Pure DKNY A Drop of Vanilla

This is a really lovely perfume. I've had it for a little over a year and forget to wear it but I can't explain why. It's not terribly unique but it is comforting, sweet and feminine.....cozy for sure. I feel like there is enough Sandalwood and Orchid here to offset the rose...it's not a rose perfume. The vanilla is well played too in that it's not a one-note vanilla perfume. Something in there occasionally reminds me of tobacco....just a little bit. This is NOT a replica of Joop Le Bain but it is in a similar vein (to me..anyway)...it's more sweet and floral but it shares a likeness of coziness. I really enjoy this one and should wear it more often. As I type and sniff, I'm also reminded of the old-school, clear/amber colored Neutrogena soap bars. I found my small bottle of Pure Drop of Vanilla at TJ Maxx for under $10 and I occasionally see this one..along with Drop of Rose, still on the shelves.

Finally this is in the database! It's been out for quite some time. I love this lovely, softly aquatic, summery take on vanilla. Its a drop of pure vanilla extract into a beautifully carved sandalwood bowl brimming with lotus blossoms that are still wet with morning dew. Beautifully serene. It is becoming more and more difficult to find due to the lack of publicity on the company's part, as well as lack of understanding on the consumer's part that it is in fact a different scent from its parent Pure, as the bottle is not labelled differently. The difference is the cap color: original Pure's cap is silver. Drop of Vanilla has a slightly more golden cap, not to be confused with Drop of Rose's rose gold cap.

Vanilla and I had a falling out after university, and I just recently discovered that I like it in certain iterations. Pure DKNY A Drop of Vanilla is just how I want it. Freshest and cleanest I have ever smelled the note as. Very well-played floral-vanilla that has nothing gourmand about it (I am not partial to gourmand, at all). In fact, it has nuances that make it comforting during cool days, and others that make it refreshing on warm ones. I happen to know people who gag at the smell of vanilla perfumes, but I can't imagine them being offended by this. Very nice.

Isn't this the same as the original DKNY Pure? I thought "A drop of vanilla" was just a tagline in the advertising. I bought this when it was first out and agree it is a warm skin scent, more warm than fresh. I am obsessing about musk/vanilla combos lately, and this is a nice easy mild one which did have some sort of improved ethics in the making, I believe. I also had the verbena version but grew tired of it and went back to this. The rose is not for me either. I love the simple bottle.

I find this fragrance to be quite comforting-it's clean, warm, and feminine without being heavy. The vanilla, sandalwood, and freesia are the main players on my skin, while the white amber gives them a lovely base to float upon. I do get hints of rose and orchid, but they are not dominant notes. It's a pity this is not more well-known because it's really quite nice. I plan on buying a backup bottle.