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Chocolate Oud - 555

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The Essence Vault Chocolate Oud - 555 is an Eau de Parfum. Chocolate Oud - 555 opens with Apple, Rum, and Caramel, settles into a heart of Iris, Cinnamon, and Incense, and dries down to a base of Cashmeran, Chocolate, and Oud. The Essence Vault's Chocolate Oud - 555 carries a Statement verdict, a sweet-led wear.

No. 555 leans on a caramel-apple-and-oud gourmand template close to Kayali's Oudgasm Chocolate Oud, delivering a mouth-watering rum-caramel opening, though the dry-down oud and chocolate feel a touch simpler than a true niche oud composition's texture.
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  • Seductive
  • Decadent
  • Warm
  • Magnetic
Chocolate Oud - 555 Eau de Parfum bottle
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Heartas listed
Iris38%
Baseas listed
Cashmeran23%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

A warm gourmand-oud built for cold weather comfort, too rich and sweet for hot-weather wear.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Date Casual

The cosy caramel-oud character suits date nights and relaxed cold-weather evenings rather than office or sport settings.

Ingredients and allergens

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Ethics and formulation

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About

The Essence Vault's No. 555 is a dessert-leaning oud gourmand, opening with a mouth-watering burst of spiced rum and sweet caramel apple that immediately establishes a warm, inviting, indulgent character. This moves into a velvety orris-cinnamon-incense heart before settling into a dry-down where oud and dark cocoa combine with cashmere wood for an intoxicating, dessert-like trail. The composition sits in the same lane as premium chocolate-oud fragrances that pair a rich, resinous agarwood facet with genuine dark cocoa for a smooth, luxurious finish. No. 555 gets the gourmand-oud silhouette right and performs well as an easy-to-wear, crowd-pleasing sweet oud, but the oud facet here reads more like a supporting sweet-woody accord than a true resinous agarwood note, and the chocolate leans closer to a generic sweet-vanilla cocoa than a dark, bitter cacao. For an affordable, cosy evening scent built around caramel, spice and sweet wood, it delivers a genuinely pleasant, wearable result, even if it stops short of niche-level oud complexity.

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