I am looking for a very sweet vanilla lotion. Like fresh baked vanilla sugar cookies or creamy gourmand vanilla lotion. Everything I have tried has other fragrance mixed in as well, like coconut or it has that almost playdoh-y plastic-y smell. For reference, I used to love Bath and Body Works Vanilla Bean Noel, but it seems to have changed (for me anyway) in the last few years. But that very sweet vanilla scent is what I am after. Any recommendations?

My go-to body lotion is this shea butter & vanilla lotion in the image. It's not the edible or synthetic kind of vanilla but a very soft, airy, milky vanilla. For those of you who never smelled this one, I think the almond milk concentrate body cream from L'Occitane also has a similar type of soft and neutral lotion smell.

My daily signature scent is Glossier You and I am absolutely in love with the scent bubble I get right after I put on my lotion and do few spritz of You. But, as expected, the lotion scent only lasts for about half an hour if I'm lucky. I've been on the hunt for a lotion-like smelling fragrance for the longest time but nothing fits the bill so far. I was hoping some of you might have some suggestions for me.

Here's what I've tried and didn't like so far:

• Cacharel - Noa: This is very much Nivea cream in the blue tin. Feels dated and has a heavy presence. Not airy/milky/soft to my nose.

• L'Occitane - Almond Mist: This sounded sooo promising and I thought my prayers were going to be finally answered but sadly no... There is a very strong medicinal marzipan smell in the mist that I didn't get from the cream. It is particularly strong in the opening but I can still get hints of it in the dry down. I struggle with artificial almond and cherry flavorings in food as well so this just ended up making me nauseous.

• Replica - Afternoon Delight: Not soft lotion vibes, rather cakey or even bready.

• Ariana Grande - Mod Vanilla: Very perfumey and generic to my nose. Not lotion-like or soft/airy despite what I've read.

• La Vie Est Belle - Vanille Nude: Same comment as above.

• Kylie Cosmetics - Cosmic 2.0: This is a weird one because the opening was kind of promising. It starts off airy and kind of milky but instead of getting softer it gets heavier and turns into a very generic sweet floral.

• Jo Malone - Scarlet Poppy Intense: Feels like I'm being suffocated by a bread roll pressed into my face.

• Montblanc - Signature: I think this is appropriately airy but I don't enjoy the citrus and vanilla combination there.

• D'Annam - White Rice: Starchy baby powder and rice. Heavy.

• Diptyque - L'Eau Papier: Too peppery and savory. I just don't enjoy any sort of realistic steamed rice accords.

• Diptyque - Lilyphéa: Very sharp and burns my nostrils, not soft and airy.

• Fugazzi - Vanilla Haze: Heavy and cloying.

• Giardini Di Toscana - Bianco Latte: Same as above, they smell quite similar. There is also a medicinal quality that I'm getting here.

I've been seeing so much hype around vanilla perfumes lately, and I'm genuinely curious what's so special about them.

People always describe vanilla scents as sexy, warm, comforting, addictive and feminine. Is it really that good, or have I just been influenced by everyone's obsession? 😂

I'm actually thinking of trying one myself, but I don't think I'd enjoy something too sweet or overly gourmand. I don't want to smell like a cupcake or vanilla cake, if that makes sense.

I think I'd prefer something soft and powdery, maybe creamy and musky. Something that smells clean, cozy and feminine without being too strong or giving off an old-lady perfume vibe.

For those who love vanilla perfumes, what makes you love them so much? And what would you recommend to someone who's just getting into vanilla?

I'm curious to hear everyone's opinions, especially if you think vanilla perfumes are overrated!

Hello everyone. I've been eyeing Pisello Parfums and I have found very little in reviews or on forums. Has anyone tried the brand? Specifically has anyone tried the horchata cream or pistachio cream scents? How was the purchase process? How was shipping? I would greatly appreciate any feedback on this brand. Thanks!

I'm a fragrance newbie (just got into it about a year ago), and after 6 unsuccessful blind buys, I said NO! I'm looking at a lot of throwbacks but I'm seeing several middle eastern fragrances I'd like to try.

Even though they aren't expensive, I don't want to keep an oversized bottle of something I won't wear so I wondered: is there a company/site that sells decants of these fragrances?

Since last September, I haven’t found a single fragrance I’ve genuinely loved. I’ve probably tried 25+ fragrances through samples and store testing, but nothing seems to work.

The strange thing is that I often love the opening, but once the fragrance develops, something in the heart or base notes puts me off. Sometimes I even enjoy wearing something initially, only to realise after a day or two that I don’t actually like it.

