03/21/2017
Exciter76
77 Reviews
Exciter76
Very helpful Review
3
Neapolitan for Grown-Ups
Covarrubias has a gift. He even has a cult following due to his much-admired Chocolate Wasted. I haven’t tried CW but I blind bought two bottles of Cheat Day. After three days of obsessively wearing CD I can say with certainty that I have been indoctrinated into the cult of Covarrubias.
Cheat Day looks far simpler than it is. Yes, it’s a Neapolitan-scented gourmand but it is so much more sophisticated than that. CD is to Neapolitan ice cream what Kyse Perfumes’ Oui Plus is to S’mores. Both employ a dark roasted coffee to ground the candy-like elements; here, the dark coffee notes boost the dark chocolate and elevate the other confections by cutting their sweetness. Musk acts as a subliminal note to distinguish this as a perfume and not a mish-mash of candy flavorings. All in all, I think fans of Oui Plus would have been equally as smitten with Cheat Day.
Would have been, you say!? I don’t know if Covarrubias has decided to close up shop temporarily or if the closure is permanent. I hope the closure is the former and not the latter. There is magic in this creation. CD is a confectionary perfume but it stands head, shoulders, and torso above the average mass marketed gourmand being churned out these days. I believe this is a must-have for any gourmand enthusiast should Covarrubias decide to produce this again. I promise you, it’s that good.
Cheat Day looks far simpler than it is. Yes, it’s a Neapolitan-scented gourmand but it is so much more sophisticated than that. CD is to Neapolitan ice cream what Kyse Perfumes’ Oui Plus is to S’mores. Both employ a dark roasted coffee to ground the candy-like elements; here, the dark coffee notes boost the dark chocolate and elevate the other confections by cutting their sweetness. Musk acts as a subliminal note to distinguish this as a perfume and not a mish-mash of candy flavorings. All in all, I think fans of Oui Plus would have been equally as smitten with Cheat Day.
Would have been, you say!? I don’t know if Covarrubias has decided to close up shop temporarily or if the closure is permanent. I hope the closure is the former and not the latter. There is magic in this creation. CD is a confectionary perfume but it stands head, shoulders, and torso above the average mass marketed gourmand being churned out these days. I believe this is a must-have for any gourmand enthusiast should Covarrubias decide to produce this again. I promise you, it’s that good.
