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

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I knew Noa had a reputation for smelling like soap and I bought it with the intention of having that freshly cleaned scent for warmer weather.

For added intensity: apply perfume directly to your pulse points and / or hot spots (wrist, inner elbow and lower neck). What is also annoying that as it's very weak you have to keep spraying yourself to have any sort of effect and then the slightly off lotion smell comes again.

The only problem with Noa is that there isn't enough of it - not enough sillage, not enough longevity.

It represents late nineties beautifully with all that hope and optimism for the bright future in the new milenium, yet we are 20 years into that new milenium, and the future never seemed more uncertain and scary, which only exposes our starvation for hope. It's great value, very soft, but all it reminds me of is those little tree car fresheners, the blue one that is supposed to smell like "new car". I was gifted a little round bottle of Noa back then by my aunt, and I remember it being one of those interesting-but-not-for-me fragrances for my 12-year-old self.After Eden, with its bright neon "green rainforest" homage, Noa wandered off in a completely different direction. I get the top in it's joyful green and white, and the coffee and the coriander somehow manages to keep this fresh without turning too sharp, and miraculously the musk (or at least in this version) works very well on my skin. I remember being so intoxicated by this fragrance, at the time it was the most luxurious scent I have smelled. You could even wear it surreptitiously in settings where perfume is forbidden, not that I would encourage anyone in office subterfuge.

The difference is mostly in the dry-down; new Noa is all vanilla powder, like a marshmallow, while the OG had creamy musk and coffee mixed with vanilla powder. Someone said in an earlier review that Noa smells of liquid baby powder, and another, remarked that it is what they imagine “baby unicorns to smell like”. You might think it has poor sillage and longevity because the scent is so light, but I actually smell it a few hours after spraying it. A bit later the image is breaking up into grey swishes which appear overlaying the whole bathroom image. Cacharel Noa Eau de Toilette 100ml is a gentle yet noticeable mist that celebrates peace, wisdom, and tranquil happiness.This is somewhat boring but my daughter loves it on me as it has a fresh, linen clean, soft, slightly warm and comforting scent, fairly reminiscent of Dove body lotion.