Sweet

I was afraid this was going to be a flop since there's so many mixed reviews on it but IT'S SO GOOD. Initial spray is such a beautiful artificial cherry and candy apple scent-- not the candy apples covered with caramel but the kind that are covered with the hard red cherry candy. I'm a lover of gourmand fragrances and sickly sweet artificial fruit and candy scents and this is surprisingly not either of those things. From reviews on here I thought it was going to be cloyingly sweet and headache-inducing but it's actually got a fresh fruit shampoo feeling to it. The drydown is similar to other Lolita Lempicka fragrances that smell like powdery cosmetics but somehow it doesn't have a dry dustiness about it-- which I assume is the violet in the other fragrances. In fact it doesn't smell as powdery as the other Lolitas such as Le Parfum, Mon Premier, or Lolitaland (I still like them though!) The sillage is average I'd say; my mom could smell that I was wearing it. Longevity is okay also. I was afraid the scent was fleeting and I'd spray it multiple times on my clothing and hair just to smell the addictingly sweet scent but I think maybe I went anosmic to it because 4 hours later when the temperature went up I caught the scent on me a few times. Since 'Sweet' doesn't have as much vanilla or any amber I think it makes a good summer scent because it manages to be sweet without feeling sticky and it smells juicy and refreshing. For the price I think it's an affordable scent to keep around to change things up once in a while when I get tired of vanilla. Of the Lolita Lempicka fragrances I have, my boyfriend finds this scent the most appealing! I happened to be outside when I got my package and I opened it when the sun was shining and the beautiful red faceted bottle sparkled light in all directions in my hand. It's so beautiful. I have the faceted bottle in the blue from "Mon Premier" and it does not look brilliant and beautiful like this red one. All product photos I have seen of it do not do it justice. I hope they keep this scent and faceted design for it.

The name,"Sweet" is spot-on... first spritz is undeniably cherry, along with that same familiar kind of sweet found in orginal Lolita Lempicka. Here is the part where you might jump to the conclusion that it is "for young girls", but oh, no. Not necessarily, anyway. This sweetness is gourmand, but not like cookies, or candy. Nope, this is a cosmetic gourmand. It's a boozy schmoozy cherry party! The "lip gloss" accord I read about and anticipated is unapolagetically present, front and center, and I am SO relieved to discover that, as I feared that claim would be empty marketing, but no ma'am... it is there, and it is the sexy guest of honor. I can even sense the kind of slick stickiness of a high-quality lip gloss; feel the sensation of pressing my lips together and mmmmmmm smearing it in good! ;D The musk shows up early, and it is a nice one, which is important for me, as I LOVE a good musk. This one mingles graciously with the rest, for the duration. Several minutes in, the heart opens up, and here is where the cocoa powder joins the party. I imagine angelica shows up fashionably late here, too, and this team serve to "grow up" the whole affair... warm it up, too. Just when the party is in full swing, everyone is smiling and chatting and getting along well, some rude monster takes the needle off the record, and all the guests groan as they get their coats and go home... way too soon. (Who invited *that* guy?) Cherry, our perky hostess, is left a bit faded from two hours ago, but has to stick around to tidy up, and of course, her dear pal musk stays by her side until it's like nothing happened. The good news is, this is a party that can be revisited any time (and if you are a fan of the sweet and the musky, you will want to)... if you can afford it.

Hmmm, I really love it, it’s very pretty. It’s strange because although it is quite simple and with little depth it’s actually not boring or basic at all, it really doesn’t smell like it needs anything else. In fact, I’ve never smelt anything like it. (except it does smell faintly familiar to the original LL, which I love.) Now, I don’t smell cherries at all, but let’s be real- do fresh cherries actually smell like anything? Or do we just associate cherry smells with maraschino cherries? Because in that case we are really just smelling sugar and brine. Anyway, I smell that faint powdery-musk smell of an empty bag of red liquorice, and I love liquorice smells. I think it’s the first sugary sweet perfume I’ve smelled that belongs on a more mature woman instead of a younger girl, which is great for me because I’m elderly af. I don’t care what anyone says I don’t think this smells cheap or tacky at all. In fact I feel, If this perfume were a lady, I feel she would be one with nature. She would be a natural beauty and she would have a beautiful soul. She’s modest, motherly and wouldn’t try to be what she’s not. She’s reserved, but when she speaks her words matter. She’s genuine and her sweetness is not an act. Also, I can imagine she always smells sweet because she’s always baking sweets for her neighbours. I don’t think this is a head turner fragrance due to the fact that it doesn’t project much, but it’s a great cuddle fragrance, or a great feel good-for-yourself fragrance. If I died wearing this fragrance, I think I would be okay with that.

It is Sweet ! I wouldn't say overly sweet, not sickening, but just sweet. It reminds me of something I know when smelling it, but don't know what exactly. Cherry is the prominent note, followed by iris and cocoa, I would also say sugar since it has a sweet smell. I don't know how angelica smells so I can't tell. The bottle is a georgous translucent red apple, with golden details, out from a fairytale like Snow White, wow. You can also see lips print like someone bit the forbidden apple. I love it, It is sweet and floral at the same time, a bit gourmand because of cherry and cocoa. It's feminine, may be a bit too 'girly' for some of you. It was a blind buy but I love it ! I know I was going to like because I love sweet perfumes, cherries, cocoa, and Lolita Lempicka's perfumes ! Don't hesitate if you have question, I own two bottles of this ! :) Edit : After more than a week of owning it, and wearing it for days, I have to say that longevity is rather poor... So bad. Today I sprayed myself three times, and by three times I mean in the morning, at noon, and in the afternoon, and... Nothing. I can smell a very light scent at times, but if I really want to smell I have to put my nose in my shirt. I have asked to other people if they were smelling anything and the answer was no. That's too bad because I love the fragrance, I've sprayed on my skin and clothes so I don't think I've done something wrong.

It's a veil-like sweetness, tart and well adjusting. Too artificial to qualify as a gourmand, which is a major quality in my opinion. But it does smell a little waxy, I'll say. Not quite like the usual teen-targeted lip smackers, more like the little lipsticks in toy makeup kits for even younger girls. It can be annoying in that sense. While you may think this is one for the teens, there's so much room for appreciation to those between 20 and 30. It brings you back to that time when shopping malls were the it-place. Wearing crazy shades of pink lipstick for the sake of having some makeup on the face - anything - just to feel like our big sisters, cool and daring. Like most LL frags, there's a post dry down effect that comes hours after its prime. When I shower after Sweet, it smells powerfully unique and sophisticated. Though of course it doesn’t project, it keeps me nose-glued to my skin in pure awe. It's intriguing how LL pampers us with these grand finale bonuses to be appreciated by ourselves exclusively, in solitude. It's no different in Sweet. My ultimate wish for Sweet is for the bottle to look more mature, even if it contradicts with the product itself. Something that doesn't look like Ever After High merch. I mean come on...