a bit dark so I would recommend wearing it in relatively cold weather. Quality is top & you can feel it. It is very smooth yet quite powerful like a silent killer.

I had a 2ml sample & I enjoyed wearing the stuff so much. I might look for a full bottle but the price tag is very hefty.
Performance is fantastic lasted on my skin 10+ hours & projects like crazy for 2/3 hours after that it will fade away gradually but still noticeable during it’s whole life time.

The dry down smells like you’re putting your nose up to a wet patchouli plant with a white chocolate nuance. Absolutely gorgeous fragrance.

Coromandel is an exceptional spicy-amber scent. A classic oriental in the vein of vintage icons like Opium or Chanel's own Coco, it is high-quality and beautifully composed, but with an identity of its own.

Coromandel opens with orange notes, initially bright and juicy, becoming more green and floral as the neroli emerges. Warm spicy notes emerge, alongside powdery rose and clean jasmine, paving the way nicely to the amber accord that anchors this scent.

The amber is rich and resinous, initially animalic and slightly salty. Smoky incense complements it to perfection, church-like and spicy - tickling the nose a little.

As it develops, the amber becomes sweet thanks to the white chocolate note. It is an inspired addition - a refreshing alternative to ubiquitous vanilla - disrupting the rich amber-spicy accord beautifully. It is unexpected - a modern twist for this oriental in the traditional style.

As it dries down, patchouli adds earthiness, but is nicely restrained, while woody notes round it out to perfection. The sweet spicy-amber accord remains until final fade. Sillage is moderate and longevity is long-lasting.

An top-notch modern oriental, Coromandel is masterfully composed. Perfectly unisex, it is best worn in autumn/winter. As good as the classics, Coromandel is one of the best Exclusifs. Utter elegance. 5/5.

This is very sophisticated and fine in its formulation but the neroli, rose and jasmine really stand out making it lean feminine. I'm glad I got a sample!

The most elegant and luxurious fragrance I've ever smelled

I now have a full bottle.
As mentioned before, that creamy dry-down, the patchouli & white chocolate, is so gorgeous!
I'm getting decent performance & longevity from the bottle I have, about 11 hours. However, I'm not receiving much or any projection and silage at all compare to the sample I had received. Thus, I'm a little disappointed as that prominent silage from the sample I had experienced was what sold me to get the full bottle.

For the first hour or more I could smell the wonderful white chocolate. It felt like I was bathing in it but at the same time the pachouli and base notes were balancing it and not making it a very sweet perfume. After two hours it calms down and the pachouli seems more prominent. Even though I'm not a big lover of patchouli I find it nice in this composition and not too masculine.
It is more modern than some other Chanel scents but still poses the elegance and strength of a Chanel scent.
It is my first purchase for Les Exclusifs but surely not the last one. This one it one of my top 3 from the collection.

Tangerine citrus + Cinnamon + Clove + Sandalwood + White Vanillin + creamy orange Orris Root (same used in BDC) + Italian Neroli + Aldehydes + touch of smoky Incense + touch of Modern Rose + Powder + potted soil 'dirty' Patchouli + White Chocolate + touch of Olibanum + touch of Amber + White Musk

Oh wow! Purchased only because i wanted 1-2 aldehyde fragrances in my collection (YSL Tuxedo is the other one), and bought this 200ml big-boy based on the reviewers below me praising this as a holy grail.
It smelt okay in the store, but i was also smelling 10 of the private line all at once and my olfactory was getting over-loaded because they all Aldehyde based they smell similar at first whiff, so you need time individually to test on the skin to fully understand each Chanel. The store was closing so i rushed the purchase.
I 'liked it' but wasn't obsessed. When i tested at home with 2 sprays, i thought it was 'okay', then the end bottom dry-down came...wet soil 'dirty patchouli' bomb! Did NOT like it at all!
I never wore the fragrance ever again...

1 year later i got curious to see if i can force myself to wear it or rehome the bottle.
Tested again and did 6 over-sprays on one arm, and 'wooow!' This baby came to fucking life!!
The magic in this fragrance is over-spraying on skin.
The spice & wood in this is so strong that it's addicted af! Thank god i fell in love with this because it costed me a fortune paying full price at the department store.
Aldehydes generally smell classic feminine to me, but this is rich with warm Sandalwood spiced with Cinnamon & Clove along a bed of earthy Patchouli that pull it back a little toward the Masculine direction, thus classifying it as "Unisex with a feminine edge".
The Opening and Mid was the huge dose of White Vanillin & Citrus that gives it an addicting sweetness to the dry notes.
Performance from Opening-to-Bottom Dryoff is outstanding! Projects and lasts for hours!

Bottom-end Dryoff is a earthy Patchouli with spiced sandalwood, and what one may perceive as fatty 'white chocolate'. And the White Vanillin has completely disappeared entering this stage.

Holy fucking shit this is so good im actually excited to wear this out in public tomorrow!!
To all the reviewers below me, even the guys wearing this, i understand now why you love this frag so much!
This dna is also highly technical, and the nose Perfumer is talented af!
This is a MASTER Perfumer at work!
It's really beautiful, reminds me of what Beyonce would wear...lol
This smells so lux! <3
My only issue with the fragrance is that I don't like the Bottom End dryoff, it smells of wet soil patchouli, but the ingredient is done so beautifully that im growing to appreciate it.
Might also take you multiple over-spray on skin wearings to understand the technical beauty of this creation.
My favorite discovery of 2022.
IYKYK ;)

4.5/5 Woofs!

Coromandel opens with a room-filled warm creamy bitter orange then smoothly settles into a rich pachouli delicious white chocolate aroma, it stays like that for 10 hours or more, so long lasting, I love it when my Chanel fragrance is long lasting. Wearing it in public is such an experience, the attention I got was so annoying, I just wore it two times in public and I fell in love with it already. The fragrance is so elegant, sensual and delicious, I feel it leans more towards masculine because of the warm feeling it radiates and a slight hint of incense I pick up, however, I think ladies could rock this gourmand creamy white chocolate fragrance if they like it. This is definitely a great fragrance to have, wear it on date night, you won’t regret! 🥰

Recently sampled this thinking that it would smell similar to Ani by Nishane. It does… a little, but there are key differences and I should begin by saying that Ani is my signature scent and I adore it on every level. From a quality perspective, the concentration of oils in Coromandel is enormous. The back of my hand was shiny all day after spraying there. The initial blast reminded me very much of Ani. The rich vanilla and slightly green forest floor vibe. However, the Orris and incense are what set Coromandel apart, becoming more pronounced after a few hours of wear. The dry down smoulders, whereas Ani slowly melts and drips. This is a great fragrance and a great pick if you find Ani too cloying (which I do not). The white chocolate is interesting, but a bit lost behind the smoke.

