Black Sugar Oriental Lily Violet

A beautiful gift from my friend Magdalena arrived just now. This natural (free of fixatives and phthalate solvents, bonus!) fragrance smells warm, sweet, gourmande yet with a very subtly oriental base of coumarin and rosemary leaf extract which are not listed here, giving a lovely grounding to the previous sugary notes. I'm waiting to smell the violet, to see where it fits into this mix and how its delicate yet strong scent (which I think often has the ability to totally transform anything it touches into something quite different from any linear composition) transforms this at all. Ah, yup, there it is, swirling amongst the caramel, very reminiscent (to my nose) of Lolita Lempicka but Lolita without the berries and licorice. Thank you, Magdalena! ❤️

Another great dupe for Prada Candy. I initially wasnt sure if I wanted to buy it since most of the listed perfumes were sold in Greece or too expensive under Sephora but I lucked out and manage to find one for a reasonable price. I detected the sweet black sugar mixed in with the powdery notes of the violet and the well known syrupy heaviness of the caramel. To my surprise, I knew I smelled the benzoin and funny enough, it was listed in Korres description. This isnt as long lasting as Prada but it is that good scent that I dont mind spending. Notes: Oriental Lily, Black Sugar, Violet, Benzoin, Vanilla, Caramel, Amber.

If you love Prada's Candy this is very much the same but certainly seems to be a stronger version. I think Candy is one of the greats, but on me , disappears within minutes. It just doesn't last and I can't justify spending the money on something so light. I blind bought Black Sugar based on the reviews here, so a big THANK YOU to everyone who compared the two. If you love Candy, you will love Black Sugar. This is the second great scent I've purchased from Korres, the other being the now discontinued Pure Cotton, which was a great Infusion D'Iris substitute.

This is warm and beautiful scent. The sugar is not sticky sweet, it's more like burnt sugar. The lily note is soft and not too sharp. Vanilla is also soft and delicious. There is something smoky on this like benzoin or incence. That note is very prominent. Comforting and warm at least now in the cold weather.

This is so beautiful. It is similar to Candy but yeah, better. Maybe it’s slightly more powdery and doesn’t have the celery scent that Candy does. I really love it.