Mexican Cocoa Pacifica for women and men

I agree with Miarose.
I too have had Mexican Cocoa - that is not chocolate, nor is this scent.
It smells exactly like what it says it is Mexican Cocoa .

Not chocolate at all.
Is very spicy and just a scent I think you really either love it or hate it definately no in betweens in my opinion.

Very spicy. At first all I can smell is cinnamon and cloves, this last for about 30 minutes then it settles on the skin and takes on a nestle quick,nutmeg aroma but still spicy like the spiced pine cones that are sold in the grocery stores around the holidays.If you like nostalgic Christmas smells this is a good one but if your looking for a true chocolate perfume..look else where.

Whole Foods has the the solid testers on display,which is a very good way to determine if you want to purchase a fragrance or not.I first sampled this one a few months ago and tried it several times over each weekly visit to the store.I knew it was going to be a great scent for cooler weather,so I waited to buy it until now.It's complex,spicy and gourmet.It reminds me of The Body Shop's discontinued 'Amorito' I get a blast of cinnamon and nutmeg at the start and a drydown of chocolate/vanilla.This layers well with the Indian coconut nectar.

I got the solid form (and there's not very much in those little tins). I'm glad it is a natural product, but it's not the most fantastic chocolate scent I've ever used. It was okay. It might be nice for young girls who aren't old enough yet for a "sexy" scent.

I don't know why people expect a chocolate gourmand fragrance when they smell this. I've had real Mexican cocoa...this stuff packs a punch! It's not your usual Starbucks hot chocolate (which I happen to like; I'm not criticizing). This smells like a mug of Mexican cocoa on first spritz, but the cocoa part does fade away fast, leaving a warm, spicy clove/cinnamon base. For chocolate gourmand, I prefer Gale Hayman's Delicious Chocolate.

I was expecting a chocolatey gourmand fragrance. What I got was a spicy blend of clove & cinnamon with a hint of cocoa. If you are looking for a sugary sweet gourmand (like I was) look elsewhere. For those who like the smell of cinnamon or clove, try this fragrance.

OK, now that I own this, I need to revise: The solid perfume opens with wedding cake style sweet almond - YAY! and some cinnamon & clove. The almond starts to fade and it's cinnamon, clove, vanilla with a very faint citrus scent. MUCHO NICE!!!
On drydown, it fades too quickly, but the vanilla, milk chocolate and spices are still there. This smells so wonderful, I wish it lasted forever!!!
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On me, it opened with more chocolate with some clove. Very quickly, it smelled EXACTLY like toothache medicine. "CLOVE"-rwhelming; I actually expected my wrist to go numb. I really liked it, honestly, but I'm not sure I can pull it off... (perhaps in colder weather.)

Ah, but once it dried down, the chocolate dominated again, with the clove softly hanging out in the background. Very nice finish and certainly worth checking out.

Smells very good, a little spicy, but definately a gourmand scent.

This scent is delicious if you love all of its notes - because they are definitely all present. In the initial spritz and for the first five to ten minutes I smell mostly almond and nutmeg. For the rest of its duration all of the notes come through together into a very smooth and nicely balanced blend on my skin. This is a good choice for a very light, slightly spicy, not overly sweet cocoa scent. I like to spray this one in my hair, it smells great and seems to last a bit longer there.
It's a lovely delectable scent, but on my skin the sillage and longevity are pretty disappointing. I definitely have to reapply if I want it to last all day, but I still really enjoy it. Lasts longer and projects better in cooler weather. Layers really really well with other Pacifica scents.

Edit: Try layering this one with Tibetan Mountain Temple. It reminds me of a crystallized ginger dark chocolate bar!

I received this along with a couple of other Pacifica scents as a gift. This is a review of the perfume solid as the notes appear and develop on my skin:

Top Notes: Cinnamon, Clove and Bitter Almond
Heart: Burnt sugar, Nutmeg and Milk Chocolate
Base: Spiced Vanilla, Amber, and Milk Chocolate.

