Elysia Vanilla

POV: You are a vampire, and this is how you identify sexy necks for biting. This is exactly what I always imagined bourbon vanilla should smell like: boozy (!), deep and woodsy vanilla wrapped in a swirl of dark brown sugar musk. Imagine (drier/deeper) vanilla mixed with wet rich woods , then spilling bourbon across the counter. You attempt to wipe the spill with Tonka, which lays down a cashmere blanket of woodsy cosiness. Straight out of the bottle it is gorgeous, for me it was instant love. It is linear, with no dramatic mid or dry-down shift, just the whole beast from first spray (and then for the whole day). There is perhaps a little booze evaporation over time in favour of tonka woods. Before you even open it you can see it has matured to a dark, rich colour. Being vanilla, it will get even better with age. Notes: *Superficial note - this bottle looks dainty glass in pictures, but it gives super niche and cool in person. The flowery detail on the cap is almost rubbery, and my (dirty) vampire mind chooses to associate Atsuko Kudo Couture Latex. *I am often wary of anything with a sugar note, as many can be juvenile, cloying, or screechy. Sugar avoiders can relax, this is not that. *It is for sure self-sufficient, but also a dream layering piece. It adds woody, boozy depth to loud florals and works beautifully with spicy or leathery scents. This is my trick for sneaking “fall/winter” fragrances into off-season or daytime wear under the guise of making them more accessible, when really I just brought them into the more dimensional Industrial Gourmand.* (Shhh. We will not tell my brain it is deluded.) *The rest of the Elysia line overlaps with Kayali’s offerings, so this is clearly a nod to Vanilla 28. I prefer this, as it is richer with more bourbon vanilla depth, but the caveat is I have only smelled a fresh bottle of Vanilla 28 so I cannot speak for how it changes with a few months of maturing. *I paid under £20. Even with the above caveat, this is the repurchase. *It's unisex, and I would find it very appealing (wink) to smell it on anyone’s neck. This is not gourmand, it is for the vanilla-initiated (but gourmand lovers will still appreciate it). *I am surprised more guys or mascs are not shouting about woodsy vanilla power. That thing where you are inexplicably attracted to *insert the opposite of your type* is the power this could wield. Maybe those demographics are gatekeeping. I am not. My inner vampire is a hormonal pervert and wants this on more (especially unexpected) necks

I don't think this is a blind buy safe vanilla. People describe it as masculine, earthy, too boozy, dark, spicy, mature, etc. If you are going to blind buy, know that this is a very bare, vanilla option. Closer to the essence than a baked vanilla. It's almost cold, and the clumpy brown sugar, patchouli, and amber all elevate the vanilla, but it is still a less gourmand one. It's a slightly boozy brown sugar, deeper vanilla. Just imagine all the ingredients before you actually bake them. Test it on your skin too; the skin warms it up significantly. I've had this perfume for more than two weeks now, and I will say it's very good. First day, the initial spray was harsh, but I imagine that's because the batch is new (08/2025). But from day two to now, it mellows and settles well and becomes smoother. I need to see how it sits for months or more weeks, but otherwise it's good. It lasts and projects well for what the DNA is (mind you, this type of vanilla pod/vanilla essence isn't beastmode-material, but rest assured, people can smell you). Wore a t-shirt once and put it on a chair, and every time I pass by, I smell it. I personally go nose blind when I'm wearing it - but it clings to clothes well. It's an all-year-round fragrance for me.

Reviewing straight out the box. What I love about the scent of this one is that I get a little bit of everything. Well-blended and has a depth to it. I have many vanillas - spiced, boozy, gourmand - but this DNA is special. It has a Chinese herbal medicine backdrop, with a creamy, faint vanilla cloud lingering on the top. I personally love herbal scents, especially ones that smells rich, earthy, and petrichor-y. I imagine this perfume as a sophisticated version of my favorite soap Dirty Hippie from Pacha (with notes of nutmeg, clove, and patchouli). This is not a vanilla-dominated scent, and I also don't get much boozy notes. If you also hate perfumes with a booze note in it like me, don't be scared to try this perfume because I can barely smell it in here. If you remove the tacky plastic flower at the cap, it's genuinely a very beautiful glass bottle - sturdy, heavy, and compact shape.

so much better than the original. i would say it is around 90% spot on similar, but this one is slightly on the woodier side? it is very vanilla-forward but not in a cloyingly sweet way at all. it also lasts super long and has a great projection. it is probably more suited for cooler climates though, as it tends to become kind of headache-inducing in middle eastern summers. the price point of this is absolutely fantastic - i paid 85QAR for this which is around 17GBP, for comparison. safe blind buy for sure if you like vanilla scents. i would even care to venture that this could even be appreciated gourmand-haters! can transition from day to night phenomenally as well - for nighttime/date night wear, i would layer it with an oud-based perfume to increase its sexiness (i like to use reef 31). another good layering combo is marshmallow blush by paris corner, if you like a true gourmand.

