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Coach for Men ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 28 August 2009 32 Comments

Coach for men cologne

US-based leather goods brand Coach will launch Coach for Men next month. The new fragrance is the masculine counterpart to 2007's Coach The Fragrance (for women).

The scent was developed by perfumer Honorine Blanc, and features notes of grapefruit, bergamot, Mandarin Naartjie NaturePrint, Darjeeling tea, petitgrain, juniper, oakmoss, cedar and patchouli.

Coach for Men will be available in 100 ml, concentration unknown ($75). (via wwd)

Update: see a review of Coach for men.

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: coach, honorine blanc

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  1. jonr951 says:
    28 August 2009 at 10:15 am

    Loving the bottle! The notes sound interesting enough. I was just by coach yesterday! Bummer to just found out about it! Cant wait to test it!

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    • Robin says:
      28 August 2009 at 10:22 am

      Don’t think it’s out yet, although maybe they’ve got testers.

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  2. Carlos BFL 319 says:
    28 August 2009 at 10:19 am

    I haven’t heard anything about Coach the Fragrance. Have you?

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    • Robin says:
      28 August 2009 at 10:22 am

      Yes —

      https://nstperfume.com/2007/05/23/coach-the-fragrance-perfume-review/

      And they did another one after that, Coach Legacy.

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      • Carlos BFL 319 says:
        28 August 2009 at 1:36 pm

        Oops…I missed that one. Thanks Robin. 🙂

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  3. jonr951 says:
    28 August 2009 at 10:23 am

    Yeah its available on there website.

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    • Robin says:
      28 August 2009 at 10:27 am

      Oh bad on me, I didn’t even look! Thanks.

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  4. CynthiaW says:
    28 August 2009 at 12:08 pm

    Where’s the leather? Or am I being too literal in expecting Coach to do a leather scent?

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    • Robin says:
      28 August 2009 at 12:10 pm

      I expected the women’s to be leather, but it wasn’t either. I guess we’re both too literal.

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  5. alltheprettythings says:
    28 August 2009 at 12:12 pm

    The decor on the bottle reminds me of the old-school storm doors with the black iron buggy motif on the front.

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    • Robin says:
      28 August 2009 at 1:00 pm

      Don’t know those!

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    • mals86 says:
      28 August 2009 at 1:42 pm

      Someone in my small town has shutter holdbacks with that horse-and-buggy motif. I generally have a tolerance for 70’s-era retro-Colonial decor, and even *I* find those shutters to be weird.

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    • lightgreen22 says:
      28 August 2009 at 7:53 pm

      well their symbol is a horse and carriage ;D

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  6. sayitisntso says:
    28 August 2009 at 12:44 pm

    I thought the women’s orginal was very pretty. Nothing new or innovative, but terribly pretty,

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  7. sayitisntso says:
    28 August 2009 at 12:48 pm

    Ahh, yes..now I recall. Estee Lauder is the license holder for the Coach fragrances. And they generally don’t do out-and-out stinkers; surely the men’s version was panel tested to death. I stand by my comment of the women’s…very pretty.

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    • Robin says:
      28 August 2009 at 1:00 pm

      I would agree with pretty and not very interesting — and EL does usually do a good job.

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    • mals86 says:
      28 August 2009 at 1:44 pm

      Awww, sheesh. Lauder does these? I don’t need to smell them, then; all the Lauders have a base that makes me want to hurl, some sweet-musky thing that goes all sour and nasty on my skin. I have two aunts that wear Lauder fragrances (Knowing and Beyond Paradise), and THEY smell great. On me, though – blech.

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      • Joe says:
        28 August 2009 at 3:01 pm

        Have you tried the Private Collection series, Mals? Same nasty?

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        • mals86 says:
          28 August 2009 at 7:59 pm

          Sigh, yes: nasty Lauder base underneath. Top was all greeny mashed-up stems on me, no florals at all. I sent it to someone else, and *she* said it was a terrific green floral on her. Where, oh, where were those lovely florals? I love love green florals (mashed-up stems are great in my book, as long as I get some flowers in with them). Curses…

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          • mals86 says:
            28 August 2009 at 8:00 pm

            Wow, I’m complaining. And I don’t really have anything to complain about as long as PdN keeps making Le Temps d’une Fete.

  8. Absolute Scentualist says:
    28 August 2009 at 1:37 pm

    Sounds nice, even if not quite nice enough, to motivate me to find a sample. I haven’t smelled the original fragrance for women, but I have been known to be a sucker for pretty florals. So maybe it’s a good thing I haven’t. 🙂

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    • Robin says:
      29 August 2009 at 3:51 pm

      It’s nice enough, but truly you can do better.

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  9. kaos.geo says:
    28 August 2009 at 1:43 pm

    I love frosted glass! 🙂
    The pricing seems a little steep to me, but hey, I’ll hold my judgement until I actually smell it.

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    • Robin says:
      29 August 2009 at 3:52 pm

      I like frosted glass too, wish we saw more of it in perfume.

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  10. cherlana32 says:
    28 August 2009 at 2:37 pm

    What is Mandarin Naartjie NaturePrint? Should I know that? Because to me, that does not sound like something that ever even remotely existed.

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  11. Joe says:
    28 August 2009 at 3:05 pm

    See http://www.osmoz.com/Encyclopedia/Manufacturing-Techniques/Nature-Print

    Naartjie is a South African tangerine…

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  12. sayitisntso says:
    28 August 2009 at 3:28 pm

    I hit a Coach store on the way home from work. My interest was piqued. The grapefruit and bergamot in the opening are gone in a flash, which is a shame because I love ’em as they’ve been presented here. From there, I could swear I detect a bit of vetiver with the tangerine, and about 10 minutes in, there’s a slightly sweet woody base. If there’s patchouli in here, they’ve done a really good job at hiding it! All in all, it’s very wearable and safe. A good bet to wear to the office as it’s not likely to offend anyone.

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    • Robin says:
      29 August 2009 at 3:52 pm

      Thanks for the review!

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  13. miss kitty v. says:
    28 August 2009 at 8:00 pm

    I haven’t liked any of the Coach fragrances enough to even want a sample, so I don’t know why I’m complaining about this–but I think they’re limiting themselves by only selling it in the Coach stores.

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    • Robin says:
      29 August 2009 at 3:53 pm

      I’ve wondered about that…maybe they haven’t had any “takers” in terms of distribution.

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  14. justaguy says:
    29 August 2009 at 2:15 am

    The notes lead me to believe that I will forget I’m testing a fragrance when I put it one, since it will be most likely be like every other safe-scent by a non-perfume establishment. I want this to surprise me and be ridiculously great, but I know it won’t be. I’m a shameless idealist, I know.

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    • Robin says:
      29 August 2009 at 3:53 pm

      See the review above from sayitisntso, if that helps!

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