Brown Sugar Fresh for women and men

There's definitely a lemon-y component to this fragrance. I thought it was pretty nice until a complete stranger told me I smelled like floor wax. Now I won't go near the stuff. I have to agree with the floor wax comment, though - this perfume definitely has a harsh side to it. If you think you like this perfume, but don't want others to think you smell like a freshly waxed floor, try going with Fresh's Lemon Sugar. It's actually more fresh and natural smelling, and overall, a lot lighter on the nose - definitely nothing like floor wax.

I get the lemon, and a delicious sweet smell--must be the caramel. I don't get anything floral with this, but I do think it's definitely a wonderful gourmand fragrance, and light enough for a summer day.

Notes according to Fresh.com

Top Notes: Sicilian lemon, tangerine, açaí

Heart Notes: sugared magnolia, sheer honeysuckle, peach nectar

Base Notes: caramel, warm amber, cypress

I wanted to get myself a sweet fragrance, so I went to the department store to try Fresh Brown Sugar and the new Prada Candy.

Fresh Brown Sugar is a light, sweet and citrus scent with a lasting power of about 2 hours. It is the type of fragrance that you would love to smell on your female colleagues in the workplace.

A nice summer fragrance.

Delicious! Brown Sugar opens with soft and sweet citrus, and is quickly warmed up by the caramel-amber base. The sweet, fresh honeysuckle is a lovely presence in this as well. The citrus is not really of the sparkling, fresh variety. I agree with the previous reviewer who likened it to lemon custard. It is quite soft and comforting. The caramel is delicious in this - it's softly sweet, warm and sticky like real caramel. But it's not at all cloying.

A must-try for gourmand lovers. The only disappointment with this is the lasting power. It barely lasted on my skin 2 hours, so it is one that would have to be re-applied often.

Full list of notes: Sicilian lemon, tangerine, acai berries, sugared magnolia, honeysuckle, peach nectar, caramel, warm amber, cypress.

This is a lovely fragrance, however I would not have thought for a minute that this is a unisex smell. To me, this reminds me of lemon custard when first sprayed which then dries down to smell like a caramel pie. First I put on body shop vanilla oil then a layer of brown sugar perfume on top. I have had surplus amounts of comments on how i smell good enough to eat when i combine these two.

I haven't been the biggest fan of Fresh's fragrances... they usually strike me as either too sweet (cannibas santal, apricot fig) or too sharp and harsh (sugar lemon) or I can't smell them at all (sugar lychee). Brown sugar is a rare winner, and is well balanced. When first applied it's dominated by zesty lemon, but soon enough the subtly sweet carmel/amber is introduced, making it airy, yet delicious.

I just bought this fragrance (I'm a male by the way) because I love sweet or gourmand fragrances. This is the only website that classifies this fragrance as unisex. I hope it's true! I would hate to tell people I'm wearing perfume for women.

The Fresh company seems to be another in the spirit of Philosophy and Clean, offering a line of simple products for the harried urban warrior who really just needs to take a deep breath and chill. BROWN SUGAR, in contrast to its name, is more of a citrus scent than anything else, and a refreshing one at that. Here are the notes listed on the box:

top: Sicilian lemon, tangerine, acai
heart: sugared magnolia, sheer honeysuckle, peach nectar
base: caramel, warm amber, cypress

In fact, the composition is linear, and I find it difficult to tease out any individual notes beyond lemon. It is slightly sweet--albeit nothing like brown sugar--and pleasingly natural smelling. This is a simple scent for those who like niche quality notes in uncomplicated fragrances. I would not call this a perfume, per se, but it does smell good. Of course, I feel that way about many of the offerings by some of the most well-regarded niche houses too...