Have no words for this.. so so special. Have a 200ML bottle and it’s hard to wear since it such a rich composition. The opening is quite feminine, with the white flowers and a amber tone.. later it becomes bir more chocolatey because of the white chocolate and patchouli, still soft and still bit sweet.. what I noticed is that smelling the scent in the air or on the skin is a big difference.. and smelling it in the air gives you the most perfect and rich patchouli you could ever smell.. but with that damn good white chocolate and sweet spicey tone of amber. I really adore this one

The more masculine version of this is Xerjoff richwood, which I also own, and which has that creamy woody base, and this is more based on the patchouli white chocolate combo.. perfection in a bottle for me coromandel, although I find this better suited on a elegant woman, I just pull this off this is just to good

Taking all things into consideration this is exceptional value for money.

An elegant and beautiful creation, with multiple layers, each as beautiful as the last. This starts out as a creamy orange dream shake before moving into an exquisite patchouli/vanilla. Just the right amount of earthiness and sweetness, without going too much in either direction. Still not done playing its symphony, next there is an addition of mystery and darkness with a touch of incense and even more depth with powdery spiciness in the base with benzoin, olibanum, musk and amber, which gives it a slightly more masculine edge in the drydown. Simply gorgeous.

Scent: 5/5
Longevity: 4/5
Sillage: 2/5

So beautiful. This is the best patchouli I ever had the pleasure to wear. It is so well blended, so creamy and comforting. I could bathe in it. The drydown is sublime. I love the white chocolate and benzoin mix. Yeah...I will need a full bottle of this beauty...

I’m still getting to know this one but find it very warm and slowly pulsing, elegant and sensual. I detect the white chocolate note almost immediately, and there is a soapy note as well that is nostalgic. I love all his creations and am as mesmerized by Coco today as I was in 1988. I find Coromandel EDP strangely similar to vintage Blue Waltz, on me, that is. I have always been drawn to Blue Waltz which is sharper and more acidic but the aura is so strikingly similar. I would love others’ thoughts.

Coromandel feels like the work of a life time, and that is because it clearly is, starting with Sheldrake's Borneo (a Coromandel prototype), his conception of the scent and ultimately Polge's own refinement.
It is undoubtedly packed with the highest end raw material. It is envisioned and the created with utmost precision, creativity, and expertise. To top things off, it is one of the most unique creations out there (within reasonable limits).

Spraying it on, I initially get loads of citrus, bergamot mostly and some floral notes followed by a puff of fine powder, a cloud of vanillic, sweet, powdery matter, initially clearly feminine leaning. In 5-10 minutes the show starts, pure white chocolate, dehydrated, passed through a sieve just booming off the skin. Once your nose gets accustomed to the mirage, you start picking up heaps of benzoin, powdery florals, vanillin, olibanum and revealing itself in the drydown, the finest, cleanest exemplar of patchouli. 100% genderless bliss, any one with the faintest figment of a gentle side can pull this off.

In my opinion Coromandel is probably the result of artistic serendipity, clearly no one aside from the masterminds at Chanel have any clue of what is going on since no other brand has even come close to replicating it.
Everything else, Patchouli Reminiscence, Jovoy Psychedelique etc. are not even remotely there and the difference is astronomical. If you are in the market for a 'hippie'/patchouli amber (or realistic white chocolate), forget everything else and go try this one out, it 100% justifies its price.

Don't have a full bottle yet, but from the sample I've worn I wasn't impressed at first. After the second wear however, I loved it! Performance & longevity wasn't impressive by all means but the silage has a strong presence that keeps catching my attention.
That creamy dry-down, the patchouli & white chocolate.
Saving up for a bottle now!

Well…… some circumstances tend to force your hand even if you didn’t want to this opening statement needs a Q&A to get to the point
- Is it any good: the best from the line
- is it unique: on the contrary it’s an inspiration
- did you enjoy it: ya but performance was ok
- is it worth the money: no les exclusive is
- would I buy it: no I have a lot of alternatives
- if you didn’t have alternatives would buy it: yes
- any comments: the les exclusives are overrated

I would call it imperial, it carries the value of its name: Coromandel, a famous Indian port of the past, renowned for its intense trade with the East. All this suggests intense aromas mixed with spices and fruits. The Chanel maison wanted to honor this name for the Coromandel collection of Chinese screens that mademoiselle loved to surround herself with. The study of this magnificent perfume reviews all the great oriental cornerstones, with citrus, spicy, aromatic and woody accords that make it intriguing, sensual and enigmatic. Impacting sillage that becomes reassuring over time. I particularly love this combination.

Very nice blend.. complex and nice development during the hours. It starts like a lemon blast fougere, then the sweetness of chocolate, warmth of amber and the green spices of the patchouli come trough.. except the deep drydown is way to feminine. It’s almost like choco mademoiselle. That’s why I can’t have it, I choose Dior’s patchouli imperiale above this. Almost identical.. this is deeper but leans feminine and diors is more masculine but still unisex

honestly there are so many overhyped fragrances and this is one of them. yeah, I said it.

I’ve had the original edt version (full bottle) and I recently got a small travel spray of the edp. I can’t tell them apart. you must love patchouli because that’s what this is all about. It does remind me of Prada Ambre in the worst bottle to spray ever. Coromandel smells like 90% DRY airy patchouli with just a dash of powdery amber and a sprinkle of vanilla. every time I’ve worn this someone asks me if I’m wearing “patchouli.” for those old enough, this smells like a dead show before Jerry died circa 1991. I guess you can still see a dead show with John Mayer these days. Actually John Mayer seems like he’d smell like Coromandel. I think I’ve lied to myself in the past and convinced myself I love this all the while feeling like an imposter in patchouli. I just don’t dig patchouli. It’s far too obvious and only makes me think of hippies and musty head shops filled with incense and bongs. I guess you had to be there. Emerson College 1995.

An absolute beast. This is the headiest most intense perfume I’ve ever sniffed but it alas has the Chanel DNA of timeless elegance. It does feel rather outdated and I say that as someone that adores No.5 and shalimar. I think the neroli, patchouli (which is the bane of my existence) and the bitter citrus and wood dominate, with some dustiness.. there is no chocolate or sweetness. It lasts forever and I think suits older women, so fellow young women, think twice because the aura of coromandel is intensely ripe, thick and mature.

Went to the Chanel shop in Covent Garden, London, excited like a beast to try Coromandel. I sprayed twice on the top of my hand, enough to cover as much as possible and left.
I must admit I do not understand what the fuss around this perfume is: not better in the opening than Patchouli Reminiscence and Psychédélique by Jovoy. Then as it dried down, it became like a skin scent turning towards a musty fishy unpleasant smell. Not a single trace of white chocolate, patchouli or amber. I don’t know if it was because the bottle had been on the shelf for a while or a bad batch, but totally unpleasant just like a the old musty whiff inside a loft. A £165 for 75ml, I prefer Reminiscence.

