Coriandre by Jean Couturier

NebraskaLovesScent

This is a review of the vintage EDT.

Coriandre manages to be strong, green, rosy, mossy, and yet somehow still very transparent.

I'm having a hard time putting that effect into words. It's not a clean, soapy effect, nor is this an aquatic or ozonic fragrance. It just smells very fresh, very crisp and distinct. Some perfumes take on a muddled characteristic as they move from layer to layer. Coriandre never does that. Even the base notes remain sharply outlined.

This scent smells like no other, and as Malegria noted, upon smelling it, I realize I have smelled it on many people and just never knew what it was. It's a beautiful chypre, of the variety that they just don't make anymore. Apparently its newest incarnation is remarkably different and disappointing to people who loved the original.

My hunt begins for a vintage bottle. . . .

helens

I love this fragrance but haven't seen it in the UK for years.I used it all the time in late 70's. How can I get it in the UK? Is it still available?

davidtoms

I am a huge fan of Chypre perfumes and being a man and wearing a lot of women's perfume I just had to try this one. I have no idea what the original was like, and I imagine it to be far superior to what I have just bought. Needless to say, my first spray this morning wasnt sending me into heaven. I thought it was nice, green and probably a good everyday summer scent. I was becoming slight disappointed until now about 6 hours later it has developed into something that is wonderful. The spiciness is coming through even though the green is still there. Am going to have to try this further!

AmadoMio

The best! It's slinky with a sly wink.
I always am asked what am I wearing - and I adore chypres.
And what a trail it leaves...

Malegria

Wow...Wow. WOOOOOW!!!!!
A great chypre AND a very wearable one, too. I know for sure I met it many times before and just did not know the name!
I don`t find it green - more spice...did you ever smell coriander seeds? or got one of them on your tooth while eating rye bread? There it is!

cinsot

Coriandre has been on my wish list for a number of years as I have a quirky interest in most things from 1973. My house was architecturally designed and built in 1973 and remains as original today as it was back then right down to the beige textured bamboo design wall paper on my open plan living area feature wall. OK so I am a little bit retro. My man looks like he has crawled out of the seventies, he is still sporting his shoulder length hair do, the same one he would have had as an eighteen year old in 1973.

I was six in 1973 and lived in Bondi Sydney; I grew up on a wholesome diet of vinyl Motown music. I have distinct memories of negotiating my way around glamorous party animal's sleeping bodies draped across my parent's living room on Saturday mornings after one of their infamous parties, making a beeline to my favourite comfy chair to watch Fat Albert and friends (and yes I did often have to contend with the odd foot or arm being unconsciously stretched in my direction by one of my parents languished house guests).

I'll cut to the chase, this fragrance brings it all back in technicolor. This smell (and Badedas!) featured as the backdrop of my unconventional childhood.

Coriandre epitomises the fashionista from that era, my Mother and her girlfriends were serious followers of fashion and in hindsight assertive confident women, perhaps even shameless femme fatale feminists.

Coriandre screams Confident Sexy Woman. I adore its presence in my collection because the benefits of wearing it are twofold, firstly it acts like a time machine instantly transporting me back to a time of naive innocence, and secondly it honours my Mother's style and the impact she has had on my particular brand of womanhood.

viewdemonde

Absolutely the most sinuously wicked perfume ever created. You will be constantly surprised by it's presence. "Is it me who smells this good?" It's also a "stayer" so you can confidently apply it before you go out for the night and know you don't have to touch up, like "Miss Balmain."

lilinah

Compared to my other perfumes, "Coriandre" is delicate and gentle. I bought it when it was released, excited to have a scent that included coriander, one of my favorite spices.

I lived in Los Angeles at the time, and it was a counteraction to the hot polluted air, being light and refreshing.

I love chypres and i'm rather surprised to see it being sold so cheaply these days... and i wonder why?

Suseken

This one is Chypre at its best.I like it very much,its not for everybody and very special.Always good for compliments.A spicy basenote with long lasting power.

Krista14

I had it years ago and some weeks ago I found this empty bottle. This same notes are still there.. Unbelieveble! I liked it.

elgab89

Can fresh and green be aggressive? Certainly so. Coriandre is the proof of it. It hits you right from the start - this is not shy - you will certainly stand out, wearing it. I would go crazy for it on summer months, however it could make you feel even colder in the winter.
The dry down is surprising, it does not melt down, as most perfumes do, but maintains same mossy and addictive combativeness.
Very original and unique, I am giving it thumbs up!