This perfume is great! An amazing alternative to V28. I’d say it’s about 85% similar, the main difference is it’s a little smokier than V28 and has almost a fruitier note? (not sure how to describe it) It smells amazing and it lasts long. Honestly, unless you own V28, you and others probably won’t smell a difference. I love the smokier scent though, it smells amazing especially with fall coming up. As I’ve stated with V28, it’s not a sweet vanilla scent, there’s other things mixed into it. It’s like a Smokey, amber, vanilla. It’s definitely more on the mature side, but not in a grandma way at all. In fact, I’d say this scent tones down the “grandma” a bit more than V28 because of that “Smokey” “incense” like addition. I love it. It’s intoxicating and strays away from sickeningly sweet body mists and such. Perfect for a date night or every day. Definitely layering this with V28.

If you love Vanilla 28, this is definitely blind buy safe and so worth every penny! Elysia Vanilla is a bit less floral and has more emphasis on the pink pepper, which I like very much.(If you have the kayali vanilla 28 body spray in the aluminum aerosol can, this smells nearly identical, just stronger)The first few moments the alcohol smell is fairly strong but it does calm down quickly. It is a fraction of the price of Vanilla 28 so I don't mind that it is a little alcohol-y at first. Elysia Vanilla has soooo much better longevity and hangs on through my entire work day of at least 9 hours and is so cozy and comforting in the last few hours especially. It layers well with so many other scents too. I also have Elysia Sugar Patchouli and Sweet Banana and love those too. The Sweet banana needed to sit a month but Sugar Patchouli and Vanilla did not, in my opinion

I just received my bottle today. It struck me right away how dark the juice is! I smelt Vanilla 28 once but it was a while ago so I can't say how similar they are. But this perfume is a rich kind of boozy vanilla with woodiness and as soon as I sprayed it on me I could smell the patchouli and amber. It is sweet but not sickly sweet because it has that ambery depth. I love it more than I thought I would. My intension was to sweeten the Rifaaqat perfume I have coming, if needed, and other slightly masculine perfumes I have. By the way, I like the bottle but that clear plastic petal thing on the lid was ugly, so I cut it off. I'm impressed with how much oomph this perfume has from the get go. I don't know yet how many hours wear I will get but I don't care because it is beautiful. It feels so cosy when it's only 13 deg C today.

This is almost a perfect dupe of Vanilla 28! My nose can't even tell what the difference between the two are, but I'd say perhaps this perfume is slightly berrier? Or maybe its spicier? At first spritz it definitely has something that kicks which Vanilla 28 lacks. I have Vanilla 28 and Elysia Vanilla side by side right now and honestly it is so hard to tell. Vanilla 28 smells slightly more plain vanilla to me. The dry downs are practically identical in terms of smell. But let me tell you, Elysia Vanilla lasts SO much longer. I sprayed it on myself yesterday and can still smell it today. I like it a lot! This is coming from someone who was obsessed with gourmand as a teen and is now nauseated by strong gourmand. It smells classy, and adult. It also smells a lot more expensive than it is.

I never smelled Kayali vanilla 28 but I've heard so much hype about it that I really wanted to smell what's it's about. And when I heard that Elysia Vanilla is the perfect dupe for it, I wanted to buy it immediately especially given it's super low price point. It took me quite some time to find it because a lot of people are trying to get their hands on it, but when I finally ordered it and got it, I immediately loved it. It's giving a deep vanilla, brown sugar with a hint of spiciness in the opening but that goes away the more it dries down. Perfect for the fall season, so classy and warm. Love it!! Now I don't even wanna buy the og because at this price point I'm getting everything I want and more. Longevity and projection are pretty good too. Overall: 9/10 !

