Vanilla Romance

Gorgeous, Softly sweet, vanilla forward, woody, warm, charming, enchanting, sensual, seductive, creamy, subtlely warm spicy/smoky, cozy, comforting, addictive, feminine, intriguing, elegant, unique If you’re a vanilla fan you really need this one! Yes, this is a woody vanilla, but it’s not too overly woody. For example, I don’t find it as woody as Replica By the Fireplace (they definitely pair extremely well together, I’ll share a tip about both at the end!). So Don’t let that frighten you off because this is truly so very lovely, and it’s going to really shine especially during the fall and winter! Don’t let this be the one that got away! Yes, it really is THAT incredible! This is such an elevated fragrance than the majority of B&BW fragrances (I love tons of B&BW and always will!), one that’s just more complex, has more depth, and is just really special. More addictive, intriguing, unique, and elegant. It’s a softly sweet, warm, and sensual vanilla that has a subtle warm spiciness of cardamom, and a beautiful and cozy woody scent. This is one of the best body care fragrances that they have ever released imo! As a major vanilla lover I bought this in the perfume, mist, lotion, and shower gel! It’s so good that I’ve already bought more lotion (like 6 bottles!) because it pairs beautifully with so many warmer vanillas. It’s already become my main go to vanilla lotion and shower gel (even surpassing my beloved Cozy Vanilla Bourbon) for my warm vanillas. This smells somewhat similar to what their Marshmallow Fireside candles and hand soap smell like. I also feel like I get a slight vibe of VS Vanilla Lace! This is definitely not a dupe for it, but there’s something about it that makes me think of Vanilla Lace even though that wasn’t a woody vanilla. I also find it really similar to B&BW Wicked Vanilla Woods and somewhat similar to Donna Karen Cashmere & Palo Santo, Phlur Vanilla Skin, Commodity Milk, Kayali The Wedding Silk Santal, Kayali Vanilla 28, and Replica By the Fireplace (less smoky, sweeter, much more vanilla forward). I get great performance with Vanilla Romance, especially using the body care and mist together. The longevity is really good, it lasts the majority of the day on me. The projection is nice too, it radiates out about an arm’s length from me. Last, but not least, I’ve always hoped B&BW would release Marshmallow Fireside in the body care. If you use the Vanilla Romance lotion and mist/EDP and add just 1-2 sprays of Replica By the Fireplace it smells almost identical to Marshmallow Fireside! It’s the closest of anything I’ve ever tried, like it’s shocking close imo!

Vanilla, but not gourmand! Before pulling the trigger on this body spray, I had heard a lot of discourse about it. Many were saying it was a sweet gourmand while the other side said it smelled like a burnt, unpleasant vanilla. So, I was curious. When going in store and spraying it on paper.. I could not smell a thing! But there was a sale and the perfume was only $5.. so I bought it. When you spray this and smell it outside the store.. she blossoms into a whole new fragrance. It opens with a blast of cardamom and smoky(ish) woods. Then immediately the non-gourmand, ambery vanilla note makes its entrance. This vanilla rounds the scent out and makes it sooo smooth. Vanilla Romance transports me to an evening at the cabin. The fireplace is crackling, jazz is playing in the background, and I have a cup of vanilla chai in my hands. So warm, so comforting. It’s also perfect for layering! 10/10

Like the Alchemy between Cardamom & Friends... This is a dupe of Gentle Fluidity Gold MFK with that malty vanilla (similar vanilla also in Dama Bianca Xerjoff, Junoon Noir Al Haramain, Intense Cafe Montale etc.). Nice surprise! Starts out like vanilla & cardamom, but a few minutes in, as it's drying down it changes into that characteristic base of malty vanilla, that reminds me of the strange way that cardamom changes when it's combined with tea or rose, and becomes something entirely new - at least to my nose. This is beautiful on its own, or layered with similar scents (like above), tea, rose, tea-rose, jasmine-tea, jasmine, matcha, praline scents and more, but I'd probably layer it with matcha, green-tea & jasmine-tea to lighten this, and/or deepen scents that I might otherwise wear in summer. Love it. Enjoy!

the opening is pretty bright, idk why no one mentions this but for me the opening reminds me a little of mod vanilla by ariana, i dont see anyone saying this tho!! its just the very opening, then it starts drying down and it smells deeper, woody, still very vanilla but woody and spicy, it feels deep because of the woody notes but the vanilla itself for me keeps being pretty light and airy it can smell a little masculine but in a good way, like the masculinity makes it feel more feminine somehow, like the prettiest girl ull see named jordan or alex it also gives young girl starting to grow up, like that transition from 17 to 20 overall its reallyyy good!! complex for being b&bw, crowd pleaser type of scent and i can see myself wearing it year round 💕 fell in love with it at first smell. safe blind buy :)

I received this and warm vanilla as gifts. I prefer this one over the latter. This feels lighter and more wearable to me. I keep it in my bag and just spray a bit throughout the day whenever I feel I need a refresher. IDK if this will still be the case when it gets really hot (I live in Dubai), but for now it's working. I love the warm vanilla lotion, though, and love to layer it with Vanilla Romance. As for the scent itself. It's a very wearable and soft vanilla with a bit of spice. I believe that is why I prefer it to warm vanilla, which is a more floral vanilla, and the florals there are heavy. I generally tend to like more woody and spicy scents. I also like green notes when combined with vanilla, but I'm not a huge floral fan except in some specific combinations.