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totif – :
Amour De Cacao has a strong chocolate/cacao scent with a smell of burning wood in the fireplace.
A cool weather scent for me.
Initially I had a difficult time wearing it yet it is growing on me. It can be difficult to smell of chocolate for a long period of time. However, it is quite good for what it is. Not too sweet. Long lasting.
Quite pleasant in an odd sort of way.
superxep – :
I started purchasing this this back in the late 90s when I had my first ‘real job’ and could afford food, rent, and the occasional luxury for the first time. This fragrance will forever pull some nostalgia for me due to that context. The first bottle I bought reminded me of Abuelita or Ibarra cocoas. So… this is a fragrance that can bring childhood or early adulthood tears.
That said, this stuff skunks like a wine (my other hobby). I’ve had bottle from the same batch smell differently based on how they were stored after purchase. You can have a waxy chocolate bar, a chocolate orange at Christmas, a yummy cup of cocoa, or something that smells like you put nesquick and bad milk in vodka. It’s all the same perfume! *makes a face*
For the bottle I kept in a cool dry place the entire time. It smells like the brick you make hot cocoa with and orange scent. Like the chocolate orange after it’s been opened a bit, but a dark version w/o the wax. In its best form, I do like love this still. But, I don’t know that I’d love it this much w/o all the memories.
CEMEHbl4 – :
Top note is orange; middle notes are cacao and carambola (star fruit); base note is vanilla.
Yum…Cocoa Puffs…nuff said.
If you like this, you should try:
~Montale Chocolate Greedy~
~Serendipity Serendipity 3~
maximus-17 – :
It’s sweet but buttery hints too at the start. But yes, there is Chocolate and similar to Coco-puff but a little too sweet and faint.
Not a patch for me on the legendary Chocolate Greedy by Montale (of course) that has a more serious less-sweetened boldness to it’s opening that gives it a very strong identity, especially as there is less of an odd citrus interrupting the gourmand notes and more of waffle and dried fruits / bitter orange.
This one was just a bit too off the theme I am looking for in a Choco scent.
Never thought I’d find a scent too too sweet but this might be slightly more appealing to women being so, with less of the coffee/waffle note in Chocolate Greedy.
Just about tolerable for me but I’d never go beyond another 2ml sample myself
My rating: 5/10
darknegr – :
This smells 95% similiar to Montale Chocolate Greedy, but this ones softer and a little bit less rich. I’d suggest Chocolate Greedy over this, but the price of this thing is reaaally low. So if you don’t want to spend more than 30 USD on a chocolate cake/cookie dough scent then this one is your obvious choice. Or if you think that Montale Chocolate Greedy is too much of a beast then this one might be your choice too. For every other gourmand lover I’d recommend paying a few dollars more and getting Chocolate Greedy.
genagelda – :
Playing for play’s sake, I never check which samples the sale assistants kindly gift me while I’m still at the shop, I like to find it out at home, just to have a bit more fun. From now on maybe I should tell them “anything but CSP”. Full disclosure: I don’t like this house. Wandering around Fragrantica, I can see that it receives a lot of love and hearts and smiley faces with hearts as eyes but sadly my experience is different. It can be summed up by saying that their products smell strongly synthetic and all wrapped in plastic to me. I had a first bad experience with their Jardin Pops line this summer: sorry to say I’ve never found citrus colognes less airy and less uplifting than those three. Since then I keep on testing others but the general feeling remained the same: artificial was the word. In Amour De Cacao, plastic always takes central stage but I must admit that the results seem less disastrous to my nose: in its weird way the choco-plastic thing works better. The final sensation is more or less the smell of the chocolate melted on the plastic wrap of that snack you left in your car under the sun the whole day in August: sticky, a bit disgusting and potentially cancer causing but hey, it’s chocolate. I understand if you want to eat it, so I can understand if you have fun wearing the corrispondent smell. As for me, I’ll gift my three Amour samples to my niece. Nine years old ones should still love a good melted chocolate snack.
