Katy Perry's Mad Potion

So is this what cupcake dolls are made of? a lilac purple potion? Were witches chemists btw? always mixing potions and sh*t. I spent my early childhood (the last generation of the good times, 89 baby here) smelling the purple lavender gummy dress of my cupcake doll usually during the summer, even biting it, and I always wished I could wear that scent, smell like my doll, (dress like my doll lol). Turns out I delayed to acquire this magic potion and I hate how long I was rejecting it thinking "oh another childish sugar bomb", not giving it a chance. Stupid of me cuz Katy Perry has some of my favorite perfumes and they never go bad, well except Mad love that smelled dusty after awhile. Apart from the florals and the fruit notes listed, that I detect none basically, or do I even care to detect, NO I DONT, there is something like playdoh here (not almond-like), something so edible, exactly what made me bite my doll's gummy skirt as a kid! Im 31 and when I wear this and leave the house I feel so young again and playful. These days its the perfume I go for when I feel sexy and carefree. As a kid Id have guessed that this is where my doll bathed in, this lilac-lavender purple juice lol. So! Straight up purple cupcake doll from beginning to end, it stays true, doesnt change at all to my nose and I absolutely love it for that, its thick and cannot be dissected. I spray it on my neck and arms, and even the days I go perfume hunting (why am I always searching for new addictions idnt know. Well I know, Im greedy) I spray 5-6 other perfumes on me, and on my way home I get a whiff of that potion from my neck reminding me "Im here and you wont get over me". I grew so fond of it. Some say Clinique's Cocoa and Cashmere smells like it.. uhh I have both, not much.. kinda similar yes, but I think Mad Potion is unique, its like artificial ice cream flavor lol. Even if I have tried some of the suggested dupes on here, no, nothing exactly like it. And yes I agree with others, its not a perfume, that was always my verdict when I was snobby and trying to discover real perfumes. It's not a typical perfume, it's a potion dang it haha! It transforms you into a cupcake doll. Thats what I love about it, its playful and juvenile. I dont always wanna smell like "perfume" angelic florals, or seriousness and seductiveness or high class fruit salads, but as a potion on a happy witch's hand lol or Breyer's ice cream factory.

Oh I am so happy!!! I love this!! It's gorgeous - beautiful - I'm MAD about it!!! Really. I was not expecting to at all, because of it having so many bad reviews here, but....FANTASTIC!!! I think it's fantastic. And I am so lucky too, in that I get a beautiful combination of all the notes! It's not just vanilla/musk for me at all! It's a gorgeous fruity, flowery sweet mixture of a potion. I love Katy's perfumes; every one I have blind-bought, and loved! I have Meow, Purr and Killer Queen Royal Revolution, and now Mad Potion, and I am definitely going to get all of hers if I can, when I can! She's terrific (with her perfumes). And, it lasts really well on me too. All day, and I can still just smell it when I'm in bed! Amazing. Considering I was expecting the worst! And the sillage is very pleasantly gentle. The people around me can smell it a little. It's really lovely. Thank you Katy. And.....the BOTTLE!!! Wow! It is superb!! It's my favourite bottle and colour of all my perfumes, and anything else I've seen. I love the colour! I love the design of the bottle, and the box. A true love of mine. p.s. I forgot so say; I only bought Katy Perry's Mad Potion (I love saying the whole name!) FOR THE BOTTLE!!! I didn't care at all whether I liked the perfume or not, I just wanted the bottle, to look at!! It's so gorgeous! So, I am very very happy that I love them both!! Sadly though the colour of the perfume will disappear, because I'll be using it a lot! I'll have to buy ANOTHER ONE - FOR THE BOTTLE (full, with the purple liquid in it!)!!!! LOL!!!

