The price tag
Coco Mademoiselle for less: the whole field
One of the most imitated perfumes in the world, every twin priced per 100ml, and the one wearers score closest.
This month The Independent's writer found a perfume that reminded them of Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle and costs over £100 less. That writer is not alone. Coco Mademoiselle is one of the most imitated fragrances in the world — we track 21 twins of it. Here is the whole field, cheapest first, and what the people who wore them say.
21
twins we track
$308
the original, per 100ml
$29
the cheapest twin, per 100ml
Coco Mademoiselle, hour by hour
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Top
- orange
- bergamot
- grapefruit
Heart
- rose
- jasmine
- litchi
Base
- patchouli
- vetiver
- vanilla
Jacques Polge built it in 2001: a bright orange-and-bergamot opening, a rose and jasmine heart, and a clean patchouli base that made the note fashionable for a whole generation. That patchouli is the hard part to copy well — it is what separates a close twin from a generic "fresh floral".
The price ladder
One twin per house, the cheapest per 100ml first. Tap any to read its page and the reviews.
- 01 MademoiselleCopycat Fragrances $29/100ml
- 02 Club De Nuit WomanArmaf $36/100ml
- 03 MistressALT Fragrances $48/100ml
- 04 Woody OakmossDossier $49/100ml
- 05 SenoraOakcha $64/100ml
- 06 Amour BlancheHK Perfumes $64/100ml
- 07 Junoon NoirAl Haramain $67/100ml
- 08 SeductiveAromaPassions $69/100ml
Bar = share of the original's $308/100ml list price.
Which one is actually close?
Price is easy; smell is the question. The best-scored twin so far is Club de Nuit Woman from Armaf: wearers put it at 82% of the original. Read the review before you buy — the drydown is where twins usually part ways.
What you would keep
If you get through 2 × 100ml a year
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle
$616
Mademoiselle
$58
Back in your pocket
$558
At the extremes, the original costs about 11 times as much per millilitre. That is not the same as 11 times better — or 11 times worse.
Your turn · reader poll
Could you tell Coco Mademoiselle from a good twin, blind?
How to choose: if you love the sparkle of the opening, almost any twin will do. If it is the soft patchouli of the last hours you love, pick the one wearers score highest, not the cheapest.
