Chocolatl

Stephen Dirkes és az Euphorium Brooklyn 2015-ben adta ki a ház első gourmand illatát a ChocolatL-t, ami egy nagyon száraz és gazdagon fűszeres, egzotikus csokoládé illat. A kombináció tökéletes, a fragrantica sem győzi felsorolni az alkotórészeket...nem is lehet... Az állítólagosan mexikói csokoládé (xocoatl) nyitó rétegét, lenyűgöző mögöttes méz erősíti szinte az első pillanattól. Ez a fűszeres csokoládé és méz kombináció döbbenetesen eredeti, nem csak édes és csábító, hanem mellbevágó. Van egy szinte beazonosíthatatlan citrusos-pudingos jegyzet is a Chocolatl-ban, melynek elkövetőjét sapote, vagy tzapotl gyümölcsként említenek, ami nem más, mint a hazánkban mindenki által jól ismert :-) fekete datolyaszilva (Diospyros nigra).Hívják fekete sapote-nak és csokoládépuding gyümölcsnek is, nyilvánvalóan az íze miatt. A gyümölcs leginkább a paradicsomra emlékeztet, éretlenül ehetetlen, maróan keserű, de amikor beérik, megtörténik a csoda és tényleg csokoládépuding ízű lesz, amibe némi mogyorós és kávés íz is vegyül. A leszáradás útját balzsamok és a pézsma jelzi. És amik kimaradtak a felsorolásból de ott vannak az egyes fázisokban, a fekete és szecsuáni bors, amik a chili-paprika hőségével házasodnak, hozzáadódik a fekete ribizli fanyar gyümölcsössége, füstölők, kardamom, fahéj és szegfűszeg. A karamell néha felbukkanó örvénye kiegészítő édességnek számít mindvégig ebben a gourmand őrületben.

I think this has been reformulated. I had a sample back in 2016 from Twisted Lily, and while I didn't hate it, there was a certain "mustiness" that I didn't care for. Getting a sample directly from the house in 2019 it comes across as a very different scent. My sample from 2016 is all but evaporated, but they smell quite different in a side-by-side comparison. Previously the vibe that it gave off was "dusty cocoa powder", whereas now it's a complex dry and spicy chocolate affair. In addition to the chocolate, I get a bit of olibanum, nutmeg and coffee, with the chocolate presence growing on my skin for the first hour and becoming the main player in the drydown. Bears a bit of resemblance to Bruno Fazzolari's Ummaguma. Longevity and sillage are fairly average. My favorites from the house are Wald and 100 Tweeds, I own bottles of each and probably won't be ordering any more in the 50ml sizes. I do think that Chocolatl is interesting and potentially worth the 8ml format though.

Mi ha divertito leggere recensioni forse un po' eccessive...non è una fragranza facile ma rientra perfettamente nella filosofia del brand. Amaro, polveroso, a tratti fresco, speziato e molto scuro...a me piace!👍

Okay, this is a difficult one. I was gifted a sample of this very peculiar perfume and, amidst six other samples, I could smell this already when opening the box. This is a strong perfume, with big sillage, and lasts long. The opening notes are a very realistic dark chocolate, pretty strong cloves, and a mix of spices and something resiny (I have still little experience with balsams so I can't really discern these notes). Then it gets sweeter, I get some raisins and a very natural vanilla. Unfortunately I'm not in love with this one, I think because of the cloves, they are pretty strong and kind of nauseate me a bit. It gets better in the drydown though, quite sweeter. Still, the quality is very apparent here, and I'm sure people who love cloves will find this lovely! (I can see the comparison about the kitchen made by another reviewer, the spices are almost foody.) EDIT: I wore this as bedtime last night... Not a wise decision!! I had two nightmares, the first featuring me being chased by a polar bear hahaha. I don't know if it's because of the intensity of this fragrance or not, but when I woke up in the middle of the night, still terrified, I almost choked! The projection is beastly with this, and I'm talking about ONE spritz lol. I have to say it's not bad at all though...

Perhaps one of the beastliest performances of any a scent I've sampled. Smells like a stone and wood kitchen in a country holiday cottage where meat has been marinading in some clove, wine, and herb concoction, for a couple of days, before the drunken chef gets around to cooking it for Mr and Mrs Poshington-Twonkly when they arrive on Friday evening. Not for me, but not bad as such, indeed, well done, though maybe overdone. Got this for free with some other samples from this house, my heart was taken by 100 Tweeds, so don't listen to me, I'm insane.