🖤🌸💜🌸🖤I was so excited to get the gift set today off of EBay for 23.00 ....WOW I looooOoooove it...I imagine Snow White wearing this 🍎 What a little magical enchanting bottle and scent. The bottle is just too cute I love the cap it has glitter inside it just darling my signature look is glittery lips. I love round bottles this one is not cheap it's heavy frosted glass. I got the gift set that included Mad Love and this one both 1 ounce bottles. I'll review Mad Love next. But let me envelope my senses in this magenta coloured delightful juicy fragrance first. First spritz REALLY is like a scent of a waterfall of a 🔮BEWITCHING potion. It takes me away to a dreamy place delight..relaxing. Nothing offensive. Soft and delicate. I detect the apple peony and orchid most of all but not strong 🍦vanilla. I love it. It is very different than her other's. Not as sweet that's what I like.I smell 🍉 even though its not in the formula. It also smells like caramel after a half hour. Yummmmy. Just yummmy. My favorite scents are light light gourmand skin scents light and airy and this perfume defines just that. It's been 10 minutes and the scent is still lingering softly. I smell hints of 🍨vanilla now but not heavy. Wow I love this alot. ... It smells whimsical of something I've smelled in the past. I want a big bottle now because it looks so cute on my vanity. 🍭 Ps. Congrats to Katy having her 1st baby. 🌼🌼🌼🌼

Katy Perry comes up with yet another winner! Vanilla lovers-you NEED to try this. Ok, first off, I don't get any plastic notes in this at all, it's compared to VS Vanilla Lace which on me is the epitome of burning plastic, but Mad Potion is a smooth, creamy, sweet, and realistic vanilla. On me it smells much more like Indult Tihota or Outremer Vanille (minus the cotton candy, thank god) than any of the other perfumes it's supposed to smell similar to. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that it's the closest cheap dupe for Tihota I've tried! It's awesome because I love Tihota, but it's honestly so linear that I can't really fathom paying $200 for it until I'm rich ;) This is actually more complex! It's still pretty straightforward, don't get me wrong (I get vanilla, musk, and orchid and that's pretty much it, there are some other subtle nuances but it's all about the vanilla). I'm totally in love with the bottle and name too, the concept of it being a potion is so appealing to me because as a little girl I saw perfumes as magic potions, everything about MP is so magical and whimsical. I really don't get all the hate for this, it's wonderful!

It was a blind buy for me. $25 usd for 100ml. I expected a lot to this perfume. That it will b like killer queens line. With a strong scents and very sexy. So i avail it. I was so excited to unboxed it when i go back home. I was amazed by the bottle. A frosted bottle with a purple fluid and purple cup and silver design. So i thought its a better scents because of the bottle and fluid. Then i spray it on my neck and wrist.. And im pretty disappointed! I cant smell anything! I try to sprayed it again. I just smelll a watery vanilla. I never thought it will b smell like tht.. Its so weak and so watery. Its not even good to call it eua de parfum. Ifs really weak. Yes i like the smell. But i wish its stronger one and have a good longevity and sillage. I need to sprayed it a lot. So i can smell the vanilla and musky scents.. This fragrance is for a child and not for mature people. I love the vanilla but i dnt love the watery scents on it.. Its like i put a vanilla liquid in a 1 gallon of water. I recommend this to a child and teen ager. The box is also made from a cheap soft cardboard..

Mad Potion is about equal parts sharp white musk and vanillin (artificial vanilla). It's slightly powdery and very reminiscent of plastic hairspray and marshmallows. That said, I kind of like that sort of thing, so this is not really a miss for me. It's more of a skin scent than VS Vanilla Lace, and Body Fantasies Vanilla, which both have incredible projection and similar vanillin/white musk scent profiles. Mad Potion's skin scent properties make it ideal for hot humid summer conditions because it actually lasts up to 12 hours on me and does not overwhelm me or anyone in my vicinity. If you want to smell like a plastic vanilla doll, this one is definitely worth checking out, but only if you can find it heavily discounted. I found a 30 ml. for the price of a sample. ETA: I'm surprised that so many people seem to favor Meow over this. I feel that Katy Perry's quality is uniform throughout her entire range. In my experience, there is a very strong plastic hairspray element in every one of her scents. Whether or not that's problematic is up to the individual.

