Sweet

What it is

A catch all for sugar in a blend rather than any single material. Vanillin, ethyl maltol, benzoin and caramelised notes do most of the work.

What it smells like

Rounded and sugary rather than fruity, nearer dessert than fresh produce. It is one of the few accords where a small change in dose changes the whole impression: a little reads as warmth, a lot reads as candy floss.

How strongly it is worn

The average strength this accord is listed at, where 100 means it dominates the fragrance.

68 / 100

What builds it

How much more often than the catalogue average. 1.0x would be chance, so these are the things that genuinely travel with it rather than the things that are simply common.

Accords it sits beside

Same measure, with its own family filtered out. Saying woody turns up with oud is a restatement, not a finding.

When it is worn

Against the average fragrance here. The line marks that average, so a bar past it means this is worn in that season or setting more than most.

Houses that use it most

Counted across the fragrances here, which reflects what we cover as much as what a house makes.

Jean Paul Gaultier (34), Lattafa (34), Lancome (30), Mancera (30), Carolina Herrera (29), Giorgio Armani (29).