I have the og Vanilla 28 and this dupe is pretty much 95% spot on. It also has a GREAT performance, I'm amazed on how this can perform so good while costing so low. However I do like the og more, the drydown on the og is definitely sweeter and prettier, while on this dupe it smells more linear since the opening, like it stays not that sweet until it's gone hours later, while the og keeps getting sweeter with the hours. Still a great dupe, I already bought 2 more bottles for back up. It's so cheap that I can use it as body spray idc

At first smell I can sense amber very strong, to the point I thought I smell BBW into the night lol. if I want to put it simply its like BBW into the night but change its berry to vanilla. I never smell kayali 28 so I cant say anything about that. I remember spray 1 time on my wrist at 11pm and later at 9.50am I smell it as a skin scent so yeah. for the price depend on your country for me I got it for 12 USD big bottle, u also can check its authenticity through the QR code at the back of the box that you need to scratch to see it.

I have had this for a while now maybe close to a year and I have made a large dent. I didn't wear it much during our summer here in Australia but I put it back on yesterday and my goodness it was stunning. It is rich and deep and smells so much more expensive than it is. I love it. It lasted all day on me, and I got compliments all day long. What a fantastic vanilla, I won't replace my almost gone Vanilla 28 with another one but I will buy a backup of this to have it ready to go. Give this one some time, there are no negatives.

This is the first perfume i have bought and it was perfect without maceration. I imagine it will even get better with time. I expected spiciness(which i don't like) but I got sweet notes of brown sugar and vanilla essence. It smells so good. There are some spicy notes but they are not strong. This is perfect for vanilla scent lovers. Idk if i am the only who feels the sweetness almost smells like the one in Elysia Vanilla sugar. Not that I am complaining. 10/10 scent for sure. It's the vanilla essence type of vanilla scent.

Extremely impressed with this scent, and the Elysia line in general. At first sniff, it smells identical to V28. With the OG, I had to let it sit for a while to smell the way it smells now, but this one smells the same without macerating. Over time, I’m sure Elysia will smell even stronger. 😍 To me, the OG is defo slightly stronger and richer. Elysia does have an alcoholic quality to it and isn’t as intense, but I’m ok with that considering how amazingly affordable it is! Fragrance World has outdone itself with this line.

The most gorgeous spicy warm vanilla, perfect for autumn/winter wear. I’ve already made a huge dent because I’m reaching for it every day. It leaves a huge scent trail, my friend walked into the room and said it smelt so nice, my boyfriend said he could still smell me in his car after I left. If you like vanilla 28 but you didn’t think the longevity of it was worth the price, definitely get this. When I smelt vanilla 28 in the shops I didn’t get the hype, it was so mild, but this was love at first sniff.

I have both the original and other dupes and Elysia Vanilla. This one is very very close. I really like it! Elysia sugarnote is more syrupy than kayali thats the main differense to me, So I would say the brown sugar in Elysia Vanilla is more syrupy and sweeter than the brown sugar in kayali is. While in kayali all notes is very well blended and refined. In this I can smell the sugar more clearly. The longevity is about 4-6 hours in this new bottle so It might get longer with time.

I bought Elysia Vanilla as a blind buy after falling in love with Kayali Vanilla 28, but not wanting to spend that much on it. Wow, what an incredible find it was. This is one of my most complimented fragrances to date! It smelled great from first spray...no maceration needed. It's a beautiful, mature vanilla gourmand, with depth added by the smoky and woody notes. I find that it lasts 8+ hours on my skin and projects well. I have bought a second bottle as I don't want to run out.

Outstanding quality for such a low price. The projection and longevity are amazing - my dad asked why the hallway smelled like vanilla 8m from my room and then when I tried to get my sister to smell it she said the entire house smells like it after I’ve walked through it. I’ve tried Vanilla 28 and it had absolutely ZERO lasting power on my skin nor did it have as much intensity as this. Amazing rich, mature vanilla scent, I heavily recommend letting it macerate as well

Not sure if it’s because my V28 is very new but to me this is a good dupe but so much better than the OG. I wore both today and can still smell Elysia very strongly on one wrist 6 hours later whereas 28 has been gone for hours already. May be it needs to mature but I only received Elysia yesterday and have had V28 a couple weeks already! It is maybe less smooth but other than that the scent profile is spot on

This is definitely my favourite "affordable" perfume! It's my blind buy after reading reviews & checking notes. First spray and I wasn't too sure & even considered reselling it but I waited a week and tried again and....oh my, I'm so happy I kept it. This is sooo gorgeous. Lovely vanilla/brown sugar smell. I love it.... I wore it out once & had a compliment too.

I think I actually prefer this over the original! It is nearly identical to the original but I do think this one has a sweeter scent and the brown sugar note definitely comes through more. I had tested it on each arm and you can barely tell the difference between dry down, I do think the original has a more alcohol opening than this one which is surprising.

