Mexican Cocoa by Pacifica

pinkywithabrain2020

Cloves and nutmeg is what totally stands out to me...when I wear it it reminds of ginger bread cookies or baking...very yummy the chocolate does come later definately...but this is a great blend of spicy sweetness!!!

Carnelian

Very warm and spicy; beautifully blended. I don't get much chocolate at first, it comes in later - the first and strongest notes are the cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. This is a pretty fragrance, if you're a "foodie" - just not on me. It smells like a cinnamon rug freshener I used to use for years, so unfortunately for me, it conjures up memories of vacuums...what a shame...

a bit vintage

Upon first spritz my nose smelled an 'overload' of spices on top of chocolate. It then settled down to what smelled to me like a hot cocoa drink with cinnamon. Couple hours later I smell a gentle chocolate and hint of spice. On my other wrist I tried the solid. Same feeling for both forms.

I will test this again sometime as I had just finished pizza when I tried this and I think it interfered with my sense of smell!

litldove7

This is a review on the SOLID.

**Missing Notes:
Clove & Patchouli
(the website doesn't list Chocolate as a note on their ingredients list though...how peculiar.)

This is definitely a fragrance for the spice-lovers. At first sniff, I get nutmeg, cinnamon, & clove. I also get a mild almond essence in the background. I can detect some vanilla, but BARELY. I'm still trying to sniff out the cocoa/chocolate in this, but can't find it...anywhere. There's not much patchouli either (very unlike Neonatura Cocoon). The spices seem to dominate in this fragrance. After a while, I finally get a very little bit of chocolate--but not the bittersweet cocoa you get from a can. It's more like a chocolate bar that's brought to your nose and then very quickly taken away. What a tease! I would have preferred more of it. On me, the dry-down is full of nutmeg & cloves. I feel like a spicy dessert waiting to be baked.


***UPDATE: After the spices disappear, I finally "see" the chocolate. Milk chocolate I think & slightly light. It might have been nicer if the spices didn't disappear completely--just mellowed out a bit. Overall, not bad...but not fabulous either.

Sterling Maiden

This is a dead ringer for Jo Malone's Blue Agave and Cacao...at a much cheaper price! Arghhh....I bought the Jo Malone at full retail before I found this one.

I love Pacifica fragrances (and their soaps too). Very nicely blended, natural, and easy on the pocketbook.