Cacao2

Cacao 2 arrived as one of a few samples from Indigo Perfumery’s scent club. I was expecting yet another Tootsie Roll fragrance; something that tries to smell like chocolate but doesn’t quite cut it. Oh the surprise when I got a deep dark chocolate fragrance instead! In many ways Cacao 2 reminds me of a thick Mexican hot chocolate. And if I really use my imagination, that cinnamon can come across as mint and remind me of Andes Candies (I’d be curious to know if anyone else gets this impression). I’m not really a gourmand lover, although I want to be. It’s just that gourmands often veer too far into sugary sweet territory and become cloying after a while. I start off loving them only to regret spraying the perfume hours later. Cacao 2 doesn’t do this, probably because it’s closer to an 80% cacao dark chocolate bar than a sugary Hershey’s. The fragrance lasts on my skin all day and never becomes too much. Cacao 2 isn’t a complex fragrance but I ended up loving its simplicity. It is a warm snuggle on a cold day. That’s why I used up my sample and purchased a full bottle.

Dark, silky, and way more sophisticated than most chocolate scents. This isn’t sweet-shop chocolate at all — it opens like a puff of real cacao powder, dry, a little bitter, with this gorgeous whisper of warm amber spice and soft woods underneath. As it settles, it turns creamy, cosy and slightly boozy, without ever tipping into “syrup” or “dessert.” It’s genuinely one of the most grown-up chocolate fragrances I’ve ever tried (and there have been many at this point!). Deep, comforting, beautifully rounded, and somehow both soft and atmospheric at the same time. If you want chocolate that feels elegant, wearable and a bit mysterious... this is the one. Sample it — but if your skin loves dark notes, you’ll know within minutes that you need the full bottle. Mine is already on it's way...

Belgian fresh chocolate shop on a cold day. High quality cacao and vanille on a polished wooden base. The opening got me excited like a child, accidentaly puffing a big bag of fresh dominican cacao powder in the face, so realistic one could almost taste it. After 30 minutes it gets quieter, classier and a bit colder. It is a very nice addition of a dark chocolate gourmand for us chocolate lovers that like to keep it sophisticated. Not flowery, nor fruity. The bottle is simple and pretty, but the sprayer is hard to manage, maybe mine is slightly faulty.

Chocolate cacao coco it’s blessing to be able to smell like they extraordinary things I’ve tried a couple from the house but nothing came close to this one it is definitely cacao squared Deep and delicious With a very little bit of sweetness just to balance it out makes a must have if you are a gourmand lover With a longevity enough to entertain you the whole day and it projects nicely as well What an incredible scent that deserves attention I love it and I’m hoping to indulge myself wearing it in winter

I like it! I was dubious about the cinnamon...but it is a top note, and it more ushers in the chocolate note and supports it, rather than fighting for dominance. I think this is different than other cacao perfumes I own or have smelled, and this definitely fills its own space.