I don't know if it's the sample I got, but this makes me gag. It opens to a very oily resin and chocolate mix that's downright disgusting; like the chocolate was mixed with smelly oil and left to mold. Then the oiliness recedes a bit and instead it turns sharp, the resin blooming along with the sweetened chocolate. The drydown is much softer, powdery sweet resin; the chocolate is almost gone. Overall, I'm a bit nauseated. It reminds me of asian old world medicine - raw, oily, sweet, and smells like a backwater province. My grandmother on my mom's side had those, and this takes me back to those bottles she kept that both fascinated and disgusted me. Plus points for memories, but boy, I really don't like this.

23 notes is a stretch don't you think? People will have different opinions after each time they try it I would think do to the clutter. These are my initial thoughts after sampling it for the 1st time. There is some chocolate present but the clove dominates the opening along with the other spices. After an hour or so the plum shines but I never really get any of the gourmand notes do to the heaviness of all of the spices. I have 1 more to try from EB after loving Wald and disliking this and Usar hopefully Cilice will be a winner.

Oh, so much like Vegemite with cloves. This is a challenging one but worth the sniff. For me the tolu balsam, castoreum, and honey dominate this thing, with a little chocolate thrown in. The overall scent impression is very in line with the brand's steampunk image: dark, lived-in, vintage, and intelligent.

Granted, I am pretty careful about what I sample but this is one of the most challenging fragrances I have ever smelt. Dry, dry cocoa with dry spices and old resins that were left in the cellar of a house, located in the desert. ... at least 200 years ago.

Chocolate & spices as it's more on the spices side. It has (beside the chocolate of course) nutmeg, black pepper, coffee, cloves, & balsam sweetened by honey and sugar. Can't deny that it is of a quite good quality but i guess it's just something that i'd pass on although i had high hope on it. Edit (19th June 2016) I guess I realized now what this fragrance is about once I purchased the 15 ml sample and used it generously on my skin. It is quite the chocolate, not the Belgian assorted one but a good one, something like a fresh and out of the oven kind of home made chocolate. I am sensing the mild heat of the cooking. Quite good after all so far. Edit (11th Sept 2016) The Chocolate is accompanied by the nutmeg, black pepper, cloves, grapes, balsamic, and tolu balsamic, with slight honey and vanilla to sweeten the spices beside the chocolate. It's quite interesting but i think the cloves, & the black pepper makes it a bit worm and heated like if it's chili. Very interesting eventually.

یه شروع سمی و عجیب، انیمالیک و صمغی ادویه ای قدرتمند میکس با کاکائو که به نظرم در ابتدا بیشتر دافعه داره تا جاذبه و کمی هارش و آزاردهنده و مصنوعی به نظر میاد. این قدرت و آشفتگی در میکس روایح تا چند ساعتی هست و به مرور کار آرومتر و شکلاتی تر میشه. مناسب کساییه که یا خیلی عاشق شکلاتن و تو ادکلناشون دنبال یه رایحه شکلاتی متفاوت و جدید و یونیک میگردن به هر قیمتی و با هر میکسی یا کسایی که دنبال یه رایحه صمغی وحشی و مریض میگردن که گورماند شده باشه. به نظرم تستش جذابه و خالی از لطف نیست اما شاید 5 میلش برای همه دوران یه عطرباز کافی باشه و بعید میدونم هیچوقت هوس کنم برای پوشش لباسم برم سراغش. ----------- Scent & Quality: 7/10 Longevity: 9/10 Sillage: 9/10 Creativity & Uniqueness: 9/10 Affordability: 3/10 ----------- Overall: 7.4/10

As others below have said, this stuff is sickening...possibly the worst sample I have ever sniffed. Something about it is just vile. I actually sprayed the sample in a clean garbage bag in the kitchen b/c it smelled a bit funky before I even sprayed it...it was so foul I took the bag right out to the trash can. It's kind of the the equivalent of the vomit Harry Potter Jelly Belly jelly bean in perfume form. The stuff of nightmares...like reading Pet Cemetery when you're in 3rd grade. I will stop now.

Bitter chocolate, nutmeg, cloves, resins, too much of everything. Perfumer Dirkes was talking about this perfume and he said he tried to get a 'fatty' note and feel in the fragrance. This fragrance makes me feel nauseous, as another reviewer noted. I smell a big feces note and a lot of rotten bananas in this one. I do not like it, not at all. I'm running from this one, very fast....