Dark Chocolate and Key Lime Truffle

[brilliantcat]

Dark chocolate and key lime truffle.

In the bottle: Exactly how it sounds. Decadent but refreshing. Like a slice of dark chocolate flourless cake garnished with tart lime slices.

Immediately after application: Oh. Um, a slightly chemical smell. Weird. Acid from the lime? I only get it if I sniff my wrist directly. From further away, it smells great.

Warming up: Weird smell gone, now it's a yummy blend of chocolate and zesty lime.

Fading: The lime is softening and leaving me with bittersweet chocolate and a kick of lime. Yummy. I think it was the pungency of the lime causing the weird formaldehyde smell at first.

Faded: I was going to complain about how fast it faded but it just got faint. The chocolate and lime melded into a subtle but steady sweet/tart scent that is lasting well, despite what I thought was happening. BPAL never fails to surprise me with what it can do.

Overall: Kind of icky at first honestly. The lime smelled positively acidic and almost chemical laid on top of a dark, not-sweet chocolate. After an hour-ish, the notes blended into something delicious, more akin to what I expected. The chocolate picked up a smoky-sweetness and the lime mellowed, adding a nice tartness.

[Pika]

I agree, no false advertising here! Lime and chocolate, which was what I was hoping for. They blend well, and I enjoyed it, and I think it's a lovely foody-in-disguise type scent. It's like the lime tricks my nose into not associating the sweetness with a candy bar, which is perfect. I might have to try to find more of this.

 

ETA: I do agree it fades quickly though. It's a morning-only type scent.

Edited August 20, 2011 by Pika

[neverything]

in bottle: Key lime with a dark, sweet undertone. Less than average throw.

 

wet: Lime becomes stronger, sharper, juicier, with a slight plastic edge. Strongish throw which quickly backs off.

 

drydown: Essentially the same. The chocolate very slowly comes to the front as the lime fades.

 

verdict: A pleasant light, fruity scent, but not worth seeking out more.

[bpalscentsual]

Straightforward, just what it says on the label. Also note that this dark chocolate note definitely has a creamier, saltier truffle "feel" to it, more like whipped chocolate than a straightforward chocolate bar. The key lime note is tart and sweet at the same time, very accurate.

 

This scent can get a little faint. I wish I would have slathered more on. And despite how delicious I smell... I'm not actually craving chocolate, which is actually a plus. Yes, this is a foodie, but I would almost call this accessible to people who don't like foodies as well.

[loubric]

In the IMP it smells like a sugary sweet lime flavoured ice lolly. On me the chocloate comes through strongly with hints of lime. . As it dries the chocolate is more pronounced with hints of leafy green mint. After awhile it smells like a clean powdery lime skittle. It's actually very refreshing

[Katlyntje]

In the bottle this smells like caramel chocolates wrapped around a gummy lime candy. Or pixie stix, if there were such a thing as lime pixie stix. I'm getting a very deep, vibrant GREEN! vibe from this.

 

Wet on my skin I get sticky, sour lime candy.

 

On dry down the chocolate comes back into the mix but now it's more powdery, like the cocoa powder coating on a truffle. About fifteen minutes in it went rather plasticy on me but it seems to have recovered though it has lost all but a tinge of the lime now. The jury is still out on this one. I ended up buying a full bottle before my imp arrived so I'm trying really hard to like it.

[bellumed]

Deep and potent in the bottle, smells like some chocolate cocktail, but my skin eats it up til it’s just sour lime powder. Not for me I guess. Reminds me of Thunder and Blazes, of all things.

[DevilsCandyCane]

The ultimate Jekyll and Hyde scent! Freshly applied, it is the best damn thing I ever smelled in my life, juicy fresh key-lime goodness and rich dark chocolate, absolutely fabulous, but...within 2 minutes, it's turned into the scent of a dirty diaper, kind of...warm plastic and ass. So I tried it in my locket, and this was a big win - for a good 3 hours, I got all the fabulousness of keylime and chocolate, and the throw was amazing, so I kept getting lovely wafts of it - hands down the Ultimate Holy Grail of locket scents I've ever encountered. Until, out of nowhere....the PLASTIC-WRAPPED ANUS RETURNS! It isn't so violently foul in the locket, thank god, as the throw's died down by now, but it's certainly unpleasant.

 

I don't care though, those 3 hours of amazingness are totally worth it! It's a scent I'll just have to wear with care - if I wear it out in summer, I'll have to make a decant and a fresh locket cloth to bring with me, so I can immediately bin and replace when it does the personality switch! ...and for all this, if I come across a backup bottle, I will certainly buy it - for those 3 hours of indescribable fabulousness, I can totally tolerate its wayward personality!

[Fiam]

This has been on Wishlist for FOREVER..finally found a bottle.

Obviously it's Aged at least 6 years.

 

Bottle: Bright key lime squirt & fresh Bliss (mild, rounded chocolate)

 

Wet on skin: Key Lime yummy with a dark sour decay underneath. (Hey...what is rotting next to my lovely Key Lime?)

 

Dry Down: Sweet Lime with a chocolate background. The sourness is gone.

 

Final Thoughts: Glad I found this little guy. I think I will return to it often, when I want my mind blown.

Edited August 1, 2017 by Fiam