Sundazed

I’m on here because I’m desperate to assuage my perfume buying addiction. I actually had reason prevail and have a large sample of Sundazed. I really love it, but am trying to discipline myself to the early days when I carefully sampled and compared and looked for perfumes to ‘fill the category’ of whatever notes made a frag. At one time for instance in the far mists of time I only had one tuberose perfume. 😄. Lol. Anyway. I’m looking at the votes thinking, nah, Sundazed can’t smell like Oyedo, surely? I love Oyedo and have the old square bottle from years ago. Well the heavy chemical neroli opening is incredibly similar and even the rather strange caramel note behind it is in both of them for a while. Sundazed is sweeter and more sugary in the progression however, while Oyedo has a slight hint of Iris and even oak moss. I guess Sundazed is catering for current gourmand tastes. It also has a really teasingly beautiful and persistent sillage. I’m thinking that I should just enjoy my now absolutely beloved masterpiece Love Don’t Be Shy, but to me it is totally different to Sundazed. Sundazed is like you spilled your fake over sweetened sticky orange fizzy drink in the bottom of your plastic lined beach bag with fruit lollies and leaking pink zinc sun cream. It’s all stuck to your towel and the hat you should put back on before you get melanoma. Plus sand. You have to hose it all out on the back lawn under the hot summer sun. And peg it to a line on the Hills hoist.

I didn't know perfumes could make me feel emotions I've never experienced before until I tried Sundazed. WOW. This might be my favorite Byredo frag of all time honestly. This is SUCH a roller coaster. Upon first spray, I literally smell heat waves in the desert. The perfume is radiating heat. I feel like I'm in an 80's cartoon version of the desert and the sun is setting behind an incredible purple sunset, while I examine miles of thick heat waves. I'm PARCHED, and then, like an angel sent from God, I am greeted with a burst of the JUCIEST mandarin orange I've ever smelt in my life. God, I wanna EAT IT, it's so juicy. Finally, of all the smells in the world... I am bestowed with a fluffy piece of cotton candy to end the experience. The neroli is beautifully done and is carried throughout the entire fragrance giving it some structure. There is definitely a powdery undertone throughout, as well. Somehow, someway... this just WORKS. The whole composition. Yes, it's mildly bizarre, but it tells a story I've never read before. And THAT is what I love about perfume. Rating: 10/10 EDIT: Supposedly, Sundazed is supposed to mimic the feeling of summer after a long Norwegian winter. I'm in Minnesota and we experience a similar mania when the sun finally comes out after months of depressing bitter cold temps. It's no wonder this frag speaks to me so much aw

I wrote a negative review... and then I deleted it. I completely understand the dislike for this because I was one of you for the first 30 minutes I tried it on my skin. I Immediately thought toilet cleaner. Then it developed... and sat for a while... and dried... and faded away... and I found myself not being able to stop thinking about it. This is so. Interesting. This is the only fragrance I've been able to pick out each individual note in. The citrus in the beginning, enveloped slightly by the neroli, then fading into cotton candy-like musk. Throughout the wear time, it's always got that sweetness floating around in a cloud about your general person, so someone who is smelling you from a distance might get that first. When I put my nose up close to it, I get the citrus and neroli again. Back up, and it's back to the cotton candy. It's so layered and dynamic. It's like sunshine in a bottle. The carefree nature of summer... sipping a lemonade on the boardwalk with a big fluffy cotton candy in your other hand, walking toward the beach at sunset. Nectar of the gods. This is next in line to buy on my wishlist. Once that paycheck hits, I'm ordering the FB and not looking back. 11/10

BAM!! 💥 White floral. Period. 😊 It's clean, citrusy, slightly sweet & verrrry neroli-jasmine focused. Just squeaky clean, plasticky, shiny white flowers with sharp citrus and a hint of candy. The candy note here has more presence than the finery one; but ultimately they smell so similar that hardly anyone would know the difference. Oriana comparisons I'm going to have to disagree with. One key similarity, which I believe draws this comparison, is that each fragrance shares a similar-type smelling neroli/orange blossom note; but other than that they're completely different genres. While Oriana is a much softer, orange-vanilla marshmallow and fuzzy musk-ambrette oriented gourmand fra; Sundazed is a gleaming, razor sharp, crispy-clean white floral freshie. Sundazed is interesting in its sterile plasticity, although I do find I prefer the woodsy, darker fragrances × Byredo. That said, it is my hot summer days Byredo pick. Layers beautifully with Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 40 body care products.