bigfig – :
This is for the most part fluffy sugar, bringing to mind marshmallows and sugar-laden cereals with the lightest flavoring of chocolate. After being worn for a little while the chocolate becomes slightly more prominent but it’s still barely detectable. For me this scent is overtaken completely by a huge sugar rush. If you prefer your chocolate more on the dark side look elsewhere. If you want to smell like a marshmallow with a bit of chocolate flavoring this is IT. I will thoroughly enjoy my sample, which was graciously gifted to me–but I will not be getting a full bottle.
adrian88 – :
This is moderately delicious I think, a slightly plasticky vanilla and chocolate whiffs. A tiny hint of orange in the beginning, barely noticable. Unfortunately the staying power and sillage are both very weak. Chocolate is my weak spot and I have tried most of them, and this one is very similar to Choco Musk by Al-Rehab. I know people say that about every other chocolate perfume but this one is spot on. Thus also quite similar to Serendipitous which before Amour De Cacao was the most similar to Choco Musk that I’ve tried. The thing is that Choco Musk is so very much cheaper than both of them, so I can only recommend that one much more. If you want something stronger to satisfy your chocolate cravings, try out Oui Plus by Kyse Perfumes. I will test Chocolate Greedy next time, if it’s stronger I will absolutely enjoy it.
демиург – :
Nice, comforting, warm. It’s like the gentle sweet smell of your favorite chocolate-vanilla powder for the morning breakfast. 🙂
I don’t detect any fruit in this and as it is an Eau de Toilette it fades away pretty quickly.
If you look for something stronger and more structured you should go for Chocolate Greedy by Montale which is yummier with dry fruit and coffee notes as well.
Amour the Cacao is also similar to Choco Musk by All Rehab, but the latter lacks the same quality and its slightly spicier.
Liafaccousa – :
Yum! I’m pretty sure this is what it would smell like if Serendipitous got it on with Montale Chocolate Greedy and they had a lovechild. Not as sweet as Serendipitous, not as smoky as Chocolate Greedy, and different enough that I will probably end up getting a full bottle at some stage, to add to my stable of chocolate scents. It’s got a nice toasted coconut edge to it too, even though coconut isn’t listed in the notes. I keep getting delicious wafts of this, and that’s just from a small dab on my arm from the sample bottle, which I put on over five hours ago. Actually, there’s no probably about it. This is a definite buy. Delicious!
zhunatik – :
I love vanilla scents and have been intrigued with finding a fragrance with a strong chocolate note as well. This seemed to fit the bill, so I picked up a sample vial. I get an immediate blast of sugary cocoa puffs that settles down into the classic CSP vanilla base. It’s toothache sweet and very foody, so if you’re not into that steer clear. I won’t buy a full bottle, but I’m having fun smelling edible. CSP fragrances are among the only ones I’ve found that start out sweet and stay sweet on me, so that’s refreshing.
Miramaximus777 – :
I couldn’t make myself like this fragrance even though I wanted to. The reason is because in addition to the vanilla and cocoa notes, it has a persistant ‘mouldy wet cardboard’ note which spoils everything.
JordanRZ – :
Was really happy to locate this perfume in a store and try it before buying (I was planning to blind-buy this one).
It smells very nice, terribly FOODY (not gourmand, this stuff smells like actual food). The first seconds + on paper it smells like chocolate, then, on skin, the transformation is quite interesting – couple of minutes of “smeared by chocolate ice cream” (quite yummy, actually), followed by what I can only describe as “sweet cornflakes bathed in milk for a couple of hours” meets “store-bought chocolate cake”. I must say that in fact I love the smell of mushy, lukewarm cornflakes, I just don’t want to smell like them.
Very cute scent that made me quite hungry, yet I won’t buy it due to it’s overly-foody tendencies.
Not offensive at all, sweet and mellow, no skunk, I highly recommend to the lovers of the genre.
Аренда техники – :
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My FIRST spray of a brand new bottle of Amour de Cacao smells like butter. Oh wait, no, buttered popcorn. Popcorn is one of my least favorite scents to be honest I loathe it as a scent. I get no cacao no citrus and frankly no vanilla. But WAIT! After storing it upside down in the hopes that some molecule of chocolate, orange or even starfruit will rise or drop to the occasion, it was much more palatable.
