Hey sweetie? If you’re not thinking about embarrassing pick-up lines but rather about perfume, you’ve come to the right place. Because we have the best candy scents – from gourmand to creamy to floral. There is something delicious here for every sweet nose!
1. Flowerbomb by Victor and Rolf
If you’re thinking, oh, what a bouquet of flowers would be something, we have one here that never wilts. Namely Flowerbomb from Victor and Rolf – the flower bouquet turned perfume. Although spicy tea and fresh bergamot bring a fresh note to the fragrance, Flowerbomb primarily smells of sweet flowers, including rose, jasmine (Lady Diana’s favorite scent) and orchid.
This is what Flowerbomb smells like:
What kind of sweetness does the scent have?: floral-sweet
Top note: Tea and bergamot
Heart note: Orchid, freesia and jasmine
Base note: Patchouli and rose
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2. Candy by Prada
Okay, it goes without saying that a scent called “Candy” is one of the best sweet perfumes. It is a gourmand fragrance, i.e. a creation that smells like something edible. Because the most prominent component that makes Candy smell so wonderfully sweet is caramel. The sugary, bitter caramel scent is accompanied by benzoin, a resin that is slightly reminiscent of the smell of vanilla. So that it doesn’t smell too one-dimensionally sweet, everything is rounded off with a slightly bitter musk note.
This is what candy smells like:
What kind of sweetness does the scent have?: sweet-gourmand
Top note: musk
Heart note: Benzoin
Base note: caramel
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3. Vanillary from Lush
Of course, a delicious vanilla scent cannot be missing from a list of sweet perfumes. Anyone who gets sweaty flashbacks of vanilla deodorant in the locker room during seventh-grade physical education class can rest easy. Because Vanillary from Lush smells like vanilla, of course, but in the adult version. Thanks to the predominant vanilla, this scent is also a gourmand scent, but also has a floral note thanks to jasmine. This composition is intended to have an encouraging and uplifting effect on the wearer. The scent is also cruelty-free and vegan.
This is what Vanillary smells like:
What kind of sweetness does the scent have?: sweet-gourmand
Fragrance notes: Vanilla absolute, tonka, caramel and jasmine
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4. Miss Dior by Dior
Another classic that would be immortalized in the hall of fame of the most popular women’s fragrances if there were one for perfume. Because it combines many scent nuances that are really well received by a large audience – even by people who are not otherwise fans of sweet scents.
The perfume is slightly creamy, but above all floral and naturally sweet. How could it be otherwise with a mix of lily of the valley, iris, peony and centifoil (a type of rose). Tonka bean and vanilla give a creamy component, Miss Dior is rounded off with woody sandalwood and musk.
This is what Miss Dior smells like:
What kind of sweetness does the scent have?: floral-sweet
Top note: Peony, iris and lily of the valley
Heart note: Centifoil
Base note: Benzoin, musk, tonka bean, Papua New Guinea vanilla and sandalwood
5. La Nuit Trésor Nude by Lâncome
Mmmh, the fragrance from the generally sweet La Nuit Trésor range smells like a summer cocktail on the beach. Creamy coconut and vanilla combine harmoniously with fruity-sweet peach and elegant rose. The fragrance gets a fresh kick from citrusy bergamot, which makes it the perfect everyday companion.
If you’re a fan of Nude, you should sniff through the entire range, as the scents themselves are very different, but they all have this special, lovely sweetness in common.
This is what La Nuit Trésor Nuit smells like:
What kind of sweetness does the scent have?: creamy-sweet
Top note: coconut, bergamot and peach
Heart note: Rose
Base note: vanilla and benzoin
6. Sugar Addict by Borntostandout
The Korean fragrance house Borntostandout, which was only founded in 2022, is making a name for itself not only with its fragrance creations, but also with their names, ewta Fig Porn or DGAF. But that’s not what we’re talking about now, it’s about the scent that will catapult everyone who says they love sweet scents into perfume heaven: Sugar Addict.
It goes without saying that this perfume is sugary sweet and sugar dominates as a scent. Vanilla, cinnamon and cocoa are further gourmand nuances in this delicious perfume. The fact that the mixture ultimately doesn’t smell like a candy store is thanks to a bitter coffee note, which gives the scent more depth with smoky cashmere wood and spicy rum.
This is what Sugar Addict smells like:
What kind of sweetness does the scent have?: sugary-sweet
Fragrance notes: Coffee, cocoa absolute, cashmere wood, labdanum absolute, rum, tonka bean, vanilla absolute, cinnamon and sugar
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7. A Whiff of Waffle Cone by Imaginary Authors
A touch of ice cream cone – this is how the name of this perfume is translated. Perfect for anyone who loves sweet gourmand scents. In the second edition (2022) of the popular fragrance from Imaginary Authors, the fragrance profile has been refined again: less headache-sweet, more sensual pleasure.
Nevertheless, it is still intended to take you on an olfactory detour to an ice cream parlor, where the first thing you get in your nose when you enter is an intense waffle aroma. This works thanks to sweet almond syrup, whipped cream, caramel and cinnamon. Unlike the previous version, which came onto the market in 2020, warm sandalwood now rounds off the scent.
This is what A Whiff of Waffle Cone smells like:
What kind of sweetness does the scent have?: sweet-gourmand
Fragrance notes: Vanilla, salted caramel, Saigon cinnamon, whipped cream, sandalwood and almond syrup
Tilo Schulze is not just an author; he is a connoisseur of the olfactory world, writing with a passion that can only come from a profound love and understanding of scents. His words unravel the mysteries of perfumery, bridging the gap between the allure of vintage bouquets and the crisp innovation of modern fragrances.
