Vanilla Vice

Vanilla Vice – A Spring Vanilla You Didn’t Know You Needed I’m wearing this on a beautiful spring day, and I have to say... I don’t think people realize this is a spring fragrance. Everyone sees the notes — vanilla, sugar, ice cream, amber — and immediately checks the boxes: ❌ too heavy ❌ too sweet ❌ must be fall/winter Trust me... cross those out. ❌❌❌ Because on skin, this is something completely different. This is a light, airy, slightly musky vanilla that feels soft, clean, and surprisingly fresh. The sweetness is there, but it’s not dense or syrupy. It’s more like a gentle, whipped vanilla that floats. The musk and Orcanox really come through and give it that “your skin but better” quality — which is what makes this work so well in warmer weather. On my skin, this reads: ✨ soft vanilla cream ✨ clean, musky warmth ✨ a subtle sweetness that never overwhelms There’s something almost breezy about it — like vanilla carried on a warm spring air rather than sitting heavy on the skin. And that’s what makes this special. This is not a loud gourmand. This is a wearable, everyday vanilla that feels effortless and pretty. I can absolutely see this being: 🌸 perfect for spring days ☀️ easy to wear in mild heat ✨ a soft signature scent Now — in other seasons? That’s where layering comes in. This becomes an incredible base in fall and winter. You can build on it with deeper gourmands, woods, or spices and it holds everything beautifully. But right now, in spring? It stands on its own. This is one of those fragrances that quietly proves: vanilla is not just for cold weather. And if you’re like me and love finding unexpected seasonal twists... this one is worth a second look. If you want to see what I’m layering this with and how it wears in real time, I’m always sharing over on TikTok 👉 @buzzwithhoneybee 💜✨

Ive been using the website for a while but finally just made an account to leave this specific review because I cant believe the amount of hate on this. I consider myself a gourmand and specifically vanilla connoisseur and I had never heard of this until I got recommended it by an ulta employee last night and bought it on the spot. To me it smells a lot like phlur vanilla skin if it were less spicy and strictly sweet and now that i think about it I do get mod vanilla from it too but without the fruityness. I agree that if you like vanilla 28 you will like this, its like a vanilla 28 that you would wear every day instead of on expensive occasions. I also plan to layer this with eos vanilla cashmere lotion and sol de janeiro 62 spray if that tells you what category it’s in. Honestly just sweet vanilla cupcake in my opinion. After I left ulta I went to the gym and when I tell you I was in my own little scent bubble the entire time and on the way home too. It PROJECTS! I loveeee when you can smell a perfume on yourself and you definitely can with this one! Definitely going to be a new every day perfume for me and Im eternally grateful to that ulta employee.

I'm the opposite of most of the negative reviews for this, I tend to adore spicy, musky, unisex-leaning scents and avoid scents that are overly sweet. I would have never thought to try this because of the marketing and name but a store assistant led me to this scent and I fell in love. It smelled a bit odd on the paper sampler, like licorice and vanilla but after a minute it smells lovely. On my skin it's a different story. No licorice smell, I do personally smell vanilla prominently and it's equally complimented by the musk and woodsy scents. Don't blindly buy it if you can, I understand why people could consider this odd but I love it. This may not be your thing if you prefer sweeter, more feminine scents and I do agree the marketing could be misleading. It's also lovely because I can get overwhelmed by a lot of perfumes and want to ensure people around me can't smell me and get headaches, so one spray of this is enough for me and those very close to me. It also lasts a long time, I still smell it faintly on my wrists over 24 hours later.

I am baffled as to why this scent has so many negative reviews?? It's one of the coziest vanillas I think I have ever come across... The amber in this adds the most comforting, fluffy notes I've ever encountered when it meets this slightly near-smoky vanilla. It definitely gives more "waffle cone soaked with sticky melted vanilla bean ice cream" rather than just ice cream, but it's delicious. Just sophisticated enough to keep it from being juvenile, just playful enough to keep it from being too boring or stale... this is a solid, dependable vanilla, with a slight twist. I'm very happy. This lasted all day through my work shift. It's got some LONGEVITY. Surrounded me with a cloud of fluffy, ambery vanilla for the whole day. (Edit: to emphasize the longevity of this one, if i spray more than once throughout the day, a run through the washer is not enough to remove the smell completely. It. LASTS.)

