Vanilla Ease

i haven't smelled burberry goddess in a minute, but i have athena currently, and this is definitely similar, but athena has a more dominant jasmine note--like vanilla ease in combination with pink obsessed. to me, this feels slightly more powdery and cozy than athena. even on initial sniff, i thought it was good enough to purchase, but i had a "fall in love" moment when i wore this outside. i was walking and a girl was in front of me, and i was so tempted to run up to her to ask for her fragrance because it was so intoxicating and delicious, but realized that it was actually me. indoors, this is powdery vanilla lavender, and it's very pretty, but when the sun hits your skin and this warms up outside, it becomes this addictive fragrance that has that almost crystalline quality that i love about mon guerlain. the performance of all of the mists in this vanilla line is better than a lot of b&bw's other mists too, especially in comparison to the mists from vs which have gotten so light. one of their best frags for sure.

I am not a huge fan on straight up lavender, and lavender essential oils give me a migraine so I was worried this may not work for me. But I had a free item reward to use so grabbed the mini perfume spray and wow! I don’t just like this, I love it! At first the lavender is very obvious, but after just a few minutes it settles into a beautiful soft, comforting vanilla. It’s a very cozy-feeling scent to me. It sits close to the skin which I prefer since I wear fragrance for me not anyone else. I do wish it lasted longer - I voted moderate but it lasted just about 3 hours so barely into fragrantica’s moderate category. I’ll have to pick up the lotion and try layering with that. I have Burberry goddess and I don’t think this smells like a dupe, but maybe it’s because Goddess is so much stronger and this is soft and airy.

One of my besties sent me more of her unused Bath & Body Works items again, so let's review them! This is the second and final of two in the fourth shipment she's sent my way. Right off the bat I loved this. I'm assuming it's a Burberry Goddess or Rare dupe, to which I am already a fan of that scent profile. Shockingly I'm not mad at the lavender note here-- lavender is a note I typically struggle with as it can come out strangely bitter or salty on my skin, but here it smells like how it should smell. Despite its name this is a lavender-forward scent accented by vanilla instead of a vanilla forward scent. I can see myself wearing this for bedtime or on a cozy day in.

When I smelled this in store, all I got was lavender and I thought it was exactly the same as the aromatherapy that they already have. But once I put the lotion on at home, it was crazy how it dried down instantly into a creamy, beautiful vanilla. I was thinking about pairing it with a couple of vanilla perfumes of mine that have lavender, but I cannot believe, even though Burberry goddess has no lavender in it, how this honestly smells so similar once the lavender goes away. It’s crazy. I can’t believe it and I am so so happy because I love Burberry Goddess so much so happy to have found a lotion that I can pair with it

For reference: I’m a woman in her late 40’s, and I got this as a fine fragrance mist. Opens with a nice blend of vanilla and lavender, with a hint of powder and cedar. The dry down is exactly as described, as a lovely blend of vanilla and lavender, with soft cedar in the background (giving the floral scents depth). Gives a good scent bubble for the first 30-60 minutes, then becomes an intimate scent for the next couple of hours. Lasts a good 4-6 hours on clothes. I absolutely love this, and will be buying another bottle. It does smell strikingly similar to burberry goddess.