I’ve praised Coco (extrait) time and time again of how Chanel does baroque. And yes you’d see that I always use Coco to compare with ambered patchoulis but this time Coromandel goes the eastern route with its citrus-inflected amber sans vanilla. This is rococo; a juicy opening which I believe is superior quality rose and patchouli eternally spritzed by citruses. Then the sinister heart makes itself felt by frankincense in amounts I find similar in vintage 22; this paired with amber and that long lasting citrus makes one to think honey. Its golden warmth and sweetness slowly dripping and reflecting sunlight.

Ah Jacques, I wished you would’ve created more orientals for Chanel. Not that Olivier lacks but he has his own merits: Cuir Beluga, Misia and that Le Lion.

The drydown is one of the more satisfying I’ve experienced. It didn’t become naked like Coco which smelled like weak musk in its lesser concentrations. In extrait, Coco can compete drydown-wise.

I would’ve wished Chanel discontinued their Cristalle, 19 and Coco, and rebrand them into the Les Exclusifs.

Exquisite.

I loved this stuff so much last fall/winter. Wore my decant all the way through. Amazing patchouli, white chocolate, and ambers. Stuff of the highest quality, so the price is justified.

But i think i prefer Patchouli Imperial, just because its less sweet, has more bite, more spice and smoke, and there is no ambers there. The ambers and white chocolate are in the real forefront here, and patchouli is soft, maybe more of a background player, a highly noticeable one tho.

Still, this thing is basically perfection in a bottle. Chanel does frags like no one else, and this is a prime example of something of the highest quality. 10/10.

A beautiful amber, incense, musky, woody scent with typical Chanel quality, smoothness, and aldehydic etherealness in the background. I generally prefer fresh citrus woody scents, which this is not, but I kind of love it. Not sure I'll wear it much, but very glad to have it in my Les Exclusifs Discovery set. If I lived in a colder and woodier environment, maybe I would wear this a lot more.

Interestingly, when I test this Coromandel EdP on one arm with Sycomore EDP on the other arm, if I smell Sycomore for a while and come back to Coromandel, it seems so much brighter, lighter, and more of the citrus than I usually get.

UPDATE (7/25/2022): I'm getting a bit of that creamy white chocolate I didn't catch last time. Still same opinion...high quality, warm, woody, incensy scent. Delicious and cozy. Not sure it's me still tho.

Scent: 8 / Sillage: 7 / Longevity: 7

This is a solid release from chanel, For me the dry own is where I'm hooked! The touch of earthy patchouli is just amazing.
To my nose it's masculine I honestly don't see how it's marketed for men and women.

One of the best from Chanel Les exclusif. The best patchouli and white chocolate scent. Very good blended.

coromandel is the best patchouli interpretation I've ever smelled... I can't get enough of smelling this perfume. an earthy noble patchouli with a warm white chocolate. It will be perfect in autumn, spring and winter season. You can understand its beauty most from its spread to the environment.

is it me or this is very much like jicky/shalimar combo?

Like many others have said before me, this is an absolute masterpiece. I am transfixed, enchanted, mesmerized, addicted. I cannot stop smelling my wrists when I wear this (which is very often, now)… it does something crazy to my brain. Coromandel is fresh but rich; it’s both light and deep, amber with citrus, subtly sweet and woody — an immaculate blend of all things good. I cannot adequately express how much I love this beautiful, beautiful fragrance.

I'm wearing a clone of Coromandel so this is directed at the general scent profile. This certainly doesn't lean feminine with accords of "woody", "earthy", "patchouli" and "balsamic". This is unisex, and IF anything, might lean slightly masculine. I said much the same thing about Tom Ford's Black Orchid. But this seems fairly complex and so doesn't present a straightforward mass appealing amber scent or anything like that. And I said pretty much the same thing when I first wore Guerlain Habit Rouge. Not that Coromandel smells that much like Habit Rouge but they both seem similar in a complex structure. Makes some sense since Shalimar is noted as a comparison to Coromandel. Fairly classy, sophisticated scent profile. I wanted to try Coromandel because I'm surveying amber scents, looking for the best. My #1 remains MDCI Chypre Palatin. I have Dior Ambre Nuit, and think I smelled MFK Grand Soir once and I've got a decant of Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan coming.

Coromandel EDT was my favourite since I was 19, and while the reformulated EDP is a knife in my heart, I still have to own it. Others have explained it well so I won’t. I would fork out $1500 for an EDT if I could.

As other reviewers say, don’t judge this up close, smells a whole lot better in the air

Not sure I can add any more to what’s already been said about this gorgeous, gorgeous scent. Rbalkris’ review below nailed the description of this scent for me.

Amber and white chocolate forward fragrance on my skin with rose and patchouli intertwined in there for depth/ warmth. Incense and wood do a good job of ‘grounding’ the fragrance and stops it from becoming too sweet. I love that each time I catch a whiff of this I never know which note I’ll smell … beautifully layered and multifaceted scent.

A masterpiece. Chanel outdid themselves with this one.

Scent: 10/10.Amazing.
Longevity : 9/10 projects strongly in the first 6 hours then sits closer to skin afterwards.
Sillage: 9/10 … moderate to strong.

Can’t overspray as it literally starts smelling like damp soil.

I have decants of both EDT and EDP. I was deluding myself saying that I could survive on my decant of the EDT and leave it at that considering how hard it is to find a bottle. I also didn't use it much because I only had 5mls of it. Every time I use it, it would be just so good - and, eliciting impromptu compliments from my husband who couldn't care less about perfume. So, I decided that I needed to test the EDP so I can decide whether I should go on the arduous journey to find an EDT or just buy the EDP.

Please take my opinion with a grain of salt because I tried the EDT first, but the short story is that I'm in trouble. Initially, the EDP is very promising. The first 1-2 minutes, it smells remarkably like the impression of the EDT. The slinky, slightly fruity warmed woods. And then starting from maybe the 10 minute mark, you start to smell something quite cedar-y. Personally, cedar is the least favorite wood of mine and I'm a little disappointed. (Also, it's the sandalwood impression in the EDT that really makes it special, not any wood). But overall, the blast of the opening remains and I'm still enjoying it. When it gets to the middle notes, that's when it really diverges. This is when the EDT really starts to get magical - the white chocolate-y woody notes mixed with florals. the EDT is more of a dry gourmand for adults with sandalwood blended in without any noticeable edge. It is so delicious, beautiful and comforting. Very smooth, silky. The EDP on the other hand, the wood gets more prominent, backed up by a noticeably minty patchouli. It's more of a woody fragrance with herbal-y patchouli. Everything is a bit rougher, and spikey. Also, the EDP is not as sweet as the EDT. I'm not a fan of super sweet scents and the EDT was my perfect elegant gourmand. But the EDP would never satiate if I had a gourmand urge.

