Dark Indulgence

Vivamor Parfums Dark Indulgence is a fairly-aptly-named dark, dry chocolate-led blend involving hazelnut, orange, vanilla, and musk. It’s not *that* indulgent, at least, to me, as gourmands go, in that it’s not too over-the-top but in fact a bit restrained (reminiscent of Crème Exquis in this respect), a strong nod to gourmand lovers yet ultimately something that anyone can enjoy while appealing to modern trends that favor sweeter-leaning fragrances. Like some of the other darker, sweeter-leaning options from the house, Dark Indulgence performs well, seems reasonably aptly named, and is pleasant, not too overwhelmingly, likely to welcome in someone who might note ordinarily be a big fan of this subcategory of fragrance. As with the rest of the current Vivamor catalogue, Dark Indulgence is priced at $155 for 100ml in extrait concentration, sold not only through the house site but also through Perfumology, which also carries the sibling Navitus Parfums line. 8 out of 10

If you are anything like me and DISLIKE chocolate notes in fragrances as they can come off too dusty powdery or too dry or too mellow, let me tell you, THIS IS THE BOMB! its warm, creamy, a bit nutty with the perfect amount of sweetness. The notes are really well blended and super smooth. This is not your harsh, cheap synthetic, dusty chocolate no no no, this is quality fragrance! THE chocolate for non-chocolate lovers, its gourmand enough yet very wearable. I love this! My eyes were rolling in the back of my head, its sooo good. My next purchase!

Initial spray: I am surprised how little attention this one gets!!! A rich semi sweet chocolate with the perfect amount of orange... yes!!! The mid: Seriously, why aren't people talking about this?!? Perfectly mellowed- still giving all the chocolate and orange vibes The dry down: It is still lovely, but so very quiet, absolutely no sillage or projection, 100% skin scent... dang it :/ I will let it sit and see if anything changes, to be continued... Edit: I still LOVE this! I actually CRAVE this! But the longevity still remains to be an issue :/

I get so many compliments on this. My fiancé who hates most fragrances, said it was good. Easy blind buy in my opinion if you like chocolate & orange.

Dusty Dark chocolate orange with some creamy nuttiness👌🏿. If you like gourmands (not heavy gourmands) then you'll like this. One of my fave chocolate frags in my collection. It does share strong similarities to Empyreal from Navitus but this one is creamy and nuttier