28 community ratings

Bitter Orange & Chocolate

2013WomenModern

7.4/ 10

Community score
28 ratings

Jo Malone Bitter Orange & Chocolate sets bitter orange and chocolate against the softness of coconut and coumarin, a sweet, gourmand scent that has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Like a fruit basket, fun and colorful.

How does it perform?

From 36 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.7 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.3 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.6 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

75% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Coconut Bitter orange Chocolate Orange Coumarin

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Powdery

What does Bitter Orange & Chocolate smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are rated moderate. Voters pick it most for daily wear and leisure, with evenings not far behind. Most read it as feminine, though a fair number call it masculine.

The notes read as one whole rather than in stages: the fruity brightness of orange and bitter orange meets the gourmand sweetness of chocolate and coconut. Coumarin adds a powdery softness and the spicy accord a light warmth. Pilar & Lucy The Exact Friction of Stars and Pimkie Dear Vanilla have a close profile.