04/09/2025

ScentNebula
52 Reviews

ScentNebula
2
Woody cocoa with much complexity, more atmospheric than gourmand
This was an incredibly evocative olfactory experience. Only in the initial moments after spraying did I smell a photorealistic mint cocoa beverage. After a few moments on my skin, it began to evolve into something far more atmospheric and complex. The cocoa here is very woody, but besides that, I can’t describe exactly what I smell in this fragrance. It feels like a perfect replica of places I’ve been before - buildings more specifically, the old Victorian houses of my city with narrow staircases and well-worn carpet, decorative bas relief on the ceiling cornices, and no insulation; cigarette and fireplace smoke soaked into wooden furniture and upholstery over many decades.
Having not stepped foot in such a house since I was a child, this fragrance unexpectedly hit me with an overload of nostalgia. I have a soft spot for “old building” scents for this very reason, but I never could have guessed from looking at the notes that Mint Cocoa was going to be one of the best representatives of the genre. I just wish I knew what notes to look for to find more scents like this.
Having not stepped foot in such a house since I was a child, this fragrance unexpectedly hit me with an overload of nostalgia. I have a soft spot for “old building” scents for this very reason, but I never could have guessed from looking at the notes that Mint Cocoa was going to be one of the best representatives of the genre. I just wish I knew what notes to look for to find more scents like this.