I’m still not getting any orange or starfruit but the cacao is present and the vanilla is sooooo much better. Still a bit buttery for my taste, but if you love a cookie cake type of vanilla then you will love the Comptoir Sud vanillas. The longevity from the first spray was monstrous. I’m curious as to what it will be like now that the notes have had a chance to percolate throughout the solution; though I’m still waiting for a rich cacao. I’ll update if I note an improvement,
flamencomanitas – :
Amour de Cacao is like snuggling with a hot cup of cocoa. chocolate, vanilla, and a hint of salt. sillage is soft, longevity weak. very lovely and comforting, but doesn’t last. perhaps if i go nutso wiht spraying and bathe in it, it might have better projection and power, but i don’t want to sicken those around me.
metreel – :
The minute I smelled this I started laughing – smells exactly like my 90 year old grandmother`s favorite biscuits.
Old school waffle-vanilla biscuits.
slonik – :
I do enjoy this one. I just got it a month ago and wore it once but it seems like a colder weather scent so am waiting for the fall before diving into it. It definitely has a powdery dry chocolate smell to it. I think it would be too overbearing to wear in the heat of summer.
If you don’t like food scents or sweet scents this is not for you. But I like it. And will be giving it some wear in the future
lkufsilprh – :
This scent opens up with a bang of CHOCOLATE WAFFER smell and pure raw cacao bean. Powdery and warm. Then really soon you can recognize a good amount of starfruit and orange rind in the mix! It makes the scent amaaazing, in my opinion it’s impossible to not recognize the starfruit. It’s so in there, it’s the thing that makes this scent so personal and something that you won’t find elsewhere.
Drydown: tahitian vanilla with cacao – fifty-fifty!
Sometimes the drydown reminds me of popcorn and sometimes incense. It’s not chocolaty everytime!But always good!
This is the most unique chocolate scent that you can get! It’s not just a gourmand, it’s more oriental scent to me. Real perfume and not just a gourmand scent. Very sensual. And also this is unisex though it’s sweet.
Montale’s Chocolate Greedy is almost identical. A bit stronger in sillage and there’s a coffee note in it. But I can’t say that it’s better than this!
If you want to make this even sweeter, layer it with CSP’s Vanille Extreme. The end result smells really gourmandish: hot cocoa with marshmallows! This layers well with so many scents, just like many CSP scents!
Lasting power is amazing with Amour de Cacao. Lasts whole day! Sillage on the other hand is not that big.
10/10
MymnPentAneve – :
This has to be one of the best gourmand fragrances…second only to Montale chocolate greedy… and sadly discontinued… if anyone out there is looking for a 100ml glass bottle of this stuff please pm me… Brand new and sealed..
Will only ship within the UK thanks.
zveryga – :
I’ve been using Amour de Cacao for a very long time, since the blue glass bottle days. I remember trying on all kinds of scents that first day I found Amour de Cacao.. and going home there was one scent on my wrist that absolutely HAUNTED me to death. The next day, I returned to the shop and asked the owner to sniff my wrist and tell me what it was. Simply, it was Amour de Cacao.. and that was the day I bought my first of many bottles.
It is true that the scent has changed over the years. I remember it was much more orangey and had a more powdery scent. It smelled organic and complex and utterly captivated me every time I wore it. When I wear it there is always at least 1-2 people who ask me what I’m wearing and they want some. Men also love it. Some people say it smells a bit like a bakery.. fresh cookies.
I just ordered a new bottle of Amour de Cacao and I’m looking forward to wearing it. The new version of it still pleases me, and I have to say it’s one of my top favorites of all time.
HezeringZero – :
Starts out smelling like nesquick and dries down like Vaseline cocoa lotion or sunscreen.
kooloomboo – :
This is for the perfume in the metal bottle, so must be the old formulation.
This is absolutely disgusting, I do not smell any chocolate.
I can only reiterate Elm0505’s review when they stated that “it smells like burnt hazel nuts or like a motorbike’s skid on a hot road previously sprinkled with vanilled sugar”.
I sprayed it on my boyfriend and when he smelt it he rushed to wash it off.
Just thinking about this smell is giving me a headache.
