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    Steel Sugar vs. Dark Temptation

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    Steel Sugar rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Steel Sugar vs. Dark Temptation
    Steel SugarDark Temptation
    ConcentrationEau de ToiletteEau de Toilette
    Launched20132013
    GenderMaleMale
    Perfumer—Ann Gottlieb
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Steel Sugar

    Sweet
    Cinnamon
    Woody
    Amber
    Musky
    Aromatic
    Tobacco
    Lavender

    Dark Temptation

    Sweet
    Vanilla
    Warm Spicy
    Chocolate
    Amber
    Cacao
    Cherry
    Aromatic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    AngelicaAppleBergamot
    CherryPearGingerCoriander
    Heart
    GingerbreadLavenderCedar
    Red PepperSageBasil
    Base
    TobaccoVetiverLabdanum
    Dark ChocolateVanillaWhipped CreamAmberPatchouli

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Steel Sugar vs. Dark Temptation
    Steel SugarDark Temptation
    Score3.5/53/5
    Longevity4-6 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This is for someone who wants sweet but doesn't want to smell like dessert. The gingerbread-tobacco combination is unusual, it reads as gourmand on first spray, then gets darker, smokier.Steel Sugar
    It smells expensive. Not "almost convincing", actually expensive. The chocolate-vanilla combo has no business being this smooth at this price point, but here we are.Dark Temptation