Vanilla Lust

This scent is the perfect combination of Japanese’s taste for finesse and French’s excellent art of perfumery. Jill Stuart perfumes are made in France. Some of them are conceived by internationally successful perfumers, such as Crystal Bloom by Christine Nagel. The bottle design is made according to Jill Stuart's preferred precious stone, the diamond, in its various morphologies representing the eternal brilliant stone. All Jill Stuart perfumes prior to Crystal Bloom have a cap that resembles a brilliant diamond. Vanilla Lust's rounded bottle feels heavy in the hand and the curves allow for easy manipulation while applying the perfume. The cap sits tightly with a silver-colored collar around the atomizer head. The perfume is golden ambery, fully transparent. With time, the juice will darken and take on a caramelized amber color. One has to be careful about light exposure. Vanilla Lust by Jill Stuart is my signature scent, I wear it constantly, all the time, anywhere, everywhere. I’ve worn it for more than a decade. I spray this on and nothing can get me. This is the true me, warm, sweet, sensual, complex, encouraging, and delicious. The scent gets stronger as you approach the wearer. This is the perfume, despite my gigantic collection, that I finish steadily every year. Some people keep mementos, my big and small empty bottles of Jill Stuart Vanilla Lust are my memories. Jill Stuart Vanilla Lust has been and probably will be, a super best seller in Japan. The gently sweet, powdery and ever so slightly floral combination makes for a tender and delicate perfume that permeates instead of suffocating. I buy my backups in Japan. As far as I know, there are very limited locations on the planet where Jill Stuart is officially distributed. It used to be available in Taiwan and Hongkong, the only two areas outside of Japan. There are many duty-free shops in Asia that do carry some of their travel-exclusive items. Jill Stuart cosmetics is licensed to Kose Japan by the namesake fashion designer, who is of American descent. The clothing store in NYC has a few of the perfumes available for purchase. I wish all the women in the world could buy this perfume because that way it will never be discontinued. Kose Japan has been expanding in North America a lot over the past 3 years, the conglomerate encompasses more than a handful of luxury beauty and self-care brands that are now available for online purchasing. The best way to find your own bottle is to google the brand followed by your own location to find out if the official website can ship to your country.

This was the one and only perfume that I fell in love with. I never really cared about perfumes before smelling this at the Jill Stuart store many years ago. Smells like a luxurious vanilla-coconut-caramel cookie? I'm terrible at describing.. It's so warm, snuggly and comforting yet it's not too sweet that you'll get sick of it. I feel it's grown up and sophisticated than your generic vanillas and it makes me feel sexy too. It would linger on me for so long, melting in my skin. I'm still sad that they stopped selling this so quickly and then years later came back with a reformulated one that is just not the same in my opinion. The new smells watered down and is not the delicious rich scent that I loved. The journey of finding the next love to replace my lust for Vanilla Lust goes on..but I will never forget it!

I bought this in duty-free Asia years ago, As I was a fan of Jill’s cosmetic line. it is my most complimented vanilla scent. It is a rich decadent vanilla, with depth and complexity in the background so that it’s not so linear. Absolutely tantalizing , and even more complimented than my Comptoir sud Pacific, which tends to go more foodie. unfortunately, after 8+ years, the fragrance has turned, and all of a sudden smells like nothing. I have Dior and Chanel fragrances the same age and they have lasted with very little changed to the notes. Thus I have to say there is a quality issue with the Jill Stuart. It is just not simply the caliber of fragrance that you would expect from a high end fragrance house, so just keep that in mind.

I loveeee this fragance!!! It smells clean and it lasts a good amount of time. The moment I spray it on my skin, I can sense the vanilla and caramel. It doesn't change at all throughout the day. I also found a resemblance with the VS splash Bare Vanilla, so in case you can't buy this fragance, Bare Vanilla does the job. Of course, it doesn't last as much as Vanilla Lust, but definitely worth it. The bottle is really cute, as you can expect from any Jill Stuart beauty product. Would definitely buy again.

Vanilla sweetness, slight bitterness, and a rich white floral aroma. Almost no change in scent from beginning to end.