Eau de Cologne du Coq Guerlain for men

I'll have to be the voice of dissent here. I have a 3.4 oz bottle of the stuff that's about 80% full, so I've given this fragrance an honest go and I do not like it...a bit. It's a strange thing too, because I really appreciate neroli in fragrances (Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino being my favorite). There is something in this fragrance, however, that smells old (not like an old person, but like the juice itself is old) - this fragrance actually smells like it was made in 1894. I think Luca Turin was right...that dollop of Jicky just ruins this fragrance for me. I want a citrus to be fresh and joyous, but something in this one just holds it down. Anyway, if any of you lovers of Eau du Coq want to add a bottle to your collection I have one you can take off of my hands.

MAGNIFIQUE

This was created for the French actor Benoît-Constant Coquelin (23 January 1841 – 27 January 1909), hence the name.

Eau du Coq (interesting name) is an AWESOME classic eau. It takes the classic formula (think 4711 or Chanel Eau de Cologne) and gives a more herbal, peppery character, but the citrus and big fat neroli are still right there. It dries down to a a nice mossy/woody base that stays close to the skin.

I actually really like this Eaux, because it lasts a few hours on me before finally dissipating. Although, it doesn't beat Eau de Guerlain in my book.

Luca Turin calls Eau du Coq, "A good cologne with a drop of Jicky in it". I don't smell anything animalic (perhaps a very slight piss note), and I don't smell any lavender or vanilla. Anyway, if you like Eau du Coq, buy a couple bottles and douse yourself in it because that's what they're meant for :)

This is classy, refined and IMO, the perfect men's scent, but I wear it myself and I'm a woman, it has to be reclassified as unisex. It's simple and stunning. Another Guerlain winner.

I tried this, and it is one of the very few fragrance that work fantastic with my skin. This is more of a woody aromatic fragrance on my skin, which is what I like.

Agree 1K % that this is an eminently UNISEX fragrance- super refreshing. Hard to believe it was created over a hundred years ago, it is so very TIMELESS.

Very fresh, yet discreet and deep. Manly and delicate.

How noble scent it is! Aromatic green citrus notes, with chypre sharpness, very comfortable and not so retro at all, for those who loves citrus fragrances.