Pure Vanilla

Vanilla addict over here. Pure Vanilla is the scent I always come back to, especially when I have no idea what to wear. This is my signature, and it took me a while to realize that over everything else I have or tried - this one is tested and true for me. I've bought and re-bought over a few years, even before finding this site and expanding my wardrobe. It's a warm and cozy, sweet vanilla, but pretty and comfortably powdery. It's not a pure vanilla extract smell for me. There's a lovely floral and a powdery edge to it that makes this a slightly more mature fragrance, instead of a teeny bopper cupcake (don't get me wrong - I love cupcakes!). It's the slightest bit fresh as well, far far in the background. It's extremely versatile too - good for crisp fall days, cold snow falls, warm spring walks, and cooler summer nights at the drive in. It goes perfect with casual day time, sexy night time and everything in between. It's such an aphrodisiac for me. I wear it when I need a pick me up and I'm instantly enveloped in a sweet and comforting cloud. I use it on my pillow when I want some extra deep sleep and I still catch whiffs of it in the morning. It's also a huge plus that it's an 'all natural' fragrance without harsh chemicals like phalates, not that I'm into that so much but it's a nice bonus. This is my own personal HG and it took me this long to finally come up with a review that could do it justice for what it does for me. It may not be someone else's cup of tea, but this girl loves it :)

As a lover of vanilla and natural products, I was excited and curious, due to the mixed reviews I've read, to add this fragrance to my collection. Especially since I was able to snag the lotion and a 1 oz. on eBay for $22! Sorry, I digress...I love a good deal. ;) The bottle I received did not have clear liquid. It was a light golden brown. This is normal for all perfumes that have actual, not synthetic, vanilla, so I knew that was normal. When I sprayed it, I got a fair amount of an alcohol smell, that very quickly dissipated leaving only a warm, lovely, pure vanilla. I also love that this is the perfect layering perfume, if you are looking to sweeten, or smooth out the edges of any other perfumes you may have. It smelled so good with Coconut Passion by Victoria's Secret. I'm wearing that combination right now, and it smells delectable! All in all, I'd say Lavanila did an amazing job making an au naturale vanilla. :) This is for those curious about the 'Pure Vanilla' LOTION: When I opened the tube and smelled the lotion, I literally smelled nothing. I squeezed some out, and rubbed it into my skin. Nothing. I was so bummed. Here's where it gets strange. I've never had a scented lotion do this before. After about 15 seconds, the lotion transformed, and I got that warm, sweet vanilla I was looking for! I've been wearing it now for over an hour, and it's still going strong. I'm so glad I can layer this with the perfume!

Let me preface by saying I am new to perfumes and my nose isn't refined enough to tell you all the notes and where/when they fall. I wore Egyptian Musk oil only for years because I'm sensitive to a lot of perfumes and get headaches easily. I've been on a hunt for the perfect vanilla gourmand. And I found it. It's not this one though. It's Mataha's Escapade, but since that one is so pricey, I've been searching for a casual, everyday perfume. I rather like this scent. However...it's a very mature and powdery vanilla scent on me at least. That doesn't mean it's bad, it's just I'm almost certain my grandmother wore something very similar at one point. That being said, it's very comforting, a little nostalgic and homey feeling. It reminds me of the holidays. It's warm and inviting, but not in a sexy, come hither way. I wouldn't recommend it to a woman in her 20s or 30s probably. Being a bit older, I can say this is definitely a scent for at least 40+. Edit: So I was wrong. This stuff has really grown on me. I don't know if my expectations were too high when I first smelled it or if the perfume has "aged" since I opened it or what, but I love it now. It's still very much what I would call a warm, comforting scent, but not necessarily just for older women. I wear it to bed and I've never worn perfume to bed in my life until now. This is now my casual, everyday go to. I'm buying the Lavanila Coconut next.

I love this fragrance as I have a major obsession with vanilla. Mostly true vanillas, I love a vintage Shalimar I love because it's a boozy vanilla, Dior vanilla, and of course Guerlain with any vanilla. This though is a really good linear scent. When I wear this I find it very kid friendly. My niece will say, Aunt Dan Dan you smell like vanilla and she smiles. She's so dang cute @5 and I had her sniff Shalimar and she loves it. Makes me so proud. :) This though lasts a long time on my skin. I like that it uses sugar cane alcohol, it is more gentle on my skin. Some scents burn so bad when I use them. So I'm very sensitive. I wish this came in a bigger bottle. I go through it pretty quick because I love it. The price not so much. I've bought some roll ons and was lucky enough to find 2 true oils I guess it's rare because I can't find it now. Sooo good btw.This is also great for layering. I like it to add some depth to other linear scents. I have like Rose Flash and it goes great with musks. I recommend this for all seasons really as it can be adjusted. It's a non offensive, kid loving scent, I still think my niece just has good taste. ;)~ layers well and lasts. Price point for a 1.7 is annoying I'd be happy to pay more for a bigger size. Sensitive skin friendly. Love.

I am shocked I don’t see my YouTuber perfumers mention this in their fav vanilla scents. First off hello cost effective perfume! Thank you for proving you don’t need to spend $400 on a good vanilla with longevity and projection. Someone mentioned below that it’s a more intense clean reserve skin and I would have to agree, imo the clean reserve skin has less prominent vanilla and more fresh saltiness with zero florals. This is a beautiful warm fluffy vanilla musk, I get wafts of barely there florals as well, really beautiful! I’m very sensitive to patchouli and there is ZERO detectable patchouli in this to my nose, not even hours later. I don’t enjoy wearing overly food like scents and I don’t feel like the vanilla leans too far into food territory, it is slightly sweet slightly gourmand but with the added musk and dash of florals I am happy to report that I don’t smell like cookies. This is an excellent fall/winter/spring scent imo, I’m not sure I would wear this in the heat. While I do feel it’s fluffy in nature there’s a feeling it could turn dense in heat. I can’t wait to try other scents from this brand.