Gourmand

Cocoa absolute smells like pure, unadulterated chocolate—but deeper and more complex than a chocolate bar. Imagine breaking open a freshly roasted cacao pod: there's that rich, slightly bitter earthiness with warming spice notes underneath. It's decadent without being sickly sweet, with a powdery, almost velvety texture to the scent. There's a subtle nuttiness and a whisper of fermentation—that slightly fermented, almost winey quality that real cacao possesses. It's comfort in olfactory form.

Floral

Tuberose absolute is intoxicatingly creamy and indolic—imagine the headiness of gardenias crossed with coconut cream, powdered almond, and a whisper of something animalic and slightly funky. It's honeyed but not fruity, with an almost meaty richness underneath. Fresh tuberose smells like standing downwind from a garden at dusk; the absolute—the concentrated extract—amplifies this into something utterly sensual and slightly overwhelming, like breathing in flowers so fragrant they feel almost edible.