Sizzling Vanilla Victoria's Secret 2024

incredibly good, really. loosely reminds me of Velvet Petals, actually. not 100%, but definitely similar vibes. I've noticed that sometimes I really get the mango, and sometimes I don't. it's very different when I do. it's actually a bit off-putting, as it kind of smells like... a cleaner? odd, but other than that, this is lovely. aside from the odd mango smell, it's a sweet scent, not too strong... and not too vanilla, either. I am not fond of straightforward vanilla or vanilla-dominant scents. they're too bland for my liking, and it's just generally not a preferred prominent note. this isn't like that at all, it's lightly floral and gently sweet... and only very slightly coconutty. but it doesn't bother me, while the smell of coconut tends to make me nauseous otherwise, whether it be in fragrance or food. I thought it'd layer well with my gardenia fragrances. so I tested that with Fairy Dust and it worked wonderfully. this would layer with lots of things otherwise. Island Gardenia and Tropidelic Fragrance Mist(which smells like gardenia to me) came to mind first as other good companions, but I think it'd also be good with Yara and more.
I bought this because a review on the Victoria's Secret cited that this smells like Mango Temptation. I've never smelled that, so I couldn't be sure about that claim... but that's what got me interested. while it doesn't live up to that imo, it's very good otherwise.