Vanilicious

I have tested a lot of Vanillas. Indies, designer, niche, name it! On my quest for The Ultimate Vanilla I actually resigned myself to 1. This quest had been ridiculously expensive as there are so many amazing vanilla scents and 2. Vanillas are too different for One to Rule Them All. I now own somewhere between 10-15 (depending on what your vanilla definition is) and have long since moved on to other pointless fragrance best of quests. However, I recently ordered from the only US retailer and went ahead and requested a sample.... This guy is the most authentic vanilla bean/extrait fragrance I've ever sampled. The open completely captures that smell of opening up a new bottle of fancy vanilla bean paste/scraping beans/for the 100th time attempting to taste fancy vanilla extrait even though you KNOW it's not yummy on its own. The projection is very very small; which along with my blown perfume budget will delay a purchase. The dry down also moves more into the common sandalwood-vanilla territory; but even then that fresh vanilla bean still peaks through every now and then. TL;DR for someone that assumed they were done with vanillas this has still successfully made me lust after it. It's expensive, a skin scent and I definitely wouldn't say it's the Best Vanilla, but it certainly deserves a spot in any vanilla snobs collection!

Not a vanilla lover here, but I received a sample. Initially, I smelled vanilla and a horrible rubber top notel. But THEN, the dry down was absolutely exquisite, reminding me of an expensive vanilla liqueur that became enveloped in the most beautifully orchestrated resins and woods. I love how it was not too sweet but a touch masculine to compliment the vanilla. This is a perfect vanilla perfume -- it smells expensive, luxurious and confident. I don't love gourmands, but this, I do think is perfect.

Vanilicious! 🤩 My Dream finally arrived!🥰 I waited to find a fragrance like this for 20 years, that’s when my Childhood Dream to travel to Tahiti came true!🎉 The most amazing place in the World! So wonderful, I tried to find a vanilla based Aromatics that would remind me of this uniquely Happy Experience! No more words to say,- except how happy I am to have Vanilicious: Tahiti in a bottle,- where your sweet Paradise and WellBeing only a spray away!😍🎉✨ Thank You AA!!!💖

I am a vanilla lover so I must begin saying that I LOVE the scent un this perfume. For me here comes a bit problem between price and performance. I have sampled Another April aromatics fragrances and I hace likes them... Iridiscent is a great iris scent, Néctar of love a delicious sweet mix of tuberoses and rose or his great patchouli perfume. However I do not really like vanilicious. Regarding the scent It is nice. A very natural vanilla surrounded by a spicy and Woody background, typical in all the April aromatics perfumes. From the beggining I feel It very soft and delicate and the first time i sprayed It I thought: 'well, this is not the BEST vanilla but is natural and great for a daily use". Nevertheless one hour after I could almost smell nothing on my wrist. I have tried It also on paper... I have sprayed the strip at night just before going bed and the Next day I got just a very slightly vanilla vibe... So, I think I wouldnt Pay this fragrance as a niche when there are vanillas in the market with much better performance for only a fraction of the price. It is a Pity because this could have been a very good fragrance and one if my favourites if It would have a better performance. Scent: 9.5 Longevity: 5 Sillage: 4 Versatility: 7.5 Originality: 8 Value for money: 4 Global: 6

A dead ringer for Derek Lam's Something Wild, a lighter version of Nirvana Black. It smells expensive and well-blended, but it's mostly dark sandalwood, nearly an equal amount of vanilla, and that's all I smell. About 20% too woody and masculine for me.