I'm so sorry to say that I prefer the EDT. I usually don't put much credence into "formula change" but there are a few that do indeed prove to be vastly different and this one is one of them. Doubly sad because the EDT is so good.

The epitome of the Western Oriental dream scent and a bonafide masterpiece of modern perfumery. Influenced by the Chinese lacquered screens collected by Ms. Chanel, the dreamy concoction packs in quite a punch years after its introduction. The perfume opens with citrusy notes highlighted by a juicy orange. The heart is mostly patchouli with hints of rose, jasmine and orris. The perfume settles on a powdery benzoin base surrounded by white chocolate, olibanum, synthetic musk and amber. The unisex perfume has moderate to strong sillage and very good longevity. A dreamy delight that continues to enthrall and the my most preferred go to daily wear scent. Enjoy!

I dont understand how unisex it is . Its very Manly In my opinion and basic . 🙄 i got 75ml if anyone wants to swap 😮💨

I don’t have anything poetic to add, just that it’s the perfect amber. Sensual, exotic, earthy patchouli while being chic and refined. Sometimes the notes come forward in such a way that you can actually smell the lacquered wood for which it gets it’s name - it keeps me coming back for more. Very strong stuff, easily lasts 12+ hours on my skin, and I find this EDP slightly better than the much lamented and discontinued EDT. The dry down of the EDP is white chocolate covered patchouli and is amazing.

It smells like a hippie shop. You know, the kind with tye dye clothing, glass pipes, hemp jewelry? That's exactly what it smells like. Dirty vanilla incense with armpit hair. I still like it tho to be honest, but it's in no way a refined chic fragrance. I can't see a well dressed woman shopping in a couture store wearing this. I can see a dirty hippie wearing this. It confuses me why this is so insanely popular. Glad I didn't splurge for the full bottle before getting the samples first.

I have a decant that I purchased online a few years ago. When I first sampled it back then, it was a bit mossy and sharp to my nose. Definite similarities to Fancy Nights by JS and Prada Amber. I didn't hate it, but wasn't a fan as I think those fragrances smelled too dirty and earthy. Well, after letting it sit for a couple years and revisiting it again, I'm in love. I don't know how much of that change in opinion has to do with my nose maturing and how much has to do with the scent being allowed to come into its own in the vial, but this is the perfect, creamy patchouli-amber. Yes, it still shares a very basic DNA with the cheapies I mentioned but they are the screechy dollar store version of this beautiful creation. The white chocolate note is PERFECTION! Nothing artificial or candy-like here, it simply lends a soft, somewhat powdery creaminess to tone down the stronger notes like patchouli. Coromandel would be equally gorgeous on a man or woman.

I have an almost full bottle of Gardenia that I'll swap for COROMANDEL if anyone is interested.

I got a decant of this from a fragrant friend. And, while it was different from other patchouli-dominant scents that I own, it was definitely a welcome change. It was an absolute love; and, I hope to get a full bottle of this.

While there is definitely an underlying sweetness to this, it's aromatic enough that there's an artful, sophisticated edge to it. I like that as it wafts from your skin, you catch different aspects to the scent. A bit of earthiness one minute, a sweet caramelly amber the next, then a bit of incense. This is actually fun to wear.

This is just too classy and elegant for me. It is very, very good but not me. Wearing coromandel makes me feel like I should know things about wine or the opera but I don’t. It makes me feel like I am trying too hard.

Perfect example of why it's important to sample before you buy.

This is absolutely gorgeous, brilliant, technical perfumery, and it is 100% not for me. So many people have been and will be head over heels for this, for good reason. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it-- sillage, projection, longevity are top notch. Blending is genius level. It just doesn't fit my personality at all, and if I'd bought a full bottle, it would have sat on a shelf unused for years, which would have been such a shame because there are so many people out there who will give this the love that it deserves.

I feel privileged to have smelled it, and I'd suggest that all perfume enthusiasts sample it so that they'll understand all of the references that crop up around it, but I feel equally glad to have not spent money on something I won't use.

Monumentally good, but an easy pass for me.

Just got my bottle today. All the loves for this, I thought there couldn't be so many wrong. At first spray, I was like, ahhh, well, just wait for it. Wow, so I see it's a Polge creation. No wonder it works on me. Everything he makes seems to be specialized for me. Unreal. How does he know? The end of the day, there is a sweetness and a richness and a, a, oh, I don't know how to describe it. Again, very different from anything I have ever smelled in my life. I think I'm in love. Thank you JP. This is going to carry me through the winter.

I bought one of the cute 4 ml samples a few months ago and didn’t really care for it. I thought it was ok but it didn’t make me feel any which way. But I decided to dab it on here and there to keep trying.

Today, it has clicked. I was thinking about what fragrance I wanted to wear today after I shower and start getting ready for work. I suddenly remembered my sample of this, and decided to wear it for about 30 mins before I got in the shower. Oh wow.

I’m not averse to patchouli, but it’s not a note I seek out really. And I’m definitely a gourmand-phobe. But this is reserved from becoming cloying or sticky. It’s kept on a plane of elegance, beauty, and warmth. This is an astounding composition. One of Jacque’s masterpieces.

There are some really great reviews below me so I won’t break down the notes. But that orris root in there with the honey and benzoin...wow!!!

I want to sample some others from the Les Exclusifs line before I decide on which will be my first full bottle. This is the front runner at the moment.

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Starts as a dirt patchouli BOMB. Symphony of citrus desserts and elegant woods. Dries down to a beautiful sweet amber musk. A modern Shalimar without the musty leathery note. Beautiful creation by Polge.

10/10. If you are on the fence, just do it.
If you don’t like it immediately you will come back to it and be so glad you have a bottle.

Coromandel first greets the nose with a sparkle of bright, tart citrus with lactonic undertones that remind me of the most luxurious orange Creamsicle made with the finest ingredients; a wonderful source of nostalgia. That's not to say it's that simple, this is a Polge creation, so we have many layers in its development, with the heavenly pull of patchouli merged with what I believe might be ingenious use of isobutavan (of course I could be wrong). Isobutavan has a sweet and creamy vanillic character reminiscent of white chocolate, cream soda and with a soft apricot nuance. Not quite as powdery as vanillin, it has a more creamy "thickening" effect. Whether it is this or a brilliant accord of Polge's, the results are staggeringly beautiful.

