The cold winter months are a quiet meditative time for the body and mind but signal an aromatic awakening of explosive proportions for the senses. Chocolate is one of the more commonly coveted winter scents, both for its alluring smell and for its ability to trigger happy childhood memories. Here’s a look at some of the top chocolate fragrances you’ll want this season.
Chocolate Greedy
Chocolate Greedy, by Montale, boasts an enticing mix of chocolate, vanilla, and bitter orange, perfect for day or evening winter wear.
If you want to catch his attention or be the woman everyone wants to get closer to, this is the fragrance to buy. Fruit and chocolate blend delectably together for a rich, long-lasting scent with sensual appeal.
This sophisticated chocolate fragrance is one of the pricier and more talked about perfumes of the moment. With a 50 ml bottle going for $110 and a 100 ml bottle going for $160 on Lucky Scent, this fragrance may require some purchase planning. Don’t fret if this price point is way out of your budget though because Lucky Scent offers a fantastic sample deal, for just $4 you can purchase a .7 ml purse-sized sample bottle of Chocolate Greedy as an alternative to the larger sizes. This is also a great way to test out a fragrance before parting with the cost of a full-sized bottle.
Covet
Covet, by Sarah Jessica Parker, balances feminine floral tones of lavender and honeysuckle with the heavier notes of chocolate and teakwood and a light peppering of lemon. The mix of dark and light fragrance notes make this perfume a warm and cold weather casual favorite.
This is an affordable perfume choice for the season with the roller ball going for just $4.79 on Fragrance Net and the 3.4 oz boxed eau de parfum spray just $30.19.
Though this sent was introduced in 2007 it has classic appeal and staying power.
Amour de Cacao
Amour de Cacao by Comptoir Sud Pacifique is touted as one of the first scents to incorporate chocolate way back in 1992 before it became a trend. This playful perfume combines island-inspired scents of Tahitian vanilla pod and star fruit with two different notes of chocolate and a touch of orange.
The best chocolate fragrances are the ones that offer just the right blend of light citrus embellishments to offset the rich and warming chocolate tones, this one succeeds entirely. Due to the citrus/fruit notes, this fragrance is very appropriate for day wear and could crossover into warm weather seasons as well.
You’ll find Amour de Cacao readily available online but be advised, it is on the expensive side. A 100 ml bottle of eau de toilette is going for $85 on Euro Perfumes; however, don’t forget that Lucky Scent does offer those fabulous inexpensive little trial sized bottles. The trial bottle of Amour de Cacao goes for $3 on Lucky Scent.
Some Helpful Hints on Finding Chocolate Perfume for Evening Wear:
If you are looking for richer scents with more of an evening feel you’ll want to gravitate toward chocolate fragrances with pepper, chili, vanilla bean, musk, sandalwood, patchouli, and/or any of the stronger floral scents. These deeper notes are a bit more appropriate for evening wear than those containing the weaker floral and citrus notes.
This one is now discontinued but still available for purchase on many online sites.
2.) Chocolat by Il Profumo
Disclaimer: All knowledge of fragrance notes, pricing and general product information (i.e. what year the fragrance was created and by whom) for these three featured perfumes was obtained from the product descriptions on the sites listed below and/or from my own experience with the fragrances:
