The Taste of Fragrance Angel

For me this jewel is so so dynamic and strong, so equivalent to the Original Angel edp. EXTRA long lasting but I am afraid I can't detect the cacao/chocolate note which I was looking forward to. I would like to swap it with something less Angelish. Greek friends of Fragrantica please welcome !!!!!!

As if to demonstrate that fragrance is a mood thing for me, I tried this fragrance for the first time a couple of nights ago after having it sit on my vanity untouched for a few weeks since it arrived in the mail… OMG – what took me so long!!! I think I had a mindset that ‘Angel’ was too common and so I was sort of avoiding it but that was what drove me to blind buy the Taste of Fragrance edition – because I figured it was a bit different. However, the fact that I’ve fallen so hard for Taste of Fragrance Angel has prompted me to blind order an original 15ml Angel EDP to try... then I stumbled across a 10ml extrait and, because I’d never seen one before, I had to buy that as well! I find it fascinating that some people can love a fragrance so much while others actually find it offensive but I’m hedging my bets now that I’ll be one of the ones that loves the original Angel! Anyway, I’ll focus myself on the Taste of Fragrance Angel now… The opening is very strong but not unpleasant and I find it settles down within seconds. Then I get this gorgeous warm, sweet chocolatey goodness mixed with a very soft patchouli. I think I expected it to have sharp or cloying qualities but all I get is a beautiful, enveloping, delicious cloud of one of the most divine fragrances I’ve ever encountered. I can understand that this is said to be a very distinctive fragrance – it is very different to any others I’ve come across even when several in my collection have been reviewed as being very similar to Angel. I’m so glad I’ve finally given this line a chance and now I’m very excited to get my hands on the original. Yey!!

My first acquaintance with the house of Thierry Mugler was Womanity, and even though my nose was not ready for it, I soon fell for it and it is one of my favourites now. At the same time with me, my mum got herself Angel EDT, and I was really pleased by it but wanted something more sophisticated. Here comes Angel The Taste of Fragrance! I just love this bergamot note (or pineapple according to my mum) mixed with delicious dark chocolate, caramel and cacao powder. Structure is really complex and it doesn't seem like another boring sweet mass market creation. I just wanna eat my wrist! I imagine it would be even nicer in a cold winter's day.

This fragrance to me is kind of a mystery in the way that it goes from hate to love very quickly. I purchased it out of curiosity as I found a bottle for a very reasonable price online. As someone who did not get on well with Angel EDP, I was surprised to see in the reviews of this perfume that a lot of people loved this flanker even if they shared my dislike of the original. When I first sprayed this perfume it literally was like I had stuck my face in a box of cocoa power and inhaled. No sweet chocolate here; this is pure, bitter, dusty cocoa powder. It knocked me off my feet and actually made me recoil at first, but then after about 2 minutes of dry time, I got to experience what the heck this fragrance is actually trying to do. The cocoa powder lingers, but behind it I get a wonderful smell of dark chocolate, vanilla, and a little bit of fruit (passionfruit perhaps?). The patchouli is cleaner, less sharp, and blends well with the chocolate-related notes. As I keep sniffing my wrist I get more and more of the warm cocoa vanilla goodness, and more and more fruit. I love the way this perfume develops, and it is definitely very "tasty". Something I will reserve for colder months, and apply with a light hand.

Well, first of all i must add that i am not an Angel original fan and second, i am a fan of cocoa smell... How can these two things be combined (?)...but of course Angel the cocoa powder (sublimee' de poudre de cacao amer)...!!! I first smelled the bottle's spray and it smells like cocoa powder...then i applied the fragrance and i smelled the dark chocolate and few minutes after ,comes the patchouli aroma to join them all... This perfume is all about these notes ...if it smells like Angel?It smells like a "unique Angel"- does this make any sense?