Sticky Dates

dude, for the price this is sold at, i use this BODYSPRAY as a baseline for legit all my perfumes. If a perfume does not at LEAST perform like sticky dates -- I'm not buying it. I had this experience with Kayali's Maui in a Bottle Sweet Banana, where i loved the scent but only lasted if I layered with Sticky Dates... (but then after like an hour, it simply wore off and I only smelt Sticky Dates) My skin is REALLY picky when it comes to fragrances, and it wont matter whether it has good longevity or projection, my skin will either love it or hate it. Mostly fragrances do not last on me, however I am lucky to say ts will last up to 5 hours on skin, and then some on clothes. I think the smell doesn't come off too sweet, maybe because for some reason even if a vanilla note is very insignificant in a certain fragrance, my skin will BRING IT OUTTTT so for sticky dates it starts very syrupy, but slowly dries down to a soft chocolatey and vanilla smell, which from my experience of eating dates during eid and in general; very accurate. I love to pair this with vanilla lotions if I have the time and whenever I wear this i do get compliments (albeit when they are close) TLDR; very strong for a body spray, and my typical go-to, so if you're a baddie on a budget, this one might be for you if you lean towards sweeter perfumes

I was given a sample of the Sticky Dates lotion at a Lush store one day, and I loved the way it smelled so much I bought the body spray a few days later. It is absolutely delicious, and probably my favorite Lush scent. It might even be my favorite gourmand scent in general. To me, it smells purely like melted, sticky, gooey, caramelized dates. It's also a little creamy, with a hint of vanilla. It is super sweet, but dates do have the highest sugar content of any fruit, so it is to be expected. I grew up eating a lot of them so the scent is almost nostalgic to me. I honestly think this spray smells better than the actual fruit does. However, it should be treated like an EDP, not a body spray. I would recommend just using it after showering, or right before leaving the house. It's not meant to be carried around and reapplied all day. It's quite overpowering, and it does not stick as well nor smell as good when done this way, in my opinion. On a side note, I feel like you could get away with wearing this in the summer, as long as it's not oversprayed. I generally only apply one or two sprays of this, but, even then, I've gotten lots of compliments on it, perhaps more than any other scent I own. I just love this scent so, so much.

This truly is the most powerful body spray I have ever encountered. I've had mine since the community release with the brown label - maybe 2023? - and it's still insane. The projection on this one is enormous and it lasts for days and days on clothes, I easily get a full 12-15 hours out of it on skin alone with no lotion to help it stick. It's like burnt brown sugar (in the best way possible) with the most luxurious vanilla extract and thick gooey caramel. I don't love the lotion so much, on me it pulls more fruity, but the body spray and body wash are absolutely worth every bit of hype they get. I love this in autumn and winter, though I do find it's good in the summer as long as you don't go too crazy with it. I find this layers particularly well with coconutty scents - Kayali Utopia Vanilla Coco is excellent with it as is Le Monde Gourmand Lait de Coco. I also like it with Cheirosa 71 or layered with Vanilla 28 to amp up the vanilla even more, but it's honestly not necessary to layer this one if you don't want to given its comically nuclear performance. 10/10, I think this will be a repurchase forever.

I chose this fragrance to start my year. I believe it's a pretty festive scent. Very cozy (although it's summer here and it's burning hot). When I first tried SD, I wasn't sure if I liked her. She's bold, dense and quite weird. I left the store and as the day went by I found myself sniffing the paper strip all the time. It hooked me. Of course I ended buying a full bottle of this body mist. Smells like caramel. You can faintly smell something else but it's 99% caramel. Extremely sugary and thick... also try ts before purchasing. She's polarizing. I personally loooove this. It layers well with other gourmands too for an extra kick. The longevity is not that good (I mean... it's a body mist) but it project A LOT she's loud af. I will emphasize TRY THIS SH FIRST! this brand is not blind buy safe and sticky dates it's v polarizing EVEN if you're a gourmand lover.

i made an account JUST to review this because holy moly this shit smells amazing. i had bought sol de janeiro cheirosa 71 and was disappointed- sticky dates is like a way better version. it doesn't have the weird salty piss smell (i think it was supposed to smell like popcorn) that cheirosa 71 had on me, it's much sweeter, yummier, non-headache inducing and i think more feminine, dare i say cuter and sexier. it also smells good on a hot day, which i found that cheirosa 71 didn't. not trying to be a hater because the 71 smells good in the bottle but just not on me, so if you wanted to love it but couldn't and are looking for similar flavours i recommend trying sticky dates instead!! u can finally smell like the pancakes and toffee and heaven of your dreams :P i want to eat myself lowkey expensive for such a small bottle though and the design is kinda quirky