Vanilla Skin

I LOVE this (the edp is my #1 but the mist is basically the same, just the edp is a tiny bit smokier and has better staying power ) This is by FAR the longest lasting mist I own, (and I own quite a few so that's saying something) -literally edt level++ and if you layer with EOS vanilla cashmere it's even better 😍 it's so gorgeous! I held out on this for a while because I'll totally admit I thought it was hyped and basically a relabed Bare Vanilla. I was wrong. I love BV as well and it's a constant staple for me but this is so so much more complex and interesting, it's really nice layered with the og BV (or BV luxe or daydream)lotion also. Between the edp and the mist I like the edp better but the mist is so close. This has me in an absolute chokehold which rarely happens- at least 4x this week I've done the EOS, mist, edp combo and everyday it lasted at least 12 hours. I store my mists with my lotions, on a tiered shelf in a different area than my fragrances- this is the ONLY mist that sits proudly and gets the distinction of being with the fragrances in my cabinet, sitting right beside Vanilla Skin edp because like it's just too good to be with the mists, that's how special this is to me! Chriselle deserves a medal for this one

I usually hate vanilla fragrances, and said as much to a friend at work when I spritzed on the sample of the Vanilla Skin EDP. Then something awesome happened— I fell madly in love with the way this smelled so huggable all day long. I received a few compliments and knew I had to add it to my small (but growing) collection. The only thing is that I wanted to layer this scent more than I wanted to wear it alone, and I couldn’t justify the price of the EDP just for that. I tested the body mist in store and wow. My husband immediately said that’s the one from about 5 feet away, even after I had tested a handful of other Phlur scents. I couldn’t help myself in the car, I sprayed this all over and was overcome with the desire to eat myself lol! Somehow this vanilla is both photorealistic yet not cloying. It’s creamy and warm, perfect for fall and winter. Is it basic? Yes. Is it basic done extremely well? In my opinion, yes. I can see myself ripping through several bottles of this, mainly because I can’t wait to try layering it with my regular perfumes. For the price, I think it’s a step above the cheap mists from my youth.

The most balanced and enjoyable vanilla I have ever tried! It’s not artificially edible like vanilla sugar, and it’s not reminiscent of an air freshener. It’s not overly complex like some niche fragrances. It’s cozy and irresistibly sniffable. Vanilla remains dominant throughout, but in the opening it’s nuanced by a touch of sharpness from juicy apple sprinkled with cane sugar. During the dry-down, it becomes a fluffy, rounded scent (I guess, sandalwood, benzoin, and agarwood are doing their job), and it blends beautifully with the natural skin scent. Its performance on the skin is truly impressive, you can still smell it at the end of the day, as well as on clothes. I used to wear it all year round, and it’s charming in its own way in every season. I’ve received so many compliments whenever I wear it. Men have fallen in love with it and even called it a «cookie scent» in a sweet, inoffensive way. I’m almost out of my second bottle. P.S. After this mist, I tried finding an expensive signature vanilla... and nothing beats it for me 🥲

This is THE vanilla I've been searching for since the vanilla hype started some years ago. It's the vanilla that we all know from my personally favourite Haagen-Dazs' vanilla ice-cream. It's warm, it's sweet, it's inviting, and it's just gorgeous! It's not Bianco Latte's vanilla, it's not the Seven Virtues' vanilla, it's not some sickly vanilla of car fresheners, it's not the vanilla that doesn't smell like vanilla because it's gourmand (or whatever the influencers say these days), or like some 'hidden' vanilla like in Burberry Goddess or YSL Libre that you would never actually say it's vanilla at all... Vanilla Skin smells just perfect vanilla to me! The bonus is that it's mixed with something so sexy that when I smelled it for the first time in a store, I started spraying myself allover, and saying out loud to myself: 'Sweet Jesus, this is amazing!'. To my surprise, the shop assistants answered: 'Oh God, yes it is!'. But try before you buy; our noses and brain chemistry may be a lot different.

While I know they’re the same scent in different concentrations, the body mist smells just as potent as the perfume. I made the mistake of spraying it a tad more generously than the perfume, and it was almost too much. Just shy of cloying. I don’t care for fragrances that are overly sweet and gourmand, and Vanilla Skin is almost the perfect vanilla with the additional pink pepper and woody notes. I don’t personally detect the floral notes, but I’m sure they’re part of what makes this an enjoyable vanilla-forward fragrance. I’ve found it to be a great layering tool that takes the edge off perfumes that are a bit too sharp to my nose. The body mist has great longevity for me, especially on clothing. Hours on my skin and a couple of days on clothing. Especially when accidentally over-sprayed. After my 10 ml. travel size of the perfume is finished, I might stick with the body spray in the future. It’s cheaper and performs nearly as well for my purposes.