Cacao Porcelana

A boutique in my city added this line of fragrances to their library in late 2021 and I ended buying a discovery set in mid-2022 but I own so many fragrances, discovery sets and samples that I hadn't yet added any of the fragrances into my rotation. Today, I finally picked a scent from the house to tryout and wear, and lucky me, it's Cacao Porcelano. This fragrance is gorgeous on skin. It smells absolutely amazing. It reminds me of a smoother and creamier version of Valmont's Blu Cobalto. The scratchiness in Blu Cobalto gets on my nerves after awhile but Cacao Porcelano has none of that abrasiveness. It does open a bit dusty but it doesn't last long, if that's your favorite aspect of this then try the above mentioned fragrance.As Cacao Porcelano dries down, there is smooth creaminess that comes out with a bit of a booziness. It smells like a boozy hot chocolate on me. It's absolutely intoxicating. And so well blended. Once it hits the mid, everything is so together that I can't detect any individual notes. It's just magic as it all blends together into one magnificent work of art. The downside is that it's really very pricey. The full bottle is $305 CAD for 100ml. I have some fragrances that are more expensive than that but I'm not sure Cacao Porcelano is quite worth that much. It is absolutely a work of art but I don't know that I would wear it enough to even make a dent in the full bottle. Luckily, the boutique that carries it sells 1ml samples for $5 and I can just buy a few samples here and there for when I feel like wearing it.

Holy moly. Thick, unctuous, rich, dark, gooey, bittersweet, strikingly intense chocolate, the 80%+ cacao solid kind, the really really good stuff that snaps hard in your hand and fires off all sorts of spicy, warming, exotic, jungly notes in your mind. Just astonishingly charismatic cacao all the way through. I am no gourmand fan - the only thing this chocolatey I've ever worn for myself is Arquiste's Anima Dulcis, which is spicy enough to get far enough away from the dessert trolley for me to feel comfortable - but this is incredibly solid work. So robust it's almost ganache-y (without the sugar), and with the patch throwing a few more adult shadows into its contours. Still very much a food-centric approach rather than more multi-faceted tobacco-and-booze-and-smoke inflections of something like PG Coze or Slumberhouse Ore though. All melts into maybe the most grown-up gourmand imaginable... only thing to match it I've ever smelled is Abdes Salaam Attar's very tropical and even wilder Maya / Chocolate Spicy, which adds great tangs of orange, so is a different beast. Cacao Porcelana is definitely edibly good - though I still prefer to eat my chocolate rather than wear it. Pretty much a definitive answer to the question "what could, what should, an adult niche treatment of cacao do?". All gourmand-lovers should go for it. Don't walk, run to taste-test this one!

Out of curiosity, I tested this alongside Gourmand Coquin, which has some similarities in the opening with the prominent chocolate and rum notes. After the similar opening, CP goes in a different direction. Whereas GC retains its rum-chocolatey sweetness and rests firmly in classic gourmand territory, CP quickly (within just a few moments) evolves into a powdery, chocolate-patchouli and loses much of its opening sweetness. The cacao note reinforces and brings out the chocolate-y facet of the patchouli and these two notes play off each other throughout the life of this fragrance. I only detect jasmine, sandalwood, and tonka as supporting players lending a mild sweetness and balsamic depth. Sillage is low to moderate, but longevity is good (6-8 hours). It could be considered an inoffensive, low-cal dark chocolate scent with a complexity, and slight powdery-softness that I quite enjoy. Full listed notes: Top: White cacao, Rum, Everlasting Flower (Immortelle) Heart: Indian jasmine, Light tobacco, Davana Base: Patchouli, Sandalwood, Tonka bean

Underrated gem, you gotta spray on skin and let it settle for the masterpiece to come alive! I hate patchouli to death! But here the context makes all the difference, hear me out: Every other note here shares a facet with patchouli and with each other: immortelle and davana are dusty/herby, tobacco is floral/dry, cacao is bitter/dry and tonka is sweet/powdery. So when structured together, they create a patchouli mirage! I'm almost convinced there's no actual patchouli oil in here, which is why I love this in spite of my eternal aversion to patchouli. Also, others alluded to its versatility, so I wanted to add that it's everything and nothing at the same time: You can wear this casually, on a date, or even to a formal event, and it will always mesmerize: mysterious, molding to the setting, intriguing while smelling like nothing else... So, please just do yourself a favor and give it some time to develop on your skin, not on paper stuck to your nose, not on your clothes, and be ready for your socks to get knocked off! <3

I just love this! The smell of a dusty cocoa sprinkled into rum, surrounded by fresh jasmine in the background. The patchouli is light and spicy, and the tonka is warm and bright. This actually is a very fresh scent, fresh in that it is light, airy and gorgeous and not too sweet. It reminds me very slightly as a lighter and subdued version of Ambre Eccentrico on the gourmand side, plus some light floral notes dusted with the cacoa. Very hard to describe, but the quality cacao, if one can visualize, dusted onto a white porcelain plate that is clean and bare sums this one up. Unusual and sensual. Any season (but more cool weather appropriate), any time of day, more mature attitudes and any occasion. Note 3/4/23: more than one compliment today saying this is beautiful. The comment was- it is so beautiful and soft too. I forgot I was wearing it - it is quite soft and slightly powdery, but it has good sillage. Something in this adds a slight fruitiness and I am not sure if is one of the flowers or not.

