Chocolate Greedy Montale 2007

I regularly travel to the nearest larger city, where several great big and small (niche) perfumeries are gathered, to expand my fragrance horizon. So far, this has been possible without incident.

Here is the report of a scent experience day that got a bit out of control for no apparent reason:

9:15 AM - Coffee! Rarely do I think of coffee first, but this morning is different and I still feel half-asleep.
9:30 AM - The cup is in front of me and slowly my brain starts to function. Coffee? Am I not more of a tea person?
9:32 AM - When it comes to perfume, I prefer tea as well...
9:35 AM - ... and what if I go looking for good coffee perfumes?
10:40 AM - My internet research on coffee and breakfast scents begins.
12:00 PM - Research completed. On the list are, among others, New Haarlem by Bond No 9, Serge Lutens' Jeux de Peau, Rochas pour Homme, and a few more.
2:00 PM - I reach the first perfumery and a friendly saleswoman tries to entice me with Eau de Charlotte by Annick Goutal. Hello!? Coffee? Breakfast? Annick Goutal is nice, but: give me more!
2:20 PM - "So New York" by Bond No 9 is also rejected by me. Not breakfast-intensive enough either.
2:55 PM - The next perfumery actually has a dusty bottle of Rochas pour Homme on the shelf. hmmm, much better, but clearly intended for men. If there were also a man at the table with my cup of coffee, then...
3:05 PM - New Haarlem comes surprisingly close to my idea of coffee in the morning. I spend 15 minutes with my nose on the test strip before my eye falls on the price tag.
3:25 PM - Fortunately, the store also carries Serge Lutens. Jeux de Peau gives me less coffee & caramel than New Haarlem, but more toast and butter. Not bad, not bad at all!
3:35 PM - The saleswoman hands me a Montale bottle and believes that this intense scent could put an end to my obsession with coffee and breakfast. Pfh! Montale? Oud with coffee or what? I am skeptical...
3:35 PM and half a minute later: ... I get shiny eyes...

I spend the next 30 minutes sniffing my arm. Hmmmm, cocoa! And coffee. And nuts. Cocoa powder, chocolate flakes, chocolate muesli!! I keep thinking of a child with a chocolate-smeared mouth. Why does the child look just like me?

4:10 PM - And why do I find myself in a Starbucks with a cappuccino and chocolate muffin in front of me?!
4:30 PM - Everything is gone. I still smell like chocolate.
4:45 PM - I still smell like chocolate.
5:45 PM - I still smell like chocolate.
6:45 PM - ...
7:10 PM - I can't take it anymore. McDonald's! Normally, I avoid such chain stores, but this is already the second one (after Starbucks) that I am practically running to.
7:15 PM - In the bathroom, Chocolate Greedy is flowing away with water and soap towards the ocean.
7:20 PM - I get a plain burger and avoid McCafé!

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Chocolate Greedy:
- has the most fitting name ever
- is only suitable for chronic chocolate addicts, definitely not for temporary obsessions like mine
- makes you crave calories
- is like sweets: after a few handfuls of sweets, you can't shovel any more into yourself (memories of Saint Martin's loot come to mind)

Anyone looking for alternatives related to coffee, chocolate, or breakfast should stick to the previously mentioned scents, which are considerably less "greedy," but pleasantly more "perfumery." ;)