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Aquolina · Est. 2013

Black Sugar

Black Sugar opens with a rush of caramelized sweetness that borders on burnt—like the crust of crème brûlée just before it tips into bitterness.

ConcentrationEau de Parfum
Forunisex
Released2013
Statusenriched
2013 · Eau de Parfum
car·van·pat·ton
Rating
4.0
0.7k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
citrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Caramel
    75
  • Vanilla
    55
  • Patchouli
    40
  • Tonka
    35
  • Amber
    30

By the editors · 2 min readBlack Sugar opens with a rush of caramelized sweetness that borders on burnt—like the crust of crème brûlée just before it tips into bitterness. There's a molasses-like richness here, darkened with patchouli and a whisper of smoky wood that keeps it from reading purely gourmand. The vanilla underneath is dense rather than airy, more resinous than creamy.

As it settles, the burnt-sugar impression softens into something warmer and slightly amber-toned, though the sweetness never fully retreats. It wears close and heavy, with a tenacity that outlasts its projection.

This is for those drawn to deeply sweet fragrances with a shadowy edge—less candy shop than late-night kitchen, where something indulgent has been left on the stove a moment too long. Unabashedly intense, it demands confidence in sweetness worn without apology.

Filed: AquolinaSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap