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Artificial Coconut-Vanilla Soup from the Test Tube
For over ten days, I eagerly awaited the delivery of my little Discovery Kit of the Nest perfume oils. And 10 minutes before the store closed today on Saturday, I received the message that the package had arrived. After a really tough week at the office with a cold, I was still in bed… but I sprinted out and actually made it.
At the café around the corner, I couldn't wait and unpacked my "treasure." Right away, a cloud of scent wafted towards me. Of course, I had to test "Madagascar Vanilla | Nest" first. Is my search for the perfect vanilla finally over? 8.6 points can't be lying.
I applied it to my wrist. First impression… okeeeyyy… mehhh…. Is this going anywhere? But just 10 minutes later, I am sure: no. On the way home, disappointment is written all over my face.
The scent doesn’t develop, it remains straightforward and stubbornly COCONUT VANILLA from the test tube. My sensitive little head starts to show signs of a headache. Something about it reminds me of the base note of "Erba Pura | XerJoff"… somehow “aggressively soft” and artificial. And of the candle section in the Swedish furniture store. This is exactly how the artificial vanilla of my childhood and youth smelled, which is where my decades-long aversion to vanilla scents originated. A total flop.
Now I sit here feeling a bit naive and foolish for falling for the hype on social media and swear to myself that I won't make any more blind buys.
But maybe, just maybe, I will like the other perfume oils better… or it will work with layering.
Hope dies last, after all. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
At the café around the corner, I couldn't wait and unpacked my "treasure." Right away, a cloud of scent wafted towards me. Of course, I had to test "Madagascar Vanilla | Nest" first. Is my search for the perfect vanilla finally over? 8.6 points can't be lying.
I applied it to my wrist. First impression… okeeeyyy… mehhh…. Is this going anywhere? But just 10 minutes later, I am sure: no. On the way home, disappointment is written all over my face.
The scent doesn’t develop, it remains straightforward and stubbornly COCONUT VANILLA from the test tube. My sensitive little head starts to show signs of a headache. Something about it reminds me of the base note of "Erba Pura | XerJoff"… somehow “aggressively soft” and artificial. And of the candle section in the Swedish furniture store. This is exactly how the artificial vanilla of my childhood and youth smelled, which is where my decades-long aversion to vanilla scents originated. A total flop.
Now I sit here feeling a bit naive and foolish for falling for the hype on social media and swear to myself that I won't make any more blind buys.
But maybe, just maybe, I will like the other perfume oils better… or it will work with layering.
Hope dies last, after all. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
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4 Comments
The true scent of a vanilla pod is wonderful, as you said, not sweet but smoky, spicy, aromatic. And I really love those kinds of "duplicates" in fragrances too :) And tonka, whether artificial or not (is there still a natural scent?), unfortunately gives me a headache.
This scent - sorry - is just not for me. But as you can see from the review, it has its fans.
Thanks for the encouragement. I really learned something with this order! :D
I have a coconut and vanilla trauma from my childhood/teen years (my older sister would shower, moisturize, AND perfume herself every weekend with either coconut or vanilla - both very overpowering and artificial!). The whole house smelled of it for hours... 😔 (even though she was long gone...)
And ever since I had a great steak on my plate and at that moment a thick, gooey vanilla cloud took over the house, the trauma has been there... 😂