Dark Temptation
Dark Temptation by Axe is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 2008 in the budget price tier. It opens with bergamot and red berries, moves into chocolate, cocoa and caramel and dries down to amber, vanilla and patchouli. Expect around 4 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Red Berries Generic jammy berry blend. Bright, sweet and crowd-pleasing.
Heart
- Chocolate Sweet, dusty and rich. Can go milk-bar or dark-and-bitter.
- Cocoa Dry, dusty chocolate. Bitter rather than sweet.
- Caramel Burnt sugar. Rich, sticky and unapologetically sweet.
Dry-down
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
Smells like this
- Tom Ford Noir de Noir
- Mugler Angel
- Dior Vanilla Diorama
- Mugler A*Men Pure Havane
- Navitus Parfums Chocolate Queen
- Xerjoff Via Cavour 1
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