The notes on this one made me run out to smell it at my local Neiman Marcus. As others have stated this doesn't have a cotton candy note -- the official site reads this line "Like cotton candy, a cascade of white musk injects this citrus scent with the endorphin rush of sugar on skin. Nostalgia and escapism entwine to channel the warmth of an endless summer" which might be why there's a note listed as cotton candy. Anywho, this smells great -- you get a burst of citrus and something is sweet in this and it really does come off as cotton candy. But once this settles down it almost smells like the best dryer sheet you could own and I'm not mad at that. I will love spraying this for the summer and spring as it's a nice sweet citrusy scent that turns into a clean laundry Esq scent. I would say this isn't blind buy worthy due to the way it transforms -- but this is easy to locate and sniff.

Smelled at Neiman Marcus just the other day. I knew nothing about the note breakdown, and the SA pretty much only knew that it had citrus and neroli. But man, as soon as she sprayed it on my wrist, I knew this was a love. The opening fullisade of tart, juicy, citrus, neroli, and jasmine is so familiar but so charming here. I've never been the biggest fan of neroli (too soapy), but here the balance between the citruses and neroli is so well done. It's fairly linear, with the so-called cotton candy base and musk becoming a bit more prominent as time goes on, but that doesn't bother me in the least. Longevity of one spray on my wrist was quite good; around 6-7 hours after my trip to Neiman I could still smell it, which for a citrusy freshie ain't bad. This is a lovely, happy-go-lucky, fun, and playful fragrance that I will definitely be getting a full sample of, if not a full bottle. 8/10

I just received this one as I found an almost new 1.6 oz barely used bottle for $75 bucks on resale site. First sniff on unsprayed bottle cap is similar to PDM Oriana. First spray is nuclear citrus- very sharp orange for me with neroli, so quite soapy. The opening is similar to PDM Oriana but more sharp and less creamy. After 5-10 minutes I then can smell the musk and candy. It remains sharp and has a laundry/dryer sheet smell to it. I do not smell lemon or jasmine. I am obsessed with this, but unfortunately for me it disappears within 2-3 hours max. I have already sprayed 8-10 sprays of it throughout today. I did notice it tends to linger more if it gets in my hair, and the cotton candy note is more pronounced in my hair compared to skin. This is cotton candy with orange soap and while that sounds bizarre I love it. This does not smell at all like LDBS to me at least.

Reading this page of reviews, I'm surprised to see that most are either negative or lukewarm - for me, Sundazed is the best new Byredo release in a while. I was surprised by how much I like it, and I think it absolutely lives up to its wonderful name. In a way it's not a very ambitious perfume; it's a simple combination of notes and it doesn't change much throughout its (admittedly rather short) life span. But simplicity is not a bad thing, especially in summer, and I think it was a stroke of genius to add a realistic cotton candy accord to the classic neroli/citrus combination. It makes for an uncomplicatedly happy scent that I personally will enjoy very much this summer. It might even be one of those rare decants in my collection that eventually turn into full bottles...

I originally sampled this in the winter in Australia. In the cold, a bitter citrus note dominated. It felt clinical and as a result the sample sat in my drawer, unused for some time. I just sampled it again in the middle of a dry Australian heatwave and the fragrance blossomed into the most addictive summer scent on my skin. Suddenly, it was a sweet, refreshing neroli bomb. It was at no stage cloyingly sweet. It performed so well in the heat - leaving a lingering scent trail and lasted for ages on clothes and skin. I was so impressed by the silage and longevity for a citrus scent. I’ve fallen in love with this scent in the heat and decided I need to wear this during every future summer heat wave. I am a bit disappointed that I can’t purchase a travel size for this purpose.

Haters be damned (can I swear on here?) I am a sucker for a fragrance that evokes young love, and this one fits the bill in a way that I find more complex than most. It’s like going to the boardwalk on a sweltering August evening with designs to “run into” your crush. They buy you a cotton candy, win you a teddy bear, and before you know it you’re kissing on the Ferris wheel. The cotton candy and citrus (more zest than juice) is prominent here, giving the fragrance the sweet innocence you’d expect. But the neroli, jasmine, and musk add a humidity with just a touch of sensuality beneath it that transform this one from a body splash to the full experience of a distant memory - one you return to often when life lacks the luster of being young.

