Sweet Cakes Fragrance Oils Reviews

[RB22]

I found this forum when I was searching for Sweet Cakes fragrance oil reviews, and thought I’d share a few of my own. This company is one I’ve gone back to several times for my own Bath & Body projects (sprays, roll on perfumes, conditioner, body powders, to use on wool dryer balls & to mix with laundry detergent, etc). I like the glass bottles, which I usually add a dropper to for easier dispensing. The ones I’ve tried are:

Hotel Costes- super potent, similar to the scent of Valentine’s Day Red Hot Cinnamon candies.

Lemon Sugar- very true to the original perfume. Reminds me of lemon lime Shasta, or Fresca, sodas. I’ve heard people say the original smells like Alka Seltzer, and I can sort of see that. An effervescent, citrus scent.

Thymes Eucalyptus- true to the original. Reminds me a lot of the scent of Coast deodorant soap.

Oatmeal, Milk and Honey- lovely, soft, milk & honey scent, with a nice oatmeal note.

Ice Cap- reminds me of the scent of a blue liquid Lush shampoo that’s no longer being made (it was called Ice Blue). Menthol and peppermint. Icy and invigorating.

Original Herbal Essence- they did a great job recreating the green 70s Herbal Essence scent. I’ve tried *many, many* thing over the years rumored to smell like it, and I’ve never really been happy with anything, until I smelled this. They captured all of the floral and herbal green nuances, as well as a hint of 70s musk. Love this one.

Aveda Sap Moss- earthy incense. I can’t say if it’s like the original because I only ever sniffed it ages ago and never actually had it, but this FO is strong, and good to mix with other scents.

Tranquil Sleep- soft and gentle, like 1990s Bath & Body Works Tranquil Sleep, before they tweaked it in later years to be more overt “lavender vanilla”. I liked Bath & Body Works in the 90s, so this is a great find, and dupe for the original.

Stress Relief- also more like the original 1990s Bath & Body Works Stress Relief. It used to smell more like spearmint chewing gum (in a good way), and didn’t have so much of the masculine cologne edge like today’s version does. Another great one.

Summer Peach- a fresh, juicy, natural smelling peach.

Ester Lauder Aliage- great dupe for the original. Smells like a wet fall leaf, like the perfume.

Green Tea- strong, citrusy, “green tea accord” (not like actually green tea, or matcha).

Lavender & Herbs - kind of perfume-y, not exactly like lavender, or herbal. Not a favorite, one of the few I haven’t liked from here.

Aveda Rosemary Mint- excellent dupe. Rosemary mint, with a hint vanilla and other notes, so it’s not quite so “essential oil” smelling, just like Aveda’s.

 

[dibbles]

I like Sweet Cakes too Thanks for posting - I haven't tried many of these. When you have time, check out the fragrance oil review chart here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...MFTWfchk-c7sNswuh-yaTdRf1M/edit#gid=778656389
You can add reviews here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQ_smHZEINC_fYM0T4OYOuW9ASDR-a5_vq46JIBHVhnvpU5Q/viewform
I, as well as many others here, really appreciate the reviews. It helps to have as much information as possible when shopping for FOs. Which I do way to often

 

[RB22]

^ That’s very helpful too, thank you! I always feel like it’s such a gamble trying new ones that don’t have reviews/ very few reviews :/.

 

[shunt2011]

Have you put these in soap? Do they stick? Just curious.

 

[RB22]

I have not tried using them in soaps, unfortunately. If I try that at some point, I’ll be sure to post. They’ve been great in everything else I’ve tried, though. The Herbal Essence Body Powder I made is especially good, very 70s smelling .

 

[Cellador]

Funny how different noses can be...

To me, Hotel Costes smells green to me- like pine, fir, with some floral and spice notes. I wouldn't say it smells like Red Hots at all. My husband likes me to wear it as a perfume but I like it best as a room spray.

I have soaped their Rosemary Mint. OOB it is perfectly balanced between rosemary & mint, but once soaped, I only smell the mint.

I have used many if their fragrances. Just like any other supplier, they have their hits and misses. Overall, I've been very pleased with their FOs.

 

[RB22]

Oh wow, that’s what I was hoping the Hotel Costes would smell like, and how it sounded it would be from the description. It sounded to me like it would be similar to one of the herbal/ earthy Aveda Chakra sprays. I tried it heavily diluted, and in different ways, letting it dry down, etc, and the cinnamon was still dominant. The other people in the house thought so too, so it makes me wonder if they might sometimes vary batch to batch? In fact, it was so cinnamon dominant, I ended up mixed it with sugar cookie oil, and making my sister, who loves Seinfeld, some “Seinfeld Cinnamon Babka” things , so I found a use for it.

 

[Cellador]

Now I'm curious if you got something different... it's definitely a little spicy but I'd say it's a perfume-y scent, not something I'd ever mix with a cookie scent.

 

[RB22]

Me too! Maybe I’ll try it again in the future, it sounds like I got some sort of a freak batch or something.

 

[RB22]

Resurrecting my old thread from a few years ago to see if anyone is buying from Sweet Cakes these days?

I haven’t purchased from them in a while, but noticed they don’t have as many scents as they used to.

Also the shipping for the 1 ounce Original Herbal Essence that I wanted again was over $26, and that was the least expensive shipping option. :/

 

[not_ally]

Their shipping costs were always one of the things that were a problem for me. The two FOs I religiously bought from them are no longer available, so I don't check them out anymore, in part large part because they don't post reviews.

Have you soaped any of the FOs above? I don't rely on OOB reviews when buying for soaping very much because scents morph so much with lye, and also you don't know if they are going to stick.

 

[RB22]

Their shipping costs were always one of the things that were a problem for me. The two FOs I religiously bought from them are no longer available, so I don't check them out anymore, in part large part because they don't post reviews.

Have you soaped any of the FOs above? I don't rely on OOB reviews when buying for soaping very much because scents morph so much with lye, and also you don't know if they are going to stick.

Which ones did you buy that they discontinued?

I do remember the shipping costs being high, but not nearly as much as they are now. Their original Herbal Essence, however, really captures the nuances of that old 70s shampoo scent. No other company has even come close, otherwise I’d just get one from elsewhere. Not sure that I’d bite the bullet on that high of a cost, though, and I don’t really need anything else..

I only use melt & pour soap bases from Whole Sale Supplies Plus, and don’t do the Cold Processed ones, so for that the oils have been fine. No issues with lack of scent retention or anything..

 

[not_ally]

I used (and loved) their True Rose and Econocuke, but they were both terrible accelerators, so I'm not as sad as I could have been that they're gone (and I found substitutes which are better behaved ) SC has high quality oils, I think, but the cost of shipping and the lack of reviews make it hard to invest in the effort of reassessing their FO offerings at this point ....

 

[lucycat]

I haven't ordered in a couple of years. I liked the Eucalyptus Thymes a lot and it stuck well in CP. However, it is no longer listed. I also like the Sage, Sweetgrass, and Cedar. My last bottle was probably purchased in 2022. It was strong and stuck well in cp. It took a few tests to figure out how much FO to use because it was so strong. I loved the ginger essence but the last time I purchased it had been reformulated and wasn't as strong and didn't stick well.

I checked for my zipcode on shipping and it was $24. Too high for me to order only a couple of fragrances.