Review is for my own future reference - I LOVED the first time I smelled it. It's a very sweet warm yummy vanilla. However, it's a sickly sweet fragrance that I'd likely get sick of wearing every day. It also had very very weak longevity when I bought it (~2015). I bought and returned this perfume b/c I was a student at the time and didn't want to waste money on a perfume that didn't last long. If gifted to me now I would keep it and I've thought about repurchasing it before. Overall, a very yummy scent for high school/uni aged, but it doesn't last long. Edit: I just bought a 100ml bottle. The first spray has a strong alcohol scent. the dry down is still a beautiful yummy warm sweet vanilla. However, the silage is still VERY weak. Lasting power is okay. I agree like some others have said, that you could probably buy a cheaper body spray that smells the same. I still LOVE this though. I wish the sillage and longevity were better though bc it is SERIOUSLY lacking! I'm surprised that so many people dislike it!

A masterpiece! This perfume is to Katy Perry what "Passion" was to Liz Taylor. Maybe it's not a coincidence both bottles are purple? Don't get me wrong, this isn't Passion. This is a very unique, complex fragrance. It reminds me of the love-child of Hypnotic Poison and Pink Sugar, but with more jasmine and musk, yet it's still like nothing I've ever smelled! I do notice a slightly "burnt sugar" smell in the dry-down. By the way, the sillage is huge. I just used the body lotion from my gift-set, and didn't even need the fragrance with it and it lasted all day. If I use the fragrance as well, it will definitely be a night-time, going out scent. I read the Katy Perry says this is her chosen going out at night fragrance. I chalked that up to publicity, until I smelled this, and now I absolutely believe her. This smells expensive, classy, complex and remarkable. The bottle is super-cute and fun, love the '60's retro throwback kitsch.

( it's not fair how a bottle can influence you psychologically on how to judge a scent) Many reviews here, most of them actually , made me NOT look forward to this blind buy. One mentioned that this is a 'masterpiece '. A little over board, I suppose. A vanilla creme brûlée is the first hit. I say brûlée cuz there IS a burned sugar element to it . Or maybe it's the deep bourbon vanilla. To my luck , I get the so called apple musk which immediately evens the sweetness out. Wish the musk stages would last longer. Is 8$ worth the 30ml? No. All in all 2-3 hours on my skin. Thousands of body mists last longer and have better quality. I could easily bathe in it. So personally I think it's ridiculous that a 50 and 30ml exist of this bottle. The smallest should be a 100ml. Sharing it with my 4 year old daughter. Edit: sprayed before bed at 10 pm, and got whiffs of it at 4 am. A pleasant vanilla scent.

Yes this is light, linear and somewhat short lived, but not overly so. I find that as the hours go by and as the fragrance mixes with your body heat, it kind of regenerates itself throughout the day but still stays close to you. I find myself getting little whiffs of it even after 8 hours. It almost gives off a "your smell but better" kind of vibe. Someone a few reviews down says that it smells like those cheap Easter chocolates (I'm thinking of those mini milk chocolate eggs wrapped in foil) and even though there's no chocolate in the notes, I definitely see why they get that ..I love it though! It's simply a quiet, sweet and safe fragrance for me and I've enjoyed this for years. I should probably mention that it's OK to overspray this (well you should, otherwise you wont get anything out of it lol). It wont make it stronger, but it'll help make it last longer.

I bought this last summer but didn't use it until a few days ago (I'd been busy with my signature lavender scent. But I decided to remember why I liked it a few months ago and I've been binging on it for a week now. Spraying at least 3 times a day. The longevity is ok, but I want to be smelling it continously, so I keep putting on more. Sillage is not strong, but it's ok. Enough for my fragrance personality to show, but not enough to choke people, especially since my tastes are a bit unusual. I hear the strongest note is vanilla, but I don't feel vanilla at all with this one. Burned sugar, yes, but not vanilla. It also makes me feel warm, it reminds me of heat. I can tell it's going to be one of my all time favorites. A friend says it smells like a very rich, dense, oversweet chocolate cake to her. Guess sweet scents are not very much liked.

