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nimisasam – :
Fyi, this company is still around just rebranded to Ganache Parfums.
vikmay – :
The notes are all there and they are strong! I was concerned that the strawberry might be too much but it’s not, and it’s not too sweet for what it is (perhaps the strong notes are keeping the sweetness in check). If you wanted the gourmand notes in Rebelle to be really strong and the rest to be more or less gone, then this is probably what you’re seeking. The musk is mild here, so if you are like me and find the musk in Play Intense for Men to be irritating, that’s not the case here. Cheat Day is what I expected niche to be like when I first learned about it, nearly ten years ago, but was usually disappointed (this smells entirely natural to me as well). Apparently, the company is gone now, which is unfortunate, if this one is an example of their other offerings and what they could have done if they had stayed in business.
UPDATE: I’m still really enjoying the scent, a year or so after acquiring a bottle. Does anyone now if their new company, Ganache Parfums, has released this scent under a new name?
spartak216 – :
You immediately smell chocolate. I prefer the chocolate scent in this to Chocolate Wasted. There are no boozy notes that make this turn bitter, this is pure sweetness. Then you get a little bit of strawberry. After that is settles down into an indistinguishable chocolate/sweet scent that definitely reminds me of neopolitan ice cream. This is different enough from Ice Cream Shoppe that you could buy both. Ice Cream Shoppe is vanilla ice cream while this is chocolate. Definitely a favorite, although don’t expect others to smell it on you. While long lasting the sillage is really soft so that only you can smell it. For this reason I wouldn’t repurchase.
xmentatx – :
Covarrubias has a gift. He even has a cult following due to his much-admired Chocolate Wasted. I haven’t tried CW but I blind bought two bottles of Cheat Day. After three days of obsessively wearing CD I can say with certainty that I have been indoctrinated into the cult of Covarrubias.
Cheat Day looks far simpler than it is. Yes, it’s a Neapolitan-scented gourmand but it is so much more sophisticated than that. CD is to Neapolitan ice cream what Kyse Perfumes’ Oui Plus is to S’mores. Both employ a dark roasted coffee to ground the candy-like elements; here, the dark coffee notes boost the dark chocolate and elevate the other confections by cutting their sweetness. Musk acts as a subliminal note to distinguish this as a perfume and not a mish-mash of candy flavorings. All in all, I think fans of Oui Plus would have been equally as smitten with Cheat Day.Would have been, you say!? I don’t know if Covarrubias has decided to close up shop temporarily or if the closure is permanent. I hope the closure is the former and not the latter. There is magic in this creation. CD is a confectionary perfume but it stands head, shoulders, and torso above the average mass marketed gourmand being churned out these days. I believe this is a must-have for any gourmand enthusiast should Covarrubias decide to produce this again. I promise you, it’s that good.