18 community ratings

Bitter Sweet

2020UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

8.1/ 10

Community score
18 ratings

Teone Reinthal Natural Perfume Bitter Sweet is a unisex gourmand that lives up to its name, pairing cocoa and coffee with spice and wood for a sweet scent with a bitter edge.

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Skunky's take: Comes alive when it gets cold; fall and winter are its seasons.

How does it perform?

From 16 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.6 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.9 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.8 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

83% 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

Amber Cardamom Cocoa Vanilla orchid Bitter orange Coffee absolute Mysore sandalwood Venezuelan tonka bean Cocoa absolute

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Earthy

What does Bitter Sweet smell like?

Cocoa, cocoa absolute and coffee absolute form the core. Vanilla orchid and Venezuelan tonka bean sweeten it, while bitter orange adds a fruity lift. Cardamom brings spice, Mysore sandalwood adds woodiness, and amber supplies warmth. The sweet, gourmand side is held in check by spicy, earthy and oriental tones.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, though the number of votes is small, so these ratings are tentative. It is unisex and has been discontinued. Nicolaï Caravansérail Intense and Atelier des Ors Cocoa Kimiya have a close profile.