Malizia Bon Bons Milk Shake

Through my most pleasant journey in the world of fragrances I've noticed that with cheapest drugstore fragrances (I mean those whose price is less than a fashion magazine's, a hot dog's or a deodorant's) it is most of times a "hit or miss" thing: many can be labeled as total disasters with their mediocre smell, awful sillage and zero longevity.. very very few are decently near to wearable... but some are just a (good!) surprise to my nose. Malizia Bon Bons Milk Shake happens to be in the latter group.. yes!! This graceful scent comes in a simple and girlie blue bottle that seems to scream at you "Hello! I'm pretty, tender and funny, take me with you!".. as I am a child at heart I sometimes cannot resist this kind of appeals, so I had to sniff this little thing when I was at the drugstore some weeks ago: and it was worth the purchase from the first moment, really. I could go on telling you that a fragrance called "Milk Shake" really smells like milkshake (the vanilla or white chocolate type, for the record), that you literally will get whiffs of warm milk and sugar from the unpretentious bottle but on your skin the juice will evolve beautifully into a vanilla-musky delice with hints of rubbery toys smell, that the scent lasts on my skin for several hours and projects pretty well, that nonetheless its undeniable sweetness the fragrance manages a sense of powdery freshness, that it is smooth and calm like a fluffy pillow under your head.. the truth is that I have a thing for simple, cute, nostalgic items, and the fact I've found a fragrance owning all these qualities makes me quite happy. For less than 3 Euro Bon Bons Milk Shake is a little treasure each gourmand lover should at least try in my humble opinion. (My curiosity for milk reminiscent fragrances, born since smelling the gorgeous Gucci Rush's drydown for the first time, has lead me to discover that some of the most promising milky fragrances are sadly discontinued, such as Matin Calin by CSP and Le Feu d'Issey.. I hope I'll have the chance to sniff them somehow in the future, for now I'll be sticking to my newest cheapest girlie EDT). :)

I don't find it really ice-cream-like, just slighly milky. But let's be conciliant, because the official description says: "warm, wonderfully sweet milk". Therefore, "Milk Shake" may not refer to the frozen drink. From personal experience, the immense majority of frags that promises ice-cream or sorbet notes just doesn't deliver. On top of my head: Demeter's Vanilla Ice-Cream, Katy Perry's Mad Love, Escada offerings, Angel or DKNY Delicious flankers and so on. Although Malizia Bon Bons Milk Shake doesn't feel cold and creamy, it still fairly resembles ice-cream flavorwise. It's ever so slightly fruity, although I'm incapable to put a finger on. Maybe elderberry? But what I recognize is that faint, vaguely floral fabric softener background. This is a lingering note I've also noticed in frags from the same line or in other brands, such as Compagnia Delle Indie and Tesori d'Oriente. It almost feels like these cheap brands are all using the same base! This is not an utterly pleasant note but I must sniff hard to detect it though, so not a big issue for me. In fact, I'm very happy I found Milk Shake in Europe (costs under 4€/ 50ml at Dambiro) because it's a cute and cosy scent I could wear and sniff 24/7. The bottle is adorable to look at, its juice soothes me... That's all that matters to me :))) Layered under my new-found love Early-Harvest Raspberry from The Body Shop, it makes raspberry jam bloom to custard pastry level! FYI, the 2 frags closest to ice-cream I can think of are: 1. Tom Ford's Noir Extreme: that kulfi note is so realistic! But far from being literal ice-cream. 2. Soap and Glory's Smoothie Star body spray: not listed in Fragrantica. The fragrance description "a delectable blend of sweet almond and rich vanilla notes on a dreamily creamy base of sandalwood and musk" doesn't emulate any ice-cream note for sure. But I can't help feeling some pistachio nuttiness and vanillin creaminess, both concurring to convey that crisp ice-cream impression.

Omg I love this!! And I mean LOVE! It's NOT just for teenagers. It's a very sweet, milky, calming, delicious scent. There is a hint of powder and the feel of a soft, cozy blanket. If you like sweet scents or gourmands, you would love this! It's absolutely delicious, and it really does smell like a sweet vanilla milkshake. YUM! I just put it on before bed and it's so sweet, soft and comforting. Also it's NOT a cloying, sugary smell like you might expect. It definitely has some depth to it (I mean it's not like a Victoria's Secret body spray or anything sugary sweet and boring). I'm so glad I swapped this blind. And even though I know it doesn't cost much, it's not available in the USA so I was really excited to get my hands on it. And this is random but I LOVE the sprayer. The mist is superfine and better than most sprayers out there. And the bottle is super cute! I can't believe I'm saying this but this scent is in my top 10. No seriously. I wore it one day while studying and man, it's quite strong and lasts for quite a long time (especially compared to the other Bon Bons) and it made me feel just intoxicated by the scent. Nothing else compares in this category. Really.

cake n' cuddles' review is spot on: this "really IS all that and a bag of chips!" and I love it! Bon Bons Milk Shake is the answer to the question: "What do you get when you add sugar and full fat dairy cream to Chopard's Casmir?" A creamy-smooth, sweet "Casmir light". Yum, yum, yummy good! Mouthwatering, delicious, cozy and cheerful. Aptly named: spray it on your wrist, close your eyes before sniffing and you'll swear you were smelling a vanilla milk shake. Lasts 3-4 hours on me. I wore it to the grocery store 2 hours after applying and 3 smiling people asked me what I was wearing, so even though it's a soft fragrance it is noticeable. Truly a "feel good" fragrance and a safe blind buy for all vanilla lovers. Also, the bottle isn't the tacky plastic one in the photo above. The cap and bottle shape are the same but the cap is now a pearlized blue and the bottle is glass with a plastic overcoating of pretty poofy white clouds on a royal blue background. Just 22 days from Bulgaria and well worth the wait. To average out the high cost of internat'l shipping I ordered three 1.7oz bottles for a net cost of $10.09 apiece.

This was a review I was really jazzed to write, since this malted milk perfume really IS all that and a bag of chips. I have smelled countless vanilla perfumes, and while this almost smells like vanilla, the sweetness of creamy sugared milk has this tart like little tang. It's slightly salty like a malted milk, yet soo creamy. It's just simply to die for. The sprayer on this little baby is the bomb, it's a fine mister. The price? As others have pointed out sooo cheap! I got my bottle for only $12 plus shipping from Bulgaria, if you actually live in Europe it's practically pocket change. This fragrance lasts about 6 hours on me which is really not half bad for an EDT. I get compliments on this fun little fragrance, today I got one just walking into the computer lab at my college. This is one of the first perfumes I've ever bought a back up of. I would wear this to school, to work, on a date, getting married...hahaha. I love this fragrance!