Iris in the heart further imparts this white chocolate quality, with floral accents providing just the right 'treble' to counterpoint the 'bass.' Good lord, this is quite lovely. When I keep smelling myself and smiling, something has been done right. No element bulges out or showboats, it's a complete consonance that is the mark of mastery.

Just when I think that it couldn't outdo itself, its when Coromandel releases the olibanum and myrrh in the dry down, with the former flourishing in a warm, coniferous woods haze while the latter echoing the contrasting bitterness of the citruses in the opening. To think I almost left it alone due to murmurs of it being 'overrated' or 'underwhelming.' Hmm. I'm not so sure why those opinions exist, but for me, this is one for the books, my friends. I am sure there are still others that will insist that the EDT was superior, but, hey, donate a sample, or better yet a bottle, to me, and I can be the one to decide. For now, the EDP sends me quite blissfully. 

I logged back onto my Fragrantica account for the first time in ages just to write this review for Coromandel. That is how taken aback I was by this scent. I had been eyeing Coromandel for months now. I am an avid gourmand lover, but really wanted to try branching out with some new fragrances. I have a knack for things that have some sweetness in them, so finding a more elevated fragrance that still had that sweet element to it was vital for me. I wanted something more sophisticated.

I ordered a vial of Coromandel, just to sample it before taking the plunge. I had read all of the reviews about it and was super curious. My only experience with Chanel fragrances were Chance and Coco Mademoiselle. To me, I find Chance a bit much, idk what it is exactly. Eau Chance just reminds me of the wealthy girls at my college who doused themselves in it. It's sharp to my nose. Coco is a bit more nuanced, but still has that sharp Chanel DNA (if you know, you know).

Today I put a dab of Coromandel on my arm. At first when it was on, I was thrown for such a loop. I was literally sitting at my desk thinking "wtf are these people smelling, because this smells like I rolled around in rich dirt!" -- seriously, my nose was CONFUSED. I was expecting this experience of an elegant fragrance, veiled by a buttery sweetness. I think it was the Orris that had given me that initial impression because it was very prominent. However, as time passed, I kept getting whiffs of something so delectable in the air. It was creamy, sweet, sparkling.

Let me paint you a picture. Imagine a New York City penthouse -- modernized, minimal, and with art so carefully curated. High enough up from the rest of the world that it seems the slightest bit detached from reality. The warm lights of the city are shining through the windows at night, backlit by the moon. The penthouse has been decorated by a lover; rose petals trailing a pathway into your master bedroom. The room is dimly lit by candles, warm light painting the walls; incense, burning. There, a bottle of Cristal lies atop a king-sized bed, on a fuzzy cream throw blanket that hugs champagne colored silk sheets -- right beside a box of Godiva white chocolate and a bouquet of jasmine and white roses. Ethereal, timeless, and enthralling.

The scent isn't loud, and it isn't sickeningly sweet. It's not the scent you wear, and it walks into the room before you do. This isn't a scent I would dose myself in either. Here, less is so much more. This is the scent that embraces you, veils you. It walks with you and around you with every step. It carries you through the wind. And as you take those steps, the people around/passing you will smell a hint of something magical in the air. They'll move from space to space, trying to close in on where that magic is hiding. And then those that are lucky enough to be in your space, will understand you to be the magic. And they'll hug you so tight, not wanting to let go, hoping just a tinge of what you have rubs off on them.

This scent is gorgeous. And it was so worth the wait. If you're smelling something a little off, just give it time to work with you. This is something that you have to lean into. In my opinion, I don't think this scent is restricted by age that much. I'm only 23. Nothing about this scent is aged old or young, it really is timeless. I think it is more so restricted by disposition. I see this working well for people who are enigmatic, romantic, kind, powerful, quietly confident, reserved. There's a certain brilliance with this scent that comes from maturity and grace. I believe all fragrances are unisex, this one is no different. I will say, for a man to really pull this off, there has to be a certain demureness to him. As for seasons, this shines in the fall, winter, and spring. Could work in the summer, but not in super high heat. It does have a bit of that Chanel DNA, but in no way the same as the aforementioned scents. It's refined and blended perfectly.

A worthy signature scent. Yes, it's expensive, but it's Chanel guys!! I honestly don't even think the price is that bad imo, because this is in a league of its own. One of the few fragrances that is definitely worth the price tag. I myself, will be purchasing a full bottle as a gift for myself. Might even splurge on the largest size. I'm glad I can share this moment with you all -- because there is not a chance I tell anyone irl about this scent lol. They can keep their Chances, Mademoiselles, No. 5's, etc. This beauty is meant for those who find it; it's now my little secret :)

Like all Chanels, this is high class! Together with Shalimar (my first perfume love in the eighties), Poison, Le Lion and 31 Rue Cambon my all time favourite designer fragrances. Le Lion I bought second-hand recently, 90 ml left in a 200 ml bottle are now mine to enjoy <3
I got to know the Chanels Les Exclusifs by way of collecting miniatures and decants first, before I took the plunge and bought this as stunner in a 75ml bottle. It's sweet and warm patchouli ambery goodness!

I stopped in the Chanel boutique, and they gave me a sample of this. It's lovely! Bright citrus opening that quickly gave way to patchouli and floral. It's now down to the base. It's sweet but not cloying. Only slightly tart. Delicious! Definitely going on my wish list.

This seems suited best for the 30 and up crowd..definitely not an immature scent. Just class in a bottle all the way. Coromandel is perfect for both Men and Women. It has a magical scent that I just can’t stop sniffing. No patchouli fragrance is a blind buy but scoop up a decant and you’ll be placing an order with Chanel like I did!!

Lacquered chess pieces and white chocolate, I love it!
I find the drydown is the prettiest (and it also lasts longer) when sprayed on clothes. For some reason - and unlike most of the fragrances I own - it doesn't really project well/stay long when sprayed on hair. Hmm.

it has the regular chanel vibe. and i mean a scent suitable for a well mannered lady (over 30). nothing wild or surprising. an ofiice safe perfume. and though it is chanel the sillage is intimate most of the 3-4 hours it lasts. nice but i will not buy a full bottle

This to me smells of mud, or perhaps damp wood- a wet forest in any case. There is some sweetness, and I smell sandalwood and vetiver in the opening. Not my cup of tea- I have a lot of respect for Jacques Polge and I love Coco and Rive Gauche, and to a lesser extent Coco Mademoiselle- I think the guy is a genius but sadly I don't like this. Definitely unisex by the way.

I smell something like a damp wood along with earthy patchouli with hints of white chocolate and vanilla. The whiffs of mossy damp wood should be off-putting but I strangely liked it.

Lot of people won’t like it bc they’re just people. Don’t mind anyone or even my opinions if you want to buy it or smell it.

