Elegance Sombre

A pretty cocoa patchouli combination with orange, birch leaf and buttered coffee. On me, it shows up as a nice coco/patchouli scent that reminds me of a niche called Sammarco Bond-T. Here the cocoa/patch isnt as dark, but more wearable. In comparison to Mandorlo Cioccolato: The notes do seem similar and one thinks about do I need both? What are the differences? ES is dryer, more patch, licorice and cocoa powder. MC is more almond,boozy, wet or syrupy in feel than ES. ES has a more unisex feel and very low sillage.I dont think you can over spray this so heavy handed sprayers-- this will work for you. A sophisticated gourmand. Id recommend layering this perfume spray with its matching oil for more mileage. Is there room for both in a wardrobe? Absolutely! Kyse's affordable pricing and bohemian artistry allows everyone to indulge. Id buy something from Kyse over 90% of chemical soup name brands in sephora. Just better quality and niche artistry.

I fell for this several years ago when I first ordered a Kyse discovery set before the name was changed to Kyse. To me, it smells like Christmas. Chocolate and oranges. But this is not a sugary sweet scent. The chocolate is dry and dark, and the orange is on the bitter side. Perhaps a chocolate and orange peel late? Yum! So I finally got a bottle, and it's spectacular. It is very reminiscent of the Olympic Orchids Seattle Chocolate, but quite a bit cheaper. The trick with using this in the heat (I live in Haiti, but since I got it last week, I'm wearing it!), mist it. Don't spray directly, but pull back a bit. It will cover you in a gorgeous powdery chocolate and orange goodness all day. This also allows the other notes to shine through more readily as well. As a layering scent, this is spectacular. And it's super strength as are most Kyse scents, so my little 15ml bottle will last forever!

One of my favourites from the Kyse house. I can't believe I have not written about this lovely until now! Yes, its a gourmand but not too sweet which is how I like it. I think it's birch and coffee that give an edge. In the UK we have a much loved chocolate orange (it literally is the size of an orange and made up of segments) and I swear I briefly smell that yummy chocolate orange. It then settles to what I consider a not overly sweet chocolate liqueur. It doesn't change again. Moderate sillage and longevity.

a beautifully uplifting and comfortable scent to wear--love it!

Elegance Sombre is a very rich gourmand perfume that offers the slightly odd combination of dark orange chocolate, butter and patchouli. Try before you buy, it's not your average perfume. Some will hate it, others will love it, and others (like myself) will be very impressed, and taken with it's strangeness. I like strange. Without strange the world would be a very dull place, so for it's strangeness alone I'm going to give this scent a slightly wonky, talking to myself in the highstreet thumbs up.