Mat Chocolat

Its a bit of a surprising scent. I normally have trouble with dry cacao note as well as with finding true realistic chocolate (chocolatey patchouli smells very off on my skin). I tried Mat Chocolate in store with quite a bias- low price and negative reviews plus my own unsuccessful tries with chocolate scents- to say I was cautions would be understatement. But it really hooked me- though initially a bit messy, it revealed an image of Kahlua, Finnish coffee liqueur, and developed into a clear natural milk chocolate accord, but in a way you have in chocolate candies filled with Finlandia vodka, in a slightly boozy way. Plus its quite musky and airy, not very sugary at all, and has a distant fruity touch.. all in all its a weird scent, but whilst I understand the negative reviews, it works on me really well. The milk choco note is realistic, not on the dark side (I normally prefer dark choco in desserts) and its radiating and not overwhelming having some added bonus of a nice trail. Interesting aspect- I first tried it in hot summer weather and it evaporated quickly, though now in cooler autumn air it wafts around me for hours, and most importantly- the choco stays all the way to the dry-down...... I enjoyed the shop try, purchased and wore off then a 5 ml decant and finally now, have bought a full bottle to wear in mild autumn and spring time when it seams to shine. Which proves- no two chemistries and noses are alike, what doesn't suit one, may be a fantastic find for another :)

It's nice! Not FBW, but definitely lovely. On someone else this is probably superb. My skin has a habit of amplifying two things: any level of screech, any level of sweetness. The amplified sweetness and my challenges with wearing cocoa (natural or synthetic) means this isn't wearable for me. This perfume smells very natural and the sandalwood and watermelon give it a lovely watery impression. It dries down into a beautiful, delicate floral - which on its own is quite unique to any on the market that I have smelled in quite a long time. The cultural influences are apparent and makes it very unique to come across in the US where we seem to favor strong fruity-florals with a sythetic edge and often ambroxan or wood-aroma molecules in the base. This makes a lot of aromas very similar both in structure and impression. Chocolat Mat is such a refreshing change! The pyramid is confused here: base first, then top, followed by heart, long into the dry-down. I would be completely in love, the watermelon is so beautiful here, but my skin just can't do the chocolate note. It's definitely worth trying. It's delicate, feminine, and alluring in a not-overtly-sexual type of way.

What a really nice surprise! I came across this at TJ Maxx and I had to try it. I was a little concerned at first about watermelon and chocolate in the same scent, but it works! It's hard to believe this is just fruits and chocolate because it almost dries down a little floral, but it's the watermelon/grapefruit combo at work, I think. Makes it a little sweet but not too much. This is more of a skin scent, it doesn't project a great deal but I've been able to smell it on myself all day. Okay so I have re-applied THREE times so far...but that's only because I really love it! This is a semi-sweet chocolate, not too spicy, although the sandalwood is there and just serves to anchor this nicely. I'm LOVING the coconut. Oh my gosh, this is reminding me of a Mounds bar. Y.U.M. I've been wanting to acquire a (discontinued) Body Shop Chocomania fragrance (I already do have the lotion and shower gel) and this Chocolat smells very, very similar (so maybe I don't need to hunt it down now!). This would be amazing to layer over Angel Muse or any other scent that is chocolate dominant. This is a love!!

The dry down on this is fantastic. I normally do NOT like any type of overt chocolate fragrance but I read such good reviews I decided to give this a shot. When I first sprayed it, it was a BLAST of chocolate and I thought this is ridiculous and is going back. Then sometime in the next 15-30 minutes, something magical happens. The chocolate fades into the background leaving only a trace (thank goodness) and it becomes the most beautiful, sensual, almost hypnotic and delicious fragrance. I kept smelling my wrist every few minutes because I could not get enough. Not too sweet, not too chocolatey, not too sexy...but sensual, not too fruity...but you can't miss the black currant, not too girly...but feminine. Yet somehow this would work on a man. It is classified as a floral but I am not getting ANY flowers. I could try to describe the notes but it really wouldn't do it justice and everybody smells something different anyway. This is really a unique fragrance (or it was when it was released in 2005).

I bought this as a blind buy off of ebay despite some of these negative reviews and let me just say that I am so HAPPY that I did! I have only tested it once as I just got it today so I will update later on further use. I can already say that this is love for me! It's not complicated it's rich, melted, gooey milk chocolate on my skin! For valentines day I made my boyfriend treats with melted chocolate and they smelled exactly like this! I do not get anything synthetic and I agree that the sillage is not very good but this is something I wanted as a personal scent anyways for the enjoyment of my boyfriend only. I cannot WAIT to wear it for him :) EDIT: I find myself spraying this on my wrists all of the time! It is so mouthwatering! I can now pick up the watermelon note, chocolate covered watermelon, and I can do it without feeling like a fat kid! I need to stop using it for no reason or I will be out of it before I know it!