Nanette Lepore (2017)

This fragrance is grapefruit and amber with a very soft musky floral on me. I can't smell any vanilla on me. I really love this fragrance. It's not overly sweet or overpowering. For me it's a daytime warm weather fragrance. The only negative thing I can say is the large shape of the bottle makes it hard for me to hold and spray on.

Last autumn the U.S. chain of stores called Gordmans had gift sets -but not testers- of this totally unpromoted new Nanette Lepore fragrance priced a $49.99. The set included 100m edp, 100ml lotion and a .34oz travel spray but a $49.99 blind buy seemed too risky since Gordman's doesn't accept returns of fragrance. But today I found the set there marked down to $9.98 and snapped it up, lickety split. Having worn the edp and lotion for the past 6 hours I'm going back tomorrow to get another one! Vanilla, sugar and amber create a soft, gourmand nutty effect that is very nice indeed. The nut aspect reminds me very much of a shortbread cookie called Pecan Sandies (made by the Keebler elves!). It is also very similar in tone to Nanette by Nanette Lepore (the one in the elegant clear glass bottle) so if you like(d) it you'll like this new Nanette. Although musk is definitely evident in the top notes, it seems to fade on me within an hour or two giving way to the tantalizing & totally delicious aroma of a gourmand pecan shortbread cookie. Even though my fragrance journey began with aldehydes and chypres -which I still love- the last couple of years have seen me trying and loving more and more gourmand fragrances. If anyone had told me 10 years ago that someday I'd love smelling like pecan shortbread cookies I'd have laughed myself silly and declared, "No way!". But I'm here to tell you, never say never!

if you are a lover of sweet amber with fruit, this is the very safest of blind buys. it can also be had very inexpensively for a huuuuge bottle at Ross, just saying... amber and vanilla are dominant and grounding here, but the tang of pear is noticeable as well. I only get the barest hint of the grapefruit. the musk adds a smoothness & roundness to this scent that is really enjoyable. this fragrance is right on the edge of being too sweet for me, but does not cross the line. i'd classify this fragrance as cozy-warm-sweetness... the perfect scarf scent. not the most sophisticated but very lovely. something you will probably want to bury your nose in if these notes are at all up your alley. update a few months later: i reach for this a lot and get complimented on it quite often. i think it's a really underappreciated cheapie; surprised that more people don't have and love it. anyway, i'm not mad about it because i don't want to smell like everyone else all the time, but i'm just saying if you're on the fence about it, get it!

A $12.99 purchase from Marshall's. First let me say how strong this poor bottle is. As I was walking without a cart trying to balance this and a few other perfumes it slipped from my hands and accidentally got kicked about 8 feet in the air and landing hard on a solid floor. It did not break LOL. Ok so when I was in the store I was trying to recall what it reminded me of. When I got home it hit me. House of Marly Delina. Obviously this one is cheap as chips and not close to the same quality but it's very similar smelling. This one is more sweet and less biting then Delina. Also more fruity but on the same vein. Delina's performance is beast mode, Nanette is a fader but for $12.99 I will keep her!

I actually really love this. It was a total blind buy due to me being so drawn to the box! Crazy I know but I had a good feeling about it. Vanilla+ Sugar+ Amber sounded delicious and it is. It is fresher than I thought it would be after reading the notes in it but never the less still very nice. Must be the pear and grapefruit in it. I usually don't do well with tart fruit but this one sits nicely on my skin. It is a bit loud,which I like. It has good sillage. I would say it leaves a good soft trail behind you not an offensive cloud. Very glad I got it.