Sweet Taboo

After trying hundreds of fragrances in the past year, Sweet Taboo still has the best opening I've experienced. It is one of the few scents that made me go "WOW" after spraying. It's hard to describe it, but the cinnamon, cardamom and Clary sage work very well together. I think the cacao is present in the opening also. If it smelled the same way throughout the life of it, this would be a 10/10. But after the first hour or so, it just turns... bland. It becomes an powdery scent with a hint of orange. Where the orange comes from I don't know. Then it only lasts about 4 hours total. I debate a lot whether I should get the full bottle, as while I do enjoy the opening a lot, the price is too much for something I'll only enjoy for an hour. Overall it's a solid 8/10, with the potential to be a 10/10.

So first, the name totally reminds me of Sade's Sweetest Taboo (LOVE that song, LOVE her). I also really love this scent! To my nose, this is spicy cacao, with a bit of minty geranium. I can see why it's compared to TF Tobacco Vanille-I would say they are cousins- if you like one you'd probably like the other, but I prefer Sweet Taboo to Tobacco Vanille. I don't get the comparison to Wolfsbane at all. Wolfsbane reminds me of a more medicinal take on Black Orchid. Performance on Sweet Taboo is fantastic, lasting all day with decent projection. I would say this one is unisex. I'm looking forward to trying more of his fragrances.

Wow! I REALLY like this fragrance! The opening is an olfactory Autumn festival in a bottle! Deep, warm, ever-so-slightly sweet and super sensual. Warm, rich autumnal colors of deep golden orange, dark chocolate and creamy cappuccino swirl in my mind's eye as I sample Sweet Taboo. Alas, the dry down veers more into warm and masculine, powdery citrus territory, that reminds me of a men's fragrance that I've smelled before. I think I'm gonna give this sample to my sister-in-law to test on my brother. If she likes it on him, and he likes it too, a full gift-wrapped bottle will appear under their tree, this year. 😉

I love this, a favorite of mine. One spray (maybe 2) and you’re good for at least 6 hours or more. Reminds me of chocolate and coffee shops in the Seattle area. All I’d need to do is layer it with a pine scent and it’d remind me of the best things about the Pacific Northwest. A bit linear on my skin, and after a 2-hour punch it sort of fades away slowly and pleasantly. Delicious! My favorite time to wear it is when it’s raining in the morning and I’m out grabbing a coffee. Amazing in autumn, winter, and spring for chocolate coffee lovers.

Beautiful fragrance. Sweet and sexy. You think dimmed lights, a burning sweet candle, and an all around cozy night with this scent, or this scent is your best friend at a coffee house, art gallery, or shopping at a boutique store. The cinnamon reminds me of Chanel Egoiste and even the new Sauvage Elixir but not as bold. Very polished and I agree that it sits perfectly between a top designer fragrance and your favorite sexy niche fragrance like TF or TT. Its a LOVE.