Note

Dark Chocolate

Dark chocolate smells of bitter cocoa, roasted beans and a little earthy sweetness. Its perfume accord adds depth to the heart and base, especially with vanilla, patchouli, coffee and spices.

In 40 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.

Opening
20%
Heart
50%
Drydown
30%
Found in Choco Violette, Portrait Revival and Via Cavour 1

Most popular with dark chocolate

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to dark chocolate more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Sweet and gourmand above all. Reaches for cacao, bitter and caramel far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • gourmand
  • cacao
  • woody
  • vanilla
  • citrus
  • bitter
  • powdery