Acqua e Zucchero Profumum Roma 2002

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A popular perfume by Profumum Roma for women and men, released in 2002. The scent is sweet-gourmand. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Fruity

Floral

Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Vanilla

Orange blossom

Forest fruits

Ratings

Scent

8.21207 Ratings

Longevity

9.11112 Ratings

Sillage

8.71106 Ratings

Bottle

7.31024 Ratings

Value for money

7.1817 Ratings

Submitted by Apicius, last update on 07/28/2025.

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Reviews

37 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/03/2023

3
Pricing 7.5
Scent

DogiCoco
621 Reviews

DogiCoco

4

250 € cotton candy

I know that Acqua e Zucchero is widely regarded as a high end Pink Sugar dupe, so I was not surprised that they smell really similar. I was a bit surprised how simple and sweet this really is though, which in hindsight isn't that shocking either. No Profvmvm Roma fragrance I have tried so far was very complex, they all get straight to the point and this is no exception.

So, this is a fruity, vanilla-based cotton candy scent. I smell red berries and a hint of a fizzy, lemony citrus note, but not much orange blossom. The scent doesn't have the polarizing licorice note that Pink Sugar has, but it does have a bit of a cough-syrup vibe and a slightly burnt undertone. Just like cotton candy that has been in the machine for a moment too long.

As a gourmand fan, I do like it, but I don't understand why anyone would pay so much for it. Yes, it's a better alternative for Pink Sugar if you want something fresher and a little less cloying, but there are soo many fragrances in this genre in all price categories that I don't see the unique selling point here. Even the great performance can be had at a cheaper price point.

Despite being listed as unisex, I find this just as girly as Pink Sugar, Al-Rehab Soft and the likes. Everyone should wear what they like, and I honestly prefer men who smell like candy over men who smell like screechy blue shower gel, but this kind of scent will always read more feminine to me.

10/08/2023

Petrichora
3 Reviews

Petrichora

2

I want my life to be like this perfume smells

The other day I was looking for an elegant scent with strawberries, which is very unlike me. The strawberries I mean. Because to me, this reads as girly, cheap, and deodorant-like.

They didn't have a real strawberry fragrance but what I encountered instead is this scent. I was immediately in love. They didn't have it in stock and today it finally arrived :D

For me, it evokes pure joy and excitement. As if I'm sitting on a chain carousel and while flying through the air different notes hit my nose and become a delicious yummy pink-golden blur.

First I'm hit with orange blossoms and a very deep sugary note: tonka bean/caramel? It's as if someone forgot their sugar in a pan and it's already starting to develop a bit of fume.
Then there's a whiff of strawberry syrup.
The other day, we had champagne and sugared strawberries for brunch. Because I was still craving that strawberry note. I ladled the remaining juice into the Champagne glasses when the strawberries were gone. That's the note I'm getting sauf the Champagne.

So far the fragrance could be quite sticky and sugary. But there is a high note, that floats atop the base like an overtone. It's not there to be acknowledged but to brighten everything.
This fresh sour accord is owed to lemon blossom and possibly also lemon zest.

The vanilla that's wafting over has a hint of creaminess to it. And then the forest berries become more pronounced.
Like candied fruit. But also very authentically smelling of forest berries and a bit of woodiness. I'm getting wild strawberries and bramble berries; also the leaves of bramble berries, and maybe even a hint of sandalwood.

As the swirling of notes quietens down a bit, there's a lovely scent of rose. But there's no pinkness to it more of an apricot. It reminds me of those David Austin roses. And it's already withered and slightly decayed with notes of hay and peach. You know when you stretch out your hand to touch it or bring it closer to your nose the petals just fall into your hand soft like the finest suede leaving you with the inflorescence.

At the end of my ride, I'm getting a breeze of Cointreau and a bit of almond liqueur.
Maybe this mixed with the caramel smoke is what hits people's noses as plasticky?
Not to me though. There's nothing sharp. It's all so beautifully blended with the lemony glint to lend it freshness.
Throughout this merry-go-round spinning, the orange blossom never loses its radiance. What started as a dark red and amber-coloured elixir ends in a warm, pink and golden swirl with the softest cloudlets of magenta.

I want my life to be like this perfume smells:

Joyful, exciting, comforting, sweet with a bit of darkness - a wistfulness.
And filled with golden sunshine!

03/21/2025

7
Pricing 5
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

SpecterCody
9 Reviews

SpecterCody

2

Ceaselessly sweet powdered sugar with a touch of tangy and bitter berries.

The name says it all here. Its very straightforwardly sugary. Despite its simplicity, it doesn't smell cheap or overly synthetic. The tartness of the berries (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry) temper the airy sugar, but the berries never overtake the composition.

Comparisons to Xerjoff Symphonium are immediately evident to me. There is a very distinctive sweetness that is present in both. Xerjoff goes deeper into a chocolate, orange, oud, and musk direction, however. This makes Symphonium more unisex leaning, while Acqua e Zucchero is brighter, airier, and more feminine leaning.

While fun to wear for a bit, I found this overbearingly sweet and linear. Throughout its lifetime, it smells almost the same. Being surrounded by a cloud of sugar is simply too much for me.

06/07/2025

3
Pricing 5
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 5.5
Scent

Moto13
20 Reviews

Moto13

1

Synthetic quality

This starts off fruity synthetic bubblegum-like and dries down into some sugary sweet synthetic cedar wood + creamy sandalwood. Can't tell much because I think this is very linear and low dimensional. I get some synthetic notes which is somewhat bothering, in the same direction as Encre Noire Eau de Toilette. I think this is unisex not exactly masculine or feminine (despite other people say) I honestly think there are better quality scents at that price range

02/10/2021

9
Sillage 10
Longevity 8
Scent

Friesin
34 Reviews

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Friesin

Top Review 34

Farmer seeks woman

... "So, now we come to the video message to the viewers. Introduce yourself briefly, please."
"Yes, good morning, I'm Franz ..................."
"Nice, Franz, and what do you do professionally ? "
" Um....I'm a farmer"
" So an agronomist, fine fine. And what do you do in your spare time?"
"Tractor racing! "
"Oh, oh, ladies, so Franz, the nippy womaniser, does motor sport
on a high level."
"...So..."
" Let's move on to the culinary arts. Franz, what do you like to eat? "
"My favorite is boiled potatoes with butter and salt ."
" Well, against a subterranean agricultural product of burro and fleur de sèl , our female viewers certainly have nothing to object."
"...?!..."
" Now let's come to the last question, Franz, what should your dream woman be like ? "
"She should be nice and pretty."
" There they hear it, we ask now therefore the gentle and visually appealing ladies before a first contact not to shy away."
"......Exactly !......"

'Acqua e Zucchero' , so water and sugar, for real now ?"
What a profane name for a perfume.
The filling I have ordered only because he came away so well in the forum and fits into my Beuteschema. Now he is there and name is program.
Immediately spreads an honest sweetness, which is not creeping but immediately present.
Boiling candy water with vanilla bean.
In the course remains the sugary, but gets berry support.
This is the moment in which I personally get out, because this makes the fragrance even more substantial. Here I would have liked the oranges to come down.
Only after hours, the sweetness, which never seems cheap or artificial, flattens out and becomes an oily simmering vanilla rush.
For the sweet gourmand friends among you, this fragrance will hit the spot.
The name fits perfectly, water and sugar.

P.s.Who wants the number of Franz...PN.

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