Missoni Colori - Missoni Gianduia Missoni for women

i really like this! yes slightly manly but who cares if u like gourmand fragrances? as im a sucker for heavy perfumes, this is right up my street!

This opens with a clear cocoa/dark chocolate note, that is somewhat balsamic and makes me think of hot italian chocolate with a bit resin. after that the amber, and for me only amber, joins the dark chocolate quite unspectacular, but the joining has just a comforting, not sweet smelling intensity I can't help but like it.
It's one of the rare gourmand orientals that don't use spices, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon,.... It's so simple and different and for that it receives 4/5.
This is however no young scent, not even playful. As it is comforting and deep it is also non-nonsense - no seduction, no flirt, no specialties - but difference in cocoa-cocoon.

I bought this because it was on clearance and was REALLY cheap (9 pounds). It is quite unusual, not over powering, very casual. Nothing to go crazy about.
Actually I had this Victoria secret body spray I think it was called Chocolate Cravings and as far as I remember Missoni is an exact dupe!
This is not sweet milk chocolate with hazelnuts, it is dark chocolate with spices + amber. Do not detect any vanilla here.
Worth the original price tag? No. Do I regret buying it on sale? No :)

EDIT: After wearing it for a few days I decided it is not for me. It is too...masculine for me. So I gave it to my boyfriend! He loves it! I would say this fragrance is unisex. It smells soft on him yet in no way too feminine.

I have just bought this unsniffed and have made a huge mistake doing so. This has a bit of a sourness about it that never goes away plus I feel it smells a bit manly. I guess I was expecting something like spicy nutella because of the description of a rich sweet hazelnut chocolate. Oh well I should learn that to one person a perfume is heaven and to another is.....

This is a true Gourmand!! Italians worldwide have always had a love affair with Gianduia(rich sweet hazelnut chocolate). So it doesn't surprise me at all that they would want to not only eat it but bathe, shower and smell like it.
The bottle is very minimalist in design ,only showing a clear amber liquid in its oval flask. As soon as you open the bottle you are overpowered by the scent of chocolate. Close your eyes and you can see yourself walking into an Italian Pasticceria (pastry shop) where there are pyramids of Gianduia chocolate bars and nougats unashamedly displayed on the counters like trophies. The aroma is sweet, hazelnutty and sugary.In the display cases in front of you are an assortement of delectable pastries, oozing creme anglais, dusted like snow with icing sugar and smothered in Gianduia coated chocolate cream.You possible cannot resist and buy at least 1/2 dozen different pastries and to top it all off at least 2 bars of this irresistable sweet.
All of this experience is now available in one simple bottle minus all the calories. Dab a little on the wrists but never on the hips......