Black Raspberry Vanilla

I just got a big bottle of Black Rasbperry Vanilla in a swap with the very nice Cristine and I'm really liking it. At first, just sniffing it from the bottle, it smelled VERY sweet and jammy but when I spritzed it on my skin it smelled a lot less sweet, less jammy, softer, creamier and really likeable. Although it does, of course, smell mainly of raspberries and vanilla (which for me is great because I love the smell of both those things!), it also smells a bit Morello cherry'ish to me as well, although I don't see cherry listed as one of the notes on here! The staying power on me is surprisingly good - it lasts for hours and lasts much longer than Sea Island Cotton, which I also got a bottle of in the same swap. It's definitely a very girly smelling scent and anyone who dislikes the smell of berries and very fruity perfumes in general might want to steer well clear of this one. I really like it though so from me it gets a thumbs up!

I bought a bottle of Black Raspberry Vanilla (2019 reissue) fragrance mist during the summer semi annual sale, and I have to say it's really unexpectedly tart! I have vague memories of having worn this one years ago but I can't recall any specific memories, just a general time period, and that makes me happy. Black Raspberry Vanilla smells like Ocean Spray cranberry juice on me, with a minimal undercurrent of vanilla. It's bright tart, and if I try hard I can detect blueberries and black currant, but they aren't as obvious as the sour raspberry note. I really love this layered with an otherwise tiring vanilla, and it's nice on its own when it's super hot and humid, and I'm bored of my coconuts and citrus scents for cooling down. Juicy and fresh. Not too sweet at all.

This was my signature scent my sophomore year of high school. I still think it's a great scent, but now it's very nostalgic for me. I wore this all the time in the winter. I had the body mist and lotion, so I would spray myself in the morning and then use the lotion at school. People would look around and ask what smells so good! My other favorite winter scents from Bath and Body Works are Be Enchanted and Secret Wonderland. They're all great for winter, but this will always be a favorite of mine. I will say it's weird that it's called Black Raspberry Vanilla and the only vanilla listed in the notes is vanilla orchid. It's mostly berries and a hint of vanilla.

This is an amazing fragrance! It starts out with tart berries, but then the creamy vanilla sneaks in to mellow out the tartness... leaving a drydown of a beautiful blend of berries and vanilla. It's definitely a fall/winter scent. It layers wonderfully with warm vanilla sugar as well. I often wear the black raspberry vanilla lotion with warm vanilla sugar spray... they go together perfectly! I have worn black raspberry vanilla since it came out (either 2003 or 2004) and I will always have it in my fragrance rotation! Love it!!

My favorite of Bath and Body Works fragrances, I wear it throughout the year, though especially in the cooler months. I'm a little confused as to the note listing above, there is most definitely raspberry and vanilla in this scent. This fragrance is warm and rich, yet comforting. This is the one personal fragrance that has never bothered my sinuses. Easy to wear dressed up or down, I love the feminine and gourmet essence this has. A rich, mature raspberry fragrance with well blended notes beneath to fill it out. Love it!

This may be one of my favorite scents from BBW. It's a perfect combination of sweetness with tart berries, orchid, and musk. The tartness makes this scent appropriate for daytime and warmer weather, but the muskiness of this means you could easily pair this with one of your raspberry-leaning nighttime fragrances or cool weather scent. My favorite combo is to pair this with Pink Sugar Aquolina, as that's already quite a sweet fragrance, and pairing it with something too sweet would likely be overpowering.

I just noticed Something's comment about this perfume, saying that it doesn't say here that it even contains vanilla! Well, I also just noticed it also doesn't say here either that it contains raspberry! So, I'm curious why, if it contains neither vanilla or raspberry, it's called Black Raspberry Vanilla. Can any other member enlighten me?? I seem to smell raspberries and vanilla in it, but even if it doesn't actually contain either of those notes I still really like it anyway!

Sweet, pleasant berries with a citrus tang on first spritz. Sugary and creamy after the initial citrus note. Lasting power of even the EDT is not so great, but lasts longer with lotion. Uplifting scent for me. When I wear this, I just want to eat myself up with ice cream. YUM! LOL! I also like layering this with Dark Kiss.

I love this scent! I agree I don't smell vanilla though. I have the lotion and have no problem giving myself a lite spritz of warm vanilla sugar body spray. It helps and I get way more compliments then wearing just the lotion. Both have great staying power, but doesn't radiate farther than an arms length.

I had a tiny spray bottle of this when I was a kid that my cousin gave me because I kept going into her bathroom to sniff it. That was twenty years ago and I still remember how the berries came through so sharply through the vanilla and I wish I could get my hands on a bottle of the old formula!

Perfect blend of raspberry and vanilla: the title really says it all. I'm not a huge fan of vanilla OR raspberry, but the way Bath & Body Works does it, they're simple and elegant and could be worn anytime, anywhere, and offend no one's sensibilities.

Bought this on a whim, and I have no regrets! Smells like a bowl of berries in cream. It lasts really long on my skin, almost the whole day. The only thing I dont like is that sometimes it starts to smell like berry yogurt gone bad.

LOVE! One of my favs! Everytime I wear it I get tons of compliments! Its fruity but unique. You could wear it year round. I hope they never discontinue this one!

This one is great its very young. i get sooo many compliments when wearing it. Has a sort of fantasy by brittney spears scent in it

LOVE this one! Everytime I wear it I get lots of compliments!! I hope they never stop making this one!

Delicious! Like blackberry icecream and boardwalk treats. Love this one and hope it's around forever.

I love this smell! Too bad they aren't making the perfume version right now, only the body spray :(

Very floral and fruity and sweet! YUMMY!

I have more of an association with this than any other B&BW frag from childhood. From the beginning I was very taken by the harmony of rich berries and creamy vanilla. It's a rich, "full" scent without being too heavy or cloying. I am glad they're bringing it back for SAS's. It's an ice creamy blend of raspberry and blackberries, the vanilla is really smooth and edible. It's the base of Dark Kiss; they layered more depth and sultry-ness into this, and so DK is BRV evolved. I personally prefer DK, but I still love this. I have the shower gel currently, and it's pretty delicious! It's adorable to see newbies running around assuming it's a new frag, asking "Have you tried BRV!? OMG!" 😂 Sit down little Gen Z's!!! In my opinion, it's one of the best oldies

Just got the mist version of this and it instantly reminded me of Lalique Amethyst. If you love that you will definitely like this. This is just a lighter and sweeter version. I can definitely smell the berries and also reminds me of the leaves of the berries. I can barely smell vanilla because it makes me think the sweetness comes from fresh berries itself. I actually prefer this to Lalique Amethyst because I wasn't really too fond of that. This is actually a nice and unique collection in my sea of gourmand, aquatic and fresh floral mists.