Devotion

A beautiful sugary lemon gourmand that could be worn year round, but is ideal for spring and summer. It has thick custard texture that wears heavy. The orange blossom is well blended into the vanilla and citruses. The rum is very much in the background, it adds warmth without being overly boozy. This is a vanilla centric perfume. But the lemon penetrates into every note in Devotion and the vanilla is not an exception. I love this, but I do understand the criticism that says this smells like pledge. I do not get that. I get a romantic and addicting gourmand. Devotion is a 9/10 for me. But I do see how some individuals get cleaning products because of the strong linear lemon note that is unrelenting. For body care I love layering Devotion over ESO Vanilla Cashmere for a sugary crystalized candy base. I also love using Super Milk hair primer with Devotion, it’s fun and adds freshness. For perfume layering I love the following: Giardini de Toscana Bora Bora: I had a really hard time layering with Bora Bora, but then I accidentally tried it with Devotion, I fell in love. This combo was perfect. The creamy lemon, lactonic coconut, and bright ylang-ylang wore beautifully together. One of my favorite combos ever. Bath and Body Works Dressed in White: Lemony Gardenia. Smells like an outdoor wedding in June with gardenia center pieces and a freshy sliced lemon and vanilla 3 tiered cake. Ellis Brookyn Marshmallow: The citrus in EB Marshmallow helps blend these two scents together seamlessly. Smells like you topped your lemon pie with marshmallow fluff.

I am SMITTEN Before buying this I had victoria by lattafa with a similiar scent profile and although I like victoria a lot, I have to say I like this even more for winter.. it is crozier creamier, more grounded. And it's not as sweet. If I am to describe this I would say its very elegant and playful.. it reminds me of a fluffy lemon cake with a creamy lemon drizzle on top or in between the layers, and a small cup of a boozy drink on the side, but its not even a full cup.. or Maybe the cake has rum in it. Well that's basically what panettone is , and it's supposed to smell like italian panetonne.. whereas victoria is more like brown sugar and lemon cream on top of a boozy lemon drink. Victoria is more boozy. Because of neroli. This is creamer because of orange blossom. This is my favorite type of Perfumes.. sophisticated with prominent gourmand touches, like a lot of my favourite celebrity Perfumes. But regarding the bottle, although both bottles are adorable, I doo find victoria's bottle a bit more intriguing because of its reference to victorian art and victorian culinary style. Its as if it tells an entire story of creamy clouds in a blue sky enveloped in a golden citrusy victorian frame of a sun that exudes luxury and warmth. And the engraved details on the metallic cap are super cute and charming, and the absolute cherry on top . But victoria is more summery to me. Devotion has a very beautiful bottle too, I love the sacred heart and how feminine and classy it looks. Its definitely my style. I am a romantic cupid till the end.

This is a love for me! I've tried so many lemon perfumes, and they almost always smell screechy or like cleaning products on my skin. Hello, Light Blue... I'm talking about you! This is the first lemon fragrance that didn't make me want to run for the hills. The opening is a truly realistic candied lemon. It's crystalline, sugary, sweet, and just slightly tart. It smells like lemon candy rather than fresh lemon, which I absolutely love. As it dries down... oh my gosh. The caramel vanilla comes through and it's gorgeous. It really does start to smell like panna cotta, adding a soft, slightly milky sweetness that slowly melds with the candied lemon. It's not a heavy, sticky caramel though. It stays light, airy and reminds me of hard caramel sweets more than gooey caramel sauce. The rum isn't boozy on my skin. It just adds warmth and gives the base a little more depth. I also don't get much orange blossom, which I'm grateful for! It seems to be there just to balance the sweetness rather than take over the fragrance. This is the benchmark for lemon gourmands, mark my words!

The reason I clicked way overpriced is because $75 USD = $135 NZD for 50ml and most places charge around $250 NZD for a 100ml (3.4 ounces) bottle, or more. NZD is the New Zealand Dollar. But anyhew, I love this fragrance that my daughter gave me. It's so silky and feminine. I don't really get the Rum note at all, and my nose has been searching for it. I love that the Vanilla comes into play from start to finish. It starts with a startling burst of delicious Candied Lemon mixed with Panacotta. The Vanilla shows up early for a base note, but it doesn't take anything away from the other notes, the Orange Blossom is there very subtlety. So yeah, as I said it's Rum I couldn't pick up. Which I'm kind of glad about as I don't particularly like the smell of Rum. (Young person's run in with drinking too much Rum lol) So to sum it up, I know I'll be smelling this on my clothes all day tomorrow. A good "Blind Buy" if you enjoy those kinds of fragrance notes. Beautiful and sensual, with sophistication and flirty playfulness.

Best vanilla of the year! Absolute banger! I have never received so many compliments on a fragrance and I have hundreds. It really caught me off guard, I wasn’t expecting to be chased through stores by people asking what I was wearing. However, I realize the general population hasn’t smelled this scent profile like most of us have here. I get a strong aromatic citrus in the top. Some say they smell orange but I do not. It’s very much like the fruit from my “meyers lemon tree” which is a triple hybrid between a citron and a mandarin and a pomelo. The fruit from this lemon tree is desirable for making lemon based desserts. This is the lemon I get. Then it dries down into a sensual and cozy vanilla which isn’t too edible as to make me feel sick of it. It lasts for a good work day on me and for days on clothing. If I’m going somewhere in a hurry I can’t wear it because so many people stop me asking for the name and even if I can show them the bottle on my phone. This is a more mass appealing Bake and it’s fabulous!