Thumbsucker Stora Skuggan 2020

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7.1 / 10 107 Ratings

A perfume by Stora Skuggan for women and men, released in 2020. The scent is floral-fruity. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Fruity

Sweet

Woody

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Narcissus

Honey

Heart Notes

Cherry

Violet

Base Notes

Bitter almond

Candle wax Styrax

Styrax

Himalaya cedar

Perfumer

Tomas Hempel

Ratings

Scent

7.1107 Ratings

Longevity

8.081 Ratings

Sillage

7.381 Ratings

Bottle

8.578 Ratings

Value for money

6.245 Ratings

Submitted by EmergeR, last update on 08/10/2025.

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/16/2025

Byrehoe
198 Reviews

Byrehoe

5

hospital clown

This smells like a children’s hospital. A haunted children’s hospital. Powdered violets and narcissus create a potent baby powder cloud, while medicinal honey and cherry syrup linger beneath. It’s the scent of something strongly medical trying to be covered up with an even stronger, sweeter potpourri. But instead of reassurance, I’m met with goosepimples. I have to give Thumbsucker points for that: this is the spookiest scent I’ve met. If you collect the souls of naughty children inside handmade ragdolls or know how to scuttle gracefully along the ceiling of a church, this is THE scent for you!

Mental Snapshot: “Hoo-hoo!” A whistling voice pulls you from sleep. You groggily lurch upright, blaming the drugs. But no… no… You can smell it. Half candyfloss, half anaesthetic ether. From the dark, it jingles. “It’s me! Thumbsucker! The Hospital Clown!”

tl;dr: haunted children’s hospital

07/31/2023

10
Pricing 6
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Mickan
2 Reviews

Mickan

4

Review of Thumbsucker by Stora Skuggan by a swede

As a swede I need to help the community by writing a review of this gem! Thumbsucker. A unique amalgamation of notes, this scent is a veritable time capsule, leading you back to a childhood filled with sunny days, innocence, and the purity of first experiences. The scent is very unique, filled with floral, wood, cedar, vax as a base. But fruity and fun on the top with, honey, cherry and just light and fun.

The performance of Thumbsucker is solid. Longevity stands at around 6-8 hours on the skin, and the sillage, while not monstrous, is present enough to draw others into your personal scent story without overpowering them. Packaging-wise, Thumbsucker stays true to the minimalist aesthetic of Stora Skuggan. The bottle is fine, but it has a very nice cap, looks handmade. My only critique for Thumbsucker is its rather unique scent profile that might not appeal to everyone. Its very unique, hard to say what perfume is closest to this scent. Its a must try, all my friends love it, so that says something! This is a unisex scent imo.

In conclusion, Thumbsucker by Stora Skuggan is very unique and if you like rare, this is for you.

12/14/2024

10
Bottle 10
Scent

Fairymist
6 Reviews

Fairymist

2

Fun scent journey

Opens with a medicinal, plasticky cherry scent - I get a vision of a vintage convertible with bright red vinyl seats, top down, white heart sunglasses on. After the first 30 minutes or so it transforms into a strong violet similar in scent to Augustin Reyes' Royal Violets cologne. Points for creativity. Love the retro feel.

05/15/2024

Lidijabern
46 Reviews

Lidijabern

1

Very sour and "vintage"

Not my cup of tea, to be straightforward.

Very sour smelling (like milk gone bad), a bit animalic, like used baby wipes and a bouquet of freshly plucked daisies. Vintage smelling, screechy, not a "peaceful" and unobtrusive composition...

Sadly I don't get any cherry, just a bit "green", floral or milky sourness and a civet like vintage effect. Nose brand described it as a "hungover-scent, sweet and comforting cloud..." It didn't have that effect on me, and just a thought of smelling it hungover... the effect would be just the opposite, I suppose. :-D

Longevity is fairly good, I tested it in the evening, and could still discreetly smell it in the morning.

Can't say I like this one, unfortunately but surely is a unique composition, complex and potent smelling.

08/27/2024

5
Pricing 7
Sillage 10
Longevity 7.5
Scent

LastWonder
483 Reviews

LastWonder

1

From Innocent to Nectar of the Gods

Stora's inspiration for this fragrance comes from a story about an ancient king named Yuvanaswa who had wealth and many wives, but no children. The holy sage Bhrigu agreed to prepare a magic potion for the king. The ritual went on for several days, by the end Yuvanaswa was exhausted and very thirsty. As he stumbled around he came across a pitcher of water and drank it. The pitcher was the magic potion intended for the Queen.

The king himself got pregnant. When his pregnancy came to term the King of Gods, Indra, joined him and cut a hole in the king’s thigh to deliver the baby boy. The king could not breastfeed his child so Indra slit his thumb, and because he was a god, his veins were filled with life-giving nectar instead of blood and he let the boy suck his thumb.

This fragrance starts sweet and is a little bit play play doh with some powder in the background. It develops into a strong cherry dipped in honey with a little bit of almond to add some powder and wood. I would say the inspiration elevates the scent because it develops from something childlike and innocent to something reminiscent of a god's nectar.

This fragrance lasted all day, over 8 hours. It had good projection too, lifted off skin enough to leave a scent trail. A 30ml will cost $168.