I must stop buying fragrances blindly based on other people’s reviews especially as I have since found out that reviews can be deleted if they get enough “dislikes” . Which does not give a balanced view of a scent !
I don’t know if the fragrance has turned, but please don’t buy this blind….especially if it comes in the metal bottle.
scorpion_177 – :
I probably have bought more bottles of this than anything else. I never get tired of it. Nordstrom carries this line again! It used to be 80.00 but I can find it for 30.00 online. Every woman that smells it wants to know the name so she can order her own bottle
gorobec.aleks – :
My love in a bottle,there’s always in my collection, i never run out….
It’s a perfume that makes me feel good and whenever i wear it,it feels like home….
The orange is present at the beggining,then the amazing smell of cacao appears with a hint of milkish vanilla that makes it so delicious.At the drydown its all vanilla safe and smooth!…….
I can’t be objective it’s my love!……
The best cacao scent you can ever smell! Help youself to fall in love!
параллелограммммммм – :
I was undecided about whether to buy Vanille Extreme or Amour de Cacao as I had only read descriptions and was not able to test them before ordering them online. In the end I bought Vanille Extreme and chose Amour de Cacao as one of my free testers and I am happy with my choice as I found Amour de Cacao very faint and frankly, quite disappointing. I was so excited about a perfume smelling of chocolate and oranges, one of my absolute fave food combos, but when I smelt this perfume it was very weak and it smelt mostly of chocolate biscuits. Actually, it smelt like the powdery residue of crushed biscuits at the bottom of the packet, very powdery and a little like drinking chocolate powder. Not a bad smell, but not as enticing as the description made out. Also, the orange was nearly always absent for me, except for a few times when I would catch a very quick, fleeting whiff of it (and it smelt synthetic to me) before it would disappear, but it was not a proper citrus-y smell either. As for staying powder, very poor on me. Am glad I went for Vanille Extreme.
kasminaolya87 – :
The sillage is so incredibly weak on me for such a delicious fragrace.
max13 – :
November 2014 Update-
This is a fun experiment- wear Amour de Cocoa on your hand/wrist for at least an hour, then run water over it, (very briefly) warm or cold, suddenly you get the scent of sour milk! Super odd and I have no clue what causes this. (I figured this out accidentally while washing dishes. If you’re wondering, lol, and I did try it several times on different occasions to make sure, it never fails.)
That accord is NOT present otherwise. Yes, it’s milky at some point, but no where near spilled sour milk in any of its stages, not even a hint! And its so realistic smelling! (The sour milk accord).
Now I’m curious what other pop up notes come up with other perfumes if I ran water over it. I sound crazy, I can assure you I’m sane. Lol.
Wearing it, you’re hit with this powdery, dusty, starchy stale milk chocolate bits/remains. Slightly reminding me of the musty, dry white chocolate that’s contrastingly creamy and musty due to the “basement accord” in Chanel Coromandel.
It’s extremely dry for the first hit, that you sit there wondering how is this ever going to be a creamy vanillic chocolate milkshake that everyone claims it to be?
But it goes there. (A bit after it goes through the tropical/citrusy/orange stage.)
But this is more of a tropical feel. It adds a lightness/brightness that wouldn’t be provided else wise. (The star fruit note is the culprit, known for smelling tropical/fruity with nuances of pear, and apples).
There’s a slightly sour acidic tangy-ness provided by the starfruit. (Very fleeting although)
Interestingly its called starfruit, and to me it smells a bit like starburst. (The candy). The plasticky, fruity tones in starburst. Which flavor in particular?
There’s the starburst original, and starburst tropical. It kind of smells like startburst tropical, all flavors combined- leaning towards the piña colada flavor. No, this doesn’t smell distinctly coconutty, but it’s the overall scent of a piña colada. That creamy, lactonic, slightly sour pineapple tinge in piña coladas.
There is a milky lactonic edge to the chocolate and vanilla.
(This may contain the aroma chemicals wine lactone, or Massoia lactone, which have a creamy, milky, coconut scent to them.) Which would explain the Piña Colada imaginary accord I seem to smell.
