31 community ratings

Spice Surprise

Name: Spice Surprise
Brand: SweDoft

2020MenClassic

6.6/ 10

Community score
31 ratings

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SweDoft Spice Surprise is a sweet, spicy and smoky men's fragrance led by cinnamon, honey and coffee.

Compare

Skunky's take: Fruity and cheerful, my nose stopped by the market.

How does it perform?

From 29 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.2 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.2 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.4 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

58% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Cinnamon Honey Coffee Bourbon vetiver Patchouli Tobacco Labdanum Black pepper Date Cedarwood Clove

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Synthetic
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous

What does Spice Surprise smell like?

The notes read as one whole rather than a top, heart and base. Cinnamon, clove and black pepper give a spicy warmth, while honey and date turn it gourmand. Tobacco, labdanum, patchouli and Bourbon vetiver add a resinous, earthy, smoky depth, and cedarwood frames it in wood.

Longevity and sillage are rated good. Voters pick it mostly for leisure, evening and night-out wear, with business and daily use well behind. Most call its character masculine, though a sizeable share finds it feminine. Frapin 1697 and Penhaligon's The Blazing Mister Sam have a close profile.