Wicked Vanilla Woods

second smell of mine thats explicitly labeled as vanilla & i really like it so far! wearing it right now, dont have the lotion but i sprayed it all over like crazy after i showered and moisturized (unscented lotion). its polarizing cus it keeps shifting what im smelling i think..... but that may just be that if i try to get a gourmand i always am chasing after my utterly beloved and perfect juicy gold --> which this reminds me of! maybe its the amber? its juuuust almost there for me but still stands on its own two feet. or green hands i suppose. it almost smells soapy at times and other times theres this very sharp smell to it that i will trust is that pink pepper? ive never had anything with it before so i have no clue what it actually smells like, but i reckon thats what it is. by the way pink pepper is the cutest stitching together of two alliterated words possibly ever. anyway. my mom when i asked her what i smell like shared that i smell like "warm vanilla" and a jimmy choo scent???? i forget its name but the golden bottle which i think is crazy because im not getting that at all from this (nor does this smell designer!!!!!!!!) and they both smell wildly different to me. edit: the smell she compared this to is i want choo... le parfum. ummm. anyway. i do concede that its probably better suited as an all day smell for the chillier months, but given that today was hot as balls (beautiful low 90s and stuffy and humid too 😻) and i actually showered early in the evening because of it i do think its a wonderful nighttime smell year round ^_^ i think i prefer vanilla rum a tiny bit more HOWEVER the part of this smell on me that teeters on the egde of powdery soapiness keeps me wanting to smell it and see how it will shift and how long it will last. its not even just that but i cant quite identify or articulate what im getting here. its a very perplexing smell. i definitely am curious about how its gonna smell in the autumn here specifically (northern hemisphere and hanging head in shame) because i live up north in the us just far enough that it gets horribly cold in the winter so i hate it. much as i dread the cold months the autumn air has a taste and smell to it that if its not making me want to start bawling or die is super crisp and has this oddly intoxicating underlying smell to it that i cant figure out or put a name or word to & i think its the best time of year for gourmands. especially this one!!! actually i think thats what this (assumed) pink pepper reminds me of in its own special way. aw :') super curious to see how this smell on warmed skin in THAT air will pair with one another. this smell dude.... ps i think i get what a previous commenter said in calling this gothy! im not versed in goth smells (if it counts for anything i would like to make myself perfume with cloves if i could orz) but i think i can sort of see it. smell it. whatever. like. shes kinda crazy... love her! ⚰️🎃🌫️

Beautiful, Sweet, warm, woody, and cozy. I missed this when it was originally released in 2021 and had been hoping it would come back in more than just the hand soap (which I also have). Unfortunately it hasn’t returned yet, but I managed to finally snag myself a bottle of the mist in a trade! This is such a beautiful vanilla! It’s sweet, but not too sweet thanks to the amberwood which adds a really lovely warm and cozy woody scent. The pink pepper adds a subtle fresh yet smoky/spicy scent. Overall, I really love this one a lot! This is one of those unique fragrances from B&BW that’s more elevated so that it feels more like a perfume you’d find at Sephora instead of a mist from B&BW (don’t get me wrong, I love lots of B&BW scents, but some are just more special). It’s really beautiful, especially for the colder months of fall and winter. A very easy reach. I feel like it’s even got somewhat of a cozy and even comforting vibe. Out of the recent Halloween releases Wicked Vanilla Woods and Everlasting Magic are my favorites, followed closely by Midnight Potion. I so hope they bring it back this year! I get good performance with Wicked Vanilla Woods. The longevity is nice, it lasts throughout most of the day on me. The projection is decent too, it radiates out about an arm’s length from me. As a side note, this is what I had originally expected The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods to smell like. Also, for reference I’m a big vanilla/sweet gourmand fan and some of my other favorites include Gold Sugar, Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Kayali The Wedding Silk Santal, Kayali Vanilla 28, Kayali Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, Kayali Yum Pistachio Gelato, PDM Oriana, Burberry Goddess, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid, Alien Goddess, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, JHAG Vanilla Vibes, Pink Sugar, Philosophy Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere, Ellis Brooklyn Marshmallows, Phlur Heavy Cream, SDJ Summer é Amor, SDJ 62, and VS Tease Crème Cloud, BBW Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds, BBW Cozy Vanilla Bourbon, BBW Vanilla Romance

This scent is a mood. Wicked Vanilla Woods is a warm, resinous, sultry, spicy vanilla. It has a mysterious and otherworldly quality to it. It is not sweet and edible. This is what Sally from the Nightmare Before Christmas would wear. Projection and scent trail are moderate. Longevity is excellent, if I wear this at night I can smell it on me the next morning. This proves that Bath and Body Works can do unique scents and this is one my favorites from the brand, 8/10. I can see how some could pick up a medicinal note in Wicked Vanilla Woods, but I get that more with body care than the body spray. I would describe this as witchy. A woman who is beautiful, seductive, mysterious, but maybe doesn’t have the best intentions would wear this. This layers very well with the following: BBW Twilight Woods: Boozy and evanescent. Moody but comforting. Perfect for a cozy October movie night, or an evening of handing out Halloween candy. Victora’s Secret Tease Cream Cloud: Ethereal, creamy, but haunting. This combo makes me think of the Huldra from Scandinavian folklore: a beautiful, mysterious woman dressed in white. She appears delicate and harmless, but there is something unsettling about her. BBW Whipped Coconut Milkshake: I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. The ice cream and coconut gives Wicked Vanilla Woods a creamy softness. This combo removes the dark and mysterious vibe but leaves you with one of the most beautiful and unique vanilla scent trail.

So far I'm really liking this scent! BUT I feel like for me this is only going to work in the Fall, and maybe Winter. They really nailed the Halloween collection of scents IMO because some of them I feel like truly fit that time of year. And maybe ONLY that time of year... Somehow it really does come across as a "spooky" vanilla, as silly as I feel typing that out... It almost reminds me of I Scream Float a little., as it smells sugary like a soda. ISF has that effervescent quality to it but WVW to me almost smells like a soda that's gone flat. ETA: When I saw this being compared to Vanilla 28 I was doubtful but intrigued so today I tried on my tiny sample of it that I've had sitting for months. I actually do kinda see it. Vanilla 28 smells less artificial and has patchouli, but something about the vanilla itself in both scents is very similar. I wouldn't consider this a dupe, though. I'm very glad to have smelled Vanilla 28 again because I think I might really like it now when before I thought it was too patchouli heavy. Maybe my sample oxidized/matured a little, and it toned down the patchouli??? Idk, and now I'm off topic, but I'm happy!!

My roommate kept stealing sprays of mine, so I didn't get to enjoy it all the way through and will probably just have to hope it comes back in stock next year. But whenever I wore the scent, it was sweet and went with literally any mood or outfit. It was a great every day fragrance for when I didn't wanna wear something too bold but still wanted a vanilla scent. The gothic aesthetic on the label made it even more fun as it looked cute on my shelf. (until I had to hide it *eyeroll*) I got a lot of compliments on it and was told strangely often that I smelled like a baby, or had "babysmell" which apparently is a good thing? I don't really get a youthful smell from it, I feel like it can be worn by both young and mature but if you're a younger person like me, you might remind someone whose had a child of "babysmell" ̄_(ツ)_/ ̄ My boyfriend liked the smell of it and it lasted pretty much all day and on my hoodie, lasted into the next day. And I got compliments on it from people sitting around me or in the drivers seat of a car so it definitely has decent sillage for the price.