This is the first Arabian perfume I've owned! Well, the name is correct: it is a rich chocolate-vanilla musk. Very sweet and long-lasting, quite feminine to me. Definitely a fall/ winter scent. I have seen advice online to let the perfume sit still a while after you purchase it, so it can settle. I have had it a few weeks now, and bought this spray for $5 from Triple Traders. At this amazing price, you can't pass it up! ...I recommend this as an affordable beginners choco-vanilla scent!