I finally got hold of a bottle of Mad Potion today. The prices have been insane in Australia and I absolutely refuse to pay top dollar for a celebrity perfume. Finally they are more realistically priced. For me this is Sugar Cubes that have had Vanilla extract slowly dripped over the cubes until they dissolve and then Sherbet Fizz stirred through. Mad Potion is a simple fragrance but it is different to any other Vanilla based fragrance I have experienced. Longevity on the skin (and it was a hot day today) was 4 hours before it lost its potency. I think I could make it last longer sprayed on my clothes. I really enjoy this fragrance, love the bottle and the sparkly lid. Purple is my favourite colour, everything just oozes gorgeous. Loved it so much went straight out and purchased another bottle.

I realize that this is a simple vanilla scent,with a slight chocolate accord,with not much else going on. But I must say,that's why I love it so much! So simple,yet so comforting! It is a skin scent,so it does not project as much as I would like it to. But,the price point is fantastic! Since the price has come down,I was able to score a big bottle at a very reasonable price. I actually paid less for my 3.4 oz. that I bought last week,than what I paid for the small gift set when it first came out. At first I thought the bottle was tacky,but now I see the bottle as whimsical! Awesome frosted bottle,purple juice,and I love the whole idea of this being a potion! So yes,this has been done to death,but it sure makes me feel happy! Yeah,KATY!

PERFECT LAYERING FRAGRANCE. On its own, this fragrance is... nice. But believe me when I tell you this fragrance is the perfect fragrance to mix with other perfumes especially other fruity, sweet perfumes. This fragrance adds such a nice dose of vanilla, sweetness and warmth to whatever fragrance you mix it with. It layers amazingly with at least half of my collection. My favourite perfumes to combine this with would be, ari (ariana grande), princess (vera wang) and even island fantasy (Britney spears), but it works beautifully with many many more. And I also find that when I layer this fragrance it lasts much longer. So in conclusion, if you want to elevate whatever perfumes you own, DEFINITELY try adding this to it.

This is my signature scent. I love it. I especially love the bottle! I wish the bottle was the same colour as the perfume! And the box, I love that too. I love black, and purple. And the perfume itself is gorgeous! Beautiful. Very sweet and gentle, but very long lasting on my skin. I love the mixture of apple, peony, orchid and jasmine, with the smooth, delicious and creamy vanilla, musk and amber. It's not too sweet - just perfect. It lasts easily 12 hours, and the sillage is just right for me - just a couple of feet around me, so I'm enveloped in this gorgeous purple, sweet, flowery smell. Superb. My husband loves it too, and even sprays it on himself occasionally!

Four sprays on my shirt and I can still smell it clearly the next day. It is cool spring weather here so maybe that is why it has good longevity right now. Sillage is low but I don't mind that, I just want to smell good for me. I do love this scent, it reminds me of Victoria's Secret bare vanilla but with less amber, so it is more innocent/day-time and the VS more grown up/evening. I love that is smells softly powdery and vanilla forward. I don't get the plasticky note mentioned by some which I am glad about. Gentle, warm, reassuring vanilla hugs. EDIT: lasts for days on clothes, day 3 and the other scents I've sprayed over it are gone, but it still lingers. Yay!

''Mad Love'' is a vanilla HEAVEN!!! I LOVE that perfume!!! It has a lot of vanilla and bourbon vanilla as well, I love vanilla in perfumes, it is very light and powdery but very very sweet!! So be careful with this one if you don't like very sweet scents! It reminds me of the blue 'Harribo' candy that I used to eat as a little girl and I have ALWAYS LOVED that smell!!! So when I smelled it it reminded me immediately of that candy!! It's one of my favorites but I don't wear it every day as sometimes I find it myself [that I love sweet scents] a little bit too sweet. Longevity is not the best but on me it lasts decently.