It starts to smell cosmetic, (ie: makeup) after a while. I’m assuming due to the powdery-ness, which is provided by the chocolate note. (I would imagine this is exactly what the Too Faced ‘Chocolate Bar eyeshadow palette’ would smell like!)
It’s a bit hard to believe that those are the only four notes. Because not that it’s convoluted, but there’s just other little subtle nuances hidden in there. (Including a slight powdery white musk accord!)
It’s quite “perfume-like” for a “classified self titled/proclaimed chocolate fragrance rather than a full on gourmand. Speaking of gourmand, there’s a powdery sweet marshmallow scent to this. Courteously provided by the vanilla note.
And in terms of it being nutty, it smells a bit of hazelnut. (a dry chocolate like woody-ness, this also might be whats causing the starch like note in the beginning)
As mentioned in my original review, there is also a paper like cardboard accord that some Comptoir fragrances have. This stays throughout, but it’s not unpleasant.
Revisiting this, it also hints at La Vie Est Belle. Most notably at first application. (With its nutty milky praline note). Theres that chocolate/synthesized perfumy patchouli combination of LVEB feel in this. (Only a feel, I sense absolutely no patchouli in ADC)
Another perfume mention would be Oneg by Sabon. With its earthy, dirty patchouli (same sweaty tinged patchouli of Thierry Mugler’s Angel) and chocolate/citrus/vanilla combination.
But it’s incomplex, straightforward, undemanding to wear, and not overly cloying sweet. Overall, this is one for layering if you’re not too big on a predominant chocolate scent.
Layer this with Prada Candy atop a skimpy dose of Spritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain.
A verbally silencing concoction.
(Amour de Cocoa first, a spray on top of it of Prada candy, then a spray of SDV on top of that, I don’t layer in different places, ie: Prada candy on neck, Amour on wrists, and SDV on chest, this allows for a different olfactory experience although, for example; you’d smell them incidentally disunited at different times of the day)
The reasoning behind why I directly layer them on top of each other is because they all are moderately in the same “realm”, that’s debatable of course, but to myself , they interbreed and simply create a stunning conclusion.
The stunning result- benzoin overdose (with a barely there, minuscule chocolate “insinuation”)
I also layer it with Chanel Coco by Chanel.
I dont know where the idea stemmed from, probably derived from my crazy inside fragrance voice.
Perhaps because chocolate has a deep, rich, heavy scent profile, and it fused effortlessly with the resinous, balsamic Coco? I always note that most chocolate fragrances get paired with a rose note (which coco has) and lots of spices, (check), citrus/orange to lighten up the dark suppressing/suffocating quality of real dark cocoa (which it also has). And amber. (What is Coco without its amber note?)
The combination of Amour De Cocoa And Chanel Coco bring to mind “Amber Chocolate” by La Via Del Profumo. And “Incense & Chocolate” by Ayala Morierl. Paired with ambery labdanum, oud, olibanum, elemi, and lots of resins.
But its seriously a match made in heaven. How cliche does that sound?
Pretty cliche.
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Original Review (about a year ago).
(This is my personal experiences before I read the notes, at the end of descriptions of what I smelled, I will list the notes and how it was validated or not validated by the notes compared to what I actually smelled, I do this with all fragrances I test out so I can “train” or “test” my nose. With the exception of what the name of the perfume suggests.)
At first spray, immediately I get chocolate. Specifically chocolate cake. Also right along with the chocolate, lurking in the background, the cardboard note that everyone on Makeupalley reviews were mentioning in the Coco Extreme reviews. At first it’s extremely strong and potent, then all of a sudden, the chocolate note vanishes along with the mystery cardboard note and all I get for a while is milky, sugary, goodness that smells identical to Vanille extreme and a little resemblance to Vanille Abricot. Vanille Abricot being more focused on marshmallow’s. A few minutes after, you smell the chocolate note very, very faintly lurking in the background.
Validation after reading notes- Cacao in middle notes.
