Suki Essence

Turkish Delight Shop... Imagine a confectioner's shop in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. As you watch Turkish Delights being made you marvel how the scent fills the shop in a way that reminds you of a bakery. Confectioner's gel of starch and sugar with chopped dates bound by the gel, flavoured with cinnamon, and dusted with powdered sugar. These are not your average Turkish Delights that have travelled thousands of miles in a cargo hold or relative's suitcase to reach you, these are the real deal! Fresh and still warm, their pillowy softness blanketed by powdered sugar that hasn't yet settled. You will never eat Turkish Delights any other way from now on. Reviewers have got it right with the top 5 rated notes imho: cinnamon, dates, amber incense & vanilla. Overall: gorgeous sweet-woody-cinnamon scent. Some find the performance strong but I may have been partially nose-blind to it, although it seemed like my bottle benefited from dark storage after initial sprays to improve performance. Even still, it was love at first scent for me. Enjoy! Contrast to Organza Indécence Givenchy: A reasonable similarity between these two - if you like one you will probably like the other. Suki Essence has an oud note, and is more balsamic with a root-beer lean in the drydown, but the sweet-woody-cinnamon vibe is the same. Update 07/17/24: I wore this a lot last year, but not lately, and I sprayed it two sprays to the back of my hand this morning. The performance continues to improve, and woody aspects from cinnamon & oud have come a lot more forward now, which increases the similarity to Organza Indécence imo. This isn't a beast mode scent and more of a medium sillage with excellent longevity for me (persists even after a shower). It's possible to wear year round although the scent profile leans holidays/cooler weather. I will probably reserve this for cooler months. Still a love.

My friend didn't quite care for this fragrance and gave it to me since she knows I love perfume and have quite the collection. I have a lovely mirrored 5 shelf display my husband made for me which sits within in the wall where I display my best looking bottles. This bright yellow bottle stands out so I feature it on my display unit. When I first tried it on my skin I wasn't too fond of it. Someone said it was similar to Obsession by CK and perhaps a bit. I didn't quite care for obsession either. After having Suki for more than a year just sitting there for display, I decided earlier this week to give it a try again. However, not on my skin but on my linen. I find there are numerous perfumes I like to spray on my sheets and blankets but not on myself. I found this scent absolutely wonderful, soft and delicate and very lasting. I then gave it a try on my clothing and I absolutely love it and it lasts all day. It's cold now and I get the most wonderful whiffs, sort of creamy and balmy. I have never seen it in stores but it's been a long time since I've stepped into a tj maxx which is where my friend bought it. I'll be on the lookout or just order it online.

I cannot believe this fragrance isn’t more popular! I absolutely LOVED it at first sniff! It is sensual and intoxicating! It is warm and sultry. It is sensual and sexy. Very exotic and different than any perfume I own. I feel like this perfume is timeless, it is all at once, vintage, classic and modern. I sprayed it to test, on the back of my hand in my car when I bought it. The scent wafted to my nose all the way home on my 45 minute drive and I couldn’t stop bringing my hand to my nose to inhale deeply. It is 90*F so I hopped in my pool and floated for about an hour and a half, with my hand in the water much of the time and I can still smell it strongly after getting out. I don’t feel like this is just a fall/winter fragrance, although I can’t wait to wear it in the colder months, but it can work for summer too. The notes all blend so perfectly together for a sultry, slightly sweet, creamy scent that will work perfectly for a summer night out.

I adore this, a very good blind buy for me. I've always loved amber scents, and I'd agree with other reviewers that you must be an amber lover to appreciate this one. She's dry yet sweet and resinous with spices and a kick of citrus to open. I don't get much of the smoke/incense but the resins are there representing! Great sillage, especially for the price. Nice and cozy, I enjoy spraying all over my pillows and blanket before bed. This feels summery to me, like August sunshine, so I won't be waiting until winter to spray with abandon. (I think a nice dry amber is great in summertime.) Strongly resembles Halston Woman Amber. I want to try 5th Avenue Royale to see how it compares after seeing it mentioned by another Fragrantican. Update: it's October; the incense note seems more noticeable in the cooler, drier Ohio weather we're having. I love Suki even more now!

The best, most unique cheapie of ALL TIME! It’s very polarizing, either your chemisty makes it bloom, or sour. The date note can be chocolatey/figgy or earwaxy if it doesn’t. But, I find Fragrantica is great to match folks with similar chemistry through their favs to see if their favs might work for you. Medicinal scents like this pull the natural sweetness of my skin out without making it gourmand. But likewise, during hotter months my skin turns gourmands into diabetes 😵💫 Other weirdos you might enjoy if you love this include: Gucci Rush Dior Addict Tocade Feel free to message me with any other fudgey herbals! This is a very niche category that needs more love!