Cacao Porcelana

• Evening
• Romantic
• Cosy

Cacao Porcelana opens on a gourmand warmth that is already a little dark, with an almost liqueur-like feel from the rum, which brings a warm, gourmand sensation. Then the cocoa arrives, but not as a dessert: it is drier, slightly bitter, almost powdery. You sense something crafted, like a roasted bean.

The fragrance then becomes more textured with tobacco and woods. They bring a deeper warmth, with an almost ‘warm skin’ side, very sensual. Tonka bean and sandalwood soften the whole with a creamier touch, without ever making it too sweet.

Atelier Materi is a French perfume house founded in 2019 by Véronique Le Bihan, who comes from Brittany. These roots show in the brand’s identity, shaped by raw, mineral landscapes and by an approach to perfume centred on raw materials. Each fragrance is built around one main ingredient, worked to bring out its different facets rather than diluted in a complex structure. The compositions remain legible, with a limited number of materials arranged to support this central axis. The house’s world also draws on references to architecture, seeking clean lines, structure and balance. This carries through to the design of the objects, notably a blue-tinted glass bottle and a hand-shaped concrete cap, both the result of craft work. Finally, Atelier Materi favours closely supervised production, relying on known partners and artisanal know-how, with manufacturing mostly carried out in Europe.