Omg I literally just got it and sprayed it onto me at first I wasnt sure what to think of the aroma - kind of like woody/sugary/sweet BUT AFTER like 10-15min it became this so niceee vanilla. And i sprayed it in the locker room at the gym and literally the girls next to me already asked what that good smell was and what perfume was I wearing 🤭😊

I absolutely adore this dupe! I have a feeling I might have gotten a nicely aged bottle, because this was rich and sweet and just a lovely deep vanilla. I didn't flip this much over the Kayali OG, maybe because this was twice as much for half the cost? I just really prefer this one! I'll be getting another bottle, I can't stop wearing it.

I received a sample of V28 from Sephora and fell in love with it. But the price was just more than I could do right now. So I bought this from Jomashop for $24 and got it today. It is almost identical to V28! I can’t tell the difference between the two. I’d even say this is stronger and longer lasting. Very happy with this one!!

For the price point (about $25 USD), I think this is a fantastic alternative to Kayali's Vanilla 28. I had the KV28 so can say this is 95% similar to it. I would give it a few more months for the juice to get darker and hoping it lasts longer on the skin and clothes. It's great for layering as well. I bought a back-up bottle.

Nose Note #720 Very distantly reminds me of Black Opium. Or perhaps a darker version of Barakkat Gentle Gold. Ambery sweet with a slight floral aspect. Beautiful and elegant. Great quality. Not much development, quite a linear scent. Performance is above average. For some reason I'm getting a slight cherry note too. 8/10

This is a great dupe for Vanilla 28. My girlfriend couldn’t tell the difference with this on one wrist and the real deal on the other. If there is a difference, it’s the price and Elysia Vanilla lasts longer. So glad I went for this one and followed other reviewers recommendations that this was the closest dupe.

very blind buy but i rlly wanted a lovely vanilla and trust this delivered. mine came quite macerated and smells absolutely delicious, the vanilla is definitely there and it’s like the perfect mix of musk and sweetness. dry down is divine and definitely sticks around after spraying, a new fav i think, luvv it🤎🤎

Stunning, sophisticated vanilla with beautiful spiced woods that envelope your entire being. The perfect cool weather scent. The boozy undertones give it a richness that makes it warm and inviting. It is a staple fragrance and rightly so. The price point is excellent for the quality too. 5 Stars!

This is lovely! @lauradahlman below is correct, this does smell like JPG La Belle but the le parfum version! Imagine the pear toned down and you get Elysia Vanilla! It’s slightly boozy, rich vanilla. In fact, it even has a Coca Cola vibe. It’s easy wearing for anyone who likes sweet perfumes.

The BEST Vanilla 28 interpretation! I have 4 different V28 dupes and this one is by far the best. It's strong, long lasting and it's extremely similar to the drydown of V28. This is so good that I decided to not repurchase the Kayali one as this one is 1/6 cheaper and performs better.

This is a beautiful cosy but adult vanilla. Bought it after sampling Vanilla 28. Don't care to give a similarity percentage - Elysia Vanilla is my thing. I can't stop wearing it. I will probably use the bottle up this Autumn/Winter. The gorgeous bottle is an added bonus.

I was going to buy the OG Vanilla 28 but wasn't a big fan of the longevity, which brought me here. For 11 quid I didn't bother with a sample and just bought the whole bottle and WOW - it's almost exactly the same and lasts WAY longer! I even think the bottle is prettier

You know how good this is? This is so good that I was never a huge Vanilla 28 but I LOVE THIS!!! I was looking for the closest dupe of V28 and I got this one. Well, it’s amazing! I am getting addicted to the smell that I’m already thinking for a backup.

An ambery, brown sugar vanilla that smells very similar to kayali vanilla 28. Lasts very long and projects. I am going to wear this all fall and winter. It’s sweet but the strong amber really balances it. Smells sophisticated and strong.

so yummy!! one of those scents where you just keep smelling your wrists. reminds me of a mall in a way, where you walk by great american cookies/cinnabon. first thing that came to mind about this fragrance and i love it!!

A bit more spicy than the Kayali one. Not bad don’t get me wrong but almost has an incense vibe to it. Good price point and very close to the Kayali if you don’t have the budget - a great dupe :)

A very good dupe for vanilla 28, i find it slightly more musky which I like. Love layering this with perfumes, a perfect safe scent. And the bottle is beautiful! 5/5

I loooove this! Close enough to the real thing for me. In the opening it’s a little bit syrupy, but overall it’s heavenly. Sexy, sweet, a bit spicy.

