Amour De Cacao

Amour De Cacao is a chocolate gourmand for women from the French house Comptoir Sud Pacifique, released in 1993. Everyone who has described it calls it gourmand, and about half also find a leathery or citrus side to it.

Orange opens the scent, a sweet, juicy brightness that reads like the zest on a chocolate dessert. The heart is cocoa, warm, dusty and bitter-sweet rather than milk-chocolate sugary, which is likely where the leathery impression comes from, and carambola, or star fruit, adds a crisp, slightly tart fruitiness that keeps the cocoa from feeling heavy. Vanilla alone forms the base, smoothing the chocolate into a soft, creamy, comforting finish.

Most wearers report moderate to weak longevity, and about half describe the sillage as intimate, so it stays close to the skin and may need reapplying. It is voted for winter and autumn, slightly more for day than night, which fits a cosy, edible scent to wear for comfort on a cold day.

Amour De Cacao — unisex fragrance by Comptoir Sud Pacifique (released 1993). Top notes: Orange. Heart notes: Cacao, Carambola (Star Fruit). Base notes: Vanilla. — Parfica open fragrance database