Manila Grace

For me this scent is simply delicious! It's just what I've been looking for a long time, a substitute for my beloved Lann-Ael by Lostmarch, nowhere to be found .. I must say that I sprayed it exactly remembers a delicious cake, then over time you feel good coconut and lemon, on the skin at a distance of 2-3 hours you can perceive even if gently, better spray a bit on clothes to feel it a bit 'more, or spray a little on the pajamas before going to sleep, it is so wonderful that it relaxes me, too good!

Zesty, spicy, creamy, sweet. A very deep and a bit spicy gingerbread base with zesty notes of ginger and warm, dark vanilla, swirled with a creamy coconut note. Sweet? Yes, but not too sweet when you are a gourmand lover. Delicious. Btw. this one reminds me on the drydown of L by Lolita Lempicka, when the cinnamon note and citrus notes get less noisy and the spicy, warm vanilla finally has a chance to reveal itself.

Update: I do not know why, but in addition to what I have already written, just sprayed makes me think even a little 'Nutella smell !!? Does it only happen to me ?! ; D

I'm a devoted gourmand lover and Manila grace was clearly planned to be a gourmand.of course it IS a gourmand.but it can't satisfy a gourmand lovers hunger 100% and this is a pity Cupcake,ginger bread,vanilla and coconut,looks like a great idea and all four of them are easily detectable in this juice,it smells like a spicy pastry.it could be much more delicious,but now it reminds me a low calory spicy cake.there's some sort of fruity-citrusy-spicy freshness in it which doesn't let it's delicious notes to fully bloom.and it needs more sugar.and yes,thick layers of vanilla,coconut butter cream I don't mean it that I don't like it as it is.actually I've just begun to get to know it.it's nice,longlasting,comforting,easy to wear year round,has a great bottle and I'm very happy to have it around.a 3.4oz was just 38$ so it's totally worthy If you want to experience a gourmand with a hint of fruity,spicy freshness in it's opening and a cozy,not really sweet,warm bread-like frydown ,then give Manila grace a shot

Eccessivamente dolce!!! Sul genere Lann-Ael, ma ancor più dolce e vanigliato. Preferisco molto la versione "Eau fraiche", che rimane dolce ma è rinfrescata da pompelmo ed agrumi.

OMG. This is SWEET!! So so sweet that makes Pink Sugar smell like a perfumed intimate wash. Not my type of scent, but it smells attractive to smell in itself, not to wear. Basically is like entering a fine French or Italian patisserie with freshly made mignon and cakes or like the warm vanillic scent that lingers out of the rear door of the lab of those shops. While it's interesting I think that the gingerbread-cupcake-coconut-vanilla combo becomes a single overwhelming smell that kills anything else in the composition. Where is cardamom? Where is geranium? And lily-of-the-valley ran for the hills. For sure something to be worn sparingly or you will cause cavities to the ones around you. I get the similarity with Lann-Ael, which is also an extremely cake-like scent, but well made.

The other day I was just about to put my bottle of Manila Grace up for sale, because I never use it. A last minute impulse led me to spray a few drops on my throats... a few drops on my wrist... a few more drops on my elbow... Seriously, I couldn't possibly sell this! It is over the top sweet cup cake, but the hint of berries and geranium gives it such a delightful twist. A feel good, soul food kind of scent. This is not the perfume equivalent of Marcel Proust or William Shakespeare. This is Marian Keyes, chick-lit - just what you sometimes need on a dreary day.

This is a more “in your face” version of Lann Ael. Imagine they’re identical twins. Manila is the louder one, with flashy style, the sister that always get drunk at family parties, the spirited, well travelled one. While Lann Ael is the demure, all- natural little make up and orgânica one. They are identical, with identical beauties, but completely different souls and opposite styles.

This is a linear gingerbread scent that makes one think of traditional winter holidays. It lasts very long on clothes and skin, while moderate longevity can be noticed on skin. I.m confident to say it is a safe blind buy. The original fragrance has a box that should have felt like material used for the dots, a heavy cap which resembles marble and a black opaque bottle.

I'm at a xmas party... there's a lot of desserts and cookies and the smell is really delicious. I can notice the gingerbread notes, the vanilla notes... something is in the oven :) this is Manila grace, warm and sweet, the ideal perfume for the xmas holiday.

Sugar and spice and everything nice. Smells 100% edible. Like gingerbread. Perfect in recreating the real food aroma, I am not sure it has something to offer as a piece of perfumery craft.