Candy Yum-Yum by MAC bottle
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Candy Yum-Yum

4.0/5 · 462 votes Feminine 2016
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Character

Longevity2.9/5
Sillage2.9/5
Day95
Night45
Summer100
Spring87
Fall41
Winter25
Our take

Candy Yum-Yum opens with a guava so synthetic and candied it could be a jolly rancher dropped in soda water, all fizzy pink and aggressively sweet. The heart tries to civilize the affair with iris powder and a ghost of cherry blossom, but they barely register against the barrage of cotton candy and vanilla that crashes in like a sugar high you forgot you ordered. The overall character is a cotton candy machine at a county fair that someone accidentally drenched in fruit syrup, spinning for hours until everything is sticky and nobody can tell where the guava ends and the confectioner’s glaze begins. It feels intensely synthetic in the way cheap body sprays do, and while it has its audience, the longevity barely clears three hours and the sillage stays close to the skin, a quiet pink blur fading fast. This suits someone who wants a pure, unapologetic sugar rush for a spring afternoon picnic or a summer day at the mall, where reapplication feels like part of the fun. Skip it if you prefer depth or restraint, or if your skin eats sweetness for breakfast. Candy Yum-Yum is a fleeting wink, not a statement.

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