This is beautiful and the name fits the fragrance. Yes it's mass appealing and basic. But it makes it easy to wear. I know this gets lots of hate for having bad longevity and bad sillage. But this scent to me is meant for more of a skin scent, your skin but better smell. I did not find this similar to LDBS or Oriana. This scent is much lighter, less musky and more sparkling, like sizzling in the hot sun all day. This would be perfect to wear or cool down the heat. The lemon and mandarin were too prominent and the dry down was not nearly as sweet as LDBS and Oriana. This is just my personal opinion however. This is exactly what I wanted Saint Julep to be.

This is a more complex, grown-up, less cloying Pink Sugar impo. It smells like how you would imagine a hot summer night, at a fair, on line for cotton candy. You get the sharp citrus notes from the lemon and mandarin, with a sharp outdoorsy bite from the neroli. The fragrance then settles after a little bit of wear into this sticky, cotton-candy gourmand. I'm not normally the biggest fan of neroli in my fragrances, but this does it for me. The note is not too dramatic or sharp. I have a small sample sized vial that I am defo gonna use up until the weather outside isnt as warm. But this is the PERFECT gourmand for spring/summer.

So juicy and sweet, as far as perfumes go. I'm more of a bodyspray person since I'm sensitive to fragrances, but this one truly takes the cake. My absolute favorite spring-summer scent. I don't recommend this for winter or fall. The cold makes it come off as a bit bitter, but in the summer it's absolutely amazing. Longevity is definitely an issue with all the Byredo perfumes. So be warned. I think it's good for all ages and genders. My boyfriend prefers sweet but not sugary scents as he's very sensitive to fragrance as well, and he loves wearing Sundazed. So therefore I rate it unisex.

It has the stereotypical smell that I call "retro citrus cologne" vibe at the beginning, like Neroli Portofino, Amalfi Sunray, classic 4711, Mugler Cologne, etc., but it has been put on a sweet cotton candy/red-white candy cane base. Drydown is mainly the mentioned sweetness + realistic mandarin. It is utterly bizarre, but I have to admit I LOVE it. Definitely full bottle worthy, but only for the summer/late spring. Lasting power is OK, it lasted for 7-8 hours, but sits really close to the skin.

Yes, it does open up similarly to Oriana but Sundazed has neroli which dominantes through the whole time. Oriana opens up with soft, sweet and delicate oranges and goes marshmallowy after a while, while Sundayzed keeps being neroli based and has a slight detergent smell to it. I don’t mind that cause i like detergent-like scents but only to an extent. It gives me a bit of headache though...but i like this kind of a scent profile. Deffo NOT blind buy safe!

I hate that I love this because of the hefty price tag but I need this. This is like the perfect summer scent for me. Fresh, a bit sparkly with some cotton candy sweetness. It hasn’t always been like this though lol, as when I first put my nose on this, it smelled like washing up liquid and I didn’t get the hype. But I realised I didn’t actually spray it, I just smelled it from the bottle lol. This is divine and I’m going to add this one to my collection.

This is exactly what I wanted Love Don’t Be Shy to be. I find the two somewhat comparable in composition, but Sundazed has much more citrus. The cotton candy dry down is realistic, but stays close to the body so it never becomes overwhelming. Just pleasant enough to sometimes catch a whiff on my clothes. If you like the idea of extremely femme gourmands like LDBS, but aren’t entirely committed yet, Sundazed is perfect. Love it.

I love this scent! It’s a little fresh, very sweet and I think it’s very playful and sexy! I love the cotton candy and citrus mixed with the neroli and vanilla musk! I think you could wear this year round but definitely great for spring and summer! If you like Oriana but found it too powdery and musky and want something more rounded and fresh while maintaining a sweet sexiness then this is it! Yummy scent I want to eat it lol!

i take everything i said about this perfume. sampled this in the dead of winter and all i got was harsh citrus cleaning products, returned back to the sample in the summer and it is the most sweetest lemon candy perfume ever. Dont bother trying this on a cold day, but this is a true summer perfume it is so gorgeous, the cotton candy really shines through and i just crave that citrus sweetnes omfg

It smells like a good dream. Where everything just falls into places... it's pleasantly sunny, not too hot,, you roll around the soft grass, you're smiling.. you feel happiness in a bottle. It's magical.. Like some playful fairy put a spell on you, to get you happy. When you miss the sun, this feeling every winter, you spray this and it feels like that warm happiness again