Sweetly Known Kerosene 2020

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7.6 / 10 79 Ratings

A popular perfume by Kerosene for women and men, released in 2020. The scent is spicy-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Sweet

Smoky

Gourmand

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Cardamom

Burnt caramel Musk

Musk

Sugar

Vanilla

Cocoa

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

John Pegg Brand owner, Perfume maker

Ratings

Scent

7.679 Ratings

Longevity

8.266 Ratings

Sillage

7.866 Ratings

Bottle

8.054 Ratings

Value for money

7.339 Ratings

Submitted by Morpheus1, last update on 03/27/2025.

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Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/06/2022

Mlleghoul
422 Reviews

Mlleghoul

2

A canelé in fragrance form

I am swooning after sampling Sweetly Known from Kerosene. I’m neither a fan of sweet treats or sweet fragrances, but as it happens my current favorite sweet stink is also from the creators at Kerosene, and it’s a coconutty-pina colada- Biscoff masterpiece called Unknown Pleasures. So I’m not surprised that I like this one, too. They seem to be able to handle sweetness with nuance and complexity and make it interesting, rather than cloying or childish. Sweetly Known incorporates notes of Cardamom, Cocoa, and other confectionery notes alongside musk and it smells like a miniature bundt-shaped small French pastry flavored with rum and vanilla, offering a softly milky, tender custardy center and a dark, crackling caramelized crust. There’s also a smoky, dusty note that makes it feel like you’re burning the incense or smudge stick version of this dessert and elevates what might be a sugary experience to something absolutely sublime.

10/21/2024

8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Katemorganb
28 Reviews

Katemorganb

2

Love at First Spray

I am physically unable to be normal about this scent. It is everything I want in a gourmand: it's sweet but not too sweet, warm and spicy, and a little smoky. The cardamom adds a really stunning nuanced spice to the burnt caramel: sweet, aromatic, floral, peppery. Either the sugar note was intended to feel like a powdered/confectioner's sugar or the combination of the sugar and cardamom notes on my skin are making it smell like that, which gives Sweetly Known a little facet of "powdered donut" that I was not expecting, but I'm definitely not mad at it. It is also strong and sticks around; 2-4 sprays on my wrist last about 8+hours, and it will stay on your clothes for a few days as well. I am so glad I tried this, because it's quickly becoming an all-time favorite.

10/05/2023

8
Longevity 9
Scent

ScentStudio
150 Reviews

ScentStudio

3

Thee cardamom scent

A sweet, caramelly and a little boozy fragrance from the get go. Sweetly Known is verging on gourmand ATM, but it isn't overpowering or cloying, to my surprise looking at the notes. It is somehow light.
After dry down, however, cardamom is revealed and it is gorgeous in composition with the rest of the notes! Sweetly Known has arrived at gourmand.
The scent reminds me a bit of Cardamom Coffee by Lush, but it is less pungent and actually wearable.

That is on paper, I'm sure that as soon as I spray myself, we'll have another story.

As expected, the fragrance is amped up on skin. I get more booziness and the cardamom is in for the ride from the start! Sweetly Known, though very different, is a lighter version of Follow by Kerosene, in my opinion. It doesn't have a coffee note per se, but the cardamom and slight note of burnt match remind me so much of Follow. I found Follow absolutely mouthwatering, but not that wearable, whereas Sweetly Known is perfect for Autumn and Winter as a signature scent.
I could smell it for 6+ hours and the experience was so pleasant.
I kept sniffing, and back home after a long day at work, my boyfriend asked "you own that, right?". Answer is, unfortunately not, but his reaction to that was "you will. It is delicious!".

Sweetly Known is what I wish I had, I absolutely adore my Unknown Pleasures, but it is an absolute BEAST that wears me, not me it, whereas Sweetly Known makes me feel so confident and sexy that I just need this in my collection!

12/03/2022

8
Pricing 9
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

EssiFloressi
25 Reviews

EssiFloressi

3

Gourment paradise

If you love carmel in a slightly dry form, this fragrance is for you. I have a feeling that recently it has been reformulated and reminds for a while or two Followed (lovage-like note), however it still makes me happy, especially during the day, when I need energy. I like this combination of burnt sugar and cocoa, and also that each listed note really appears on your wrist. Such a sweet story, perfect around Xmas time.

12/03/2020

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

Landshark321
670 Reviews

Landshark321

Sweet and spicy cardmom/caramel/sugar mix, nice follow-up to Winter of 99

This is my second wearing of Kerosene’s latest release, Sweetly Known, a sweet and spicy mix of burnt caramel and cardamom, primarily, with a notable element of sugar, and finally vanilla and cocoa, though for me, the first three notes tell most of its story.

As in my initial wearing, I am inclined to compare it to Winter of 99, a more molasses-based sweet-and-spicy vanilla scent and the preceding release from early 2019. Sweetly Known is more deeply rooted in the cardamom and sugary burnt caramel, rather than molasses, and is slightly lighter overall than Winter of 99. Still, it packs a punch, and is spicier overall than Winter of 99.

It’s really very easily enjoyable, clearly apt for the cold weather but not overbearing to the point of being unwearable on, say, a summer evening. And despite the prominence of cardamom, it’s rather delectable in a candy sense, still quite sugary, despite the vanilla and cocoa notes not factoring too prominently into my experience of the fragrance.

Sold via the house website as well as Indigo Perfumery and Indiescents, both great boutiques, Sweetly Known has the same exceptional pricing as its predecessors, at $140 for 100ml.

7 out of 10

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