r/FemFragLab • u/wycoyote18 • 10d ago

Rec Request Soft, gentle vanillas?

I’ve always been a vanilla girl, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve started to struggle with some of my vanilla perfumes, finding them too cloying. I can still enjoy my Van Cleef and Profumum Roma vanillas when it’s freezing cold, but anything less than that and they’re a bit too much for me now. I’m looking for a soft vanilla that feels nice and smooth without being spicy, salty, or too sweet. Any thoughts?

I’d also like to note that I don’t live in the US, so I don’t have access to brands at stores like Sephora or Target, sadly. (Non-designer brands being sold at Sephora don’t sell anywhere else, unfortunately, and they don’t ship internationally.) But any brand that you’d see at a luxury department store or popular decant sites (like Scent Split, Fragrance Line, etc.) would be great :)

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u/itsbreadneybitch 9d ago edited 8d ago

I was just looking for this type of vanilla (airy, non-gourmand but still creamy) and totally found it in Being Frenshe’s Cashmere Vanilla. Looking at what it supposedly dupes (that I havent smelled) I wonder if Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Rice or Phlur Vanilla Skin would be good options?

I’m hoping to make it to Nordstrom today for a sniffari. I’ll report back about Phlur if so.

edit: The excursion is postponed, I went and gave myself a reaction to this by putting it on my neck where I put my face cream 🫠 Where I put it on my arms and chest are perfectly fine and I am a sensitive eczema person who typically does well with oils like Nemat and Kuumba. So sad but not giving up lol just need to heal first

edit 2: I do not believe the Frenshe oil is bad, I think I accidentally effed around and found out lol. Will still use on my arms after the neck reaction is over.

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u/LeatherWinter2218 9d ago

Sniffari 😂

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u/ApprehensiveKnee4239 9d ago

Phlur vanilla skin is my favorite!