Brown Sugar & Fig

It's been reformulated at least once or twice over the years and I was lucky enough to find a bottle of the vintage EDT in the 1.7 oz bottle, for a price I was willing to pay. It is surprisingly complex, and its creaminess is Nicely enhanced by the coconut. It has noticeable green, leafy nuances, too, in addition to the fig note itself and a vague, warm sweet note (the brown sugar or caramel―there's definitely sweetness, but the exact nature of the sweetness is hard for me to pin down. It was kind of gamble when I found my bottle on ebay. I hadn't smelled it in years, and the last time I did, was a nasty reformulated Triple Moisture Body Cream with garish red, blue, purple, and gold designs on its opaque packaging. I was hoping when my bottle arrived, that it would be the same as my first introduction to the fragrance, in the translucent tube of Triple Moisture Body Cream. It is! What a relief! This scent is highly nostalgic for me. My mom passed away last week, and when ebay notified me of the new item in my search, I got it so I could remember my mom's and my tradition of Bath and Body Works hauls dating back to my late teens, around 2005. It is just exactly as I remembered it, and it really transports me back about 15 years. I'm so glad to have this in my collection. If you can find it on ebay, it's a worthy acquisition. I paid about $30.00 including shipping for mine, and I think it's worth every cent.

I smell a delicious, milky brown sugar. Sweet, warm spicy, a little heavy, like a blanket in the cold. Probably best worn in the fall and winter, but I honestly think you could wear it in any season, any time of day. I think it would be comforting to wear at night, I just love the coconut milk note. Lactonic notes are addicting and comforting to me, probably because I’ve been a milkaholic most of my life. I don’t really smell any of the fruits besides fig, maybe the white flowers in the top and middle notes. I’m sure some of what I’m smelling is a mix of the caramel/vanilla/amber/musk, but I swear it’s mostly just a milky rich brown sugar (oatmeal?) indulgence. It’s funny, when I first smelled it, I thought it smelled like a teacher. Maybe an elementary school teacher? I wonder if any of mine in the past had worn it. I wouldn’t be surprised as it was a popular scent when I was younger. But as I’ve been training my nose, it picks up more of the notes!

I only had this scent in the triple moisture cream from the year 2013 or 2014. So I can't review the EDT but I loved this scent so much I still wanted to give my thoughts! This one is so warm, comforting. Brown sugar, fig, maple and coconut are the main notes I remember. It combines so many of my favorite notes! It was such a special scent that I've thought about it often over the years lol. I remember trying the body cream for the first time and being so surprised at how warm and comforted the scent made me feel! (I had never felt comforted by a scent before.) I'd love to try the FFM or EDT in this scent! It's a perfect fragrance for fall and winter. It's also one of those scents that would likely be appealing to many ages. (I was around 21 when I had the body cream and I can see myself wearing it now at 29 and as I get older.) This scent would work for daytime/nighttime and bedtime. Very versatile.

For lovers of Ralph Hot, I think this is as close as we're ever gonna get. However! For a body spray, staying power and sillage are as good as that of an EDT on my skin (I do lean towards the oily side, but if your skin is drier the lotions are pretty easy to get your hands on for layering). I don't know if I'd consider it a floral "fruity" gourmand, as I don't get many fruits from it except coconut and fig, but it is indeed a gourmand. There's some spice that gives it depth and sexiness. Much like Ralph Hot it settles close to the skin. If you're unfamiliar with Ralph Hot, the best way I could sum this up is slightly spicy, warm and creamy. It's got an almost edible quality, but not sugar-sweet, nor tart or citrusy. Even the coconut is mild and milky. It's a standalone scent in my opinion and beats any other mainstream, popular scent by a long shot. Very well balanced, even somewhat exotic.

This is one of my favorite scents, and I really wish it was still available in the EDT. The fine fragrance mist is still available online, so that will have to suffice. This is really an intoxicating, dreamy, sexy scent. It's very grown up, especially for Bath and Body Works, but without being harsh or very floral. A unique kind of gourmand that isn't cloying or leaving you straight-up smelling like a cookie. I pick up the passion fruit right away, along with sweet fig, caramel, and vanilla. There is an ever-present coconut and dry green note in the background that gives this a very nice, fresh, earthy quality. I don't detect much floral, but I can tell it's there, balancing the foody scents. This is crisp, yet warm, and fresh, yet deep and rich. Beautiful scent that I think a lot of people could enjoy. I like wearing this in the fall and winter, but think it would work in any season.