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Cabbage Patch Kids chew free-range vanilla pods.
Actually, I'm not really into vanilla scents. I do like the smell of vanilla, but I don't necessarily want to smell like it myself. Vanilla is somehow fluffy, sweet, lovable, well-behaved, cuddly... I, on the other hand, am not so sweet and lovable and cuddly and snuggly. No, I'm more of a hedgehog type; I can definitely show my spikes and can be quite prickly, I'm sarcastic and sharp-tongued and say what I think, even if it means swimming against the tide and holding an unpopular opinion. And if someone is determined to annoy me, I can get quite uncomfortable. It doesn't really suit me to smell like a walking vanilla crescent. I mean... nothing against fans of gourmand scents... but: How can I expect to be taken seriously if I smell like a dessert?! I would feel like I was planning and executing a military coup in a plush full-body panda costume.
But dramatic times call for dramatic measures, even vanilla if necessary!
And the Corona crisis has been quite draining for me. I just needed something to lift my spirits and morale. And what could be more fitting than a perfume? It should be something that conveys lightness and carefreeness, is not too complicated and not too profound - and it should be able to calm my Corona-stressed nerves a bit and lift my mood.
What scents are said to be calming? Supposedly lavender, but I haven't had any positive experiences with lavender scents in that regard. The fragrance notes that usually have a calming effect on me are musk... and often vanilla. Therefore, I was looking for a relatively monothematic vanilla scent that I could wear at home for myself and that is not too sweet, synthetic, cloying, or overpowering.
In the absence of other ideas, I decided to try this fragrance with the distinctly creative name and bottle, and I was pleasantly surprised: Vanilla and benzoin are promised by the fragrance pyramid, and both are detectable, no more, no less. However, vanilla is the main star, while benzoin plays a supporting role. The scent is close to the skin, and the longevity is rather poor. Sprayed on in the morning, you need to reapply by midday if the scent is to last throughout the day.
There is also no significant development in the fragrance; one could perhaps say that benzoin is a bit more dominant at first, while vanilla has the longer breath, that the scent starts fresher, greener, and less sweet, but then transitions into something sweeter, powdery, and gourmand. The vanilla smells very natural, is powdery, light, and unobtrusive. The scent reminds me of woodruff pudding with vanilla sauce or perfumed plastic dolls. Don't the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls also have that slightly sweet vanilla scent? Thus, it might also be a fragrance for nostalgic people or anyone wanting to bring a touch of childhood lightness into their home during complicated times.
It's not great perfumery art, the scent is not particularly exciting or suitable as a signature scent. But it relaxes, scores with natural ingredients, delivers what the fragrance pyramid promises, and offers more than solid quality at the low price.
But dramatic times call for dramatic measures, even vanilla if necessary!
And the Corona crisis has been quite draining for me. I just needed something to lift my spirits and morale. And what could be more fitting than a perfume? It should be something that conveys lightness and carefreeness, is not too complicated and not too profound - and it should be able to calm my Corona-stressed nerves a bit and lift my mood.
What scents are said to be calming? Supposedly lavender, but I haven't had any positive experiences with lavender scents in that regard. The fragrance notes that usually have a calming effect on me are musk... and often vanilla. Therefore, I was looking for a relatively monothematic vanilla scent that I could wear at home for myself and that is not too sweet, synthetic, cloying, or overpowering.
In the absence of other ideas, I decided to try this fragrance with the distinctly creative name and bottle, and I was pleasantly surprised: Vanilla and benzoin are promised by the fragrance pyramid, and both are detectable, no more, no less. However, vanilla is the main star, while benzoin plays a supporting role. The scent is close to the skin, and the longevity is rather poor. Sprayed on in the morning, you need to reapply by midday if the scent is to last throughout the day.
There is also no significant development in the fragrance; one could perhaps say that benzoin is a bit more dominant at first, while vanilla has the longer breath, that the scent starts fresher, greener, and less sweet, but then transitions into something sweeter, powdery, and gourmand. The vanilla smells very natural, is powdery, light, and unobtrusive. The scent reminds me of woodruff pudding with vanilla sauce or perfumed plastic dolls. Don't the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls also have that slightly sweet vanilla scent? Thus, it might also be a fragrance for nostalgic people or anyone wanting to bring a touch of childhood lightness into their home during complicated times.
It's not great perfumery art, the scent is not particularly exciting or suitable as a signature scent. But it relaxes, scores with natural ingredients, delivers what the fragrance pyramid promises, and offers more than solid quality at the low price.
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