Chou Chou 2024

Chou Chou by Pierre de Velay
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9.1 / 10 30 Ratings
A new perfume by Pierre de Velay for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is gourmand-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Gourmand
Sweet
Woody
Spicy
Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
BergamotBergamot Mandarin orangeMandarin orange OrangeOrange
Heart Notes Heart Notes
JasmineJasmine VioletViolet
Base Notes Base Notes
CaramelCaramel ChocolateChocolate Cotton candyCotton candy MuskMusk VanillaVanilla AmberAmber CoffeeCoffee Dry woodsDry woods LiquoriceLiquorice MossMoss Oak woodOak wood

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
9.130 Ratings
Longevity
8.529 Ratings
Sillage
7.628 Ratings
Bottle
8.328 Ratings
Value for money
6.421 Ratings
Submitted by Omrfrq, last update on 02/18/2025.

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Eliios09

5 Reviews
Eliios09
Eliios09
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Realistic gourmand
Chou Chou by Mr, Roja,

This imo is one of the best Pierre de Velay's
and one of the best gourmands on the current market.

Its starts very sweet/citrussy and you immediatly get the chocolate and sugary coffee notes going forward
with some nice floral rounding to it and a light vanilla base.

Chou Chou is a full on gourmand frangrance, you get the vibe of sitting in a fancy café eating a expensive chocolate cake with a cup coffee on the side. Sounds as delicious as it smells.

Amazing performance aswell wich makes this a absolute beast.

This is absolutley a unisex fragrance (Men or Women's frangraces dont exist in my world lol) but i see a lot of votes of saying its more for females and i very much dissagree.
Chou Chou is a 10/10 gourmand fragrance.

Amazing perfumery but i expect no less from Roja
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Ninamariah

247 Reviews
Ninamariah
Ninamariah
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This is how you can imagine based on the base notes
I will update this after few days since everyone knows that the scent doesn't perform in the right way straight away. Despite of that I want to tell something, I know there are many who are curious about this scent. I don't concentrate now on the feelings or scenes which come to my mind but the notes and how they perform instead. (Updated and my thoughts didn't change so much, I will write my latest thoughts in the end.)

Citruses are only the opening notes. Actually I was a little bit afraid if the scent would be like citruses covered with all those base notes but luckily not.

The scent is very sweet. There are not so many this sweet perfumes which I like: some which comes to my mind are Love Don't Be Shy Perfume , Oud Satin Mood Eau de Parfum and Rose Rouge , Shalimar Millésime Iris and Sintra . Because of Cotton Candy that aroma is familiar from Love Don't Be Shy Perfume but it's smelling in the air like that (I mean Cotton Candy note, not the scent itself) only for a fleeting moment. Just mentioning those because I don't like most of the sweet scents.

Here Cotton Candy is first with Chocolate and Caramel and after that the scent start to develop into a little bit darker one (but only a little bit). Chocolate is clearly dark and it creates a great contrast into otherwise luminous scent. For me it would make sense if those three notes would be the middle notes. Next an aroma of Coffee step into the stage and it's not utterly rich and dark but like Chocolate coffee. Amber and woods give the deepness while Vanilla continues the sweet character which those earlier mentioned three delicious notes started. It's not smelling like clear Vanilla here, it's not creamy, not as a texture nor as a colour, it's a bit like sugared Vanilla because of Cotton Candy in the background. The note of Liquorice comes and goes, it's playing hide and seek. I was thinking that it will be more prominent after wearing the scent enough many times but (luckily) it's not. Obviously Musk will be one of the last notes which remains together with an adorably sweet aroma. But before that, delightfully it seems that Cotton Candy, Caramel and Chocolate start to be more prominent again and that actually save the whole perfume. I was already worried and sad if the best notes of this scent would have been only the guest stars but now I can't wait to wear this properly tomorrow. The overall feeling is that this is delicious and great for gourmand lovers and sweet tooth people. This is not too strong nor weak so that part seems to be perfect as well. And it seems that this will be a great addition into my little collection of utterly sweet scents. (Edit: bought the bottle and have been wearing the scent a lot.)

I don't say anything yet about the longevity or sillage, nor give any points, it's a way too early for that. About the main accords I have to say that here is nothing spicy nor fruity (since the citruses don't last). EDIT: The longevity is amazing. I can smell it on my skin like on my clothes as well even the next day. Sillage is good. It's not a monster, it doesn't fill the room but it's great and people can smell it after you. It's clearly better than the sillage of many other perfumes from Pierre de Velay.

EDIT: This is a great scent and somehow it smells better when sprayed from the bottle. I wanted to wear it so sparingly when I only had my sample and now when I don't need to be scared that it will run out, it performs more beautifully. This is a great scent.

Thank you for reading and I hope you liked my review.
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AnastasiaFFM

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AnastasiaFFM
AnastasiaFFM
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Chocolate wafer with caramel and ... Hazelnuts
There is a strong chocolate note at the start, followed by a slight cappuccino aroma. A few minutes later comes the caramel note. The caramel is liquid and very thick. In the background, you can hear the sour accord of liquorice, some fine musk and vanilla. My nose still notices an aroma of hazelnuts, although they are not in the fragrance pyromide :) I don't hear the wood, the flowers and the citrus notes at all, although a citrus accord wouldn't be amiss here :)
The scent reminds me of something from my childhood. What exactly am I still thinking about :)

I would say you should really try this fragrance in the later fall and winter.
In summer, it can't open up in many ways. It definitely needs more fresh air.

Having a bottling of it - definitely worth it for gourmet fragrance lovers :)
LG
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Flo1987Flo1987 5 months ago
10
Bottle
8
Sillage
10
Longevity
10
Scent
I love this perfume. It's a gourmand yes, but it doesn't tire, woody, masculine, extremely complex and multifaceted. Finally Mr Roja surpass
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WhiteOutWhiteOut 6 months ago
If you are not a fan of licorice I’d steer clear of this. It’s very prominent to me.
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NinamariahNinamariah 9 months ago
10
Bottle
7
Sillage
9
Longevity
9
Scent
Cotton Candy is a main player w/ dark chocolate + caramel melted in coffee. All of them subtle, classy. Texture is not creamy/thick/sticky.
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