Sugar Blast

You know what makes me mad the most? Not cause people are calling this and Wild Rush a dupe. But literally just some months ago they released Lift me Up which is just incredible and CGE which is also really damn nice. Now they release these two bs which massively follow trends and they just don't smell like Initio at all. These are both cash grabs. It's like they needed some quick cash and had to release two extremely safe and mass appealing scents. And they knew they couldn't put them into any of their existing collections so what did they do? They created a new word salad (supercharged, joydrop bs). Don't get me wrong they're really good fragrances, but cmon, they followed exactly what PdM did with the three extracts. You can't be that stupid to repeat mistakes.

This is lovely. It is not a beast so its not your pick for those days you want the scent to announce you! But make no mistake this is a personal, close up joy of a fragrance! Sweet, but not overpowering- a cuddle magnet!! The lasting power seems good - I cannot stop smelling my arm! It makes me feel at peace. I will enjoy this in colder weather and is firmly on the FB wishlist for autumn. Initio are rapidly becoming my favourite perfume house.

I am entirely addicted to this fragrance. I would definitely classify this as a grown-up gourmond although honestly it does not remind me of food. It’s so clean and it’s that type of powdery that works for people who don’t even like powder, such as myself. It’s powdery with some tartness and I honestly can’t see how anybody would dislike it.

Sütlü, şekerli, pudramsı bir vanilya kokusu. Muazzam ötesi bir koku ve bence erkek kullanımına da uygun bir parfüm. Eilish'e çok benziyor ama ondan çok daha önde. İlk kokladığımda hayal kırıklığına uğrayacağımı düşündüm ama 10-15 sn sonra yine kokladığımda aklım yerinden çıktı. Initio bu son serisinde gerçekten pişirmiş.

Love it BUT it’s like a softer/strawberry-free yum bougie marshmallow. Don’t get me wrong, I way prefer this one, but there are overlapping elements that make it hard to justify the price

Ugh. It’s elegantly beautiful. Divine. Addicting. And I really wish it wasn’t. It is NOT worth the price tag but I fear for myself and my lack of self control.

Just got a sample from my perfume girl & omg I can’t wait to preorder mid April!!

It's quite addictive but sits close to the skin. Addictive enough where i am ordering a bottle when it's available. All the notes together smell dry sweet. You do get the rum. I don't own any fragrances with boozy notes as it is not my thing but this will be the exception! It has the coconut and vanilla vibe from vanilla powder but much more tame. Refined and little hazy but very delicious at the same time. Makes me think of pink purple and blue cotton candy with the explosion of sophistication.

Honestly, this is one of those rare cases where I can’t really pick out individual notes, the fragrance feels very cohesive. Of course, if you look at the note pyramid, you can kind of force yourself to find everything listed, but on the nose it doesn’t break down that way. To me, it’s a soft, slightly sweet gourmand with a subtle hint of rum and a gentle touch of lavender bitterness. It smells quite airy, without being overly sweet, with a faint woody nuance lingering in the background.

Sugar Blast is a simple fragrance but I feel it's an alluring scent profile. It's a linear fragrance and im not quite sure i agree with the feminine leaning sentiment towards this fragrance on Fragrantica but I think this would smell good on my wife. If you like boozy, praline, and vanilla gourmands then this is for you... regardless of gender.

This disappears on me fast. I think it will be one frag you need to layer with so it’s a bit expensive knowing I’ll need to layer and overspray. Will be a great bedtime scent. I did pick up a bottle, but not at the retail price. Much lower.

Great Frag, but if it’s really similar to Billie Eilish’s fragrance, huge shame on Initio...

Dry down reminds me of Casamorati Lira.

This smells like the sweetest sweets ever. Sugar blast is an accurate name. It also smells cheap, juvenile and synthetic and is not worth Initio prices nor worthy of the Initio name. Nonetheless I don't hate it, it is absolutely not for me but I would not mind smelling this on a woman. This is not a man's fragrance though. Well obviously you can wear whatever you like but if you want something that does not smell like a young girl then this is not it. This smells like a blonde teenage girl in a pink dress. It smells like cheap body mists and canned Impulse sprays. Not terrible but nothing special. If you told me this was a £2 fragrance from Poundland or Primark I would immediately believe you

This is Initio's late entry into the lactonic, powdery vanilla, fragrance game that is already oversaturated. We've smelled this fragrance combination over and over again and frankly, I'm bored with it. It is a lovely fragrance, but I already have Vanilla Powder Extrait and Cream Velvet. This is just a softer take on those notes.

Love the smell profile. I don’t have a specific season or time to wear it. I would wear it all the time. Projection is really good. My thing is it doesn’t last long. I get four maybe five hours tops on skin and I’m looking for something that last longer. But beautiful smell.

This is not it. Smells ok, but nothing special or that different from Narcotic Delight. If I had a shortlist of this and something else, I'd get something else. I have OFG, Side Effect, Musk Therapy and Rehab. I think that's all I'll ever need from this house.

Smells like vanilla powder mixed with sunscreen, overpriced like every Initio but could understand that some would splurge. Meh...

I was able to get my hands on samples of Sugar Blast and Wild Rush. Both are really great and have me contemplating a purchase. What I enjoyed the most is the creamy, sugary opening of Sugar Blast. Soon after spraying Sugar Blast, it loses me and turns screechy. I’m left searching for those sweet and creamy notes that are short lived in the very beginning. Today I was at a cosmetic store and remember a fragrance reviewer saying that Sugar Blast smells like Billy Eilish, so I obliged. Billy Eilish IS Sugar Blasts opening through and through. If I’m being honest, I would have NEVER have thought to smell a Billy Eilish fragrance, let alone purchase one....but here I am, with no regrets. I have both Billy Eilish and Sugar Blast freshly sprayed on a blotter. They are so much a like, so much so that it takes away any uniqueness sugar blast may have offered to me. I do not think sugar blast is worth its hefty price tag. Especially when there is a fragrance so similar and for a fraction of the cost. I do have to say I prefer Eilish over Sugar Blast tremendously bc it lacks the screechy dry down I get with Sugar Blast. These are just my personal opinions and hope that if someone out there like me, willing to spend hundreds of dollars, kinda, sorta likes the sugary and creamy nuances of Sugar Blast, but is hesitant to drop $480 please go try Billy Eilish first. I’m sure glad I did!

Sugar Blast is for extremely sweet gourmand lovers only, although, this is less sugary sweet and more creamy-smooth, vanilla cheesecake, silky nutmeg ganache sweet. It’s like an even more luxurious and richer version of Escapade Gourmand. Too sweet for me as it’s everything I hate; booze, praline, vanilla and ambroxan but perfect if you adore Gioiosa and want another iconic gourmand.