The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Sugar Daddy is what happens when Antonio Maretti and perfumer Cristian Calabrò converge on a brief for modern masculine luxury. Launched in 2025 as part of the house's Prestige collection, the composition is built around a central tension: a crisp, fruit-forward opening that refuses to behave politely, paired with a warm, resinous base that grounds the whole thing. The name isn't shy. Neither is the juice. The fragrance reads as an unapologetic play on indulgence, leaning into the fantasy it's named after rather than softening around it. The opening moves through blood orange and cardamom with a bright, almost fizzy snap before the composition settles into a heart of grapefruit, lavender, lotus, and mint that cools everything down without dulling it.
What's distinctive here is the structural contrast. Sugar Daddy keeps the citrus conversation going well past the opening: grapefruit joins blood orange in the heart, bergamot appears in the base, and that citric thread runs through every phase of the wear. The cardamom and mint provide a cooling counterweight, while amber and sandalwood build the warm spine underneath. It's a composition that wants to feel both sharp and settled, modern and rooted.
The evolution
The first ten minutes belong to blood orange and cardamom: bright, almost fizzy, like cracking open a pod of spice over a citrus market. That combination is immediate, almost loud, and it settles into the heart around the 30-minute mark where grapefruit, lavender, lotus, and mint take over. The lavender softens the edges. The mint cools them. The grapefruit keeps the citrus thread alive while the lotus adds a clean, watery dimension that prevents the whole thing from collapsing into sweetness. By hour two, the base has fully arrived: amber and sandalwood warming the bottom, vetiver adding a dry earthiness, and that surprising bergamot in the base pulling everything back toward light. The evolution is unusually legible on skin because each phase has its own dominant note rather than blurring into an averaged middle.
Cultural impact
Sugar Daddy arrives in the Prestige collection, sitting alongside the house's portfolio of unapologetically named compositions like Vicious Mind, Seduttore, and Nymphomania. The collection as a whole leans toward named characters rather than abstract concepts, and Sugar Daddy fits squarely within that approach. It treats the fragrance itself as the personality: bold in name, executed with structural confidence in the juice. The composition delivers on what its name promises without tipping into parody, balancing bright citrus and cooling spice against a warm amber-sandalwood base.
The House
Antonio MarettiAntonio Maretti is a niche perfume house that emerged from Florence in 2022. The brand translates the city’s artistic heritage into a line of bold, character‑driven scents. Each fragrance is formulated in Italy and released as a limited edition, allowing the house to keep a tight focus on quality and narrative. The portfolio spans unisex and gender‑specific offerings, ranging from the citrus‑bright Limoncello Kiss to the dark, woody Vicious Mind. By anchoring its creations in the cultural memory of the Renaissance, Antonio Maretti invites wearers to experience a modern reinterpretation of classic Italian elegance.
The Creator
Cristian CalabròCalabrò demonstrates particular skill in rendering gourmand compositions with sophistication, as evidenced by Caramelo Vanilla and Almond Harmony. His work with The House of Oud reveals an ability to handle oriental structures with nuance, balancing richness with restraint.