First I want to say that I like it, it's a nice vanilla with an orchid accord, I love vanilla fragrances what's not to like? There is nothing wrong with it. I get no hairspray or plastic or anything offensive at all. It is sweet but not overly so. It lasts a decent amount of time on me, and it's inexpensive (bonus!). I'd also like to say that it's not anything novel. It's very much like BBW Vanilla Bean Noel, VS Vanilla Lace, etc. of this type. So if you already have something like this, then you may not want to spend the money on it. But if not, this is a nice fragrance if you are a vanilla fragrance lover.

I got a cute gift set of this with a perfume and two bath bombs for $19.99 at SDM as per usual!! And really glad I did! It is so pretty, vanilla, fresh, floral, girly. It is on the younger side of fragrances, being that my 9 year old, her two best friends (9 and 7) my 13 year old and her best friend also 13 all loooooved this. So I may end up either putting it in the bathroom as a room spray (my kids steal so many of my perfumes and do that!!!! Grrrrr lol) but I’m okay with the kids keeping it. It’s a nice smell and I could see it brings relaxing smell to fall asleep to in the fall/winter.

While the notes to Mad Potion looked right up my alley, the bad reviews of this and Mad Love put me off both of the two for a long time. However, upon spotting Mad Potion in my drugstore, I decided to see if the bad reviews were justified and tried it out. I will try out Mad Love after smelling this, it's definitely a vanilla fragrance, it's hard to pick out anything but. While it won't stand out in your collection, it's a casual perfume. If you want something fun and not at all serious, go for this one. It smells just a vanilla body spray and is perfect for colder months.

This has a very unique gourmand bubblegum-vanilla scent is the best way I can think of describing it that I couldn't see anyone who likes vanilla not liking it. It is a very comforting scent and I actually dont care for sweet perfumes but this is a different kind of sweet that isn't sickening. I had purchased a bottle a couple months ago and I reach for it so often that I'm already almost out. I think the bottle is also cute like a little bottle of potion. My only drawback is it comes with a slight alcohol smell but once the perfume develops it's lovely.

I LOVE Mad Potion. It's such a gorgeous delight of a perfume. Everything about it is gorgeous - the bottle (fabulous!), the colour, the lid, the box. Really wonderful. Very decorative and fun. And the smell is absolutely lovely! Lasts very well, and envelopes me in a soft cloud of delicate sweetness for hours. Always picks me up, whether I need it or not. Sweet, but not cloying at all. Delicate, vanilla musk, with crisp apple, and soft and gentle flowers, and smooth amber. Soothing. Such a good perfume. Adorable.

I wear this when I want comfort, my spirits to be lifted, and good memories to come flooding to me. I wore it during a conference to all the social activities I enjoyed because of someone in particular being present. I wore it on an exhausting plane trip of 3 flights home while listening to the same song over and over again for some 13 hours or more, thinking of my crush. Good memories are tied to it. I wear other perfumes but when I need one I can count on to be there for me, I wear this.

Terrific, super lovely perfume. Such a lovely smell, which lasts and lasts, all day at least, on me. It's so soft, vanillary and musky, with a lovely touch of apple, soft and delicate flowers, and soothing amber. It's one of my very favourites, and I wear it a lot. It carries nicely to surround me, and I'm in a lovely soft cloud of it all day. Beautiful. Love the bottle and the colour, and the wonderful box too!

On my skin it’s linear-ish vanilla, with a hint of Granny Smith apple. There’s little lasting power, if any. I do like this though, and I’ll wear it around the house and even to work sometimes. It’s inoffensive, girly and young and it’s great for a young person or a young at heart who would like a little pick-me-up through the day. I appreciate this and I’m happy to have it, but it’s easy to get bored of.

This is divine! I love everything: the colour, the bottle, the box - and the perfume itself is magic! It's completely beautiful for me. Such a gorgeous, gentle sweet and comforting perfume. Lasts very well, and carries a good few feet. It's very feminine, and not at all too sweet; it has a good balance of the flowers and apple, with the very lovely vanilla and musk. Definitely one of my very favourites.

