Cocoa Tamarind Voluspa for women

I came home today to my first open daffodil and my Voluspa samples. I'm not sure which is a more welcome first part of Spring. This is a pretty pure white floral with lots of excellent gardenia and (I smell it too, Sherapop) tuberose. What makes this smell special to me is the tamarind, which has a strong acidic note that balances the gardenia beautifully. The cocoa doesn't last all that long but it's lovely while it lasts. This scent pulls the neat trick of being very glamorous and very warm. Highly recommended.
Sillage: very good 3-5 ft
Persistence: excellent
Fabulosity: gin rickeys on the lanai
Price to value ratio: excellent
9/10

I'm probably just trapped in the vestige of a long-refuted belief in meritocracy, in spite of more than ample empirical evidence found everywhere in recent political history. Nonetheless, there's always this question which arises whenever I encounter a product which is very inexpensive: Is it also cheap? Basically, it's the old "fifty-cent whore" problem. We begin with a negative assumption when something does not have a high enough price tag, wishing to believe that you really do get what you pay for--no more and no less.

When I first learned of Voluspa, I steered clear for another reason as well, thinking that they were primarily geared toward home fragrance and candles. But then I remembered that those were the humble origins of Diptyque as well, and I figured: why not?

I am always fascinated by the fact that some all-natural niche perfumers sell dilute bottles of their wares for triple-digit dollars, while others sell strong, viscous perfume-like edps for a fraction of that cost. Enter Voluspa, whose COCOA TAMARIND I am happily wearing today.

COCOA TAMARIND is a big white flower fragrance with a twist: the white petals have been dusted with cocoa! This is a rich, thick, voluptuous (Volu(ptuous)spa!) perfume that I have to say is a genuine pleasure to behold. I was sure that I smelled tuberose here, but maybe when gardenia mingles with tamarind and cocoa it becomes tuberose-like. In any case, this really does smell like a big gorgeous bouquet of very fresh and natural white flowers scented lightly with cocoa.

The cocoa actually fades quite a bit in the drydown, but it makes for a very unique opening. COCOA TAMARIND is wonderful creation, with good longevity and the big sillage typical of this genre (white floral, not fruity, and gourmand really only in the opening minutes, before the cocoa starts to fade...). I highly recommend this composition to white floral lovers. Others need not--and should not apply!

This scent is just beautiful. It's a bit of an odd mix with white flowers, spicy raw vanilla, and cacao! It's almost an olfactory puzzle in fact. Imagine relaxing next to a bonfire on the beach at night with luscious gardenia's in your hair, but you're drinking a cup of decadent spicy hot chocolate. Coco Tamarind is just tropical and extremely seductive at the same time! What a pleasure to test this, it reminds me slightly of Fleurs De Nuit, which I can't get enough of. If you love vanilla with white flowers this is a must try.
Thanks @JuliantUvula!

This one was a great wonder for me. I never tried it before and today I got decant! Although I have my favorite scents and this one is could never be there, still, there is something great and interesting about mixing cocoa and flowers!

Beginning strikes with cocoa and clove bud and slightly you can feel mix of flowers. Later, everything calms down, but nothing fades away...

This one is for very woman with great courage :) this perfume is very special and dominant!