I truly believe in body chemistry because this IS vanilla ice cream. I hate that some won’t get to experience it. Every time I turn my head I get such a warm sugary toasted vanilla. Close your eyes— picture yourself eating an old fashioned vanilla ice cream on a freshly made crispy waffle cone. As you’re down to that last bit of ice cream, but right before you devour the cone, THATS Vanilla Vice. It’s like that sticky smell you get when it’s all over your hands dried up, and it’s all shiny inside of the cone. An absolute pleasure of a fragrance. I did one spray on the front of my chest under my shirt @9am, went to a barber appointment on the 10th floor @12pm.. filled up the entire building lobby and elevator. This EDT needs to definitely be recategorized!!

finally got my hands on this one, and i love it. it’s a woody vanilla, in the same vein of vanilla skin, bare sueded vanilla, etc. however, the dry down is where it becomes unique - the ice cream note is not gourmand, it’s like tasting the coldness of ice cream on your tongue and breathing it in. the orcanox makes it really interesting too. it’s somewhat leathery here. i think snif does a great job creating unisex scents. my only complaint is that i wish they were EDPs instead of EDTs. you can sometimes snag them for $45, but full price is a bit steep for a 30ml EDT. however, they send you a sample with the full bottle so you can return it if you don’t like it, and all of their scents are unique, so it’s not a huge complaint. solid 8/10

I bought a bottle of this at Ulta as soon as my local one started carrying it. The tester in store smelled amazing, just like vanilla ice cream straight from your freezer. Since day one, my bottle of this has smelt like straight up rubbing alcohol. I thought that maybe it just needed to sit for a while, so for the last year I've just been leaving it alone, spraying it once or twice a month to see if maybe it will finally smell as great as the tester bottle did. It hasn't. No idea if I got a bad bottle or what, but there is absolutely ZERO vanilla, just alcohol. I went to Ulta yesterday to try a few fragrances, and again tried their bottle. Theirs still smells amazing. Mine still smells like it'll melt the paint off my walls. Be warned.

Since reviews are all over the place with this one, I didn't really know what to expect. It's nice! Definitely a woody vanilla but I love that so it works for me! Very similar to Phlur Vanilla Skin, EB Marshmallows (minus the slight fruitiness that has) and bbw Vanilla Romance- if you like these you'll most likely like this too as they're all very similar. The smokiness here is more toasted than the "tobacco" smokiness in 7V Vanilla Woods. If you're not into smokey vanillas tho, I'd avoid. As for the ad campaign , set that melted ice cream on top of the bottle on fiyahhh 🔥 and oh add some spices, she is a slight bit spicy. Really like this one to close out winter too❄️

So, I just got this and as a diehard Serge Lutens fan (I say this so you know where tastes normally sit), this is amazing. This is NOT, however, a vanilla ice cream cone scent as they market it. It's a smokey, deep vanilla that is warm and evocative, sexy and dark but not playful or childish. It's a great scent for the money and I'm glad I blind bought it based on notes alone. I would not have bought this based on its marketing but I have a few Snif scents that are really nice and this is now part of my rotation. If you like deep, smoky vanillas with some incense then this is your scent. If you're looking to smell like baked goods or candy? This is not it.

It seems like a lot of people hate this. It's one of my most complimented fragrances because woody perfumes pull strong and sweet on me. I think some people were hoping this would be gourmand or something but it's not. It's an airy woody vanilla and I love it for that. It's sweet on me but honestly it's not very sweet at all. It has vibes similar to vanilla woods or angham but not super close to either of them. Actually I don't find it that similar to anything else but also kinda feels familiar to many vanillas I have smelled before. I wish the bottle was bigger or was cheaper at least that's my main complaint I don't always feel like repurchasing.