I guess this is a guilty pleasure of mine? Yes, it’s a pretty basic vanilla scent. It’s not a refined vanilla, some could say it’s childish, but I love it. It’s gourmand and really nice. I don’t have much problems with the longevity on my skin, it’s not eternal but it lasts a few hours, at least for me. I can even smell a vanilla cookie, it’s delicious! Perfect for winter and fall.

Insanely sweet. Love it. To me it’s vanilla, and a lot of it, but with an almost synthetic berry note to it? I don’t know what it is, but there’s something tarte to it. I like the bottle, but I don’t feel like it suits the sweet vanilla scent. The spillage is average, and the longevity is poor on me, but not tragic. Overall? 10/10 scent, 6/10 perfume as a whole.

This is extremely sweet, creamy, warming, and floaty. The epitome of vanilla, in my opinion. Vanilla orchid, Apple, and Peony are the top notes; Bourbon Vanilla, Musk, and Jasmine are the middle notes; and Vanilla, Musk, and Amber are the base notes. This smells absolutely delicious. Vanilla sugar bomb with moderate silage and a 3-4 hour longevity.

I love this fragrance!!! It reminds me of a watered down version of angel which is appropriate to wear to the work place without offending anyone. If you love sweet vanilla I recommend this fragrance it is inexpensive but you must spray a lot of sprays and it will last much longer. It will last on my skin and clothes 6+ hours with multiple sprays.

I got this for £10 out of Semichem. It is exactly the vanilla I was looking for. I do not think the advertised notes are right but it is a sweet powdery vanilla. Very pretty on it's own, but probably better as a base to lair with other fragrances. I do wish it lasted longer but considering the low price I can just respray all day.

This is one of my all time favorite women's perfumes, theres something nostalgic about it. Like an innocent crush on the girl next door. I usually hate vanilla scented perfume, but this one was nice. Unfortunately its an old perfume, most smell like alcohol now. It lasts only a few seconds

My grandmother got me this for Christmas in 2022 I think. I love it. I know it’s a little boring for some but I loveeeee. However it dose not stay for long and will have to re-apply quite often but other than that I get SO many compliments and my friends always ask to use it.

I absolutely love this scent. I love the scent of vanilla, but had never been able to find a vanilla-dominant fragrance that I felt worked for me. Then I found this one. It isn't a complicated perfume at all, but I actually love that simplicity. This one is a keeper for me.

NEVER ASHAMED TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SCENTS. Yes, it is a little generic, and yes, the packaging is ugly BUT its light and airy vanilla scent is to die for. Just the smell is enough to warm you up on a chilly autumn afternoon. LOVE LOVE LOVE

I love this!!! This was a blind buy for me and OMG its simply vanilla heaven for me!!!! This smells like a vanilla cupcake to me with hints of a touch of floral. Sillage & longevity are both moderate for me. Definitely will be a repeat buy for me!!<3

If you love this but hate the performance as much as I do, go get Clinique cocoa and cashmere. It’s more expensive but lasts way longer and is even a bit sweeter/denser

Sweet, Creamy, Warm and Floaty. ~The Epitome of Vanilla This is absolutely D E L I C I O U S smelling. Vanilla sugar bomb Longevity is 3-4 Hours Silage is Moderate

A very cute perfume. I love it. It's soft and comforting, and very gentle. I think it's a lovely perfume. And I adore the bottle and the colour.

A pure dupe of Parle Moi - Guimauve de Nöel! Inoffensive, powdery vanilla without cloying sweetness! Can't stop smelling my wrist! 😁🥰

I simply love it ❤ Powdery sweet vanilla. Best cheap celebrity perfume, unfortunately lasts around 4h on clothes.

I adore this. Black berry icecream. Just heaven. Cheap and yet one of my all time favorites.

The lasting power is non existent!!! So sad because the scent itself is incredible

Good on you Katy love!! Keep them guessing!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!