Stronger and more long lasting than vanilla 28. It’s almost a 1 to 1 dupe. However it needs to mature for more than 2 months to show potential.

Unfollow me now. This is gonna be the only thing I talk about for the next week. I’ve wanted this for years fuck. What the fuck

Solid dupe for Vanilla 28 by Kayali, imo. It does smell like pure, sweet vanilla essence to me. Stays for a long time too.

I really liked this scent. It's a smoky, spicy vanilla. It lasts well and I often get compliments when I wear it.

I love this so much more than Vanilla 28, it's so perfectly balanced. Yummy

I simply love this! Smells exactly like Vanilla 28.

This smells like a cozy blend of benzoin, brown sugar, and tobacco. I haven’t tried the Kayali version yet, but to my nose, this feels like a sweeter, slightly more synthetic take on Cologne of the Missions, which I had a decant of about five years ago. It’s about 85% similar. It also gives off a bit of Mercedes Club Black vibes, but lighter on the incense and tobacco, and without the citrus. Definitely more feminine overall. I really enjoy this scent, but something in the base throws me off. There’s a synthetic edge that borders on sweaty, and I suspect it’s the amber woods. At times the sweetness also turns into a burnt syrup kind of smell. I’m hoping it mellows out with a bit of aging before I decide if it’s backup bottle-worthy. That said, I can absolutely see this shining in layering. The original is famous for that too, and I’m sure I’ll go through this bottle easily. On my skin, projection is around 1 meter and longevity is about 4 hours, but it clings to clothes for much longer.

I only bought this because people said it’s 1:1 to Kayali Vanilla 28 and it is NOT. Maybe the dry down is SIMILAR to it, but not 1:1. Initial smell is a strong, dark, bourbon-y vanilla bean? Vanilla 28, is sexy subtle which I really loved. But with Elysia - I was definitely thrown off by it, but the dry down doesn’t smell that bad! I actually don’t mind it. I’m going to keep wearing it this winter while it’s still cold! I’m not gonna let it macerate/mature because it’s good like this, in my opinion. Plus, my bottle looks dark enough! This is definitely only a fall/winter, night out scent. I paid $45 for this (including shipping bc I didnt want to pay for the Kayali Vanilla 28 yet. It’s $25 for 100ml). Overall, not bad, but NOT a Vanilla 28 1:1 DUPE! Not a safe blind buy, imo. I usually don’t like blind buying perfumes because they smell different on paper than on my skin, but this is actually not bad.

I got Elysia Vanilla back in June 2025, and when it arrived, it smelled like a lightly burned vanilla wrapped in jasmine and generic florals. It felt too heavy and smoky for summer, so I set it aside. Now it’s late November 2025, and the scent has changed a lot. It’s much sweeter, almost like pure sugar blended with vanilla. The smoky edge is still there but toned down, and the florals have shifted into something that smells like sweetened rose water. I haven’t tried the OG, but my verdict on Elysia Vanilla is clear: on its own, it’s just fine. Pleasant, too sweet, and not groundbreaking. But its real magic is in layering. For me, it works beautifully with almost anything you want to make sweeter or more vanilla-forward. Not every fragrance layers well on impulse, but this one does.

I have never smelled Kayali 28, so I can not compare how similar they are. But, after reading such positive reviews, I blind bought it, thinking it would be phenomenal!!! First impressions - I actually thought it was awful! It was pure alcohol with a mixture of spices and minimal vanilla detected. I left it for 2 months to macerate, and now the Scent has completely changed. It's a grown up, well balanced, slightly sweet vanilla, with a hint of spices and thankfully, no harsh alcohol opening. I would say, this is a more mature, elegant, vanilla fragrance. I do like it now, but, just not for me and my tastes. It was a great price, less than €20 and justmylook have decreased the price further to €16.95, It has moderate projection and lasts 4 hours on my skin.

Just blind bought this in a hope it would be a good dupe of Vanilla 28. I love Vanilla 28 for layering but on its own as a fragrance it’s too simple. Therefore I was hunting for a 1:1 dupe so I don’t have to pay £100 for a layering perfume! 😅 First spray was straight alcohol, after 30 minutes or so it dried down into a similar smoky brown sugar scent as Vanilla 28. Lasted about one hour on my skin, similar to Vanilla 28 for me, it seems to only stick to clothes. Maybe I will let it macerate for a while and I will come back and update if my opinion changes ...