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

This has very quickly become my everyday base fragrance, I love how sugary and sweet it smells without feeling too chemical or saccharine. Gourmands tend to sit very well on my skin, so while I can see how it would be overly sweet for others, it dries down a lot more subtle and mature on me but still with a very strong vanilla, sugar, and tonka base. I don't get the bubblegum or jasmine notes as strongly or clearly as I get the others, but this is a fragrance with a LOT of notes so my nose could just be jumbled. The caramel and jellybean notes are very pronounced to me, it really does smell like a bag of candy! It's incredibly easy to wear and easy to reach for, and lasts all day on my skin and especially on my clothes. My most complimented fragrance and very nice as a base layer for other gourmands or lighter musk/floral scents. Very sweet, woody, and playful, my favorite from Kayali!

Why is it always the people who haven’t even smelt a fragrance hating on it already? It’s weird to vote it down when you haven’t even smelt something. It ruins it for the rest of us who want to see an honest rating and review on fragrantica. Why even bother commenting a hate comment? It’s a perfume for god’s sake. If you don’t like it, then there are a million other fragrances out there you can enjoy and spray, like why is this particular fragrance bothering you so much and you haven’t even smelt it? As for the ones who actually smelt it, I appreciate the honest reviews 💕and I realised that those who actually smelt it have some positive things to say, unlike the ones who are blindly hating. I’m personally excited to blind buy it and smell it, and will come back for an honest review once it arrives next month lol Rant over lol sorry I had to.

i bought a dabber of this blindly and i really did not know what to expect. based on the name i thought it would be sickly sweet and kind of childish, but i did not get that at all! i do not really get any of the candy notes. what stands out the most to me is a strong powdery scent, almost like baby powder. there is sweetness and vanilla there of course, but the powder is the most forward note on my skin. like i've just made a body scrub composed solely of sugar and baby powder. i have not really seen other reviews focus on that specific powder note which is very interesting to me, because it stands out so strongly to me that it's hard to focus on anything else. this is another one where i did wear it out from time to time, but it mostly became more of a comforting at home scent. something a bit more personal, just for me to enjoy

So freaking cute!! I was looking for classic vanilla candy-ish fragances and I stumbled upon this, and it hit just right. This is kind of what Britney Spears Fantasy was aiming for back then, and this is along a similar, sickly sweet line, but a touch more refined and less fruity. The rum and violet leaves help ground this a bit too. I love this for all occasions and it's also a pretty nice base for some layering but also stands perfectly on its own. If you're not into tootache gourmands you will hate this. If you want something reminiscent of vanilla, frosted cake, icing sugar and simply all types of sugar, this is the safest of blind buys with a greatly decent longevity and sillage.

This one is interesting. I didn’t think I would like it because based on the description I expected sickly sweet artificial plastic smells mixed with funky patchouli but it’s not too much. Believe me, it is certainly as described & definitely sweeeeet to start - candy marshmallow boozy vanilla sugar - but the sweetness tones down to a softer spicier woody vanilla. After about an hour in all the notes had faded except the patchouli. It’s not a super strong in your face patchouli though. I don’t love patchouli so it’s not my favorite way to end but it’s tolerable. Overall it’s decent fragrance for me but I think I’d need a few more tests to decide if I’d actually wear it in public

for a while i have been on a search for a gourmand fluffy sweet perfume that covers everything i want and currently this perfume is my most prized scent i have. it smells so addicting and sweet and feminine oh my goodness !!!!!!! i work at a hospital and im running around and doing a lot of things during the evening and this will stay my entire shift ... i have gotten compliments on it and i will always gravitate and look forward to wearing this. it’s a sweet and sexy perfume similar to tease by victoria’s secret, kayali being the older cool sister. truly this perfume is made for the sweet gourmand girlies !!! ٩(^‿^)۶

One of my go-tos and top 3 Kayali’s. So sweet and juicy with the most warm comforting base. I love everything about this perfume, the notes that stick out to me are juicy pear and bubblegum candy, vanilla and sandalwood. The longevity for me is pretty amazing for a Kayali. It lingers my clothes amazingly and I’ve smelt it weeks after spraying on cardigans and stuff. I used up two 50ml bottles and have just recently bought the 100ml version as this really is a staple for me and one of the brand’s best. I really think everyone should try this and experience for themselves - this is a warm and fuzzy fragrance!

This is exactly what I was hoping and wanting Vanilla 28 to be!! This is a warm, deep vanilla that is still sugary enough to be fun and youthful. I will say though, based on the marketing I was hoping for something more sweet and candy-like. Maybe even cooling like YBM or YPG. I don't know if I just got lucky with my sample or what but the juice is DARK and POTENT. This is wicked strong - super loud projection and decent longevity especially for Kayali. Once I finish my FB of Vanilla 28, I'm definitely switching over to Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar instead!! Rating: 8/10

It starts fruity with a prominent pear note and then the bubblegum starts to get through and stay throughout the whole olfactory journey. I am not sure why it is compared to La Belle, other than some similar notes they don't really smell alike. As a matter of fact, while I love Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, I do not enjoy La Belle at all. One is sweet and bubblegummy the other one is sour and sharp. As opposed to many Kayali perfumes, this one has very good longevity and while it's not super loud, I can feel it throughout the day when I move my arm around.

I love this. I’ve tried most of the Kayali fragrances and this is one of my top choices. Sweet but sophisticated. Projection is good. The dry down is divine and layers beautifully with Yum Boujee which is my all time favourite. Probably a scent more for colder climates. I disagree with the comment that it’s synthetic. I always find with Kayali, you must be patient for the fragrance to develop with your chemistry unlike other scents which disappear with time. This one evolves into something intoxicating.

The notes as written on the back of the bottle state a “sweet violet “, and now after numerous times of wearing this I am just sensing how important this note is in the whole juxtaposition of the fragrance. A sweetness of violet is different from a sweetness of vanilla or sugar, in that it is somehow more refined. This is exactly what none of the fragrances claiming to dupe this beauty have been able to accomplish. A sweet violet that turns into a vanilla cream. “Oh sweetest song!”

So fun, delicious and flirty. I get a lot of the pear and candy initially but dries down to a soft yummy vanilla musk for me. Lasts on my clothes/blankets really well but not so much on my skin. Can smell it after like 3 hours maybe but not much past that Edit: I started out with a 50ml and then bought a 100 just because I love it so much. Quite an addicting scent for me. Glad I tried it, it’s perfect if you love sweet yummy vanilla scents and don’t mind it being a bit fruity <3

Beautiful vanilla cream note, somehow fluctuating and getting even better in the dry down. The original Kayali is so much deeper than all the clones and dupes (and definitely better than La Belle which I sincerely dislike.) There is the candy overload of sweetness in the beginning but then it turns soft, creamy vanilla. At some point during the life of the fragrance I completely sense the gum note for a short while. I really enjoy wearing this.

i initially went into sephora to buy yum boujee marshmallow , but this caught my eye , and i thought i'd smell it on a tester strip . carried it around w me for a solid 20 minutes , and then decided to get this instead . it's delicious !! sweet , girly , candy-like vanilla with a bit of pear and a lot of sugar . it also lasts for so long and has amazing sillage ... my boss at work told me i smelt good and asked what it was !! 100% recommend

I absolutely adore this. This is one of my 2 signature fragrances, and it’s one of the few Kayali perfumes that actually last and project well. The top notes have a strong bubblegum note that I’m not that big of a fan of but the dry down is so amazing 😍 it turns into this amazing sweet, creamy vanilla. This is probably my most complemented fragrance in my collection. I try to repurchase this every month but the price doesn’t help 😭