Cacharel - Noa - Eau de Toilette Women's Perfume - Long Lasting, Zen Fragrance for Every Occasion

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Maybe this was her perfume at the time, maybe it was just the naturally fragrant air of her kitchen; peonies on the windowsill, nag champa incense burning in a corner, wafts from the open spice rack above the stove and the sense that the oven had recently been baking something sweet. This smells like the nicest most sophisticated wet wipe ever<3 Definitely not for warmer weather for me though.

You’re wearing a white scarf and have a cashmere blanket on you, and it’s a cold day that you don’t have to leave your home. I'd like to share a little hack I discovered to recover some of the magic that was lost in the reformulation of Noa. This is a nostalgic scent for me, because I remember first smelling it in a Seventeen (or similar) magazine when I was in high school in the late 90s. Hauntingly smooth and slightly sensual like a silk caress on naked skin, Noa by Cacharel is a little scented landscape where everything feels peaceful and romantic but, oh, so graciously full of life and tender passion.What a shame as it, apart from that note, is definitely one of the most appealing creamy-fresh scents I have tried so far - but for me it became a scrubber. Though I think it’s one of those scents that would find their place through a daytime/work routine I wouldn’t underestimate this little gem of delicacy for more special occasions as it could be a crowd pleaser (or, at least, a significant other pleaser)… just be sure of wearing the right amount, I usually do 4-5 sprays and the sillage is wonderful, yet very close to skin and clean in a delicious, refined body lotion way. In terms of performance can't comment on the newer versions but this miniature is quiet and persistent, with slightly sweet, clean, milky, green wafts every now and then. Dove beauty bar (on the skin after shower not straight from the soap) but more powdery, more floral, muskier and less sweet. Applies to new registrations only | Voucher codes cannot be used in conjunction with any other voucher code, Sale, Brand Sale, Outlet, Billie Eilish or Decleor.

Back when I was a 10-year-old in the late 90s in a small Eastern-European town, someone gifted a teeny tiny bottle of Noa Cacharel to my sister for her prom. Not as delicate as perfumes with the smell of cotton candy or butter cream, but a gentle cosmetic fragrance emanating from a very beautiful well-groomed woman. I was looking for something clean like Castile or Marseille but this is a cheap floral scent that screams CHEAP. But when I raise my wrist to my nose I get pure, vegetal grass and green, in a not very pleasant way, not in a fresh way which I’d probably enjoy. And longevity is pretty great especially if you wear it subsequently, you closet and surrounding will be drown in it.

But I do not mean that in a negative way - there are many well done fragrances that are more traditional in their style, and should be appreciated.

It also reminds me Incanto in part: they do share many ingredients (musk, peony, peach skin, plum, lily (albeit red for Incanto), jasmine, sandalwood) and a simple bottle aesthetic - colour free, rounded, and flowing. I used every opportunity I got to "borrow" this from my sister's drawer and take a sniff (I wouldn't even think of actually applying some, she would have killed me). These two notes on paper should make me run for hills only reading them in a note lists and I can say that most perfumes with these two notes give me a big headache and general discomfort.Lasts decently on my skin (got around 6 hours), seems perfect to run errands as an after shower scent or just on one of those days where you want to smell just clean.

After the scent settles a bit, it smells much more like the samples I got: warm, musky, fresh, unisex, alluring. Noa is a transparent composition of flowers, delicate spices, velvety fruit nuances, and the energizing power of coffee beans.The lactonic notes and the faintest touch of coffee are also comforting, like being in bed while a household begins to stir pleasantly and unobtrusively in the background. This is after one reformulation, I believe, but before the second reformulation that allegedly altered the scent severely and made it very weak and dull. Tender powdery top notes of freesia, peach skin, peony and musk lead to a floral heart of white flowers, ylang-ylang and rose. I sooo wanted to love this and wear it after my sweet Mama passed away as it was her favourite scent. I bought this perfume because of the coffee and incense notes posted, neither of which I found here.