Cocaïne
Franck Boclet Cocaine has a provocative name and a genuinely well-built fragrance behind it, pitched somewhere between a gourmand and a white floral.
Caramel opens it with tobacco and bitter orange. Caramel is buttery and deeply sweet, the tobacco is the cured leaf and therefore dry and faintly bitter, and the bitter orange cuts across both. It is an unusually rich opening with no fresh phase at all.
Tuberose, lily and orchid form the heart. Tuberose is the most assertive white flower in perfumery, creamy and almost medicinal, lily adds a green sharpness, and orchid a soft powderiness. Against the caramel they read waxy and heady rather than pretty.
Monoi, vanilla and patchouli finish it. Monoi is a Polynesian infusion of tropical flowers in oil, sweet and suntan-rich, and with vanilla beside it the base is unapologetically indulgent. Patchouli is the only thing keeping it earthbound.
How Cocaine wears
It lasts a long time and projects strongly. Cooler weather and evenings suit it, and it is a fragrance to apply sparingly.
Franck Boclet Cocaine Parfum, 100ml, launched in 2017 by Franck Boclet, the Paris label.
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