Top Notes 
Aldehydes
Green notes
Lemon
Basil
Bergamot
Peach
Heart Notes 
Honey
Jasmine
Lily of the valley
Orris root
Rose
Base Notes 
Oakmoss
Patchouli
Civet
Musk
Sandalwood
Amber
03/20/2025
Krmarich
139 Reviews
Krmarich
1
Warm weather requirement
The world had changed quite a bit since Choc de Cardin came on the market. One of the biggest differences I have noticed was the steady loss of the icons whose names are on these products. Pierre Cardin, the French equivalent to Halston has left the stage. Oh, the perfumes he left behind...I somehow overlooked them after the very busy 1980s had began. I decided to revisit Choc from 1981. This was a year that a glut of fragrance from both sides of the Atlantic flooded the market.
I had no idea what Choc was like until this summer. The best time for this misunderstood masterwork. Right out of the box you get coriander, oakmoss, lime (gin and tonic) accords. This is the most oakmoss forward offering I have ever came across. Its bitter, sharp and not that green deep forest that seeing other writer below sends them into "shock". I personally love its stinging, sharp and clean character. Choc could be the posterchild for the reason oakmoss would later be banned. I suffer from pollen allergies and frankly find oakmoss soothing for my watery eyes.
There is some vetiver and verbena to accompany this sheer cooling cocktail that did not translate well in the US market. It was unnoticed on my radar. I was only 17 at the time but familiar with Cardin a few years earlier with clouds of it fogging up our local roller rink! In those days men were not supposed to cross the line and wear anything marketed for the opposite sex. Pierre Cardin was a gender bender at a time when this was not common. This is so fresh, clean and cooling that there was no boundaries.
Just because it is light doesn't make it weak! All of the notes are represented on the tree listed. You cannot detect them until the next day faintly on your skin. I get the original Cardin echoing distinctly and carefully. The heat really defines this beauty. Its perfectly composed. This is a treasure to have in your collection.
I had no idea what Choc was like until this summer. The best time for this misunderstood masterwork. Right out of the box you get coriander, oakmoss, lime (gin and tonic) accords. This is the most oakmoss forward offering I have ever came across. Its bitter, sharp and not that green deep forest that seeing other writer below sends them into "shock". I personally love its stinging, sharp and clean character. Choc could be the posterchild for the reason oakmoss would later be banned. I suffer from pollen allergies and frankly find oakmoss soothing for my watery eyes.
There is some vetiver and verbena to accompany this sheer cooling cocktail that did not translate well in the US market. It was unnoticed on my radar. I was only 17 at the time but familiar with Cardin a few years earlier with clouds of it fogging up our local roller rink! In those days men were not supposed to cross the line and wear anything marketed for the opposite sex. Pierre Cardin was a gender bender at a time when this was not common. This is so fresh, clean and cooling that there was no boundaries.
Just because it is light doesn't make it weak! All of the notes are represented on the tree listed. You cannot detect them until the next day faintly on your skin. I get the original Cardin echoing distinctly and carefully. The heat really defines this beauty. Its perfectly composed. This is a treasure to have in your collection.
Ravona
