Monday, August 22, 2016

Dame Perfumery: Chocolate Man


Jeffrey Dame offered a free 5 ml sample of his newest release, Chocolate Man, during the 4th of July. Thankfully my friend Valerie tagged me in his post and I caught it in time. Dame Perfumery offers many beautiful fragrances that I adore, including the full bottle of Lime, Gardenia & Benzoin that I wear regularly. In his usual generous way he sent many other samples as well. 


Chocolate Man is utterly decadent. Powdery dark chocolate resonating with coffee bean depth and a drop of booze morph into dusky woods and crunchy cocoa nibs. As intoxicating as staring into deep brown eyes that always seem to hold a bit more of the soul in them than any other color, a swirling chocolate liqueur surrounding the inky dark patchouli pupil. I will easily wear the rest of this with glee in the coming fall and winter. A scent for closeness.


I have reviewed the other samples that were included with this order but these two are new to me:

Soliflore Mimosa- Apricot and peach, fuzz and flesh, honeysuckle headiness tempered by green leaves. The soft spray of tufted yellow mimosa blooms. Dreamy.

Verbena, Freesia & Musk- This was one of his eau de toilette for women scents that I had been eyeing. The verbena and freesia merge into the skin with elegance and a classic feel. This is one I will wear easily at work; green, fresh, powdery musk and purple stalks of freesia that almost remind me of paperwhites and hyacinths. Spring on the skin.

If you have not had a chance to try Dame Perfumery, you should sample some of Jeffrey's fragrances. I particularly love Herb man, Dark Horse, Black Flower Mexican Vanilla and of course Lime, Gardenia & Benzoin. He has an excellent sampling offering of his scents in 5 ml sprays for $8.50 to $10.00 each and free shipping. I want to sample Cassis, Rose & Sandalwood, Peach Blossom, Violet & Vanilla and his New Musk Man. Which of his offerings would you want to try?

4 comments:

  1. I wonder if my hubby would like this? He is not easily impressed by scents, lol. Would you consider it unisex?
    Jeff is a wonderful parfumer! I've tried samples of some of his fragrances and my favorites are Mexican Vanilla and Dark Horse. Glad you enjoyed his latest fragrance!

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    1. Does he like darker scents? Like woods and patchouli? I really, really love Herb Man and could see it smelling amazing on men (of course). Has he worn that one? Chocolate Man in definitely unisex but I think all scents can be really. It is made specifically for men but I will wear it.

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    2. He loves ambers and woods. Axe Dark Temptation is his everyday scent. Neither of us liked the wax Herb Man smelled at all though.

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    3. He might like Chocolate Man then. Herb Man is light and fresh.

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