Dark, heady chocolate, patchouli and tonka
I'm a bit confugled by people mentioning Casamorati - Lira Eau de Parfum. To my nose, it's nowhere near the same (my boyfriend has a small bottle of it so I ran off to sniff it and compare). I'd say, in terms of quality and blending, Lira is way up on the gourmand/quality compared to Jousset.
No hate towards those who like Jousset, but I don't think their brand is compatible with my skin chemistry. Even thoguh African Queen is better than the first two I've tested from them, it's still not doing it for me. It has a weird synthetic note (accord?) in there that reminds me of the other ones I've tested. I do think it's on the more unique side with its dark, heady chocolate note mixed with a strong patchouli in the base. I barely get any florals and I get no lemon (which might be why the comparison with Lira doesn't make sense to me). There is a note of almond that adds some bitterness and powderiness, but I'd say the most apparent notes are the chocolate, the patchouli and the tonka; Dark chocolate, very strong, overwhelming, spicy patchouli and a powdery tonka note.
Overall, it's one of the better Jousset fragrance I've tested up until now, but nowhere near my need to add it to my collection. It's on the more unique side which is nice and people looking for a less sweet gourmand might lean into this one. Unfortunately, to me it smells too overwhelmingly patchouli and too synthetic for my taste.
No hate towards those who like Jousset, but I don't think their brand is compatible with my skin chemistry. Even thoguh African Queen is better than the first two I've tested from them, it's still not doing it for me. It has a weird synthetic note (accord?) in there that reminds me of the other ones I've tested. I do think it's on the more unique side with its dark, heady chocolate note mixed with a strong patchouli in the base. I barely get any florals and I get no lemon (which might be why the comparison with Lira doesn't make sense to me). There is a note of almond that adds some bitterness and powderiness, but I'd say the most apparent notes are the chocolate, the patchouli and the tonka; Dark chocolate, very strong, overwhelming, spicy patchouli and a powdery tonka note.
Overall, it's one of the better Jousset fragrance I've tested up until now, but nowhere near my need to add it to my collection. It's on the more unique side which is nice and people looking for a less sweet gourmand might lean into this one. Unfortunately, to me it smells too overwhelmingly patchouli and too synthetic for my taste.