My Vanilla Garden

I just bought three,100ml bottles for $10CAD (no, not a typo) at my local Yves Rocher (Montreal). It looks like this will be discontinued soon, so if you're a fan, or if you weren't sure about blind buying, I would suggest going for it - especially at this price. I just bought my bottle today; it's a safe blind buy as a vanilla addict. MVG reminds me of Orchidée Vanille by Van Cleef and Arpels, for significantly less. The scent lasts long on me, especially on cotton/linens. A love for me.

Don't bother it's listed as similar to Lira. It really isn't. My vanilla garden smells quite citrusy in the dry dywn, and maybe that's why people think they're quite similar. In my opinion they are not. Maybe shares some dna, but that's it. But this is a gem from this brand. The vanilla in the opening is LOUD. It immediately made me think of those malizia fragrances from early 2000 and every kid I know had. To be more exakt, it smells like "bon bon malizia". So first spray invoked a lot of memories but the vanilla in the opening is VERY cloying. But that disappears after five minutes or so. I pick up a lot of unlisted mint here which I absolutely love. Vanilla is still in the dry down but much more toned down. So this is a fresh, slightly spicy take on vanilla ( and believe me, you will pick up the mint note too!) Very afforadble, easy to reach and addictive. One of the better Yves Rocher perfumes i've tried :)

I was in love with My Vanilla Garden at first. A perfectly sweet, warm, gentle fragrance, not too complex, not too strong. It's charming, yeah, and that's about it. A sparkly touch of orange in the first ten minutes, a little juicy blackberry, and then just warm vanilla. It isn't very linear, in the sense that the drydown doesn't smell much different from the top. It smells the same at both start and end, only in the end is the fruity notes have faded. I find I can't really expect complexity from a fragrance with only three notes, and it's nice to have, because it's just one of those fragrances you put on in a rush, not thinking twice. You can go about your day, knowing you probably aren't offending anyone. Also, for a fragrance with only edible notes, it doesn't smell edible or gourmand at all. Definitely christmassy, even wintery, but not edible.

Very pleasant EDT. We distinguish well the 3 olfactory notes (vanilla, blackberry and orange) and it will surprise you every now and then by swishing from a note to another. Definitely not boring! Also, the vanilla is very soft and not at all heady. The orange here is for me a little bitter (more orange peel than orange), and sometimes I feel like I smell orange blossoms! The blackberry is discreet but very present, which suits me (not liking red fruits heavy scents). I honestly looove this perfume <3 However, the longevity is mediocre (like all YR's Christmas EDTs) so most of the time I wear it when I'm at home and I want a soft and cocooning scent that won't bother anyone around me. Surprisingly, I have received much more compliments on this scent, from boys especially, than any expensive perfume I own! 8.5/10

You know that “vanilla powder” a certain coffee chain sets on their condiment bar for people to shake into their drinks? Someone dropped a not very juicy blackberry on the counter and shook dusty, sweet vanilla powder to cover it. If you lean in and get close, you may enjoy the scent. It’s very pretty, in a comforting way. If you go for another whiff, you’ll discover that you can no longer smell it. That is My Vanilla Garden. If they made an extrait, I would be all over this. A 100ml bottle will probably buy a well moisturized perfume lover about a week of noticeable scent.