Dark Vanilla

Dark Vanilla and I have had a weird relationship over the years. Back when I was in middle school in the 90s/2000s I bought the gift set for $7 with my allowance because it smelt so pretty. It was my first real perfume! Then as a teenager when I repurchased it, I hated it... My body chemistry didn't agree. I don't know why but the cologne was the worst offender and smelt disgusting on me so I tossed it out. As I was moving today, I was gathering some things off my unused dresser and what do I find? Full bottle of Dark Vanilla perfume spray! I sprayed it on and didn't like it much but then after it dried down, I liked it! It's a nice floral scent with a hint of vanilla. I can see myself wearing this again now that I'm a young woman. It's a shame that it's impossible to find it in drug stores now. It was everywhere about a decade ago... EDIT: I just found the full 1.0 oz. of the cologne spray on my dresser. Guess I never did throw it out as a teenager, thank goodness! I'm going to just have to try replicating the fragrance myself since the 2 piece set is impossible to find now and the cologne is nearly $200 on eBay!!! Insane!!

I worn this for several years you used to be able to get it almost anywhere,well for those of us that didn't see it coming what is left out there is very expensive, some sites i've looked on wanted 25 buck for about 1/4 of the.5 bottles. I dont know if Coty quit making it or what but if they did i wish they would start making it again.I am very disappointed though and I am betting that when you start looking you'll have to go to e-bay and see that it ranges today from $175 to $25 makes me sad because that was the only perfume I would wear. One man begged and begged me to tell him what it was but I'd tell him no way i'ts my signature fragrance LOL, he loved it so much he wanted it to give his wife for Christmas, he came back to work and said well Wanda doesn't smell the same on her so to poke him in the ribs I told him see I told you that it was my signature fragrance! It was kind of funny to both of us.

This fragrance right here started it all for me as far a perfume collecting goes. I was 13 and going through a phrase where everything I wore was purple. I am assuming the purple bottle is why my Mom purchased this for me as a Christmas gift. Dark Vanilla was my first "adult" fragrance. I am not even sure if I liked the vanilla scent but to me I was officially a woman. Lol! I still make sure this bottle is always in my collection. The memories it conjures up are great. I do disagree with comparisons to Vanilla Fields. The scent has a touch of chocolate in it that makes a striking difference. The scent is a bit strong so I spray it it behind my knees and inner elbow. Blends well with Hanae Mori.

Someone left a bottle of this perfume at my house many years ago and it got packed away and forgotten till I moved and put it with my other purfumes. I just got around to trying it for the first time last night. I was very surprised at how beautiful and high end this smells! It is deep and rich , I smell brown sugar, soft floral, musk and a touch of incense .. I think this is one of cotys best scents forsure . I'm glad I kept it all these years because I see it has been discontinued, so sad. (This a review for the old school dv with amber color juice)

@Hyacynthbucket...you are right! The ORIGINAL Coty Dark Vanilla came out in the late 80s and was housed in a clear bottle with Amber liquid. This new formulation is a purple liquid and has way too much floral. The original formulation was sexy, smouldering musky vanilla. I tried having Scentmatchers dupe it, but it didnt smell right. I think they are going off the newer (purple formulation). Its a shame that these perfume compamies are messing with a good thing. If it ain't broke, why fix it??????