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I love this perfume! It doesn’t smell like vanilla gelato, but it is a creamy, airy, slightly powdery vanilla dominant floral. A “cold” vanilla, if you will (maybe that’s where the name came from?). I don’t really detect any mandarin, and only a little bit of brown sugar. The florals are present but in the background; I think they’re really only there keep it from going full edible gourmand. As someone who loves vanilla but hates being told they smell like baked goods, this is what I’ve been looking for.

And yes, it is a pretty accurate dupe for SDJ 59, but I don’t like body mists, I want something that will last (which is about 6 hours, btw.) Projection is about arms length, but easily more if you’re an oversprayer. This is THE versatile vanilla for me.

It is very sweet, but not in a gourmand way. I think it’s best for cooler days, but it’s light and airy enough that it won’t offend in the summer. This is a true vanilla - I don’t really any caramel. I can just barely pick out the orchid, and I suspect it’s mostly there to give it that airy quality. Silage is weaker than most Dua scents. I have never smelled the original (Mazzorali Vaniglia) so I can’t speak to how true of a dupe it is.