This scent is definitely a cold vanilla that’s not going to come off as gourmand and warm sugary. If I were to compare to Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere, FCWC is more cozy and warm. Compared to Kayali Vanilla 28, Vanilla 28 is more sugary. I don’t agree with comparisons to Mod Vanilla as I’ve sprayed them on separate arms and worn throughout the day - Mod Vanilla is a lot more synthetic, sweet, and linear. It smells good, but it also smells cheaper. Vanilla Vice lasts longer despite being an EDT and is more complex. You get some of the musk and woodsy smells while still being a pretty clear vanilla. This really solidified my love for Vanilla Vice

One of my favorite fragrances and my Fiancés favorite fragrance of mine. It’s very very sweet so if you don’t like sweet fragrances this won’t be for you. The opening is very intense and cloying but if you wait just a few minutes it settles down. It is a vanilla ice cream sweet and not candy sweet. The amber wood and the musk is what really makes this fragrance amazing to me and you can smell that musk throughout-but the dry down is to die for. Despite being an EDT the longevity and sillage is very good! I can still smell on myself after several hours. If you’re looking for a yummy gourmand vanilla I would say this is the one!

This is a delicious vanilla. The more I smell it the more I love it. It’s reminiscent of Kayali Silk Santal for me but still its own thing. I love love love the way she layers with Snif’s House of 8 - Vanilla Vice cuts through the herbaceous fougere qualities and brings out the chocolate of House of 8. Highly recommend layering the two for the depth alone. Performance wise, she lasts at least 8 hours on my skin and longer on my clothes. I like to use this scent as a bed time scent. She is a cool vanilla, not a warm vanilla and stands out all on her own.

Definitely agree with the consensus that this doesn't really have an ice cream note - definitely more of a woodsy, maybe even spicy or smoky vanilla. But!- as someone who typically does prefer very sweet and creamy vanillas, this one is still definitely approachable and enjoyable if you're willing to step away from foody gourmands. To me, this is exactly like Viva Vanilla body mist (BBW) which I owned first and LOVED, so I was excited to get a perfume that had the same vibe. I get lots of compliments on this one! Definitely test before buying.

I'll never understand why this gets the negative reviews it does, especially from ppl that claim to like Vanilla skin, Commodity Milk, Memoirs of a trespasser, By the fireplace, vanilla romance, bare vanilla, viva vanilla, Ellis Brooklyn Marshmallows, and woody vanillas in general ect. I know ppl were disappointed from the ad campaign imagery at launch but jfc this is exactly what the notes portray: a sweet, woody vanilla. It's good! And it lasts for hoursss, one of my top fall faves, love

Very, very sweet, almost marshmallow-y, but not in an absolutely strong way-- it settles into such a delicate, sweet and fragile scent. Definitely one of the vanilla scents in which you can SMELL SMELL the vanilla. Perfect for me as vanilla is my personal favorite base note. It's just so delicately and does its job perfectly, and it seems as if the organic notes and smells have this fresh ingredient feel, like something that has just been harvested and is new. Gourmand-like.

Listen, this gets a lot of negativity but I am here to tell you it's a very easy to wear vanilla fragrance. Slightly musky and woody rather than foody, but it's sure to get you compliments and make you feel cozy. Affordable as well. I enjoy Snif as a house very much....they're creative but wearable. But honestly, this is one of the most wearable vanillas that I own, and I own A LOT. Also great for layering if you're into that. If you're not fully sure, grab a mini! ♥

This was a blind buy for me and at first I wasn't sure if I would like it very much, but it is actually one of my FAVORITE scents to wear now. It's a woody, smoky, and not-too-sweet vanilla. It's longevity and sillage is great too, I get alot of compliments when I wear this one. I've been layering it with Viva Vanilla from Bath and Bodyworks and they work perfectly together, I think it's pretty much a dupe for Vanilla Vice. Anyway, 10/10 and would recommend. 🖤

this is a excellent woody vanilla. This is my first fragrance from this house. I’m not getting ice cream or any milky notes but I am getting excellent wood mixed with vanilla. Actually the longevity and sillage is pretty good also. Is it something that hasn’t been done before...NO it smells like most with these notes but I will say I really like it! Not bad for the price and I will being trying more from this house! Excellent 10/10! Anyone can wear this!

A woody, somewhat smoky vanilla. It's simple but I'm still intrigued. I definitely get the Mod Vanilla and Kayali Silk Santal comparisons. If I had to choose which it leans to the most, it's the Kayali (which I have & love). This is a sophisticated ice cream cone. Emphasis on the CONE. It's longlasting as well. This can very easily be layered or casually worn on an everyday basis. Madagascar Vanilla just does it for me every time.