I just ordered a FB of this after getting the sample...I'm not sure what I was expecting, probably more gourmand but I definitely get the patchouli here. But get this...I LOVE IT! I'm not a patchouli fan as a rule but this is definitely only a base note on me. The rest I get is the sweetness of the maple, sugar, nutmeg and clove. The musk mellows it as well I think (I love musk as a rule).
I just wanted to chime in that if I had been paying better attention (I wanted to try BI so I ordered this and Rocket Fuel to compare/contrast) and saw the patchouli I probably would have balked. I like the Rocket Fuel version of BI as well, it's much more of a one-note gourmand on me with the maple (very Fall season!) but I just kept going back to the hand that had Black Pearl and was just like..."wow, I really like the way this smells..." So if you're curious, order a trial because you might be surprised.
It also feels appropriate for it to be like, a base note on my body (like torso only) with something on top at neck (more Fall flavors? Pumpkin? Marshmallow? YUM!) so I like that. It's like a baseline phero application with room to expand the total scent profile if that makes sense.
As for the hits, haven't taken her out for a public spin but love the selfies. Had some steamy dreams the first night I wore it (it had been a WHILE since something like that happened!) so that was exciting.