Vanilla

I bought this as a blind buy. Im a vanilla lover. I love everything vanilla. First time I tried it - I must be honest - I was dissapointed. I had other expectatons, but from prevoius experience I know I need to try a perfume a few times before really tell an honest opinion. After a few times I started to love this. First time It was like the vanilla sugar powder you use in cooking with a hint of sunscreen added and something I could not pin point. It was weird as the sunscreen scent keept annoying me and I thought I would not like this perfume at all. Well, after trying this a few times and my boyfriend saying I smell like cookies (He thought I had eaten cookies, and im like "Uhm..no, I havent had any cookies") I really started to enjoy this perfume. Its sweet, vanilla sugar powder, soft buttery cookies, vanilla ice cream. For vanilla lovers out there I do really recommend this. The vanilla scent last very long if sprayed on clothes. Its a skin close scent, but can be detected if you have somene at an arm length. If you wanna smell like a delicious vanilla cookie this is a perfect perfume for you!

I have the edt version and I've tried the edc in store once. They're pretty similar but I haven't tried them side by side, the edt lasts much longer though. I find it extremely similar to Solinotes Vanille, both in scent and longevity. The main difference is that the sweetness in Solinotes is almost mentholated and intoxicating to a degree that makes it overwhelm any scent you try to layer with it. Alyssa Ashley on the other hand blends into other scents and warms them up (I find it especially useful with some of my cheaper dupes that need some rounding out). I've tried loads of vanillas for layering, and for my purposes this is the best one because it's longlasting, really linear and blends well. I don't really use either on it's own, but I can imagine Solinotes would be more interesting.

In my experience most perfumes who advertise themselves as vanilla-driven don’t actually smell like vanilla. At all. Maybe it’s because I tend to go for photorealistic gourmands, but to me Vanilla by Alyssa Ashley is one of the only true vanilla scents I’ve tried. And considering its extremely low price, it’s a no brainer. Longevity is pretty good too. It’s sweet, but not nauseating, and the dry down is delicate but you can tell it’s still there. Someone on Fragrantica Italy said it smells like childhood and I have to agree, it’s nostalgic and comforting at the same time, like baking cookies with your mum on a sunday afternoon. It’s my go-to daily perfume

Absolutely in love! Smells like pure vanilla with a caramel touch. This was the first perfume I bought that made me love warmer tones. I usually wear aquatic and fruity perfumes. But have been wearing all december and will keep wearing this forever. It's warm and sweet without being nausious. Feels like newly baked cookies. As for the longivety it could be better, it last pretty well on clothes but I have to reapply it for others to smell it without giving me a hug. Have bought the EDP versio and hope it lasts longer.

wanna feel like a genuine snack? this makes you smell like you’ve been in a French boulangerie all day and works so well by layering it with other perfumes that compliment the very linear vanilla. some say it has very slight lasting ability and sillage but i have to disagree. for an EdT this is very long lasting (especially on clothes) and i’ve gotten so many compliments when wearing it, even from people just in passing. throw in the affordable price and you’ve got yourself a must have for vanilla lovers.