Few minutes afterwards, the chocolate note comes forward again and dominates the whole scent. I do smell citrus at this point. Something slightly tropical accenting the chocolate note. It’s a bit linear and due to this reminds me of Prada Candy in the sense that even though Prada Candy develops by sequence by a notable change, musk-benzoin-caramel, it still has the same vibe from start to finish. Like a signature scent lurking at all times despite development. Although to me, Prada Candy and Amour De Cocoa smell nothing alike. Just are similar in concept.
Validation after reading notes- orange as top note, Carambola fruit (star fruit) in middle notes.
I feel like the chocolate note keeps making an appearance then vanishing. Repetitively. There’s sugar, milk, it’s a little buttery, smooth and creamy. And contrastingly, the sugar aspect is a little sharp. Its also a little nutty especially at the first stages of the perfume. Dry down smells like pure vanilla extract.
Validation after reading notes- vanilla in base notes.
As for sillage, there almost is none at all, it stays very close to the skin as with all Comptoir fragrances. It lasts the whole day for me, as my skin holds on to perfume really well due to having an oily skin type.
Tipspoind – :
It’s a shame that CSP changed the formulation of Amour de Cacao (and keep saying they don’t) !
I had two metal bottles before 2009 and I loved it. First, I smelled toasted cocoa bean with a hint of orange and then a long lasting vanilla dusted with Nesquick.
In the glass bottle, I only smell greasy Nutella. It’s not horrible but really disappointing…
majes – :
Mmmmmm!!! Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Cocoa puffs
Vanilla flecks in Haagen Dazs ice cream
A tinge of orange
This is in the same family as chocolate greedy but sweeter
A must for chocolate & vanilla lovers.
ToxFloata – :
I have a few bottles of this.
Glass Bottle: Chocolate, Gormand, Cookies, Vanilla, Rich, Warm.
Metal Bottle: Sour (Starfruit?) Citric, Biscuit, Vanilla/Chocolate (swirled) dry down.
I fell in love the the glass bottle formulation and assumed all Amour De Cacao was created equal. They are VERY different.
matanastasia – :
Newest glass bottle.
This one is very realistic.
I make a triple layer chocolate pie on occasion.
Ingredients:
Chocolate pudding mix
Cold Milk
Whipped cream
This fragrance embodies all of that, and then some extra orange zest shavings on top.
The creamy quality at the beginning is very realistic.
There are some other interesting things about this scent, its has an iris or orris root quality about it that makes it powdery smelling with the cacao.
It has a Dior Homme Intense quality to it with the powdery Iris and Cocoa vibe. Iris isnt in the notes above, but it definitely has that feel and scent to it.
It also has a L’Instant de Guerlain Extreme quality about it with the powdery cocoa and orange note. This one doesnt have that “filthy patchouli” note that REALLY turns me off with LIDGE.
Its less Iris than DHI, less “fart” than LIDGE.
Good performance for the price.
Casual cocoa.
Try it!
tingaevyakow – :
Amour De Cacao is a vanilla-heavy cocoa scent. It’s quite sweet, powdery and dusty with a biscuit-like wheaty quality. It reminds me very much of Molinard’s Vanille, due to the powdery crunchy feeling of the vanilla. It smells like those generic light chocolate biscuits which are more grey than brown in color, or like those rectangular cocoa cream wafer cookies which have an almost cardboard-like flakey texture, yet are so, so addictive.
Longevity and projection are both pretty good. Gets better the more I wear it. Also works all year round.
This is for the newest (blue sticker label, glass bottle) formulation.
kkg475speagoessenda – :
It’s very sweet and very chocolaty on me. Smells like warm brownies with pinch of salt. It opens exactly like Chocolate Greedy but it stays more sweet and edible without smokiness of Montale. Longevity and sillage are outstanding on my skin.
hacerix – :
I’ve received it as a gift but I didn’t even bother to open the box. I’ve tested it before and it’s not to my taste. I don’t dislike cocoa/chocolate as a note, but this one is just too foody for me. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a chocolate cookie scent, this one might be for you. Even if it’s not my thing, I have to say that I appreciate that it is sweet but not disturbingly so.
