Vanilla for Breakfast

I don’t know what the two reviewers below my post are talking about — they are trippin’! This juice is a gotdamn banger! This is my type of vanilla. It is not gourmand, which is a plus for me since I am not too much of a gourmand lover. This is a unisex take on an amber-y vanilla (done right!). It’s strong. It IS sweet, but not cloying, or juvenile. The best comparison I can think of for now — If 7 minutes and Italica had a love child, it would be Vanilla for Breakfast. 12/10

A dream combo of vanilla tonka milk with sweet almond. A little roasty but not too warm; decadent but not TOO gourmand or sugary. Also it's an eternal bomb. A little goes a long way, and it will last literally days on hair and clothes, even on skin tbh. And I've been wearing it in hot weather.

It wasn’t what I expected but I quite like it. Reminds me of Supreme Nectar in the deep drydown. Opens up with a really powdery almond cookie, almost like vanilla macarons before revealing a deep tonka base. Nothing like Bianco Latte at all.

Got my sample today, and I can't wait to share my first impressions! To me, it's more about tonka than vanilla. As a pastry chef, it instantly reminds me of tonka-infused heavy cream. Imagine leaving a glass of heavy cream with tonka beans in the fridge overnight, then taking your first sniff the next day. That's exactly the vibe I get. It's creamy, milky, and slightly nutty (probably because tonka beans and almonds both contain coumarin). This delicious scent blends beautifully with a luxurious body care accord, making it feel balanced. I really like it. Even in the summer heat, it never became cloying. That said, I wouldn't call it beast mode. On my skin, this lovely blend of notes becomes quite subtle after about 5 hours. I'll probably end up finishing my sample!

This was a blind buy for me and it is definitely not a safe blind buy even for vanilla lovers. I was actually a little taken aback by the opening of this. It opens like a new pack of Marlboro Lights. You take the plastic off, and pull open the top and get a whiff of the slightly sweet, dry scent of fresh tobacco. After a few minutes the vanilla and tonka bloom on your skin and you get the feeling that someone passing you would get a blast of vanilla even if that’s not quite what you’re smelling. The thing is though, the cigarette note never really leaves, and you smell it whenever you bring your wrist to your nose. I can’t tell if I love it or hate it. It’s not at all what i expected.