Chocolate samples: what is on record

Chocolate is on record for 29 of our samples. Below are 8 of them, described with the facts we hold and nothing else. Nothing here is a verdict: the order is arbitrary and your skin decides.

The selection

Aroma Concepts Cashmere Vanilla L'Extrait Perfume Oil

Aroma Concepts Cashmere Vanilla L'Extrait Perfume Oil is filed as an Extrait de Parfum from Aroma Concepts; the note list on record reads Chocolate, Milk, Cream, Coconut, Vanilla, Caramel and others. Its family tags read gourmand and oriental. Season on record: autumn and winter. What reads as sweet on one person can read as dry on another.

French Avenue Atlantis Extrait

French Avenue Atlantis Extrait is filed as an Extrait de Parfum from French Avenue; the note list on record reads Orange, Mandarin, Lemon, Watermelon, Coconut, Cocoa and others. Its family tags read aquatic, citrus and gourmand. Season on record: spring and summer. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

Velixir Aphrodite

Velixir Aphrodite is an Eau de Parfum by Velixir. The notes on record are Bergamot, Lychee, Ginger, Peony, Rose, Cocoa and Patchouli. By family it is filed as floral, gourmand and woody. It is listed for autumn and winter. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Lattafa Musamam Black Intense

Lattafa Musamam Black Intense is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Lattafa; the note list on record reads Lavender, Sage, Nutmeg, Bergamot, Rosyfolia, Geranium and others. By family it is filed as fresh, gourmand and woody. For season the tags say autumn and winter. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.

Pendora Scents Dusky Vanilla

Pendora Scents Dusky Vanilla is a Parfum by Pendora Scents. The notes on record are Pink Pepper, Lemon, Chocolate, Milk, Benzoin, Jasmine and others. It is tagged floral, gourmand and oriental. It is listed for autumn and winter. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Ibraheem Al Qurashi Spanish Tobacco

Ibraheem Al Qurashi Spanish Tobacco is an Eau de Parfum by Ibraheem Al Qurashi. The notes on record are Aquatic Notes, Tonka Bean, Saffron, Tobacco, Cocoa, Amber and others. The scent families on record: gourmand, oriental and woody. The listing names autumn and winter as its season. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.

Stéphane Humbert Lucas Sand Dance

Stéphane Humbert Lucas Sand Dance is an Eau de Parfum by Stéphane Humbert Lucas. The notes on record are Whisky Cream, Mandarin, Coriander, Cocoa, Sandalwood, Kashmir Wood and others. It is tagged gourmand, woody and spicy. Season on record: autumn and winter. Give it time to settle before you judge it.

Aroma Concepts Cashmere Vanille

Aroma Concepts Cashmere Vanille is filed as an Extrait de Parfum from Aroma Concepts; the note list on record reads Chocolate, Milk, Cream, Coconut, Vanilla, Caramel and others. The scent families on record: gourmand and oriental. It is listed for autumn and winter. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.

Also in this selection: Mind Games Double Attack, Street Origins I Do I Do, Vegas, Bujairami Boujee, Bujairami Smokilla, Essential Parfums Patchouli Mania, Roja Parfums A Midsummer Dream, Street Origins Hanoi Drizzle, Lattafa Angham, Rayhaan Divine, BORNTOSTANDOUT Sugar Addict.

How to test them

Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Leave other perfumes off that day, so nothing interferes. Try it once at home and once outdoors, since air and temperature change the impression. Note what you think each time, and read your notes back at the end of the week.

A sample is the sensible first step: a perfume on paper and a perfume on skin are rarely the same thing. Keep short notes per perfume; after a week the choice usually makes itself. With 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial you can find out how it behaves on your skin, at your own pace.

Where to go next

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• what a decant is

Questions

How were these samples chosen?

By the tags and note lists on record for each perfume. Nothing was added from memory, the order is not a ranking, and perfumes without recorded notes are described without notes.

Which sizes do the samples come in?

Every sample comes as 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial. The smallest is enough for a first impression, the larger ones for many wearings.

How many samples should I try at once?

Two or three is a good number. Wear one per day, on clean skin, and write down what you notice in the morning and in the evening before you move to the next.