Pink - Lavender Beach Victoria's Secret 2017

Wow - this is far more beautiful than I expected! The notes here say fig + tonka bean, but I don't get tonka at all - and the fig is very unusual. Despite what's listed, the note breakdown to me is:

[30% Lavender]
While not listed, it feels present. I'm picky with lavender notes, as they can often lean too sharp/herbal for me - but this one is perfection. It comes across like lavender milk: a creamy, smooth, slightly-sweetened lavender concoction. Nothing earthy or green - just plush and comforting. It becomes cleaner and more powdery in dry-down.

[30% Fig]
This doesn't fall directly into the typical fig categories of earthy/green or fruity/musky. Instead, it's a subtle combination of both: a slightly-musky, subtly-"soapy" fig with the perfect touch of fruity sweetness. It's not too green, but it's also not so fruity that it becomes "candied".

[30% Marshmallow]
Not doused in powder, or chewy like a store-bought marshmallow is - instead, it's homemade from a small batch: melt-in-your-mouth, light-as-air; a soft vanilla cloud. It doesn't overwhelm the other notes or scream marshmallow in any way - it's a support player that makes everything feel like the fluffiest blanket.

[10% Honey]
Just a drizzle of honey over top, to sweeten it all. The honey becomes more present in dry-down - giving everything a warm, golden glow.

Comforting, cozy, smooth - none of the notes stick out, as it's so well-blended. It's somehow warm and safe, but also sexy and inviting. Sadly, it doesn't last longer than 2-3 hours - and the dry-down is a mostly-powdery skin scent, with only a soft echo of the beautiful fig. But Victoria's Secret seems to do fig notes quite well.

P.S. Although it's not the same, Cozy Evening could be a cousin to this. It has a similar comforting, "flluffy" lavender feel. (I enjoyed Cozy Evening, but felt there was some type of "rubber" undertone to it - so I'm glad to have found this instead!)