I finally found a bottle of Mad Potion at my local Kohls today, and here are my thoughts: I’ve been hearing both good and bad things about it so I was eager to try it for myself, because I absolutely loved all four of Katy’s Killer Queen fragrances and was excited to see what she’d come out with next. Honestly, this could probably just be called Vanilla Potion, because that’s mostly what I get from it in a very simple and linear manner. But oddly enough... I rather like it. I’ve always been a fan of vanilla based fragrances and this one couldn’t get more vanilla if it tried. It smells delicious in a way that manages to be somewhat menacing and mysterious rather than just youthful and immature... apparently Katy was inspired by Alice In Wonderland when she got together with Coty to formulate it and you can definitely get that vibe of strange whimsicality. The vanilla notes (all 3 of them, mind you) are very well done and have an almost powdery quality to them, while the apple and amber notes mix in well to give the fragrance an overall musky quality combined with the sweetness. Now that we’ve talked about the fragrance itself, let’s discuss the bottle and packaging. A lot of people are complaining about it, and I can understand the accusations of it being "cheap" and "tacky" but for whatever reason I like it and think it's cutely unique.The packaging is very fun and fantasy-based, and the shiny black and purple coloring with the white dots and dramatic yet playful font precisely represents how the fragrance actually smells. The bottle is just as cute and memorable; it looks like some kind of magical vial a witch who lives out in the forest with fifty cats would actually keep a dangerous potion in. Furthermore, the liquid itself appears to be a hazy purple... I’m not sure if this is some trick of the light that the bottle was created to produce, or if the liquid actually has a purple tint to it that disappears once airborne, kinda like how Gaga’s black “Fame” fragrance did a few years ago. Either way, it makes the bottle even more cool and definitely help it to stand out amidst the bunches of “normal” fragrances on display in stores. My only three complaints about Mad Potion are: 1) that it doesn’t seem to last very long... I’ve only been wearing it on my wrist for about three hours now and it seems to already be going away after a very quick drydown. 2) that the fragrance overall isn't very complex and will likely be compared to "kiddy" perfumes by fragrance lovers who are opposed to cake-like sweetness and strictly enjoy more sophisticated scents. 3) that it’s apparently extremely difficult to find here in the United States. My local Kohls had the 1 ounce and 1.7 ounce bottles as well as the roller ball, but I’ve heard from many people that their Kohls doesn’t even carry it and they can’t find it in any other stores, either. Even more weird is that as of today when I just looked, Kohls.com only sells the roller ball... neither size of the bottle fragrance is even available on their site. It’s like it doesn’t even exist. Overall, I would rate this fragrance a 7.5/10. I recommend it for anyone who enjoys fragrances that are formulated to be very sweet and playful yet fairly sexy and memorable as well. As I said above, the only downfalls seem to be the lasting power, a lack of complexity that may turn off some people, and the fact that most fans are having a hard time even finding a place to purchase it.

When Mad Potion first came out, I was obsessing over Victoria's Secret's Vanilla Lace and decided I had to have some sort of vanilla bomb perfume for my collection. My younger cousin heard I was looking into getting this perfume, so she bought it as a going away gift for me before I moved across country. First off, this bottle is so cute. I know a lot of people think it resembles a cheap toy, but I think that's the fun of it. It doesn't look adult in any way, shape, or form, and it's silly and fun and unique. It definitely looks like some sort of crazy potion the Mad Hatter would have cooked up. I go back and forth between smelling the lovely floral, fruity notes mixed with the vanilla and just straight up smelling what I can only describe as "stinky" vanilla, as in yes, it's vanilla, but it smells rancid, in a way. This is strange, to me, because my perception of this fragrance seems to go back and forth every time I smell it. It's extremely odd and kinda adds to the fun and cooky aspect of this fragrance. The same goes for when I wear it. Some days, I think it's lovely, other days, I feel like I sprayed myself with some sort of sticky, cheap kid's perfume. I can't honestly tell how to feel about it since it's not consistent with my nose. I'm not sure if anyone else has this issue. The lasting power isn't great, but it's not really made to be, I suppose. Overall, if you do opt for this fragrance, don't spend too much money as I feel you'll have to keep this with you to reapply throughout the day. This is definitely a strange one, but it's not the worst scent I've ever encountered by far. I suppose tread with caution, as your nose could go either way. 6/10 for both fun and inconsistency. xx

