Good thing the woman at the Chanel counter gave me a sample of this before I opened my new bottle, because I despised it. The second ingredient is alcohol (as in rubbing alcohol, the stuff that stings and dries out the skin), and you can certainly smell it! I've heard others recommend this, and I was sorely disappointed. I don't want to spend $25 to put rubbing alcohol on my face, then watch the oil break through a few hours later. I didn't even see this stuff live up to its promises.