Cotton Candy

I don't think this is similar to either Aquolina's Pink Sugar or Lancome's La Vie Est Belle fragrance. This one is such a sweet, heady scent. It's not cloying sweet, the jasmine, violet and plum give it a complex and dark aroma that balances well with the cotton candy, apple blossom and sugared flowers. This one stands on its own without being a copy cat.

This is Aquolina Pink Sugar without the citrus. It's the same sweet as Guerlain Iris Ganache without the iris. Something I liked to buy to have around until the prices, for what it is, went wanky (discontinued?). Worth picking up for layering if you can find it for a reasonable price and like the cloyingly sweet from time to time.

This perfume on my skin has a soft sweet smell. Nothing over powering,cloying,or synthetic smelling to my nose. I smell the plum,sugar,and cotton candy,with the florals. I don't smell the apple blossom,violet,or jasmine. But then maybe these notes are blended so well that my nose just doesn't detect them. The overall affect from this perfume is a light airy sweet smell. Not heavy like Pink Sugar which I own, and can sometimes bother other people. This perfume is good for a casual group setting,and you want to smell good,but not over power the room.

This perfume starts out fruity and sweet, and warms up to the beautiful floral heart, mellowing down to the woodsy/vanilla, sugary finish. I enjoyed the fragrance all the way through. Sillage was good and longevity has been about twelve hours. This one doesn't really resemble Pink Sugar, lacking the heavier citrus and licorice notes, but still has a cotton candy/floral sweetness. I hope that's a good enough description. It must be the way the plum and florals interact, but I swear that I smell pineapple!

I noticed that this perfume starts out nicely, a fruity apple mixed with plum, and then becomes cloyingly sweet on my skin. A little too sweet for my taste. I do not detect any woodsy smells, but I do catch a whiff of somthing like a barely noticable vanilla mixed with jasmine in the end which was enjoyable . Not bad, but not my favorite. Definitely aimed towards the much younger population (16 and younger) This perfume lasted about 6 hours on me; but I am giving it away for a secret santa gift. (I HAD to try it first, I usually love sweet scents)