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Noa — Cacharel
Cacharel

Noa

  • For women
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 1998

Noa is a dazzlingly fresh floral fragrance signed Cacharel. It opens on freesia, bergamot and coriander, reveals peony, jasmine and lily of the valley at its heart and rests on a base of white musk, cedar and vanilla.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Freesia · Bergamot · Coriander

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Peony · Jasmine · Lily of the valley

  3. Base Several hours

    White musk · Cedar · Vanilla

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Freesia: barely 3.1% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, musky, citrus, woody and gourmand: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 4 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.

The success of Noa by Cacharel comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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