Anastasia

This is weird, but I prefer Anastasia IN the bottle. The vanilla, which smells remarkably of McCormick Vanilla Extract is lovelier in the bottle than on my skin. Actually, the first couple of times I wore Anastasia the vanilla was all but lost on my skin, after a mere hint on the top. I considered blaming it on the rollerball effect, and maybe it is, but I'm not convinced. By the third wearing, nose pressed firmly to wrist, I could detect the vanilla. Mixed with my skin, it had lost its McCormick's appeal. The musk and my skin unfortunately make the vanilla less sweet. Anastasia is soft, no one would identify it as other than a skin scent. You'll have to be more than a close friend to share this fragrance. The musk in unremarkable here. It's present, but not PRESENT. I'd absolutely LOVE to smell this fragrance on another wearer. Someone with skin capable of letting the vanilla genie from the bottle. Free Anastasia! ;)

I have to say, I love this one. My favorite of all the choices at this lovely little French Quarter boutiques. This is yummy vanilla on me, and has decent projection. I also would like it on a man- I think it is a unisex fragrance. The vanilla has a slight plastic quality to it. Reminds me of smelling my Strawberry Shortcake dolls back in the day, but a vanilla version. But that’s not a bad thing- I can’t stop smelling my wrist when I wear this. I have been searching for something similar to Byredo’s Seven Veils, and weirdly, this is it!