So let me begin;
It is THE perfume If I need to explain what a perfume is. Some will say it is nostalgic or old and some will definitely understand how modern it is. Jeez it’s just so good and I’m waiting for my shot to buy it.
Patchouli and white chocolate with myrrh is just knocking my socks off. It is so good and it is very long lasting.
Compared the longevity the price is OK. I know it will create lil hole in your bank account but if you want to buy a Chanel perfume or a perfume that you can wear in every situation and all year that’s it. Okay maybe find a better perfume for summer but you got the point.

So I finally caved in and got myself a 75ml bottle of Coromandel EDP by Chanel after hearing so much hype about it. I tried it on at a boutique and loved it on me, and this past weekend I took it out for a spin outside for the first time. My in-laws happened to be staying with us, and we decided to get a car and visit some small countryside villages. In one of them we had to park the car a bit far from the town centre and walk for about 15 min in a wooden area.

It was a cold, crisp day. The trees were beautiful and calm, the earth was wet and the ground was covered in autumn leaves. Getting whiffs of Coromandel during this walk almost brought me to tears, it was so special. Everything matched perfectly and I truly couldn't be wearing any other fragrance at that moment. It had to be Coromandel.

Damp soil. White chocolate hug. Enchanted forest. Truly one of the greatest.

Well this is the one that speaks in my mind and it says, hey i m your number one and nothing can take my place so stop searching, dear!!! Marvelous patch, sweet White chocolate -and a high quality perfume that is very much "a Chanel" and maybe the best of all chanels. I own Prada amber also, but they are not similar at all. Both wonderful creations, i love them both.

This is absolutely beautiful, a fragrance I will always have a bottle of handy, no matter what age. I do find that I need to spritz this an hour or so before leaving the house though, because there is something slightly ammoniac at the beginning. I've also found that it can smell better on fabric than on my skin. I have wondered if the harsh opening I get is to do with how this formula works with my skin. Either way, it softens and smells like a whole entire charmed lifestyle so I still adore it, having found how best to wear it.

1-2 hours of mossy patch that overwhelms me, then a beautiful dry down of patch, white chocolate, woods, iris, and incense. Beautiful, but I can’t buy a fragrance that I don’t like for a few hours.

What a beauty!
It took me a while to appreciate it as i thought it was too faint.
I left the bottle aside for months and gave it a few spray tonight.
I was reminded that a lot of the Chanel scents are like that in general but it had gained in potency.
It is very well blended, original, gorgeous both warm, spicy and fresh.

I really wanted to love this and maybe will still give my sample another try but the combo of the patchouli/amber/incense on me comes off very menthol like. I gave it a while as suggested in other reviews for that immaculate dry down but I just got a softer version of menthol patchouli which is not my jam. I don’t get much white chocolate at all.

Chanel Coromandel (2007) - scenes of nature - #jacquespolge ‘s creation could be my most favorite Patchouli fragrance. It reminds you of a deep dark & mossy forest floor, squawking birds, amber & tree sap. There are florals as well - but just part of the scene, not the star. The place is so dark and undiscovered I can smell a tinge of smoke from man’s first visit.

I can't review this fragrance objectively at all, it's perfect to me. The worst day of my life will be when Chanel 'reformulates' this into nothing.

Everything I like about orange, gourmand notes, patchouli, incense, orris, and musk all stand out in perfect combination, with an airiness familiar to Chanel. It's heavy and light, sweet and earthy. It reminds me of my wealthy grandparents that I don't see very often. If I could I would have this permanently wafting from my skin at all times :) but I'm guessing most people wouldn't want to wear this in the summer.

Don't like the opening at all. But then it gets better from there. The longer on the skin, the better. It needs to sit on the skin, definitely no quick refresher, to me. Last night, my husband smelled it on my wrist and absolutely loved it. So naturally, I thought I would spray it on just when I heard him walk though the door after work. He came upstairs and said "I feel you put on some really strong gentleman's perfume". Literally three minutes later I put my wrist to his nose and asked "Is it really that masculine?" and he said "No, this is a different perfume. It is Antaeus." Though it was a) the same perfume as before and b) not Antaeus (and I don't want to smell like my father in law how ever stylish he is). It starts off really harsh and oberpoweringly male and that makes me strongly doubt it. Then it develops into unisex like woodsy chemical citrusy floral, still not convinced. Though the truly wonderful chocolatey vanilla feminine but not girly drydown may win me over with time. I don't know yet. It's a bit heartbreaking because it's really a love love love hate. Or rather a "Eww definitely hate... still hate... kind of hate still... umm weird.... definitely just weird.... adorable! Adorable!"

I can't believe that I am getting so dramatic here, but here goes: they say what you hold dearest hurts you the most. That is Coromandel for me. This is definitely going to the TOP 5 of best smelling fragrance ever for me, ever! But boy, doesn't my skin just eat this up. Unlike most here, longevity unfortunately is an issue for me, and I have never been so hurt by a perfume like this!!

This is like a strip of film with Parisian scenes across the history, all the way from the bell epoque, the roaring 20s, the war, the 60s, the 90s, to the modern Paris - in a bottle for me. Absolutely the best of what French perfumery can give you. It's making an announcement: I am French - Parisien to be exact, I am Chanel, I am Avant-Garde, I am Chic, I am rich-but letting-people-know-is-so plebeian, I know my stuffs - all in the best way possible. I am not any of those - but damn I wanna be!

It's an elegantly modern oriental patchouli fragrance. If amber can be smooth and mysterious, gourmand can be almost fizzy, and patchouli can be creamy, that is Coromandel. The opening is fresh but with depth that you can tell is coming - then it's a play of amber, patchouli, and white chocolate throughout - not linear, just those 3 notes so well-blended and taking turns in the lead role. Putting this perfume really makes me want to put the chicest clothes. I am imagining a black cashmere turtleneck, grey Saint Laurent checkered pants, a vintage brown leather Brioni loafers - all that Jazz.

And here's where my heartbreak starts, performance. I have no issues with Sillage, in fact this perfumes leaves an awe-inducing trail as you move, or enter a smaller cozy confined space. But that happens only for a good ~3hrs, then it gets subdued so fast after that, becomes a skin scent until the 5th or 6th hour, then it's gone on me. It's a beautifully-moderate Sillage with a weak-to-moderate at best longevity on me. And mind you, I am a religous pulse-points sprayer. I sprayed to 7 pulse points TWICE, and 2 sprays on my clothes. But still, it only performed ever so slightly better with the over-spraying. I am not a jealous person. But to those whose Coromandel stays forever and ever... you must have done something so pious in your current or past life that you are so unfairly blessed.