baltazor_II – :
I’ve tried hard to like this, since it’s such a hit with others; I tried it in different weather and different moods, thinking that I was just not providing the right circumstances and opportunity for it to shine. However, after multiple attempts, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m just not that into it. The opening is sharp and chemical. It gives me a headache for the next two hours, but becomes calmer as it dries down. Even at this point, I am left unimpressed. Although it is pleasanter now, it is not as smooth as I would have hoped. The issue, I think, is that I came in with the expectation that wearing this fragrance would mimic the experience of tasting chocolate, which I undoubtedly love. While Amour de Cacao does smell like my beloved chocolate, it always pales in comparison to the actual experience of enjoying chocolate with my taste buds. This fragrance may just be for the gourmand fans, which I am not (despite loving foodie notes or certain perfumes labelled as gourmands). Amour de Cacao lacks complexity for me, but perhaps that’s just as well; probably, it never aspired to be anything more than a gourmand. Even as such, though, it falls short for me.
qazxsw – :
cioccolato nero ed arancia candita
buonissimo
Narinnacyk – :
To me this smells like brownies fresh from the oven – warm chocholate-batter, very comforting, very foody.
Personally I don’t mind smelling like cake, I wear scents to put me in a certain mood or for them to compliment me in my set of mood. I would use it with moderation and in specific occasions and settings though.
I can see the resemblance with Chocholate Greedy from Montale but I find that less chocholatey, I definitely smell ground coffee and it is less sweet, less battery-smelling to me.
tashmatoff – :
@ relle: Maybe the one you tried had “turned” and gone rancid? 🙂
sacha – :
It must be me. It started out delicious, but after about 20 minutes a sharp, synthetic, (almost cat pee like, (SORRY!)aroma ensued. The vanilla was there, but the dreaded c.p. in the background ruined this one for me. I’m sooooo glad I didn’t buy this one on the spot. Try before you buy…..
gena62 – :
Amour de cacao offers a great dry milk chocolaty cocoa scent for a fair price. Similar to the richer chocolate greedy, amour de cacao is more of a soft dry version without dried fruits. I think Amour de cacao smells exactly like the chocolate cookie parts of an oreo crumbled up to sprinkle on top of ice cream or make a pie crust. The projection is moderate and the silage is surprisingly soft, making it snuggly and an easy wear which you wouldn’t expect. This is a chocolate scent you could wear in a close quarters situation. If you want a stronger chocolate scent you might, like me choose to wear several sprays at once to enjoy a cloud with the strength of a gourmand like pink sugar. The versatility of the strength of this chocolate scent is adaptable and user friendly. On a side note, I hardly smell any fruits just chocolate and a little bit of vanilla. Amour de cacao is jolly and simple, don’t expect much, only expect to enjoy!
xprof85 – :
I’m not smelling any chocolate at all. To me this smells exactly like cotton candy. It starts off as pure sugar. Sugar cubes sugar. Eventually it does develop a creamy vanilla dry down with lots of sugar. If this were a decant, I’d think there was a mistake, so different is my experience from those described here. But, I’m sampling from a carded manufacturer’s sample with the vial labelled “Amour de Cacao.” Go figure!
Anyway, I thought it was a pleasant, long lasting scent with soft projection, ideal for those who like tooth achingly sweet vanilla scents, of whom I am not one.
Ирочка – :
Blast of orange only the first seconds out the bottle. And then it becomes the exact scent of the moment after you rip open a pouch of powdered hot chocolate mix. Sweet, throat-catching dryness and all.
Very interesting effect.
I like this but it isn’t anything I would wear to make a statement. It’s dull in that regard. But I can see myself wearing this on the weekends, when I’m at home in my jeans and comfortable top, among family or close friends. It’s pleasant, comforting and enjoyable, and not at all intrusive.
Not earth shattering, but thumbs up from me.
Doomfury – :
for me the best christmas fragrance!
vorona234 – :
Amour de Cacao has all the hallmarks that I love about CSP fragrances. It’s a simple, sweet, linear, and comforting gourmand fragrance. It genuinely smells like milk chocolate without smelling at all artificial or cloying. It indeed has a kinship to Montale Chocolate Greedy – that similar sweet, milky combination of vanilla and chocolate is evident from the beginning. I don’t really smell the citrus or starfruit.
I personally find Amour de Cacao a little more straightforward than Choc