TLDR: I love it. First spray impressions - Dry, Dusky, Powdery, Cacao, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Porcelain Clay 6 hour dry down - Dry, Vanilla, Porcelain Clay, Dark Chocolate It's really beautiful and I think the name fits perfectly for the way it smells. It has this amazing grinded clay character, that really comes alive in the winter/cooler days. It also has a snuggly profile where it's easy to smell on someone without it being overpowering. I love the way it smells personally, and I think its hard to hate on this one. Not exactly a blind buy, since this smells like nothing else on the market. I have yet to find a fragrance that fits its name as well as cacao porcelana. Definitely a must try, but not a blind buy. :)

Thank you for including this info Myrtillajus! Pieces of information like this can really enhance the experience of a perfume. For me, this is very dry, but delicious cacao. A dry, powdery, slightly boozy gourmand. The rum, cacao and immortelle works beautifully together. Not for everyone. An acquired taste. Notice, unlike many gourmands – it's not sweet at all. It's very dry, which I can imagine is not to everyone's taste. I remember I wasn't crazy about this the first time, but like many of Atelier Materi's perfumes... in a quiet way, they really grow on you. Subtle and unique earthy-boozy cacao-gourmand beauty. Silently addictive.

Upon spraying, the first two minutes is just milk chocolate, which I was disappointed by. To my surprise, it quickly became 85% dark, cold chocolate, with almost no sugar. It’s a darker, more bitter chocolate. After about an hour of wear, the stark green bitterness at the forefront, dissipates a lot and there is more of a sweet, spicy cacao until the end, as the rum and florals, brag a bit. These other notes sweeten the cacao a tad, but it does remain dark. It is not a cloying gourmand. Its more like cracking open a bar of Mast Brothers and getting a first whiff. The fragrance is a well blended masterpiece. Enjoy it.

Where to start This scent on a whole other level quality wise I just love it so much that I consider it one of the greater gourmand scents in my collection and that’s no little thing A magnificent creation that is in no way unique as well as mainstream It’s in the middle All you need to know is you hate gourmands this one definitely won’t be for you The only issue is the performance I sprayed the heck out of the bottle and it lasted for almost 5 hours died down in the 6th Fortunately the scent itself is good enough for me to ignore the performance

Definitely a love at first sniff. This is a delicious scent and for me the chocolate note was prominent but not in a sweet sickly way but enticing like good quality raw cacoa and pretty much stayed with me all day and evening. It was quickly followed by a warm spicy/woody note though I didn't get a boozy aspect unless it was a vanilla rum. This is a scent I couldn't stop sniffing and I'd definitely get a FB, but it is rather pricy. I now want to sample their other fragrances.

This is a dry sweet, no cloying at all. You get cacao (not chocolate) and tobacco at first, as it dries down you get a more creamy woody profile. Alone it is nice and unique, but lacks wow factor I would say, which I think makes it optimal for layering. I use this in tandem with Givenchy Gentleman Society Edp Extreme, which helps soften and round it out because as much as I love Gentleman Society, it's a bit much for me on it's own, so layering it with this does wonders

First hit is the chocolate but it's a raw choc not a sickly chocolate bar smell. It fades quickly and then you get the slightly boozy, slightly floral earthy delicious aroma. It is so beautiful but for the price (which is $380 Australian) it is too pricey for the poor sillage and weak performance. If I were to indulge, I would wear it in warmer weather when it may have a chance to bloom but for me now testing it from a sample, it goes no where in the cold.

One of the best cacao scents. It is very warm, rum and tobacco add some darkness to it, but it is definitely not heavy. Sophisticated gourmand that knows how to be sweet, but beautiful. Performance is great on my skin. Would think about buying it, although I have a feeling this would be even better on a man. If you haven't smelled anything similar to this one, you will probably fall in love instantly ;) Reminds me of Nishane Pasion Choco.

This hits with a burst of cacao then goes in to coco-tobacco. The tobacco note is lovely. Slowly the cacao fades and the tobacco note takes the stage - I'm not a huge tobacco fan but I'm loving it. This is one that I just want to keep smelling it as it goes from note to note. Some musky notes join in...musk isn't listed as a note so it may be patchouli but on me its musky. I'm really enjoying this gem

Cacao Porcelana is the name of the white cacao beans variety so no porcelain clay association. It is a perfumey boozy cacao, austere and fine. J.U.S. Coffeeze is similar, but with an added skankier oud and a rougher blend. The retail price is too high for the performance, but the scent itself is addictive and I find myself reaching for it all the time, despite my increasingly big collection.

Rich and earthy cocoa powder with slight animalic undertones. Very radiant with soft musk in the base as well as dark (even burnt) woody notes. Sweetness from tonka beans is not overpowering, it’s hidden behind earthiness and nuttiness. White floral notes are present but playing more of a supporting role here. Reminds me of bit of Coffee White Flowers Bohoboco.

Opening is awesome boozy dark choc/cacao, then the floral mid comes in and i get a much higher quality and less sweet version of good girl legere, just with cacao instead of dulche de leche. I honestly think it's a much better replacement and will try to get my wife to wear this one instead of that one. 7.5/10

I really really like this. At first blast you get the cocoa for sure but it then blends to a sweet floral REALLY quick. I don’t know how but it just works. I’m not a big white floral girl either... but I think this is a great fragrance. Now, 15 min into the wearing I’m getting the booze. Yeah. This is GOOD.

I think you will buy this mainly because of the smell. Performance on this house is on the low. This opens with almost realistic cacao with a bit of boozy undertone. The florals on the mid balances the top and base notes to make it more smooth. Very pleasant gourmand scent

Wow! This perfume is an experience! It’s STUNNING! It wouldn’t want you to know that, though. Money talks and wealth whispers. Cacao Porcelana soundlessly mouths the words. It’s pure class. A dry, sweet, boozy cacao softens into a powdery tonka and lasts for hours.