Costes Costes for women and men

Sprayed on my sample, noticed something I recognized but couldn't place and went straight to the Hôtel Costes website to purchase(I know, not good practice...).

But I just couldn't stop smelling my wrist...

It's something right in the middle between cool spices-mostly pepper-and that fresh-out-of-the-shower smell for me, with a darker presence underneath. Unlike everything else I own. Might become a staple come summer.

Costes is such a comfy and cosy perfume! It starts with a quasi-Chai Latte smell, I can smell the cinnamon, dried, not that sweet or sharp; I can smell a milky undertone too, but not as hot or vanilla-y, overall, the beginning is like a nice quite Chai Latte.

Soon it gets cosier, and spicier and woodier. Somehow it can easily be a unisex perfume, or be a less bodied perfume from Amourage, for men.

The dry out is just closer to the skin, and less spicy.

I don’t have much to say about this perfume, because it is just pretty by itself, nice as a cup of Chai-Latte.
Worth trying!

I'm just not a fan of this peppery minimalist type scent. It is well created but it doesn't make me feel good or sexy and that's what I expect from my perfumes. In fact it smells rather masculine to me, although I know it's not. I do like the soft lavender that peeks out from the base, but no sale.

Very cinnamon on me and my mom, we both love it, its a rich and deep perfume but all can smell is delicious spiced cinnamon and a little amber. I just ordered her her own bottle :) My roommate said it smelled just like big red and I completely see the resemblance, its the most spot on cinnamon gum I have ever smelled but the amber and sandalwood gives it a little grown up edge. If you are looking for something cinnamonny I suggest this!
The room spray is much more masculine, less cinnamon and an entirely diff frag, I do not suggest, it is not as good as the edp.

I found this gem when I was looking for something similar to Diptique L'Eau that I have fallen in love with, and which was unavailable when I tried to make a purchase.

Costes Costes was recommended to me, and also, it was a love at first sniff. And I dont know what it is about it, but there is something that makes it a percect winter (and Christmas) scent.

Costes for me is, above all, a wonderful, spicy rose. I love all sorts of roses, in Costes it is presented to us with an air of smokiness. The incense is not too strong, but it creates an aura of mystery. it makes me think of an old room with heavy, red curtains, dim light, jazz music coming from next room, quiet laughs, quick footsteps. Pepper and coriander are responsible for this spicy, dry feeling Costes has to it.

Everytime I spray it on myself I think of gingerbread, but not the moist, chocolaty one; Costes is not gourmand. I think of Christmas tree, maybe because of th woody notes, I think of cheerful atmosphere, elegance, something refined. I would compare it to dry (red) wine- might not be to everyone's taste, I sometimes need something a bit sweeter, nevertheless, there are times when I am really enjoying it.

Caliente!! Yes this goes on very hot and spicy. I almost feel I can use it before meals to assist with digestion. Once it dries down its all woods and spice. I just enjoyed this perfume with some fava beans and some nice Chianti. Its very enjoyable with wine. Really, I felt the perfume added to a serene ambiance of pleasure for pleasures sake.

very good smell ; i will buy tomorrow

This is a scent I can imagine dancers putting on before they go out and do the paso doble. It is fun, festive, spicy and electrifying. It's just too bad the festivities only last for a couple hours, at best. This is one of the best woody spices I've sampled, but I can't justify the price tag for something that is so fleeting. Note to industry: Please give Giacobetti a bigger budget, her intuition is impeccable but the quality and staying power of the final result is not doing her justice.

Costes is a sophisticated, minimalist scent. It creates an aura and a mood of a spa and of modern elegance as well as echoes the opulence of the past, like ancient Roman palaces.

Rose is prominent in the scent but is not the center of attention. All the while you catch wafts of bay, coriander, and pepper gives the fragrance texture. All while floating over notes of incense and transparent white musk. This fragrance is sublime!

Costes is a well-crafted fragrance that evokes the spa. Picture fluffy white Turkish towels, steamy water rising from the toasty coals of a wooden sauna, soft linens soaking in warm water strewn with freshly-crushed herbs, with occasional wafts of the long-stemmed roses in a vase by your bedside.

Costes is a unisex fragrance, but smells more masculine to my nose, with the spicy pepper notes very prominent right out of the bottle. It dries down to a soft woodsy-herbal. Men will find this one a safe choice, perhaps a little less sharp than the spicy woods they have used before, and women who detest fruity/sweet fragrances may find this to their liking as well.

I was very intrigued when I had a chance to sniff a bottle at the store. I later purchased a small decant and after a few wearings, I find that, while it's lovely, it's just not quite me.

Costes is all about clean lines, simplicity and understated elegance. (Look at the packaging!)

I guess I'm all about curves, bright splashes of color and too much of a good thing.