PG04 Musc Maori Parfumerie Generale for women and men

The name "Musc Maori" may seem somewhat misleading: when I saw this, I expected a sweet skin-scent musc fragrance. Instead, it smells like a box of chocolate covered candies. It is not a refined dark chocolate scent, either; more like that of generic cocoa sweets; just like the bag of assorted chocolate treats I received on New Years during childhood - the smell of this chocolatey-sweet mixture and the plastic bag. I have waited patiently for the musk to reveal itself in full grace, but it seems that musk is a bit too shy in here and prefers to hide behind Hershey's bar. Musc Maori is not bad overall, but it's also a bit flat.
The longevity of Musc Maori is okay, but projection is minimal in my case. If you're looking for yummy vanilla from PG, I suggest going for Felanilla instead.

Update: it does become more like "sweet skin scent type" later and I seem to like this stage, but it is still more candy-ish than skin scent.

A very milky chocolate; I actually smell frothy milk in it, much like Jo Malone's sweet milk. I like cocoa, but chocolate -and especially milky one- is way too foody for my taste to be worn as a perfume. Calming and relaxing it is, but I can't see myself wearing something so sweet except in the coldest weather. Plus, I really disliked the opening, as there was something almost lemony on top of the cocoa for the first half hour than luckily went away completely later. Decent lasting power but it stays close to skin. I'll just pass.

Im so whit you Solvita . this is a milky chocolate , not in the means that it is light chocolate , it is more off the dry dark type . but there is an almost milky powdr feal to it. sweet yes , but not in a cloying way . A very well blended perfume , Hard to describe . not like anythinge i have smelled before . unik in so many ways. Not shure i could pull off a whole bottle off this . but nice and dry, powdery and sweet. almost cooki like , buttery in away

Hmm,I couldn't smell anything dark in this perfume,just a tasty milk chocolate with condensed milk,very sweet.

I love this scent! Especially the milk chocolate smell which isstrong when you spray it. It just lasts for the first few minutes..
Does anyone know a fragrance where is the same chocolate smell but lasts longer??

I wouldn't know what to think about it, but then i look at the name and makes sense!:) love it, true maori spirit in a bottle.

One of the very few compositions by Parfumerie Generale that I strongly dislike. An extremely realistic dark cacao note, some coffee and a strong creamy/milky vibe. I know it may sound blasphemous of me but it smells like Starbucks minus the cinnamon. As a friend used to say, this is not simply a gourmand, it's more like something you could spray directly inside your mouth. Not for me...

Rating: 4/10

Luscious, drizzling, dark chocolate on skin. Seriously, what's not to love? This is the Queen of the chocolate scents imho. A chocolate scent for grown ups.

The trail that she leaves is unmistakably edible, unmistakably chocolate, and unmistakably sexy. She's a complete surprise. Usually when I think chocolate I think light hearted fun. Musc Maori changes that whole equation. She's still fun, but she has the promise of something more....private. Like a rich dessert fondue for you and your special love. She may be frivolous, but she's also intimate.

I don't get the orange pieces like some others do and I have to agree that she prety much is what she is~ a straight up chocolate perfume. And yet....that's not entirely true either. On me at least and according to my husband~she simmers w/possibilities......and therein lies the key. She smells like WARM chocolate. Not melted in the sun, but by the flame of a fire. Delicious......

I didn't have any problems at all with this great gourmand scent. It is the most genuine chocolate smell I have found since Crabtree & Evelyn's Cacao Noir Shimmer Body Mist was discontinued. However after a few minutes I could definitely smell a hint of mint (yum, choc mint biscuits!) and then... what's this??? it smelled of ripe brie or camembert rind on top. Where on earth did these strange notes come from? They all fit nicely in the fridge though, so if you are getting chocolatey foody cravings reach for this, not the Toblerone and save calories. Delicious. Must get a big bottle!

Chocolate is the key-word here - mentioned before.
The scent develops into a very thin, feeble musky whisper after five minutes. Luten's Borneo 1834 is a much better take at a chocolate fragrance ... just to cite a comparison. And why Maori? Where's the connection to New Zealand? I can't detect any. Patisserie 0815 would have been a more suitable name for this scent, which I find monothematic and dull.

A fine composition. Monotonous and a great work of art in itself.

Chocolate tart.
That's all that is need to be said.

I agree with the other reviewers in that this smells like real dark cacao. I imagine a 50's lady wearing a white musc perfume making chocolate chip cookies from scratch. I feel the smell of freshly buttery chocolate cakebatter with nuts, vanilla, and her white musc perfume mixed with that. After a while this smells like those first 5minutes you set the cookies in the oven,just before the cookies start "cooking". Yum!

it tried this scent today and i have to say that it smells great! one of the best chocolate scents i have ever smelled. it opens with a beautiful authentic Kakao-note and does NOT smell cheap or too sweet. Simply wonderful for noses, that like gourmet-scents.

I must say this is the first PG pefume I have tried. And I did so because of so many reviews claiming it to be a very dark chocolate fragrance, which nevertheless is not too... girly, of fun (for a luck of a better world). As a chocolate fan, I could not have missed out on the opportinity of trying out for myself.

Musc Maori is exactly what I have expected. A dark chocolate with orange skin bits in it. While sniffing my wrist I can just imagine the rich, moist chocolate cake with plenty of orange in it. Very aromatic. And until the very end it remains very, very sweet.

What I found a bit disappointing is the fact that it does not change at all. What you smell in first five minutes is what you will get in an hour.

It actually made me think that, despite being beautifully composed, it it a bit too 'edible', I love the smell of cakes and chocolate, but I dont want to smell like one. It is impossible to say whether a person sprayed some Musc Maori on themselves, or just stuffed themselves with chocolate behind everyone's back.

On my skin Musc Maori opens with an edible strong and creamy dark chocolate smell. First it smells like dark bitter chocolate sweets with coffee liquer inside, then it turns into the coffee liquer with a little drop of dark chocolate and chilli pepper in it. I really enjoy this play of coffee-chocolate notes. The fragrance is not too sweet, it is rather a bit bitter.
The staying power on my skin is ok, could be a little better(I wish it was as good as on rebella), but in general I really like this fragrance and want to have it in my collection:)

Musc Maori is worth trying just to get the opening burst of very creamy, very rich and very, very dark chocolate. It seems difficult to pull of real dark chocolat in perfumes, but this one manage. The opening is delicate and strong.

But then... the promising opening quickly fades to something almost unpleasant. Something mushy, flat and even annoying. After about ten minutes I feel almost nauseas and just want to wash it off.

It is overly sweet, cloying and smells kind of weird in a very bad way.

This one would definitly have need some fresh, tangy and lively notes. I guess I think it smells kind of "dead" on me... Maybe a good choise for a cute zombiegirl?

Advise, stay as far away as possible after the initial lovely chovolate. No, but at least, try first... (longlasting and difficult to get rid of to!)