Gilded Fox

I bought the variety mini roll on pack at Sephora to try out since their bottles and display are so cool looking and this was the first scent I tried and it's a winner! This is a delectable and edible natural cocoa powder gourmand without the horrible synthetic harsh notes that cause headaches and doesn't have a monster projection which I find a lot of gourmands have. I sprayed this on my wrist and ate a bag of chips and every time I opened my mouth I would slightly taste some of the cocoa notes emanating in the air near my wrist and it tasted naturally sweet and good like real food. The cocoa notes are well blended with everything else for a soft seamless cozy scent that lasted on my wrist overnight. I am very impressed because cocoa is not a scent that has been very successfully been the focus of a perfume in my opinion without it getting too coconutty which I hate.

It's not exactly what I expected, but still good for what it is. The cacao is the most obvious note the first seconds I apply it. You would think it's going to be a warm chocolatey gourmand with some wood in the back, but no. It dries down pretty much to rum and lots of cedar. The butter is never present as literal butter, but might be rounding out those notes the way vanilla does in other perfumes. On me, it basically smells unisex. It's warm and cozy, something I'll be wearing a lot in the fall. It reminds so much of White Fox by Solstice Scents, for those who have smelled it. I think it's just because of that cedar note.

It's like I'm walking around in a powdered cocoa rum cloud. I LOVE this fragrance. Pinrose has some winners for me- I also love Pillowtalk Poet and Cuddle Punk, and secret Genius is ok, too. Gilded Fox is very warm. It makes me feel cozy. Cocoa is really distinct to me and in a very good way- I think a lot of chocolate scents have more of a vanilla bean or coconut vibe? But this is unmistakeable. really lovely.

This fragrance is such an underrated gem. Definitely the longest lasting and most unique of the Pinrose offerings IMO. Very chocolatey and boozy with some beautiful amber waves, but somehow still elegant and different. Can't get enough of it and wish it were available in a larger bottle.

Gilded Fox is my favorite fragrance by Pinrose. It smells like hot cocoa with rum on my skin. It isn't overly sweet or cloying. This is a perfect fall/winter fragrance. Fortunately, I get 8+ hours of wear with this so the longevity is not an issue for me. The sillage is fairly moderate.