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BORNTOSTANDOUT Sugar Addict
Sugar, cocoa and a dash of rum
BORNTOSTANDOUT pitches Sugar Addict as refined rather than childish sweetness. Anne-Sophie Behaghel starts it with crystalline sugar and cinnamon, moves to a bittersweet heart of cocoa and coffee, and slowly ends on tonka bean, vanilla, rum and labdanum over a base of cashmere wood.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
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Top notes
- Sugar
- Cinnamon Essence
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Heart notes
- Cocoa
- Coffee Extract
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Base notes
- Tonka Bean
- Vanilla Absolute
- Rum
- Labdanum Absolute
- Cashmere Wood
- Character
- Strong
- Concentration
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In the same spirit
Similar in character
On the skin
How it unfolds
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Crystal and spice
The opening is sugar and cinnamon: a crisp, clean sweetness with a warm cinnamon line running through it. The spice keeps the sugar from tasting plain, and the sweetness is more polished than sticky. It is brief and gives way to the heart quickly.
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The bitter middle
Cocoa and coffee extract turn the sweetness bittersweet. Cocoa gives a dry, dark edge, coffee adds a roasted bite, and together they pull the perfume away from candy towards something more grown-up, which is exactly what the brand describes.
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What stays
In the base, tonka bean, vanilla absolute and labdanum absolute merge into a deep, resinous sweetness. Rum adds a boozy warmth and cashmere wood a soft, smooth frame. The scent dries down warm, rounded and close to the skin.
Wearing it
When, who and why
Alone or layered
The brand suggests two ways to wear it: alone, as a sweet skin scent, or layered over other perfumes to add warmth and sweetness. On its own, two or three sprays suit cool days and evenings. Layering is a matter of taste, so begin with one spray.
Who it is for
Sugar Addict is classed as unisex. It suits people who love gourmand perfumes and want one with some bitterness and spice in it, and anyone who enjoys coffee, cocoa and rum in a scent. If you avoid sweet fragrances altogether, this is not the one to try.
The idea behind it
Anne-Sophie Behaghel is the perfumer credited on the brand's page. The pyramid is short, nine notes in all, and every one of them points to the same idea: grown-up sweetness. BORNTOSTANDOUT, a Seoul house, gave it the kind of blunt name it often uses.
At a glance
- House
- BORNTOSTANDOUT
- Perfumer
- Anne-Sophie Behaghel
- Year
- 2023
- Size
- 50 ml
- For
- Unisex
Questions
Frequently asked
Is Sugar Addict too sweet?
It is sweet by design, but the brand calls the sweetness refined: cinnamon, cocoa, coffee and labdanum add spice and bitterness, so it reads dark and warm rather than childish.
Can it be layered with other perfumes?
Yes, the brand suggests wearing it alone as a skin scent or layering it over other perfumes. When layering, begin with one spray of each and adjust to taste.
Which notes make up the heart?
Cocoa and coffee extract. They form the bittersweet centre between the sugar and cinnamon at the top and the tonka, vanilla, rum and labdanum below.
Is it a strong perfume?
It is an Eau de Parfum with a deep base of tonka bean, vanilla absolute and labdanum absolute, so it has presence. One or two sprays are a good place to start.
The house
About BORNTOSTANDOUT
Borntostandout is a Seoul house launched in 2022 with the motto ‘We rebel against the standards’. Its white bottles with red lettering reinterpret Joseon-era porcelain, and each perfume, provocatively named and composed by a credited outside perfumer, is an Eau de Parfum or a concentrated Extrait Extrême.
- A Seoul house launched in April 2022
- Motto: ‘We rebel against the standards’; the names are deliberately provocative
- White bottles with red lettering, a reinterpretation of Joseon-era white porcelain
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