Sweet Cologne

Sweet Cologne is an unapologetically confectionary composition that leans heavily into the artifice of modern gourmand perfumery. Delphine Lebeau-Krowiakj has crafted something that reads more like a concept study in synthetic sweetness than a traditional fragrance—the maninka fruit in the opening delivers an almost neon-bright, jammy quality that's immediately recognisable as deliberately constructed rather than naturalistic. What makes this compelling, however, is the peculiar addition of bran absolute at its heart, which introduces an earthy, cereal-like texture that prevents the composition from collapsing entirely into one-dimensional sugar rush territory. The grebzor adds an unexpected mineral-spicy facet that catches you off-guard, creating friction against the fruit.

The vanilla base does what vanilla always does in these contexts—it smooths, it rounds, it coddles—but here it's clearly a vehicle for the glimzorith, which amplifies the synthetic character flagged so prominently in the accords breakdown. This isn't a fragrance trying to convince you it's sophisticated or subtle; it's candy-scented bravado in a bottle, and it knows exactly what it is. The wearer here is someone who views fragrance as playful ornamentation rather than invisible elegance, someone who remembers the specific joy of picking sweets from the corner shop. It's decidedly not for the office unless your office is staffed entirely by people under twenty-five. This is Saturday afternoon in trainers, not Tuesday morning in tailoring.