Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar | 42

Key Notes: candied pear, sweet violet, bubblegum, white caramel, rock sugar, vanilla cream Sweet, warm, vanilla, fruity, woody, powdery, fluffy, warm spicy, feminine, sensual, seductive, flirty, playful, chic, charming, whimsical, dreamy, delightful, alluring, tempting, yummy, addictive, inviting, cozy, comforting On me this opens with rich vanilla cream, sweet and syrupy candied pear, fluffy marshmallow, boozy rum, and a touch of sweet bubblegum. As it starts drying down the creamy caramel really comes through and intertwines beautifully with the vanilla cream and marshmallow, and remain nicely throughout the dry down. I also get the warm tonka and the woody and earthy notes of patchouli, cashmere wood, sandalwood, and vetiver, which add a nice depth in the base. The notes that are the most prominent on me are the vanilla cream, marshmallow, candied pear, rum, bubblegum, caramel, tonka, patchouli, and cashmere wood. This is sooo good! Very feminine, flirty, and playful! Even though it’s flirty and playful it’s not juvenile, but a delightful grown candy vanilla. I’ve always thought of it as similar to what a mixture of what Vanilla 28 and JPG La Belle would smell like. This fits perfectly with the other Kayali vanillas. Vanilla 28 is my favorite, and seems to be the center for what these are based on, so I thought I’d write a little bit about how they compare. Vanilla 28 is more warm, decadent, sexy, and deep. Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar comes off as a slightly brighter version that’s much more flirty and playful. Vanilla Royale Sugared Patchouli is the much more rich, deep, sensual, and decadent version. I also consider these next 2 along the lines of the vanillas, Yum Boujee Marshmallow and The Wedding Silk Santal. The Wedding Silk Santal comes across as more romantic and chic with its musky, woody vanilla, and YBM comes across as a sweeter, fluffier, and super yummy, more marshmallow and strawberry centered version of VCRS. I’m a huge Kayali fan, and currently own 18 of their fragrances, including all of their vanillas, except Vanilla Oud (which I have yet to try). My top 5 are Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Vanilla 28, The Wedding Silk Santal, Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, and Yum Pistachio Gelato. I also really love Maui in a Bottle and Maldives in a Bottle, especially for the summertime. YBM and Vanilla 28 easily make my top 5 fragrances in my entire collection! For reference, some of my other favorite marshmallow and vanilla gourmands (besides what I’ve already mentioned) include PDM Oriana, Kilian LDBS, Princess, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid, Burberry Goddess, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, YSL Black Opium Le Parfum, Black Opium Glitter, D&G The One Desire, GdT Celeste, JPG Classique Pin Up, Valentino DBIR Ivory, JHAG Powder Love, Ellis Brooklyn Marshmallows, Phlur Heavy Cream, SDJ Summer é Amor, SDJ 62, SDJ 39, VS Vanilla Lace (OG), BBW Beach Nights, Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds, Fireside Flurries, Whipped Honey & Vanilla I get exceptional performance with Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar. The longevity is impressive, it lasts throughout the whole day, and I can still smell it the next morning. The projection is very good, it radiates out at least a few feet from me. I only need a few sprays for this effect, so I do consider this to be a good value. Just as a last note: The bottle is absolutely stunning with its gorgeous pink opalescence and diamond cap! It’s actually my favorite bottle in my entire collection!

I love this. Tried a few Kayali fragrances that seemed up my wheelhouse and this is the one I'll be purchasing and that I think is worth having in my personal collection. It lasts long enough without being cloying. It's in the gourmand wheelhouse (pear is there too, I love the boozy marshmallow combo) without making you feel like you're in high school or being reminiscent of those kinds of smells. It's just grown-up enough for an adult, but also maintaining that gourmand real sweetness touch. Perfect everyday, can be used as a signature. I'd lean towards more daytime and chill, sunny days. It's also one of the few real gourmands I think work for spring and summer (just like la belle as well...) It does have a lot in common with La Belle but I also love La Belle so I don't mind. This is the perfect mix of boujee marshmallow and vanilla 28. Tbh, I might even describe it as the middle sister between Pink Sugar and Black Opium. Will be purchasing despite the high price. Great one. I don't find it as sweet as that, in all honesty. I find Burberry her and Yum Boujee Marshmallow sweeter. This one is mostly a pear-forward fruity one with some booziness, the sweetness is just in the background. Edit: I purchased the bottle and this is eerily similar to some of the fruitier editions of La Belle. So if you love La Belle, this is definitely a safe blind buy.

ok, so when i tried this fragrance for the first time, i knew it smelled familiar. imagine v&r's flowerbomb, but sweeter and no patchouli. that's vanilla candy rock sugar! in fact, i cant sense any notes of musk or a woody essence in the dry down. it's purely cane sugar crystals and fancy candied fruit! this is a fragrance i can detect on my skin and clothes for most of the day. great wear time for such an incredibly sugary fragrance! i really don't think one can compare vanilla candy to body sprays or inexpensive dupes... it has the lasting power of a good quality eau de parfum. im seeing comparisons to jpg's la belle here. i own jpg's la belle, it's one of my fav perfumes ever. la belle has these deep, darker notes in the dry down. there's this syrupy blend of leather, sweet red wine and warm mulling spices. photorealistic poached pears. definitely not the type of notes present in vanilla candy. la belle is a more of a higher-end, mature evening fragrance, in my opinion. it's not as bright and bubbly as vanilla candy. i blind bought a dabber duo of this fragrance paired with yum boujee marshmallow. i would def consider a full sized bottle of vanilla candy when i run out of the dabber.

i may be one of the only few people who absolutely adore this fragrance. i think it's massively underrated, bc it seems to get a lot of hate, which i cannot fathom. it's hard to find the words about how much i love this perfume. it's the perfume that got me into the world of perfume. it opened the door, enveloped me, took my soul and covered it in sugar. there's something about it that's so nostalgic for me, and when i first sniffed it at sephora, for some strange reason the vision of a deep overcast, misty day with a chance of a rainbow came to mind. a vision of pink, colorful candy in the sky. i'm wearing a hoodie on this overcast day, keeping me cozy and warm, with this perfume sprayed on it, filling me with comfort and sweetness. i smell this perfume and i instantly swoon. it's so complex, rich, sweet, deep, warm and multifaceted, like i can smell all its layers one by one. it's spiced, not spicy, like a hint of cinnamon. i already used up the bottle but i think it might buy it again. out of all the perfumes i have, this one for me has my heart the most.

if i were to describe the scent, to me it smells like a really warm and almost syrupy hug, but not too suffocating of one. the rum notes are not as prominent as it dries out, and the vanilla is not bitter, nor do the woody notes stand out to me at all, which is why i think this scent just breathes in so easily. the marshmallow and pear harmonise perfectly with the jasmine and sweeter notes which is why i think this is such a beautifully crafted scent for those looking for more girly perfumes. on a scale i'd say it leans more towards mature teenage girl sweet sugar perfume lol my one down side with it would be the atomiser on both the FB and travel size, because it leaks(?) when i spray it, not to mention the spritz itself is just a straight stream of perfume onto my skin and a stain on my white clothes, and i'd like to believe this is not a skill issue but product design :( regardless the perfume still does the job, i would prefer if it didnt leak all over the bottle and into the cap. it's still my best scent though, love it to bits :D