Eclat Noir

What you see is what you get. It smells like black forest cake. It opens with cognac and cherries. The cognac is not too strong; it is just there, which is perfect. The cherry is one of the best additions; if you really pay attention, it does not smell too sweet; it smells like how a cherry would smell when you bite into it. On the dry down, you'll smell like a chocolate cake, which lasts 12hrs+. When I tried it on my hand, I washed it a couple of times, and the scent was still there a few hours later. When you touch it, it will get transferred to the other surfaces.

The opening smells like a photorealistic Black Forest Cake (cherry, chocolate, and a touch of booziness). I catch whiffs of patchouli in the drydown. I'm not really into gourmands, but I love this. Scent: 10/10 Projection: 8.5/10 Longevity: 8.5/10

My second local niche perfume -not so sweet black forest cake, which is a good thing -boozy gourmand -cacao is the highlight paraphrased “Wait... who was that?” counter - 3 persons (year to date)

smells like black forest chocolate

After months of contemplating, I finally decided to cave in and buy myself a bottle of Eclat Noir. As someone who likes gourmands, the notes are surely right up my alley. Safe to say, I wasn’t disappointed. Eclat Noir opens up like a sweet booze. I am an occasional alcohol drinker, and cognac isn’t exactly my booze of choice when I’m having a good time with friends so I’m afraid I can’t accurately describe how it’s supposed to smell like. And then after a few seconds, I get that whiff of a black forest cake but mostly in the air, not on my skin. When that dissipates, you’ll get that tartness from the cherries. Thankfully, it’s not a “cough syrup” type of cherry that I’m aversed to but rather, it’s like smelling cherries when you soak them in rum. I also pick up the bitterness from the cacao. The drydown is a perfect blend of that warm, ambery vanilla with a slight hint of musk. There’s also the earthiness from the patchouli that adds an interesting layer and balance to sweet facets. It is also, surprisingly, powdery in texture - like a finely milled cocoa powder. The projection is also quite strong, and I have this nice scent bubble around me even after hours of spraying it. Given the heavy scent profile, this is very much a nighttime and cold weather scent. Longevity is also impressive, lasting 8-9 hours on skin and longer on clothes. I haven’t really dabbled much into local perfumery, I’m ashamed to say. I am now actually trying to, and I’m honestly impressed with this composition. It makes me more hopeful for the future of Philippine perfumery.