I'm talking about DSH Bois du Chocolate, a sample of which arrived with my last order and has been going around with me for weeks as it just didn't beckon to me.
Well, I thought it was great then as well. :)
Top notes: Sandalwood
Middle notes: Dark Chocolate, Vanilla
Base notes: Musk, Patchouli
Straight away I got dark chocolate and it wasn't sweet. It was as dark chocolate is supposed to smell like. I wanted to describe that smell but the best I got is deep, dark chocolate. :) And I need to work on better distinguishing variants of patchouli and vetiver, I thought I smelled vetiver and it turned out, patchouli was in the notes. But you certainly cannot miss the sandalwood. I did miss the musk and vanilla though. Vanilla isn't surprising, as it probably underscores chocolate and is there to make it work its magic. Musk completely by-passed me, but then again, it was made clear to me yesterday, I can't smell some musks very well (like Musc Nomade by AG, I could barely sniff it on my arm).
Anyway, I enjoyed smelling this, it's exactly what it says, but it smells so much better than you can guess by reading the notes (or the name). Seductive but not sweet (I'm wondering now if I find the smell of dark chocolate seductive, it seems to pop out each time I smell a perfume with it).
And if I recover from my recent perfume stunts in time, while there is a bottle of this farewell item left, I believe I'll have one. And check if men find it seductive as well. ;)
Notes and pic by: http://www.dshperfumes.com/
I have been wanting to try this, I should just go ahead and get some before it's gone. Another scent I love with patchouli and dark chocolate is UNTITLED #6 Susanne Lang, available at Luckyscent. I wish the chocolate aspect lasted longer, but the patchouli is just so brilliant, it's hard to get mad. :)
ReplyDeleteCarries, if you do decide to order, please let me know what you think. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried Untitled 6 (or anything by S. Lang) but you make it sound really good.
Woody chocolate sounds up my alley! Just discovering Calypso by Piguet - the new one - and its patchouli note must be creating the chocolatey impression, as there is no chocolate listed.
ReplyDeleteAnd sandalwood is a perennial favourite!
I just need to go and get one, as I been reading about it and I simply love good chocolate especially at the gourmet section when i go downtown, i don't know if i will be able to distinguish the vetiver or musk but i absolutely want to try.
ReplyDeleteI own one chocolate scent, Fleurs de Chocolat by Fresh, which is now discontinued. From the moment I smelled it I had to have it. Bois du Chocolate sounds like it needs to be added to my collection.
ReplyDeleteVanessa, I haven't tried Calypso, but you're right, there are times when patchouli transforms itself into chocolate. :) Love that!
ReplyDeleteVintage Lady, so you're a chocolate lover? :) If you try this, let me know if it lives up to your gourmet taste.
ReplyDeleteBarney, thanks for another chocolate suggestion. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't eat much chocolate but I don't mind it at all when it appears in perfume (and is well blended in).