Sorriso

A year ago, I requested tips from the perfume shop staff on some gourmand perfumes, in search of my future signature scent. Sorriso by Profumum Roma is what they suggested. After trying it on a strip I absolutely fell in love. "Wow! A perfume that literally smells like chocolate!? I love it!" all my prior experiences with perfumes had just been the same generic fragrances found in all mainstream perfumes. I couldn't justify spending 250€ on a 100ml bottle as a student, however, and came home empty-handed. But I found excuses to visit the store ever so often to try it on my skin. Even after 24 hours, the scent is still very pronounced, I noted. A few days ago, I, once again, tried it on as I had no scent applied and happened to pass the perfume store by. After spraying it once on one wrist, it hit me how cloying this scent actually is initially. Almost dizzying or sickening, even. It brings to mind those horrible scented pinetree-shaped carfresheners that you hang in the rearview mirror in the car. On my way home, I could still smell the scent under my wintercoat without having to lift my wrist up to my nose. An hour later, after a long train ride home, I open my door to be met by my housemate who immediately questions me; "Have you been eating chocolate?" as she entered the room. For the entirety of the evening I was affectionately dubbed "the Chocolateman". Thanks, Sorriso. I did receive compliments regardless! Towards the end of the evening, when the perfume had dried down considerably, the cloying sensation had disappeared, leaving a fragrance of chocolate and orange, to my inexperienced nose. This would be when the fragrance is at its best and it occurred, on me, several hours after the initial spray. The day after, the scent still holds strong. I'd say you can get away with a spray every 2 days if you don't see it fit to shower in-between.

This one is polarizing, and I think I know why. To anyone saying this smells like sunscreen, disinfectant, or "dusty", I suspect you are smelling it directly from the skin. If you are looking for a scent you enjoy taking in as a sniff of your forearm or mainlining directly up your nose from the nape of your neck, this probably will not work for you. Sorriso is *100%* about sillage, because it must diffuse in order to develop the chocolate note (and boy, does it). Smelled directly from my forearm, yes: It's not good! At high concentrations, Sorriso smells like musty old coconut suntan oil. It is a case study in diffusion. But the sillage. It is truly as chocolatey as advertised — or, as another reviewer put it: like the world's best scented chocolate candle. While not cloyingly sweet or posessing any caramel notes (i.e., you won't smell like a waffle cone), it is unmistakably what a child would think of as the "smell" of chocolate. The vanilla is strong, but it's your blending layer. I'd say it's not distinctly noticeable until the chocolate wears off. And unlike Profumum's other sweet unisex scents, I don't get any almond or marzipan on this one. The chocolate is fully center-stage. And as with all of Profumum's products, the staying power is immense. As a man, I can't imagine finding something else this chocolatey that is also still firmly unisex. As for the comments about orange or woody undertones, perhaps they're there, but I don't really notice them. This is a very straightforward chocolate bomb. Price is totally bananas, but it's also totally unique and immensely concentrated. You get what you pay for.

Sorriso by Profumum Roma has quickly become one of my favorite gourmand fragrances. It opens with a hint of orange blossom and plenty of cocoa butter. The orange note is not bright nor acidic and it is blended seamlessly with the composition. The drydown reveals a creamy, intoxicating chocolate supported by vanilla and musc. The result is both creamy and powdery, sweet and snuggly. This simple note list (dark chocolate, vanilla, exotic woods, and bitter orange) results in a truly addictive, slightly woody, chocolate musc that smells rich and gourmand, but somehow feels slightly summery with the cocoa butter lotion aspect. IMO this could be worn all year, as long as one doesn’t over spray during the warmer months. The quality of this fragrance is excellent—one spray will last for the entire day. Given that Sorriso is so rich, smoothly blended, decadent, and long lasting, I think it is worth the price point. I realize that Sorriso is a little simple; if you are looking for something complex, original, or groundbreaking, this might not be for you; but, if you are looking for a high quality, easy to wear chocolate perfume, then this might hit the spot. 4/5

This... is the best chocolate fragrance I ever smelled. Have you ever had those booze-filled dark chocolate candies? That's the star player in this fragrance, not a kiddy Tootsie Roll milk chocolate but a grown-up smooth dark chocolate covered in something akin to whiskey. It's entirely possible that it's the vanilla that's so boozy. Supporting the chocolate and booze is coconut. No one else has mentioned it but that vague "tropical woods" accord is perhaps something like mahogany with coconut to give it a distinct tropical feel without coming off as sun tan lotion. I barely detect the orange at all, so it's acting more as a background player. Very very often in fragrances you'll find that chocolate accords dry down to become quite powdery, but not this one. The main change in development in this fragrance comes from the booze and coconut accords fading out a bit quicker, leaving mostly a smooth dark chocolate that's not super gourmand, perhaps the mahogany or whatever it is giving it a little backbone. I was very surprised with how much I enjoyed this. "A".

I don't even know where to start with this perfume because it is just so amazing. I bought a sample of it last year and wore it around for dates, going out for dinner, etc. I received numerous compliments on this! I wore it out for my 21st birthday celebration last year and had 3 people tell me I smell amazing. My one friend said I smell like a luxurious chocolate shop in Europe. It is definitely not a spring or summer scent. I highly recommend wearing it in the fall and winter. In regard to the smell, it is the perfect blend of chocolate, bitter orange, and vanilla. I get all of the notes when it mixes with my skin. All I can say is please try this perfume out if you're looking for something delicious, alluring, and most importantly - UNIQUE. I haven't smelled something quite like it. At least where I live, nobody owns this perfume and I don't think it's popular in North America, so you will DEFINITELY stand out wearing it in the US or Canada.