Based on the name, the description, and the video with perfumer Anne Flipo, I imagined Lolita Lempicka's Sweet would be a candy-bomb, something along the lines of Viktor & Rolf Bonbon, or Prada Candy, or even the original Lolita Lempicka fragrance. I was only partly right. Sweet, the brand's new perfume for women "who live life deliciously" is candied, but it's also sheer, especially once the top notes calm. If you think of it as Infusion de Sweet, you'll be closer to the mark.
Wisely, the description references a cherry-cocoa lipgloss accord as opposed to actual cherries and cocoa (although yes, they are in the visuals, as shown above). That's exactly what it smells like early on, in fact, I didn't think of fruit or chocolate, I thought of the many sugary soda-inspired lip products of my youth (Dr Pepper Lip Smackers, anyone?). This smells like a Lip Smacker crossed with those chocolate covered cherries you find at the local drugstore, the ones that have a distinctive flavor all their own, not really chocolate and not really cherry but something new, not found in nature.1
The heart is light florals — there is a brief whiff of the promised angelica — but once you've gotten there, it's nearly game over. The dry down is a pale woody musk with vaguely fruity undertones and a velvety / almost-powdery finish, warm-ish but not quite as warm as you'd expect for a fall launch. The musk hangs around for a good long time, but it's rather thin. I predict many people are going to complain about Sweet's lasting power.
Verdict: If you were worried Sweet would be too gourmand for you, it might be a pleasant surprise; if you were hoping for a decent dessert-fest sort of perfume, I'm not sure it will live up to your requirements. It only smells like a gourmand for about 15 or 20 minutes. After that, it's pleasant, but probably not compelling enough to attract a ton of perfumista attention. I assume Sweet is meant to appeal to younger consumers (it's being fronted by Elle Fanning, who is now 16),2 but I can't say that I found it too young so much as I found it too little. I will wait for the Sweet Intense flanker...
Lolita Lempicka Sweet is available in 30, 50 and 80 ml Eau de Parfum.
1. I never tried the Dr. Pepper Cherry soda they brought out a few years ago, but I now imagine it to taste like the top notes of Sweet.
2. You might remember that she also did the 2012 commercial for Le Premier Parfum.
I liked Dr. Pepper Lip Smackers and still a fan of some of the Lip Smackers, I bought a vanilla one recently. Did try the cherry D.P. soda, wasn’t enough cherry in it for me. I may sniff this just for the Lip Smacker note. However, probably won’t buy…especially when I can just get a Lip Smacker for two bucks or something.
Did not know they still made Lip Smackers. Betcha the Dr Pepper is reformulated!
Not only do Lip Smackers still exist, they come in HUNDREDS of flavours, including, get this, a breakfast collection which has Orange Juice, Blueberry Pancake, and Maple Bacon and a diner collection of Double Cheeseburger, Sweet Potato Fries, and Strawberry Milkshake. The line has changed a LOT since my sisters collected them in the seventies.
Double cheeseburger? Bacon? Gross.
The Maple Bacon actually smells really, really good and has no flavour whatever. It’s barely even sweetened. Just deliciously scented wax. The cheeseburger is probably gross.
They also do Girl Scout Cookies flavours, including Thin Mints, Samoas, and Trefoils. Say what you want but the Lip Smackers folk have got their finger on the pulse of America.
I had no idea. Admit I am perversely wanting the Sweet Potato Fries now.
LOL!!!
OH man I loved those Dr Pepper Lip Smackers. You’re right, they don’t smell (taste) the same as they did ca. 1977.
Probably cause they added modified egg yolk, high fructose corn syrup, guar gum, sucralose and hormones to it.;).
We must have basically eaten them…the tubes were huge and we ran though them in no time.
I admit, I ate a chunk or two on purpose when I was a kid..they smelled good enough to eat I guess. Wasn’t that good though, lol.
Infusion de Sweet! Love it Robin. Haha!
Is it available in the US?! I’m SO looking forward to this one, and seeing that red bottle in person! : D
It is not here yet, & sorry but no idea when. I can’t remember now how long it took Elle to get here (?)
Hmm … your description brings to mind JPG’s Madame, but I like that one, even if it smells like Eau de Plastique.
I liked MaDame too — not really “me” but thought it was a great scent. MaDame is much brighter & more sparkling in the opening, and the dry down is way livelier than Sweet’s. If I had a choice between the 2, I’d take the MaDame.
How does the cherry lipgloss compare to the cherry in the original Lolita Lempicka?
Much airier!
These reviews make me feel old! 🙁 Doctor Pepper lip smackers indeed – I’m more in the Yardley of London group!
Hey. It’s degrees of decrepitude, right?
Oh, no. Sounds awful. When I want soda in my perfume, I’ll stick with my rootbeer-ish Hypnotic Poison.
I would not call it awful at all…it’s quite harmless. But I’d prefer HP any day!
Love rootbeer scents+1
Lolita Lempicka finally rendered the apple-bottle in RED!!!! Who cares what Sweet smells like, the bottle will probably be a collector’s item.