Sugar Kisses

Oh my... Got a sample of this and what a wonderful scent. Opens as a rich photorealistic warm caramel butter. the depth of the smell is incredible it has a lot of nuance as it develops. Looking at the perfume pyramid it could be hard to imagine the DNA of this scent as there is so much in this but to my nose this is a sweet chocolatey cocoa butter with a bitter booziness that cuts through the sugar resulting in a sensual, warm, adult gourmand. With all that's going on here the fragrance isn't overwhelming, I have found it hard to gauge the performance as in moments it seems to have disappeared but then moments later I catch the smell of it strongly. I see reviews comparing this to Palmer's Cocoa Butter lotion, I grew up with that lotion and it is true once this fully dries down there's proximity but this is richer and perhaps darker. It's similarity certainly doesn't make this less worth the price as I've seen suggested. I also think this smell is super unisex. The fantasy/story/inspiration written by the brand is interesting to me for anyone who hasn't put their nose on this as it might create an expectation of a jovial, simplistic fragrance but it is not that! I wouldn't describe this as sugary either! There is an essence of burnt sugar but it isn't sugary in a fluffy narrow sense. This is rich, refined and sophisticated! Definitely on my to purchase list now. Highly recommend getting your nose on this if you want a less typical gourmand!! (later update: I did buy a full bottle and all of my thoughts hold true - definitely a perfume to spray sparingly as it can overwhelm with more than 3-4 sprays so do handle with care but for the price I want that saturation of smell that this offers!)

Sugar Kisses by Lorenzo Pazzaglia is a powerhouse of a gourmand, perfect for those with an insatiable sweet tooth! So sick'ningly sweet, it might just rot your teeth. I can absolutely see how some might say this teeters on cloying. Being pure extrait, Sugar Kisses boasts a powerful projection and impressive staying power, with no chemical blast or synthetic afterscent whatsoever. Upon first spray, immediately you're greeted with chewy toffee and powdery heliotrope, held together by cacao butter. Fragrant frangipani and coconut milk meet your nose as well, and stay ever present throughout the entirety of this perfume-giving it a Summery charm. After a few minutes, Sugar Kisses hugs you with it's decadent base of rich chocolate, chopped hazlenuts, vanilla bean, and sticky dates. Given even more time to settle, she kisses you with burnt sugar, a surprising splash of rum, and a light dusting of white musk. Sugar Kisses is unique in that I find it hits every single one of it's (extensive) listed notes! There is also something very nostalgic about this scent.. Perhaps the frangipani calls us back the 90's? Or maybe, the hazelnut chocolate harkens to the 80's launch of Ferrero Rocher? Regardless, Sugar Kisses conjures up the image of a cool older sister figure. An It-girl with a belly button ring and sparkling eyelids. There is nothing subtle about her, Sugar Kisses proudly turns heads. Ferociously feminine, she is trashy and tasty in the best way possible. So I begrudgingly say, this one's worth the steep price tag. For the girls and the gays looking for a Hot Girl Summer scent, Sugar Kisses gets my praise!

They might as well have added whipped cream in Sugar Kisses, since it has all the gourmand notes lol. Vanilla, chocolate, caramel, toffee, brown/sugar, coconut, milk, butter (cacao), and nutty notes. Anyways, this smells like milky chocolate, brown sugar, and cocoa butter oil mixed together. A slight coconut essence but more of a coconut oil with no prominent nuttiness. I can pick up toffee biscuits in the background as if they are waiting to be dipped in the chocolate. This is creamy, gourmand, and delicious. After the 30 min opening, caramel, toffee, and a coconut-vanilla note show up more to balance out and blend with the chocolatey note, eventually overtaking it. The coconut sort of like the Softee coconut grease that I also got in Omnia Profumi Madera. Here the performance is better, stronger, and not intimate but lasts 5-6 hours on me. The brand symbol engraved in the cap and bottles are nice, except the ugly graphic and logo in the front center. Love the smell because it's the non-popcorn and non-toasted caramel vanilla I've been looking for, so I just turn the bottle around so I can just see the black back and cap engraving in peace lol.

Sugar Kisses completely surprised me, Before investing into a full bottle I was 100% sure that this would be a ultra-sugary super synthetic waxy mess... Can report that Sugar Kisses is NONE of that. Actually it's quite sophisticated, especially in the dry-down. Sugar kisses opens with a blast of sweet, lactonic cacao butter, but it's not waxy or buttery. The lactonic facet is also well-balanced. This develops immediately less sweet on the skin...much less sweet! The dry down is not gourmand on my skin: Sugar kisses develops into a vanillery, musky, slightly soapy caramel / floral. I can still sniff the cacao butter facets, but it's slightly powdery as well. . Overall this is very classy and pleasant, also Sugar Kisses is more original than other gourmands on the market such as its brother Van Exstasyx and Bianco Latte. P.S. I am SICK and TIRED of influencers claiming this is BEAST MODE!!! It is NOT, This is very much a skin scent and doesn't last over 5-6 hours just like Van Exstasyx!

I cannot express how much I love this perfume. This is everything I wanted from a vanilla fragrance. Everything about it is perfect - the top notes, the dry down, the longevity.... Some people say it’s too sweet, and that might be your first impression when you try it, but the second time you understand why it’s so good, if you like vanilla scents, of course. I bought many other vanilla perfumes, hoping I would find a better one than Sugar Kisses, but I couldn’t. For me, second place goes to Silky Woods, and third to Bianco Latte (along with all the dupes, like Eclaire by Lattafa). I wish I had all the bottles of this perfume in the world for myself - that’s how much I like it. If you like this one, Van Py Rhum and Van Exstasyx are similar, but Sugar Kisses is by far the best one from Lorenzo Pazzaglia.