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Island Vanilla Pacifica 2012 Perfume

7.2 / 10 40 Ratings

A perfume by Pacifica for women, released in 2012. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Powdery

Creamy

Floral

Fragrance Notes

Bourbon vanilla

Tahitian vanilla Tea

Tea

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Brook Harvey-Taylor Brand owner, Perfume maker

Ratings

Scent

7.240 Ratings

Longevity

6.131 Ratings

Sillage

5.130 Ratings

Bottle

5.734 Ratings

Value for money

7.619 Ratings

Submitted by Lorilavira · last update on 09/26/2025.

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/05/2013

4Scent 2.5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Flavorite
240 Reviews

Flavorite

Helpful Review 2

It Must Have Been Vanilla, but it's Over Now

With Vanilla being so popular in the fragrance world, I say "If you're going to do it, do it right"! Pacifica originally carried a fantastic mouth-watering vanilla fragrance, with a touch of sandalwood called "Vera Cruz Vanilla". I blew threw my stash, thinking who would ever get rid of this amazing easy to wear delicious and inexpensive gem? Ugh, alas, all I have left is the single tea candle in the fragrance which I can still go back to and smell the full yummy edible fragrance in all its grandeur. Why did they replace it with this poor excuse for a vanilla? I don't know...I keep testing this hoping it will grow on me, but really...this is just a shame. Island Vanilla has virtually no sillage, about the same as real vanilla extract would on my skin and the longevity is about 1 hour at maximum. The main failing of this fragrance is just the lack of effort on the composition. It's like when you go to your favorite bakery for their signature fresh cream filled pastry topped with fresh glazed figs or plums and they say..."Oh we just sold the last one! But wait..." and they come out a moment later and hand you a plain looking day-old sugar cookie. It is so flat...a sweet little puff of vanilla powder, gone with the wind. This can not compete with any full fledged Vanilla fragrance, I can't even justify getting this for air freshener. Not even "Lavanila" has anything to worry about, it wins hands down it is just like a watery vaguely powdery vanilla-ish scented body splash. The makers are hoping you'll layer with soap, lotion, scrub and then re-apply this spray every hour to create a faint vanilla essence. But really, there are so many good vanillas out there, why bother. Might I suggest Laurence Dumont's "Vanille Bourbon" for an inexpensive decent alternative and then work your way up through your personal budget checking out La Maison de Vanille "Vanille Sauvage de Madagascar" and Comptoir Sud Pacifique "Vanille Extreme" and on to the aristocratic Annick Goutal "Vanille Exquise", "Tihoti", Guerlain's iconic "Spiriteuese Double Vanille", L'artisan's "Vanille Absolument",Bois 1920 "La Vaniglia" and Il Profumo's "Vanille Bourbon", et cetera infinitinum. Bring back Vera Cruz Vanilla, Please!

08/31/2023

7.5Scent 4Longevity 5Sillage

Cvesperus
21 Reviews

Cvesperus

2

Sticky sweet honey vanilla

Pacifica’s Island Vanilla is a tropical, edible vanilla entwined with prominent honey. The warm honey note is just as strong if not stronger than the buttery alcoholic vanilla. Very, very sticky sweet, creamy, and delicious. Besides that, there’s not much complexity. I imagine it would do well when layered. I don’t really smell any of the tea at all. Maybe there’s a very slight hint of coconut, but I’m unsure. The floral note is very minimal, I hardly notice it. It’s somewhat similar to a few other fragrances by Pacifica— beachy, but not nearly as beachy as Indian Coconut Nectar. If you’re looking for a more refined vanilla, this will probably be too immature and cutesy. Still, I think it’s a fun little fragrance, and you just cannot beat the price. Great for leisurely summer and late spring days, carefree and joyous.

06/14/2023

Stacia
135 Reviews

Stacia

1

Reminds me of cake

"Pacifica Island Vanilla is my jam" is what my new age-y west coast friend told me when they learned that perfume is a hobby and passion of mine. And so I bought a bottle. When that ran out, I bought a second bottle. Pacifica is affordable enough to do this. I understand why my friend loves this one. I'm not always the biggest fan of vanilla perfumes but when done right they fill a necessary space in my fragrance wardrobe. Warm, creamy and soft. The honey note makes this a bit more interesting somehow. Can be worn on its own or layered with another scent, in any season or weather, to any place... versatility points!

08/03/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Zokicar
12 Reviews

Zokicar

1

Island Vanilla

My initial reaction to this fragrance was -'It's so cute!'- because truly, it is. I believe this has the potential to unite vanilla lovers and vanilla critics in agreeing that to this is nice.

It opens with fresh, airy vanilla, it's kind of salty and fresh, but only gently so. It doesn't actually smell like tea to me, but it has an aquatic quality.

As it dries it warms to you and becomes nearly a beachy scent, but more graceful than the typical sunscreen scent. It does indeed smell a little honeyed. I'm not sure people would identify this as a perfume, it just smells like lovely lotion or something. It isn't creamy or rich, but it's sweet and soft.

This isn't heavy in the slightest, and that's ok to me because this can be worn in summer. I simply wish it lasted a little longer, but this is still a fantastic deal for it's price.

09/26/2025

9Scent 5Longevity 6Sillage

spinstercore
4 Reviews

spinstercore

Pure vanilla

First spray is very alcoholic, but dissipates to a true vanilla sugar. I don't get any tea notes out of it. My perfume journey started with this in high school. I bought this with my tips from being a barista and I sprayed it in my hair because I would be washing my hands all day. The vanilla smell plus the coffee scent that coated my clothes from grinding beans might be the best I've ever smelled. One girl told me to always wear this perfume and that it reminded her of a unicorn. I guess the unicorns smell like vanilla?

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