Soupy Twist Report post Posted September 12, 2017 Dark chocolate, coffee absolute, sugar cane, caramel, and tobacco. Cocoa in the bottle — the same as in the Milk Chocolate etc. from this year's Box of Chocolates and from El Dia de los Reyes. Goes on as cocoa with a touch of dusty cinnamon. Continues to dry into the dusty, spicy cinnamon, not cinnamon oil, although there's a wee burn for a bit. No coffee, sugar cane, or caramel. The tobacco note which develops is the smoky, burnt tobacco of French Tobacco, not the high "white" note of Sherlock Holmes or the foodie tobacco. If you like French Tobacco, this is for you. I was hoping for something more foody, and I'm disappointed that I didn't get any of the middle notes. I will say this is a great draconic scent, so kudos to the Lab for coming up with something dragony which didn't involve "dragon's blood" for once! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SophieCedar Report post Posted September 12, 2017 On me, this has the smooth muskiness of Morocco. Unexpected and the notes are light, well blended but all present. Tobacco, like french tobacco, is the most prominent, sugar cane and cocoa second, caramel 3rd. Badgered is wonderful! Its kinda just a smooth, blonde musk. Totally not as heavy as I thought it would be but the throw is strong and it lasts for hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zankoku_zen Report post Posted September 13, 2017 I get mainly cocoa, sugar, caramel, a whiff of chewy tobacco. Coffee appears to have take a look at the chocolate trifecta and hightailed it straight out. It's a smooth, cozy, chocolate. The tobacco keeps it from being too sweet or sugary. But still a very chocolate blend. Medium throw and wear length. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Numanoid Report post Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) Sniffing in the bottle... I do get the connection to El Dia Los Reyes, but lighter to me. Cocoa and cinnamon. On skin, I also get a dusty cocoa, but there is something else peeking out...maybe it's the tobacco. but it almost has some sort of underlying floral to it or musk...???? The sugar cane maybe is making it smell like that? Drydown on me I am not detecting caramel or coffee in it... it is nice, low throw on me, but mostly just dry cocoa and the tobacco. I was hoping this would be more foody-ish and it is a teeny bit, but not sure this is for me. Edited September 13, 2017 by Numanoid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bheansidhe Report post Posted September 13, 2017 This starts as a blast of big, chewy, in-your-face caramel and sweet pipe tobacco with some spiced cocoa steaming in the background. It softens almost immediately to a dry, sweet burnt sugar-and-caramel dusted with cocoa, plus the mellow blonde tobacco that I associate with the Ares blends (closer the Bulgarian than the French, which smells like ashtray to me). After a while I start to get a black sweetened demitasse coffee note in the background, but at no point does this read as a coffee blend. The caramel-and-tobacco combination reminds me a tiny bit of Red Lantern, but the cocoa and milk chocolate notes stay in the forefront. I also get an on-again, off-again hint of spicy Mexican chocolate. Unlike 99% of the Lab's chocolates, it never goes plastic on me. So if you have that specific problem with blends like Bliss, it might be worth trying Badgered. Mellow, sweet, dry, and only slightly foody. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenjin Report post Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) The best way I can describe this is rugged. The tobacco really amps and the way it blends the the coffee turns all dirty on me, and dare I say masculine. Strangely, this dragon turned to floral cologne on me, but I can definitely see the right person smelling like a powerful beast slathered in coffee-coco-chew. Edited September 14, 2017 by Jenjin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Otterling Report post Posted September 17, 2017 I had really hoped for tobacco with this as it's one of my favorite scents but this bottle has been sadly disappointing. In the Bottle: VERY cocoa. Super chocolate to the point where I can't smell anything else. I don't care for fake chocolate scents and this one had me a little worried from the start. Wet: Still super chocolate. I'm not honestly smelling anything at all else. Dry: After a bit there is indeed some tobacco but it's not the kind I'd hoped for. It's a deeper, muskier tobacco that is still laden heavily with chocolate. All in all, not for me. I have two bottles due a mixup in ordering but I'll just see if they can go to someone else who will enjoy this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizziesLuck Report post Posted February 6, 2018 Wet: Tons of dark rich chocolate. I don't get the other notes immediately. It's all about the chocolate. Dry: Still mainly chocolate (a rich, gorgeous, dark chocolate that is somehow still a bit creamy) but now I can detect a sweet French tobacco-like note. It's really lovely. I have way too many chocolate scents, and have been trying to cull them, but this may be one that I keep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cassiejaynebunk Report post Posted February 14, 2018 someone sent me a sniffie of this and my daughter (6 y/o) stole it because IT SMELLS JUST LIKE CHOCOLATE CAKE OMG! i need to find a bottle of this although good luck with that one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torikitty Report post Posted October 8, 2019 Mostly chocolate. I got it since others mentioned French Tobacco, but chocolate remained the overwhelming note here. It's really nice, but I already have a few chocolate scents i love. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LavenderCoffee Report post Posted September 1, 2022 The scent cloud on this one for me is very much in line with "chocolate cake," but if I get in and sniff my skin where I've applied it, I get more of the tobacco and coffee. Tremendously cozy and warm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splendidissima Report post Posted August 8, 2023 Snagged from the Lab's Etsy! Definitely chocolate cake! A rich, dark, fancy one - the kind that's made with some espresso and caramelized brown sugar bits, to enhance the Dark Chocolate Depths. I like it! The Husband also immediately said "chocolate cake?" as soon as I opened it (he was sitting next to me), so we're in agreement on that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites