Odyssey Dubai Chocolat by Armaf

This Armaf option isn’t for young folks. It’s dense black chocolate, so dark it stinks, so dark it’s hungry, so dark it has Ebola, so dark it’s barefoot; with a strong scent of roasted, almost burnt coffee, and an alcoholic hazelnut note like Frangelico, plus an undeclared tobacco note that strips away any feminine air. There’s no way this fragrance stays under the table if you have the guts to pull a trigger; while the opening might scare most people, the drydown is kinder. If you imagine the Harry Potter universe, this would be Bellatrix Lestrange’s perfume: imposing, dark, sweet, dirty, and perverse. If you want to feel that way, this is your scent. Though more masculine, it could be ideal for the nearly extinct urban tribe or even as a signature scent.

Projection 3/10, Drydown 7/10.

I just tried it; the opening is very sharp, very alcoholic, and the first thing I smell is an overpowering pistachio note. I have the Montale Chocolate Greedy here, and they’re similar in some ways; the difference is that Montale smells like real cookies, those chocolate chip ones fresh out of the oven. You can obviously feel the quality drop with the price. Poor fixation for an EDP. Frankly, I’d use it as a bakery air freshener just to attract more customers.

The Dubai chocolate trend has reached perfumery, and this Odyssey is a prime example. It opens with a nice blast of rich cocoa and pistachio, though it fades and settles into an intimate trail. Still, given the price, it doesn’t matter if you reapply. Perfect for gourmand lovers.

I bought this because I’m a gourmand fan, but it smells like plastic walnut cookies. It’s super synthetic and my close circle rejected it outright. There’s no place or reason to wear it; the only option is for a 5th birthday. The projection is terrible, lasts half an hour, and fades within 4 hours. Smelling like plastic cookies is not a good idea. Rating: 2/10, poor projection and longevity, 0/10 for overall impression.

It’s the same smell you get when you walk into a vape shop; more precisely, it’s very similar to the Lucky 13 Cafe Racer liquid.

It doesn’t smell like perfume; it smells like pure gourmand. It’s literally what it claims to be: pistachio and chocolate, nothing else.

Amazing as a scent, it smells like chocolate with pistachio and bitter coffee. I emphasize, amazing as a scent, but NOT as a perfume. It’s not something I’d want to smell; it’s like having that chocolate spilled on me and coffee poured on top. I prefer more complex scents.

I bought a decant and after trying it, I reached two conclusions: it smells more like coffee than chocolate in the opening, leaving a peanut or pistachio scent (hard to distinguish). It’s good, but not everyone will like it, especially the overly sweet caramel base. If you don’t like gourmands or pistachios, stay far away; it’s not suitable for your nose x_x.

Literally the first 3 hours smell like a chocolate cookie. It’s a gourmand scent mixing chocolate with a light coffee touch. It smells delicious and you can tell the quality, but it smells like a cookie. My wife loved it; she went crazy. At first, she thought I’d eaten dessert, but when I told her it was perfume, her head exploded, haha. It was an aromatic rebirth. Now, don’t let the opening fool you; the perfume is more than that. What I love most is the dry down: that amberwood with caramel and tonka bean gives me a creamy, sweet, elegant, and high-quality sensation. I was surprised. The wood is so good it reminds me of perfumes that combine elegant oud with vanilla. I loved the dry down. It lasts 10 hours easily.

First things first: it smells different in the bottle than on the skin. Smelling it from the atomizer had me crazy—addictive aroma with lots of chocolate, pistachio, hazelnuts, and coffee. On skin, it becomes earthier and more chocolatey. It’s very gourmand. The longevity is excellent: 2 to 3 hours strong, then it fades but you can still smell it until 8 PM. On clothes, it lasts 4 days or until washed. I use it in autumn/winter at night. It’s unisex but leans masculine due to the strong chocolate. Point for Armaf on creativity and potency.

Many people here use the word gourmand like little girls with a new doll, haha. If the perfume deserves that label, it’s interesting and unique to me. It evokes a coffee shop: lots of coffee, chocolate, a mocha, light pistachio, hazelnuts, caramel, etc. If you’re a lover of these scents, I recommend it. If it reacts well to your skin, it’s very delicious. Dare to try it.

When you smell it, you know influencers like Scentopia need an urgent nose wash. I’d describe it as rancid cookie ice cream with even more overripe chocolate, totally unpleasant.

First things first: it smells different in the bottle, but on skin it’s a whole other level. I went crazy as soon as I sprayed it from the atomizer; it’s an addictive mix of chocolate, pistachio, hazelnuts, and coffee that you can’t stop smelling. On skin, it becomes earthier and more chocolatey, very gourmand. The longevity is brutal: it hits hard for the first two or three hours, then fades but you can still detect it until eight. On clothes, it would last days or even until you wash them. I only wear it in fall and winter, at night. It’s unisex but leans masculine due to that intense chocolate and coffee vibe. Points to Armaf for the creativity and power.

I got it yesterday and tested it on paper, skin, and clothes. At first glance, it’s super gourmand and captivating, standing out in its Odyssey line and the market. In the opening, coffee and hazelnuts dominate with a pistachio that doesn’t fall behind. Then the coffee recedes, revealing dark chocolate (not milk), caramel, and amber wood. It will definitely grab attention and generate compliments. We’ll see how maceration affects it. Rating: 8/10.