Brand: Cocoa Pink
Scent Description: Dark empty musk infected with lashes of black vanilla, petitgrain essential oil, magnolia flowers, jasmine sambac with the empty remains of vanilla sandalwood.
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Brand: Cocoa Pink
Scent Description: Dark empty musk infected with lashes of black vanilla, petitgrain essential oil, magnolia flowers, jasmine sambac with the empty remains of vanilla sandalwood.
Oh yum. I like this a lot, and it is extremely hard to pin down what is happening with this. It has the sweetness of bubblegum, but is also kinda floral? It’s very interesting and pretty, with a mild sweetness and a touch of vanilla. Despite my bubblegum impression, it doesn’t feel childish. I have gotten several compliments when I wear this. If you like scents that are not too sweet and vaguely floral and vanilla, then get this. That being said, all the reviews I read about this were vastly different, so YMMV. 5/5
This smells like cool vanilla. In shampoo form, I couldn’t pick out other notes, but it is definitely Not Just Vanilla. There is a floral/musk element, but if you told me the shampoo was edible, I would probably still try to eat it because it is still a foodie scent, like if a really hot barista wearing Egyptian musk handed you a free sample of…magnolia macarons…?
I don’t like vanillas and avoid the heck out of them, and gourmand notes in general. I’m not a big fan of musk. And vanilla musk? Nooooo. I’m meh about florals, especially if they aren’t tempered with something atmospheric, dark, woodsy, or leathery. Sandalwood as a note often goes awry for me so I avoid it for the most part. But.
Some kind of sorcery is going on with this one, because I love it even though it looks like I would not.
In the bottle, I thought my impression of the scent in oil form may have failed me. It reads loud and heavy floral, which isn’t my thing. On the skin, though, all the things I loved about it become abundantly clear. I can’t stop smelling myself! It’s sort of a “dirty” scent to me, and I mean that in the best way possible. It’s intoxicating. I get musk first, then the vanilla floral cleaning it up, and the sandalwood grounding and warming. It’s still flowery, but it’s got a dark side. It’s magical. Very glad I purchased this in a full-size. It may be a candidate for other forms as well. Favorite.
This is more of an earthy vanilla. No foodie or sweet notes at all. In fact, I think the vanilla takes a backseat to the other notes. I definitely get a lot of dry sandalwood from it. I can smell flowers and I’m pretty sure it’s the jasmine I’m mostly getting, but it’s definitely a “white” flower smell. The musk just rounds everything out really nicely. This smells really well