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Notes12/31/2012
Missk
1165 Reviews
Missk
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Not the best vanilla
Whenever someone asks for a vanilla recommendation, The Body Shop Vanilla EDT is almost always suggested. As an avid vanilla fan, I made it my priority to visit The Body Shop and give it a fair chance.
In all honesty, I've smelt better vanilla scents, however it is certainly pleasant on the skin. My only suggestion is to enjoy it in its middle stages, as I found the opening and drydown quite mediocre.
Vanilla EDT opens with a somewhat chemical vanilla note and sharp fruits. I wasn't overly impressed at first, but as I mentioned before, I found the heart much more pleasing. The scent settled into a smooth, slightly creamy and inoffensively sweet vanilla blend with subtle hints of apricot and white florals.
Although sweet, I wouldn't call it particularly foody. When I think of vanilla, I picture a delicious gourmand. This fragrance tends to be sugary and powdery, but not in an edible sense.
The drydown is where the musk accords are at their most prominent. I usually enjoy the smell of musk, however in this fragrance it blends with the vanilla to create a dusty and stale scent. It reminds me of the scent of bed sheets that have been stored away for awhile in a dark cupboard, only to be shaken out a few months later. It's the mustiness that puts me right off.
I barely remember smelling The Body Shop's Vanilla Oil, but I do recall being disappointed in having expected so much more. I have almost the same sentiment towards Vanilla EDT.
In all honesty, I've smelt better vanilla scents, however it is certainly pleasant on the skin. My only suggestion is to enjoy it in its middle stages, as I found the opening and drydown quite mediocre.
Vanilla EDT opens with a somewhat chemical vanilla note and sharp fruits. I wasn't overly impressed at first, but as I mentioned before, I found the heart much more pleasing. The scent settled into a smooth, slightly creamy and inoffensively sweet vanilla blend with subtle hints of apricot and white florals.
Although sweet, I wouldn't call it particularly foody. When I think of vanilla, I picture a delicious gourmand. This fragrance tends to be sugary and powdery, but not in an edible sense.
The drydown is where the musk accords are at their most prominent. I usually enjoy the smell of musk, however in this fragrance it blends with the vanilla to create a dusty and stale scent. It reminds me of the scent of bed sheets that have been stored away for awhile in a dark cupboard, only to be shaken out a few months later. It's the mustiness that puts me right off.
I barely remember smelling The Body Shop's Vanilla Oil, but I do recall being disappointed in having expected so much more. I have almost the same sentiment towards Vanilla EDT.
