Not That Vanilla

Not That Vanilla— The name makes me smile. It’s so appropriate, because it really is “not that vanilla”. In fact, it’s not any generic vanilla you’re probably imagining. NTV contains elements of both Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille and MM’s By The Fireplace, but is removed enough from the two to hold its own unique identity. If Tobacco Vanille’s sister and By The Fireplace’s brother had a kid, the resulting scent would be this, which surprisingly results in a more widely wearable (and SFW!) version of these 2 fragrances. It’s longer lasting than BTF, but less of an olfactory bomb than TV. And while this fragrance profile doesn’t show it, there IS vanilla in this fragrance, you can smell it! The sweetness from that and the cacao is subtle, but yummy. This is a wonderfully woodsy, smoky juice underscored by a subtle sweetness, and I find it can easily be worn anytime, anywhere... even in high summer heat. All for less than $30. What’s not to adore? And why the heck are you still here? Go and getcha some!🥰

i got the body spray of this from a target gift set of vanilla scented products for xmas and didn’t try it until now (july). i really regret not using this sooner because i really love it. i’ve been looking for a fragrance that smells like the candles my parents burn at home and could never find one that smelled the same. amazingly, this smells exactly like that. i think the smokiness of this especially helps with it smelling like a candle. as for the other notes, i pick up on a lot more amber, which is nice. i’m not sure how much of the bergamot i can smell, but im sure it’s in there somewhere. it this stuff is really great. im looking forward to wearing it in the colder months, especially around halloween. there’s a sense of mystery to this fragrance that i really love. 10/10

I saw Brigette’s comment and literally made an account just to comment the same. I had to look this stuff up because I thought it was just me. I bought the body mist just to test (& honestly first to use as a room spray lol) but I sprayed it on me and got 2 compliments in the first day of wearing! And I was so shocked ... because it’s a body mist. It is a super bold scent, and lasts longer than some $300+ dollar fragrances I have. Very edgy, I do think best for night, but if you’re a naturally bold person I think it can be definitely used during the day balanced with a sweet scent (I’m going to be layering Burberry Elixir with it today)

This is definitely something unexpected I picked it up because it was purple I didn’t look at the name if I had I probably wouldn’t even have smelled it lol. I am not a fan of vanilla, like at all, vanilla smells nice on other but on me turns plastic and super annoyingly sweet and to me smells like a fake smile. Regardless I love this it smells sort of like Copal, it is strongly just smoke with a bit of citrus but if you are looking for witchy scents. Also I would say it is not a vanilla at all, I would say a vanilla lover would be confused with this.

this smells so similar to replica under the stars