I was very offended by this perfume when it first came in as a blind buy. I spritzed some in the box to get a feel for it and it was just chemical smelling nonsense. It didn't smell like perfume at all, just a toxic chemical. I let it sit on the shelf for a couple weeks and tried it on today and it's very lovely. I think the sprayer needed emptying out or something. On today's wear: An initial blast of alcohol that soon died down into a lovely vanilla fragrance. Whoever below said fresh glazed Krispy Kreme donut nailed it. I did not find this scent weak as other reviewers, although I do agree that longevity could be better. I don't get any weird chemical vibes at all. I'm sitting here almost 4 hours after applying and I don't yet feel the need to spray again (it probably does sit closer to the skin now that when I first sprayed). I project this will last about 6-8 hrs on me. I'm actually kind of impressed by this celebrity fragrance. I expected something that smelled super synthetic and gone in 2 minutes. I didn't expect to get a beautiful vanilla scent that lasts for hours. I'm not great with notes or reviewing perfumes, but this isn't just a plain vanilla scent to me. It's more gourmand like a sweet vanilla, perhaps with some caramel. Keep in mind that this is a more simple fragrance. It's not complex or terribly deep, but sometimes simplicity can be beautiful. I don't think this is as good as Jessica Simpson's Fancy, but it isn't a bad buy if you happen across a cheap bottle.

I was given this, along with a few others that were in the after-Christmas clearance section. I had no clue what the notes would be in this, so I was really curious what it would smell like. Actually, it's not that bad! I won't go so far as to say I love it, but it's alright. I mainly get a slightly boozy vanilla with some amber and musk. I also pick up some of the orchid, but just slightly. I don't detect jasmine at all in this. I've seen where people compare this to Pink Sugar. I wore Pink Sugar for years, and to me this smells NOTHING like it at all. PS was very cotton candy-ish / vanilla and musk to me. This is different to my nose. This isn't a scent that you would call sophisticated by any means. It's pretty straight-forward without a whole lot of complexity to it. Still, it's a nice scent that sits fairly close to the skin and smells youthful without feeling like you're drowning in a sea of sugar. There's something about it though that kept me sniffing my wrist!

I agree with those who are saying it is a generic vanilla perfume. Powdery vanilla is all I can pick up from it. I do not think it is appropriately named, nor does it seem like a Katy Perry perfume (which I would expect to be out of the ordinary and more fun). I would expect fruit and dark notes from a Mad Potion, not pure, innocent vanilla. I also read in a magazine that Katy Perry wears this to feel sexy. While I agree that men tend to love the smell of vanilla, it doesn't make me feel sexy and confident like a more opulent, darker, smokier perfume would. I think this perfume would be very suitable for all ages, from a woman looking for a nonoffensive work perfume and for young girls, even girls in elementary school. I haven't met anyone who doesn't like a soft vanilla smell. I do not regret my purchase - I got the tiny bottle of perfume in a set for $10 along with body wash and lotion at Walgreens.

I love this perfume and love wearing it, however, it has very low sillage and longevity which is really annoying. it can come with a strong smell of alcohol but wait a minute or 2 and it will settle quite nicely on my skin. I also use this to give my bed a soft sweetness, I can sleep with this on easily and does not affect my hayfever which can be a real problem with a lot of perfumes for me. very vanilla, soft and musky. nice for wearing indoors during Autumn. also, i really love the bottle, a special little potion makes it feel more magical. Overall not a very sophisticated scent but nice and gentle, suitable for young carefree women who want to slowly adjust to using perfume and don't want to overpower. I DO LOVE THIS THOUGH! i have gone through 2 100ml bottles of this, and you will too if you buy it as you do need to reapply more often.