Will i give this perfume a dent in the score because of that? NO, absolutely not. Purely out of the art that is the scents that's coming out of this fragrance. Constant spraying it is for me.

I am at that most devastating of things... the end of my 2nd bottle of Coromandel EDT (200 ml)....
I know that I have to (sigh) bite the bullet and get the Eau de Parfum version
knowing from previous whiffs that it's become just slightly boring in comparison, but still very beautiful, straight up sweeter, more unified, syrup-ed into a beautiful other self - not doppelganger for sure... but not quite the fabulous unpredictable concoction that had floated all around me as I wrote my last opera, as I ran aground onto a broken relationship of 14 years...
Perhaps it's all for the best.
It's really a bite the bullet moment.
Should I get the eau de parfum?
Should I move on ?
In life one doesn't have to repeat.... right?
But really there was nothing like Coromandel in my fragrant life...
I mourn the passing of much beauty *
I stand at a delayed crossroads
The rest of my life has moved on ...
But I want to regain the composure, play and gravitas that this marvellous fragrance inspired...
Any advice folks?

Very similar to the EDT but more wearable. It has amber in place of a sort of licorice-frankincense combo that was in the older one. I do prefer Richwood to this one though, as I'm not a huge amber fan. Thank you to Fragrantica for clarifying the name in the database as EDP and for the new photos.

I surprisingly love this, even though it's very conventional "perfumey" powder and I usually dislike strong patchouli. The sweet gourmand quality really shines through for me, and citrus is a subtle element even upon first spraying. Very wearable and elegant, though not my favorite amber as it lacks the cleanliness of Grand Soir or smokey identity of Shalimar.

I love most of the "smells like" section up there. Especially Prada Amber. To me this patchouli note is the deepest, not dirtiest, I have EVER smelled, blended w/ these other similar notes. I def can tell the differences in, & would know each one specifically if blindfolded. In the drydown, I get strong scent memory of Shalimar. I have several versions of Shalimar, but I like this better than any of them. I like to use a tiny spray mid shirt, while I have sprayed something else in other places. It gives a lot of scents that extra good pop you might be seeking.

Definitely reminds me of shalimar, but lighter. I don't have the spray so my nose might not be getting the most accurate read. I am smelling the powdery notes even though I don't see them listed, and whatever mimics Shalimar. I wish I smelled anything citrusy, chocolate, or sweet. Not quite getting that yet. But I liked that it smells light and sophisticated. I will try and mix it with vanilla/almond lotion.

One of the most fabulous fragrances I’ve ever tried. It’s a gorgeous mixture of earthy and unique scents with hints of maturity. It’s an incredible scent to have in your wardrobe and works for any age. This is one of the best fragrances in the entire Chanel lineup. Everyone should give this a try and see if the blend can awaken something in them.

This is truly amazing when layered with another white chocolate scent! Right now I have on Coromandel + Secret Genius. Another great scent that feels very white chocolate to me while not actually having to do with white chocolate is Kyse Vanille Cedre, I’m also going to try this with Fantasy! But the layering just makes Coromandel that much more potent and long-lasting!

An endless sunset of cello vibrato underneath shimmering wind chimes, softer than the softest fur but somehow also crystalline. Coromandel is a rich patchouli scent that takes away the green, woody, peppery aspects of patchouli to create a chocolatey-nutty effect that points toward the idea of hazelnut cream without smelling like an actual candy of any kind. Elegant and incredibly rich. A silk-lined fur coat of a fragrance. The opening is citrusy-incensy (leaning into the citrusy aspects of frankinense), but it's definitely more about richness than freshness here. Every part of the composition is beautifully well-blended, and the dry-down lasts for days on skin and weeks on clothing.

I was lucky enough to stumble across a giant 400ml splash bottle of this (why was such a thing produced?!) in a second-hand clothing store a few months ago. I bought it immediately. I will now have Coromandel forever and am immensely pleased. Expensive, yes, but an absolutely safe blind buy for any lovers of patchouli scents.

One of the most beautiful and attractive fragrance on the world! Deeply love it.

I was inspired to write this review by vanillamoss' and SimplDude's reviews proceeding this one. I won't bother to do a long discussion of notes and performance like I often do, these aspects of Coromandel EdP are covered heavily in earlier reviews. I'll just note that: the interplay between the amber accord in the base, the divine patchouli and the frankincense here is beautifully elegant; this scent is totally unisex; & the performance is significant. Definitely office safe.
Now, to the two reasons I wrote this review: (1) guys, men, boys, male folks, try this scent. I am a confident, masculine, CISHET guy and I love this and many other Chanel Les Exclusif fragrances. This line is really great and the vast majority of the scents are well worth wearing for guys who don't need their scent to shout about their gender, either because they are comfortable in their own skin or because they just don't care about the gender perceptions of others (or both). Coromandel has a great incense note and a rich, chocolate-tinged patchouli that are both utterly genderless (and gourmand-phobes, don't let the chocolate note put you off--it is the naturally occurring chocolate note that good patchouli often reveals, not something from a confectionary shop). This scent works very well with testosterone-influenced body chemistries in my personal experience and those of many friends and acquaintances. If you like patchouli and incense, try to at least get a sample of this scent whatever your gender might be.
(2) This fragrance is a revelation when worn in dry, high heat conditions. It will show aspects of itself in these conditions that it hides when worn in the cooler weather for which many folks suggest it is best suited. In the Dubai desert heat, Coromandel is transformed by the assertiveness that these conditions give to the rose and petitgrain notes. The scent becomes much more floral, but never jammy sweet, and works wonderfully. So if you happen to reside where it is very hot and dry in the summertime, dig out your bottle of Coromandel and try it--you'll discover that this fragrance is not solely for the cooler seasons. Recommended as strongly as possible. A true must try for anyone who enjoys patchouli scents.

I grew up wearing Chanel Chance in high school, and I feel like Coromandel is the fragrance you graduate to. They have similar DNA, but where Chance is clean and sparkling, Coromandel is a little dirty, hazy, and a hell of a lot more commanding. This is a cool girl fragrance, and people who wear this exude a mysterious, confident air. Coromandel wearers are always put together, but never uptight. Think silk shirts and relaxed jeans.

I blind bought a 75ml bottle of Coromandel from Chanel online because of the positive reviews. Great customer service, probably one of the best in my experience. But I haven’t smelled anything like this before. Although different, somehow it reminds me of 02 L’Air Desert Du Marocain after the first spray. Similar impression with other reviewers here, it’s like an old garage or a damp unpaved basement that hasn’t been visited for quite awhile and that moldy earthy smell greets ur nose upon entering. My nose is just an amateur but probably it’s the more dominant note of patchouli that gives off that damp earthy vibe. Once you give it some time, the dry down and the scent trail exudes class and sophistication in my opinion. Unfortunately like YSL La Nuit D' LHomme, this is another great fragrance that doesn't seem to work well with my skin chemistry, not yet.

