Pink Sugar - Aquolina

Scents are important. Scents can be emotive, they can represent your mood, they can make you feel perkier, brighter and better. Scents can bring back memories, reminding you of people, places, moments. And frankly, I don't think there is anything quite as lovely as being told  you smell good. I recently ran out of perfume (Daisy by Marc Jacobs and Princess by Vera Wang - such good perfumes that I have used up two bottles of both in my short lifetime) and it was pretty devastating. I now have the choice of smelling like deodorant (never too pleasant) or a cheap Impulse body spray I bought in an attempt to smell florally.


So I decided to repurchase a perfume I adored a couple of years ago - Pink Sugar by Aquolina. This is a perfume that received compliments every time I wore it, from girls and guys alike!

I've decided that it is probably one of my FAVOURITE SCENTS EVER. That's a big call I know but there is just something really yummy about it.  Pink Sugar was launched in 2004 and it is a very very very sweet scent.  If you like orientals or very fruity scents, this is not the scent for you! But I like sweet things - sweet foods & sweet people - so I looooove it!


This smell reminds me of fairy floss and berries.  It's a very obviously girly scent and while it is recommended for 'young girls' (bit awks) the notes of musk help it to be a bit more adult. It is described as having notes of Bergamot, Sicilian Orange, Raspberry, Fig Leaves, Lily of the Valley, Licorice, Strawberry, Red Fruit, Cotton Candy, Vanilla, Caramel, Musk, Wood, Powder. The scent is very long-lasting, which is important because there is nothing worse than a scent wearing off moments after you spray it. This smell lingers (in a good way) and because of that, people very quickly associate you with the scent. 


For me, the packaging leaves a little to be desired - it looks a little cheap but I love the perfume so much I can forgive this. 


You can't buy it in Australia (which makes me pretty sad) but there are a lot of online sellers. I buy it from StrawberryNet, a cosmetic/perfume/skincare sites that sells a load of brands AND offers FREE shipping (a big tick in my books). It cost me $49 for 100ml which is relatively cheap in perfume currency.