Cacao Lover

Cacao Lover is Perfume Parlour's budget reading of Montale Chocolate Greedy, the 2007 composition by Pierre Montale that joined the Montale catalogue as one of the house's signature vanilla-led releases. PP's pyramid mirrors the original community pyramid: a citrus-led top, a cacao pod / vanilla / tonka bean heart, and a woody-amber base. The first hour reads as the strongest match to the original - the opening presents the citrus-led signature, fading by the heart into the cacao pod-anchored core. The dry-down trades on sandalwood as the principal anchor, with the remaining base notes adding the depth and longevity the canonical composition is known for. Performance is the budget compromise: four to seven hours of moderate sillage rather than the longer projection wearers report on the Montale original. The character is warm and evening-leaning; the natural settings match the original's positioning - autumn-winter date and formal evening wear. The honest caveat: at fifty millilitres for under twenty pounds the dupe's structure is cleaner and shorter-lasting than the Montale original, which trades on its meticulous balance and a long musky tail as a key part of the appeal. For wearers curious about Montale Chocolate Greedy before committing to the original's price point, this is a faithful enough sketch. Sits next to other budget vanilla-led dupes in the dupe-house neighbourhood, while the original sits within the broader Montale catalogue.