Cocoa Bliss

My favourite! Deep but not too heavy for everyday wear, deliciously gourmand with smooth cocoa and vanilla, powdery and sweet fruit punch with passionfruit/peach to me, that lingers with the cocoa on the dry-down and gives a gorgeous, summery, slightly flirty and playful scent. I’d describe the combo of powdery notes with the chocolate and the lactonic vanilla as velvety- it lasts for about 5-6 hours on my skin. I often spray it at bedtime as it’s become my comfort scent now (and I have seven bottles, whoops)😭 Deeper and less linear than the other two in the cocoa collection to me, would say it’s a similar level of chocolate to Cocoa & Latte and more gourmand than Cocoa Sunset, but slightly more nuanced and interesting than Cocoa & Latte as the fruits give some tart sweetness. Smoother than Cocoa Sunset, really reminds me of those Hotel Chocolate velvetiser hot chocolates in texture, feels youthful but the powdery notes and tart fruits give it a little sultry sparkle.

Wearing this perfume again today, I decided I had to leave a review. I never had much interest in Zara perfumes. I owned one bottle about 20 years ago, but I was never really impressed with it. Over the past few years, I’ve mostly been spending my money on vintage Guerlain fragrances like Chamade, Jicky, and L’Heure Bleue. But Cocoa Bliss is a surprisingly wonderful addition to my collection! It’s creamy and warm, not overly sweet, and reminds me of Dior Addict EDP, Kenzo World Power, and a Rituals hand cream I used to have. :-) Cocoa Bliss is not a linear perfume, and it lasts all day. Excellent value! I even bought a backup bottle when it was on sale. It now sits next to my 1935 vintage Guerlain extrait. It’s a love for me. Suitable for both day and night, and I expect it to perform very well year-round (although I’ve only worn it in spring and summer so far). Get yourself a bottle while it’s still on sale before it’s gone!!

I just received my order in the mail today and I will say that I’m extremely pleased with this fragrance overall. I believe that it’s both fall and summer weather friendly. I have sprayed it on my arm after opening the packaging and it has lasted for about a good four hours on my skin. The notes I mostly receive from this are peach and rather than cocoa , I smell mostly a vanilla fragrance. There are quite a few other fragrances that would pair with this beautifully , and rather than letting it age for awhile , I’m going to go ahead and wear it thoroughly this evening and tomorrow. Highly recommended !

I am reading all the reviews and i don’t understand any of them honestly... this perfume is absolutely delicious. I’d swear this has some cherry in it if i didn’t know about the notes. It is giving a little bit of donna born in roma with a fruity tropical note (it has to be the passionfruit, although to me it smells more like cherry lol). Actually i like to layer it with DBIR and it is perfection. Super underrated in my opinion. It is a sexy, seductive, fruity sweet scent with a hint of white florals (i know they are not listed but i do smell them). Amazing for layering.

If you are a fan of Angel or Angel Muse, then you will like this. Not dupes or even cousins, but the way the dark chocolate is used here, I mean. I also think if you like SJP Covet, you would like this. It's just punchy and unexpected. A really cool fragrance--gourmand but not your run-of-the-mill vanilla scent. Passionfruit gives it a tropical edge. It's not super sweet--almost unisex.