Solstice Scents - Cocoa Absolute Mea culpa. I’ve had my sample of this fragrance for some time but have just gotten around to test it. Sadly, I think it’s no longer available from the brand. I considered not doing a review but decided to do a quick one in case the brand brings it back (and I hope they will). This is a fairly easy fragrance to do a quick take on as it is a singular note scent. In many cases, brands will introduce a fragrance which they will call “chocolate” or “cocoa” and somehow it seems to go wrong; often that chocolate note can read as plastic-like on the skin. This is not the case with Cocoa Absolute. It is pure unadulterated goodness. On initial sniff, I get a cocoa powder layered hot chocolate. It is the divine scent of a lovely hot chocolate warming the soul on a cold Winter’s day. The powdery cocoa seems to fade and the scent becomes and wears as a delicious rich, chocolate. There is a gentl...