Overall this is a very gourmand scent that is more spicy than it is chocolaty, even though the chocolate is there in the background. Pleasant but not outstanding. Sadly the perfume solid did not seem to last long, it began to degrade less than three months after I received it. If this scent sounds appealing to you, I suggest purchasing it in liquid rather than solid form.

Everytime I go to Whole Foods, I always spritz this one. It smells so excotic like a big glass of Mexican hot chocolate. Spicy, yet sexy sweet. It blends well with my chemistry and lasts. It makes me want to get some Pan Dulce and drink hot cocoa with cinnamon. Awesome scent, perfect for any kind of weather!

It has a spicy headnote, so if that's not you, it is not a good scent. It has a faint hint of Almond or Amber, not sure.

I wanted to like this one so much. Enters the CLOVES!!!
They are everywhere, and my brain just frezze for a second with every inhale. I'm their victim and they enjoy laughing at my expense... I looked for an affordable alternative for Montale's Chocolate Greedy but this one is not for me. It is sharp, I'm not enjoying my chocolate, I'm suffering through it!

This one is going straight to this cloves' victim swap list.

This took a while after spraying to develop into a warm spicy fragrance, from the intial blast of clove and cocoa. (I found all 3 Pacifica frags I tested to have a strong clove note, strangely.) The soap is blissful. Not too sweet, thank goodness. I would wear this on a cold day; I think too foody for summer. This doesn't have the wow factor for me but I am glad to have it, plus it is a reasonable price.

Lots of bitter almond and nutmeg on opening which gives a fresh aromatic accord that somehow suggests a hint of lemon.

On the skin cinnamon makes an entrance, then a little naughty kick of clove.

Dries down to a lush spiced vanilla and deep cocoa. Luxurious, a little dry in a good way, and not too heady with sweetness.

A sweet delight of delicious perfume! The first approach is a crisp spicy sweetness. There is a bit of clove, immediate nutmeg, then soothing almond. I find a serenity in this intriguing blend, not too gourmand but just right. I find myself drawn to my arm for a calming sensation. This is a delicacy for me and incredibly sexy and scrumptious in the cooler weather!

Mexican Cocoa was love at first sniff for me. I’ve never tried a perfume even remotely close to this fragrance before, but I have enjoyed Indian cocoa and spicy chai tea that this instantly reminded me of! To me this is pure non- sweet dark chocolate with spicy chilies and nutmeg, (my favorite chocolate candy). Perhaps more chocolate than a cup of chai tea but I think both descriptions give a reference point for this perfume. I can really pick up a soft clove, bitter orange, nutmeg, and almond tea vibe morphing in a quiet way, but it’s very pleasant. This is the perfect autumn scent to capture the festival of the dead in my humble opinion. Great choice for *foodie* lovers I agree completely!

OMG!

This is definitely a spicy vanilla. I get more cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and other baking spices layered over warm vanilla than I do the dark chocolate. This smells like freshly baked gingersnap cookies! Very gourmond.

Mmmm...spicy, dusty Christmas cocoa! There is a ground bean sweetness and spicy earthiness to this that's very pleasant. And yes, it is indeed a "foodie" scent; if you want to smell like you slathered yourself with cocoa and coconut butter, then rolled around in crushed cocoa, coffee, ginger, clove and cinnamon, then "Mexican Cocoa" is for you! There's also a sweet sheerness to it that tempers the lushness and the cocoa smells "natural"---very fragrantly rich and complex. Delicious!

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!!!

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...

Whoa, at first spritz I smell an 'overload' of spices on top of chocolate. It then settles down to what smells like a hot cocoa drink laced with cinnamon. Couple hours later I smell a gentle chocolate and hint of spice. On my other wrist I tried the solid. Same feeling from both forms.

Side note: I will test this again at a later date as I had just finished pizza when I sampled this and I think the pizza parlor aroma next door interfered with my sense of smell!

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.

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.