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??????

Update here. I had quit wearing this as I have been playing with other scents, but decided to start it again....LOVE. Since I love vanilla this one is the one that smells most like true vanilla for me. It has that non-powdery,sweetness that always makes me feel warm and safe. I think it does have a dark deepness that makes one think oF a special caramel filled fall day. This is very sweet, bold and sensuous. Now I am stingey and will keep all my bottles!!!

Musk is a difficult note for me, and so it came as surprise when DV turned out to be beautiful. A small bottle of the pre-reformulated perfume arrived in a vintage lot, which also contained Fresh White Musk by Prince Matchabelli. Unlike the horribly sour FWM, DV is smooth and soft, a little boozy and reminds a bit of dark chocolate. Delicious and wearable, with modest sillage and better lasting power, DV is the rare vanilla musk I love.

I absolutely loved this fragrance. I got so many compliments on it when I wore it. People would stop me and say What are you wearing? It smells so good. I am a "sweet" fragrance person, so usually a not heavy sweet smelling fragrance suits me to the 'T' I really enjoyed the body lotion, but have not been able to find it for a while. Does anyone know if it is still available?

this opens with vanilla and musk. i get some florals that are fairly nondescript, but i think it's likely jasmine that i smell the most. after awhile i sense a bit of tuberose as well. overall, this perfume reminds me a lot of vanilla musk and casmir, but a bit more floral maybe. it's a very pretty 90s vanilla and i'm glad i finally got to try some of this!

I found a FB without a box at a thriftshop. The white florals and the vanilla are well blended together. The musk note is not overwhelming like in other classic perfumes that I have. Today, I've experimented layering it with vintage Tresor and Sand and Sable. I like the blending of the notes and will try to wear them to work.

This evokes beautiful memories of my grandmother, who had a bottle at one time. It's wonderful to finally have a bottle of my own! Considerably more balsamic than Vanilla Fields, which I cannot wear. Not as floral as Vanilla Musk, which is more about florals and musk. Dark Vanilla is a gorgeous Oriental!

This was my signature scent in the 90s and up until the time it was discontinued. I have searched all over for something similar and nothing really compared. Here we are 20+ years later and I finally found it! 59/Delicia Drench by Sol De Janeiro. It isn't 100% spot on but I give it a good 95% there.

This is my all time favourite perfume. The scent works perfectly with my body chemistry and lasts for hours. The richness of this perfume gives it a very sultry, sexy feel. I only wear perfumes with vanilla notes and I've yet to find anything comparable to this.

gorgeous scent! this vanilla composition is not sweet as the most vanuilla scents. and somehow dark and elegant. longlasting too. nice bottle. love it! i m also used to layer it with other scents to give them a longlasting base. :) recomended!

This is one of the my favorite fragrances, I have had a bottle since probably the mid to late 90's. I use it mostly as my winter fragrances, its just so lovely, I hope to find anoter bottle soon so I can keep it as a back up.

I love it. It's beautiful - sweet, mysterious and comforting. Beautiful jasmine and vanilla. Gorgeous. And lasts super well (10 hours) and everyone tells me how delicious I smell. And I adore the gorgeous bottle!

I think this is lovely, not amazing but still for the price its very sweet and deep vanilla and so worth it.

This was my first "mature" fragrance--according to this website, it came out in 1998, but I was sure I'd had it before that...I must be confusing it with Vanilla Musk. I suppose that would make it my first mature college freshman fragrance as opposed to middle or high school. Oops! Anyway, I remember it reminded me of vanilla extract that one uses for baking--with a syrupy note. I liked it then, I probably would find it a bit too sweet now. I was lured in by the fact that I wore Vanilla Musk first, and that there was this elegant "dark" ad for the Dark Vanilla. Yes, I fell prey to perfume advertising... :)

I can't believe I found a bottle of this for $6! So excited as I've had it on my test list for quite awhile. It opens right away with a warm true vanilla, smooth and sultry. After a few minutes it starts to darken, becoming more boozy and "bourbonesque". It's slightly powdery but this only softens and compliments the rich overall tone of the vanilla. The jasmine doesn't stand out to me. I think it smells much better than Vanilla Fields. I do agree it is similar to Tocade which is another boozy vanilla offering. I think I like this one better, but the wearing will tell.

I may be mistaken but I remember Coty Dark Vanilla and Dulce Vanilla in the fragrance store where I worked in the late 80's. In the early 90's I went to work for Christian Dior. Unless I'm confused I think fragrantica has the release dates a decade late. I think Dulce and Dark Vanilla were released in the late 80's or early 90's. For the price Dark Vanilla was a very pleasant scent. White flowers, musk and vanilla. Not too sweet.