Cacao
Fragrance notes
Character
The kitchen is full of steam from a pot of mulled wine, and someone has just broken a bar of dark chocolate over a bowl of warm cream. The air turns thick and rich, carrying the scent of cacao and chocolate without any of the powdered sugar usually found in gourmand perfumes. It smells like the real thing, slightly bitter and deeply roasted, with a warm spicy accord that feels like a pinch of cinnamon and dried chili flakes in the mixture. There is a natural, almost edible quality to the way the notes sit together. It is not a perfume that tries to be anything other than what it is. The sweetness is present but it stays grounded in the earthy bean, avoiding the synthetic tilt that often ruins a dessert scent. You can almost feel the heat rising from the cup in your hands as the rich aroma wraps around the room.
Hilde Soliani created a scent that belongs in a heavy knit sweater with a book in hand near a window that fogs up when you breathe against it. It is for the person who wants to smell like the best part of a cold afternoon, the one who skips the fruit and reaches straight for the dark squares in the box. Wear this when the air outside bites at your cheeks and you want your skin to carry the comfort of a kitchen where something wonderful is still melting on the stove.