It's a unisex fragrance, but to me it leans a little bit towards the female gender, however a confident stylish gentleman can easily pull this off as well. Performance and longevity is pretty decent. Overall, I have no regrets 🙂 I’m happy to have this in my collection and will revisit and wear it from time to time.

Update:

This patchouli dominant scent has grown on me overtime. Classy and elegant, this is a magnificent creation. This will command a higher price if discontinued (I read someone mentioned that the EDT was discontinued. I didn't even know that there was an EDT and I just checked it was marketed for women. Probably to give way to this EDP marketed as unisex). Wait till the dry down. It's where you gonna experience the true beauty of this remarkable fragrance. I concur with @Alpha Tropical below. His review nailed it. Its best to catch the whiff or the scent trail but not to sniff it directly from your skin. I like to spray it on my clothes which works best.

My nose says give it a 10/10

“Let us spread the scents of peace and kindness. The two most beautiful fragrance in the world that will cost you nothing and will get you a totally different kind of compliment” 🙏

I’ve reviewed this beauty before, but want to add that my bottle has changed a tad since I purchased it from Chanel a year ago. It is slightly darker, it’s stronger and there’s a lot of amber in the top versus mid/dry down. Interesting change.

It’s still a love, and I have been waiting for a cool weather opportunity to give myself a spray. Today’s the day and I’ve got Bois des Iles on my body and Coromandel on my wrists, and I smell absolutely stunning. If you have both, give the combination a try in cold weather! Is it a bit excessive? Yes. But pure luxury.

This was instant love! Such a fantastic perfume. I can't even describe it well. Earthy, cosy, sexy, warm. Gaah!

I love it on my self and I probably would love it on a man too.

It has good longevity and it seems to be a love or hate perfume. Heard people describe it with words like mold, but not in my nose, I smell myself the whole time and enjoy.

The dry down is where the beauty of this fragrance lies. Absolutely wonderful blend of sweetness, woodiness, creaminess and above all, sophistication.

Sillage is amazing - performance not to be judged solely off projection but the trail it leaves. Leaves you lusting for more.

Coromandel is apparently the most popular of all Les Exclusifs. It's also my least favorite. I appreciate it on a right person, but it's too oriental for my taste. It's interesting that my favorite (Bois des Îles) and least favorite (Coromandel) Exclusifs are the ones that don't last on me at all. I'm not even reaching 1 hour with Coromandel EDP.

When I spray, I have to sit down to understand what I'm smelling. A serious love. Otherwise words fail me. 5/5
PS Le Lion is a darker, more masculine version.

Agree with the review below, this reminds me a lot of Shalimar, mixed with chocolate. I had this as a first thought before I read that review.
I don’t like it because I don’t like Shalimar- both smell like baby wipes to me. I have no idea what note is causing that. (Please don’t take offense at that- I sincerely think there’s an issue with my nose 🤔)

Coromandel is beautiful. I had a horrendous experience with Chanel's customer service upon returning Le Lion, and I swore I will never buy from them again, but I just had to have this perfume. I never tested it on my skin, I only had a blotter of it from the time I went to test Cosmic Flower, and I think I ended up testing about 7 different perfumes that day. So when we finally reached Chanel department inside Neiman Marcus, I had no free spots left to test Coromandel, so I just sprayed one spray on paper. Upon coming home, the little blotter got left on my laptop where it sat every day while I worked, giving away sweet, smoky wafts of the beauty that is Coromandel. So I decided I will risk buying directly from Chanel one more time. I am glad I have!
It's been years since I smelled the white chocolate, but you can definitely smell some sweetness here. In some way, it reminds me of Shalimar even though they are nothing alike, but they certainly belong in the same category. I can swear I smell a bit of Le Lion in here, but that could be the Chanel DNA that I am not that familiar with, since I only have a few Chanels in my collection, which I rarely wear.
Well, Coromandel is a love for me, although I wish it was just a tad stronger. I think I am onto Cuir de Russie next!

Very similar to L'Instant de Guerlain EDP. Just a tiny bit smoother than Guerlain because the elemi that Guerlain uses is nauseating after some time. But Coromandel's benzoin is more tolerable. The projection is OK. Longevity is great (12 hours). On clothes, even longer.
If you want a cheaper alternative then go for L'instant De Guerlain EDP.
When I say cheaper I say price-wise, not the quality. My wife found it luxurious and feminine.
I don't like L'instant Edp so I sold it but I am neutral to this. The dry down of Coromandel on clothes is really nice the next day.

This is a semi-gourmand that has plenty of everything but most of all white chocolate and patchoulli. I have problems picking up oranges but I get rose, jasmine and benzoin. To me this is similar to Muglers Angel which I used to love. I like it, it is well blended but I will not buy a full bottle since i already own similar scents. But if you like Angel or Noir de noir this is easy, try it!

This WILL BE my next Chanel. Amazing. I would say it is more like Prada Amber than JS Fancy Nights for sure. FN is screechy. This is the smoothest & warmest of all 3.

This is gorgeous. I originally tried my sample in the middle of scorching sweaty day and my wife vetoed it. I've returned to Coromandel in my air conditioned house and can now smell all the beauty. I'm saving my sample for a crisp evening and may even purchase a bottle for the fall. Amazed at how different I feel about this in different weather!

Beautiful scent. I mostly smell orange, citrus, patchouli, white chocolate, musk and amber. This scent is intended to make a statement and draw attention to the wearer. An exquisite perfume that's enchanting on either sex when applied in the right setting with the appropriate application. Best use in winter and fall seasons during formal situations; however a more wearable and versatile scent profile for women IMO. Overall coromandel smells of white chocolate and benzoin covered in dirt and shrubs sprinkled with bitter orange. Its an intriguing scent that will garner compliments even if the scent is not a preferred style. I will not repurchase due to its limited versatility but great scent!
8/10

This really hits the spot for me and is undoubtedly the most unique creation from Chanel I've ever smelled. From the Les Exclusifs line, I adore this and no. 22 the most. Coromandel is what I would wear for a night out with my male friends after slapping on my man suit and loafers. I would do a sleek ponytail. We would sit at the bar, down glasses and glasses of negroni and olive martini while smoking cigars. How they managed to concoct and come up with this smell, I'll never know. This is so unique because it smells like wet soil (literally) and is so earthy but you can totally detect the white chocolate note in it. Stunning!

P.S. Do you ever smell a fragrance and it really makes you go "this is how I want my life to be like"? I get this feeling with Coromandel, Delina, Chinatown and The Noir 29. Exuberant and glorious.