Vanilla Toffee... Finally a new scent suitable for autumn and winter. Man... the anticipation was huge because Swiss Arabian definitely has some very good fragrances in their range and the YouTube promotional videos from some influencers for this scent were quite positive. So I pre-ordered it right away... Vanilla Toffee... sounds great, delicious, exciting, and tasty. Today it finally arrived. I was more than ready to officially kick off the Christmas season, so I quickly unwrapped it, took a look at the wonderfully yellow, creamy bottle, and sprayed it on immediately.
Instead of the long-awaited HO HO HO, it unfortunately started with HUST HUST HUST... and that's not a lie... Wow, what was that? The opening hits hard... but where is my creamy toffee, the milk, the coffee, and the delicious vanilla?
Let's get to the point... Vanilla Toffee reminds me more of a barbecue evening where too much lighter fluid was used, charred wood, or burnt caramel from the frying pan. Too intense, too abstract, way too smoky. It really doesn't work for me, and unfortunately, my expectations were not met at all.
I much prefer the Vanilla Haze by Fugazzi, which truly transports you to a Christmas market scent-wise.
After a few hours, the scent is still super strong, so in terms of longevity, it can certainly be rated as good. There will surely be people who find Vanilla Toffee extraordinary and "different" in a good way. I wouldn't recommend a blind buy; better to get a sample first and sniff it. For me, unfortunately, there's nothing left to do but write a new scent on my wish list for Santa Claus.
I completely agree! I was expecting something totally different, more in the direction of Vanilla Haze, which I really find to be excellent.
It's just way too smoky, not enjoyable at all 🥲
It's just way too smoky, not enjoyable at all 🥲