Maison Tahite Cacao in The Sun by Olya Bar©

A tropical paradise escape is always welcome, especially when stuck in a big metropolis (will not apply to anyone enjoying the tropical climates of Florida and similar climates if you are overseas). I have already gotten myself quite addicted to the collection of Maison Tahite and all its gourmand glory, just to fall even harder for the latest release – Cacao in The Sun.

Maison Tahite Cacao in The Sun is like a tasty voyage to a scented elsewhere. A tropical island. A sunny beach, where fruits and flowers walk hand in hand with sweet and enveloping notes. A welcoming whiff of suntan lotion with enchanted flowers you would naturally get greeted with when arriving on a tropical vacation starts of this perfume. It transported me to my recent Costa Rica trip and the cacao plantation excursion I fell in love with. My sensory buds were on overload. Quite an unforgettable experience to the heart of the lush green tropics while the most addictive fumes are coming from the freshly roasted cacao beans. I had the pleasure of making my own chocolate paste from the cacao beans after and it was absolutely delicious!

 Cacao beans in Costa Rica by Olya Bar©

The combination of my skin scent, the rich fragrance of the cacao and whiff of exotic flowers in the air was what you would have smelled in that hut. You get the olfactory picture of the exact place I’m sure by now. A refreshing yet sensual combination of roses and lemon with drops of tart blackcurrant juice. It calls for a bohemian kimono with suede tassels, salt in the hair and bronzed skin. The amber color of the apothecary bottle helps convey the story of a delectable potion inside. The gourmand heart is hidden within and starts to peek through as your taste buds begin to react to the appetizing raspberry accord that is layered upon chocolate for extra depth. This is a floral take on a gourmand composition for those who love traveling with their minds and their noses.

Tropical Island via Unsplash

Being a fan of the Vanille and Cacao lines from Maison Tahite I expected a bit more straightforward take on Cacao. Yet, this particular composition by Lucien Ferrero (who has a collection of his own perfumes as well as being the perfumer behind Maison Tahite VaneXstasy reviewed by yours truly and Floranilla) has been woven with more complexity. It makes you salivate before enjoying the actual dish and makes it much more enjoyable. Perfectly in time with the summer heat, I found Maison Tahiti Cacao In The Sun an easy fragrance for most to enjoy. It doesn’t overwhelm your senses, isn’t overly sweet, and blooms in the heat.

MaisonTahite Cacao In The Sun by Olya Bar©

 I often find it difficult to wear many of my favorite gourmand compositions in summer simply because the sugar aspect becomes unbearable and almost cloying. So you can understand my hesitation when it was time to test Cacao In the Sun on skin in the blazing heat and notorious humidity of New York City. However, Maison Tahite Cacao In The Sun and its fruity, ambery DNA has proved to be just perfect; warm and rich, it creates that fantastic feeling of stepping off the plane into full vacation mode in some faraway tropical place. A place of zero worries, deadlines and terrible reception, which does wonderful things for us in the end.

Many flowers bloom in the heart of this perfume, a heady, caramelized orange blossom, soft, and slightly powdery suede like iris, and a delicate lily of the valley adding a touch of wet sappiness to the structure. Finally, the aftertaste of a dessert or in this case a fragrance is a creamy and calming base of sandalwood, white musk and a quite a hefty pinch of vanilla, pulling the entire fleet of fragrance accords together under one umbrella.

Costa Rica 2022 by Olya©

If you enjoyed some of the previous works by Maison Tahite (and gourmands in general), I urge you to try the latest Cacao In The Sun. It’s fruity, enveloping, and optimistic to the core. It makes you feel good, a perfume that does not require a particular occasion. After all, escaping to the tropics should be that easy. One spritz of Cacao In The Sun and you close your eyes, letting your imagination take you away to your happy place, where rivers and lakes are floating with orange blossom flowers, where desserts are delicious and calorie-free, and where worries do not exist. Does this place really exist? For me, it certainly does.  So you’ll have to find out for yourself.

Notes: Rose, Lemon, Blackcurrant, Raspberry, Chocolate,, Iris, Orange blossom, Lily of the valley, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Woody accord, Musk

The bottle was kindly gifted to me but opinions are always my own.

–Olya Bar, Editor

photo courtesy the brand

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