Choc (1991)
by Pierre Cardin

Now here is a perfume with attitude. I have never smelled anything that is even slightly similar to Choc. It is very well balanced, fruity yet dry, assertive yet classy. The middle floral notes are not overpowering while the chypre base is not too dark nor too hard. Choc has this crips clean feel to it that is rather rare in women's perfume. It has not been available here for many years and I truly miss it. I wish I could find a man EDT that would remind me of this wonderful fragrance.

30th September, 2011.

Wow, this was a surprise... not floral, not spicy, not really fruity. Oh I know... It's Z-14 pour femme! Very unusual, to say the least.

5th October, 2010.

I haven't smelled Choc for 2 decades and yet when I sniffed Knize Sec it all came back to me.
First there is a waft of mango, exotic fruit, very ripe and sunny, then it darkens and gets edgy and rough, raspy, deep and strange. The basenotes are heavy: if I remember well, patchouli and amber.
The sillage was wonderful and everlasting; it even stayed in my memory during all these years.
I remember smelling it on a friend and wearing it afterwards. She drove a Datsun Cherry (which she tended herself) and was a chain smoker, cute as a doll, smart and reckless.
Like Choc.
This scent is a stunner, and so loveable.

17th December, 2008.