Like a Day in a Candy Shop

This is one of those perfumes I wish Essence would bring back sometime ! Im so glad to still have it, sometimes I walk by and cant help smelling it - it so addictive ! I feel like it will sound even brighter in the cold air, such a pretty simple very pleasant sent ! Its sweet but not too strong cake or dough like. Its flowery but not too heavy or too floral. I dont know how did they do it and that for such a small price ! It was my go to daily spring perfume for a few years, love this so much !

This is such a comforting scent to me, I really love it! It ́s sweet and powdery, but not candy-sweet to me. The musk and tonka bean really come through, mixed with the orchid it gives a warm, relaxing scent. The price is unbeatable! 50ml = 6,95€ / 10ml = 2,95€ The smaller size is perfect for the purse, a little spritz on the go :) Out of all the Essence fragrances this lasts the longest. I love wearing it for bedtime, because it is so comforting and relaxing. Like a soft flower blanket :)

I am way beyond the target market for this line, which I assume is very young girls, but I really love this anyway. It doesn’t smell like candy to me. This is a mild powdery sweet vanilla with some subtle floral notes and musk. A soft skin scent, it smells innocent and simple, but sadly doesn’t project very far or last very long. For $10 I wouldn’t expect much, but this actually ended up on my love shelf. This is the only Essence scent I like so far, but I like it a lot.

I agree it's a great value for the price! It's a little bit similar to Prada Candy, but while the Prada's fragrance is artificial and too faint for my tastes, this one is more natural, sweet but somehow also clean and refined (maybe due to the floral orchid-jasmin notes)! If you like fragrances there are sweet and powdery, but in a more grown-up, not too gourmand and sickly way, you must try it: for that price, you can't go wrong :)

The closest to a dupe to this one id MFK “Gentle fluidity gold”. I was gifted this scent for my birthday in 2016 and I loved, and cherished it so much. I can’t get over it :( so sad it was discontinued:(

Great value for the price! The scent reminds me of a candyshop (duh) but also has a hint of sunscreen, but not in a nasty way. More in a relaxing way. It lasts about 2 hours on my skin.

It smells like vanilla, very sweet & refreshing peppermint and liquorice for me. Kinda warm and caramel-ly as well. A very loveable scent! <3

Love it so sweet and it comforts me ;I don't know why;but I'm a bit sad because the perfume' s got a very poor lasting :(

yum yum yum. so sweet and cosy.

This is a pleasant fluffy vanilla cloud. It's sweet, but not like Pink Sugar or any other stronger Candy scent, it's very lightweight, marshmallowish and subtle flowery. So lightweight that you need to douse yourself in it (and repeat often) to notice this scent.. but it's not expensive, so never mind excessive use. ;) Tonka Bean and Heliotrope are indeed so well balanced as the votes above reflect, I couldn't say which one dominates, perfect harmony. It's also not overly powdery (unlike Ariana Grandes Moonlight, just a note, since I mentioned marshmallow, it's not that kind of Marshmallow note). A cozy Vanilla. It's really lovely, dreamy and uplifting. Not sure if this is still sold, but it has been available in Germany until recently. Update Nov. 2020: I just bought the essence limited edition mini edt 'x-mas wishes, candy kisses' and I think Candy Shop is in there..

I got mine in Barcelona's Maremagnum Mall for a song- 1.99 euros I think. It was on special with a few other Essence perfumes. There were no testers so I just looked at the packaging's illustrations and the name. I love sweet scents, so the candy shop connotation was a no brainer for me- I bought this immediately. It is 10mls. It really does have a strong alcohol opening. I can barely smell this one, so it is indeed soft. I think it would be better suited for a young girl just trying out perfume for the first time- you cannot go overboard with this one. I don't regret my purchase because I was curious about the essence perfumes. It was a cheap thrill to buy it and open later in the hotel room. I would not purchase it again though.

Personal, the first sniff was not love. It reminded me a bit of an older woman I know, but slowly, the scent changed and it become more subtle and pleasing and the different nounces started to play. It kinda reminds me a tiny bit of neonatura from Yves Rocher, it has the same warmth behind it, thanks to the vanilla, just sweeter and less earthy. It does have a bit of cotton candy behind it and in general it is very pleasing for me. Only downside is, that it really doesn't last very long on me. I think between 3-4 hours tops, which is kinda sad. Still, I love this scent right now very much and wear it also right now (which means a lot from me because Bee-Season XD)

too bad it's too faint, I tested it at the store and I like it very much, but I wouldn't buy it 'cause my skin normally makes the scents disappear fast. it opens slightly boozey, like a chocolate liqueur, then it develops into a sweet but not cloying floral vanilla and dries down to delicious heliotrope and tonka bean. too bad the opening and the heart notes develop in about 30min and all there is left after that it's a very faint drydown, that you can only smell if you put your nose on the skin. with some improved sillage, it would have been perfect.

@CulyWurly: It does not remind me so much of Trussardi but more of Prada Candy at first sniff as Trussardi Inside is heavier and warmer in my nose. However, I think the drydown of Like a day in a Candy Shop is a bit sweeter (in the sense of fruity) than Candy but indeed it is THE perfect dupe for both for all that look for something to carry in a bag or for the younger ones that do not have enough money for either Trussardi or Prada. And the 10 ml bottle is even cheaper with approx. 3 €... Thumbs up for a really affordable and good scent!

I don ́t know if its ́the heliotrope, or the tonka bean, but this reminds me of Guerlain's ́l'heure bleu!! quite a surprise! though this is not my kind of scent, I think it has good quality, and a very good price. On my skin longevity is incredible! I have tested it 24h ago, had a bath in the morning, and I can still smell it. I ́didn ́t buy it, but I think I ́ll go back to the store... edit: yes, I bought it!!

It to me smells like Viva La Juicy or Gucci Gorgeous Gardenia after I have showered. That warm vanilla/soap smell that lingers after you bathe. I know that might sound like a bad thing, but it really isn't. Soft but vanillaic. I think it definitely lasts longer than people are commenting on below, but it is certainly a skin scent. For $10.00 USD though it is quite pretty and a good deal.

I like it! It is a very nice, elegant and simple vanilla scent. It is very subtle and nice, but not so gourmand as I expected from the name, however it is amazing for its price :) It smells very playdoh-like on my skin! It is better if you spray a large quantity of it (and that wouldn't be bad, it is very affordable), because the sillage is pretty soft, anyway very nice one!

Very very similar to Trussardi Inside and Prada Candy. These both fragrances are sisters and this one is another part of the family. Try it and you will find the similarity and with EUR 6,95 unbeatable cheap.

I don't like sugary scent so much but i like this one because of lilacs. It's very floral scent. Like a day in a flower shop.

For the price (I got a 10 ml for like 3 bucks), this is really quite awesome in quality! Unfortunately, the reason I bought this scent is also the reason I never wear it: it reminds me of someone I know. I'm not sure what perfume she wore that this reminds me of, but I am pretty sure it was a lot more expensive than this one. The scent itself is sweet, powdery, and marshmallow-vanilla-y. I'm quite sure there will be a lot of people who will find this scent very pleasant. The base in this (the powdery vanilla) reminds me of Yves Rocher's Vanille Noir; I haven't tried them side-by-side, but I used to dabble in perfumery and I'm quite sure this base is made up out of one or two main ingredients that are very overpowering. All in all, I'd recommend anyone to give it a try :)