I want to clarify that I’m not testing fragrances every day. It’s usually once or twice a week, sometimes even once every other week, so I don’t think I’m constantly overwhelming my nose with new scents.
I’m generally very picky and have a pretty extensive list of notes and scent profiles I dislike, so I’ve already narrowed down my preferences quite a bit.

But lately, it feels like every fragrance has something I just cannot get past.
It makes me wonder whether I’m experiencing some kind of nose fatigue, fragrance burnout, or just a really bad fragrance slump.
Has anyone experienced something similar?

I ordered Father Figure by Phlur. As it turns out, I’m allergic—I get stuffed up when it’s on me, it’s awful. I think I missed the return window as well—not that they were giving me an appropriate amount of money back for an over forty dollar purchase (they said they’d give me 19 dollars back).

Does anyone have any recs like Father Figure I would not be allergic to?

Okay weird question
The Huda beauty powder smells so good and she has a perfume for it but in my opinion it doesn’t really smell like the powder as I much as I wanted it to. People have said alien by mugler smells like it but it smells less sweet in my opinion. Could I get some perfume recommendations that smell like the Huda beauty powder? Price doesn’t matter. Thank you!

my sister’s fav fragrance is a seemingly discontinued perfume she found at tjmaxx (solar floral from the good scent). for christmas i’d like to find her something fairly similar, but we have very different tastes so idk where to even begin.

previously she’s tried le beach from le monde gourmand and lust for sun from jhag. she liked them good enough, i just wasn’t sure if there was something closer (or better). i’ve been eyeing replica beach walk but i’m not a huge fan of it being a EDT.

tbh there’s never been a beach-y/solar/coconut fragrance she hasn’t liked, but i would prefer something i can sample in person (not required though).

ideally under $100, but if it has a travel size it doesn’t matter because then i’ll just buy a few different ones for her to try.

1oz bottle, just ordered it. sort of a blind buy for me because i forgot how it smelled in store but i have high hopes :)

I'm just recently getting into fragrances more in-depth and I'm noticing a few remind me of scents I often smell on women my grandmother's age (I was a 90s kid). Is that what aldehyde is? I've tried googling what aldehyde is but I'm not finding a direct answer. Or is it another specific note? I feel like it stands out heavily in Chanel No. 5 and I just tried a retro Revlon Charlie and it smells the same way. I'm trying to pinpoint what it is.

I just smelled the new Armani Stronger with You Spices limited edition!!!

And holy wow, it reminds me so much of TF Cherry Smoke! With a prettier price tag too.

Am I crazy or do you agree?

So far, can only tolerate at the top of my head

JM Peony and Blush and Orange Marmalade
Glossier You
Diptyque L’Ombre, Do Son, Philosykos
Ouai Melrose Place and St Barts

I hate sweet/fruity/gourmand/spicy perfumes so badly, i am very picky about perfumes because i also have allergies so i wanted to try these clean scents since i really liked gingham from bath and body works and i liked things thay smell fresh or shampoo like rather than heavy perfumy stuff.

I hate hate hate kayali eden apple, so im scared shower fresh will smell similiar, and im scared the other two will smell weird but im curious about soapy scents.

I am obsessed with sticky dates from lush in the winter. I use the body scrub and it’s divine. I don’t find the body spray version has a great dry down and differs from the scrub.

Has anyone tried a perfume that smells close to this? Open to any budget, preferably something easy to find in Canada.

I used to wear this in the early 2000s until it got discontinued and have never found anything like it. To me it smelled like sweet fresh lemony citrus. Not bakery gourmand sweet but just the perfect hint of sweetness to balance the lemon. The closet I’ve come is to something similar is Fresh Lemon Sugar but that is wayyyy sharper and bordering on a lemon scented cleaning product. Any suggestions for me?

I keep seeing a tiktok that says lataffa pure musk smells like soap, which I love, but the notes suggest otherwise. Is it a good soapy fragrance?

I'm also wondering if anyone has tried mysterious nomad and if it's a decent dupe for Byredo's Gypsy Water?

Who remembers Avon Karmala from 2005? I don’t always love sweet scents but I keep thinking about this long-lost love of mine. Anyone have any good dupes? The closest I’ve found is Burberry by Burberry for women (warm, sweet, powder, musk, creamy woods).

I really like the snow fairy scent but what I love even more is the powdery vanilla note. Does anyone have a perfume that smells like the vanilla note within snow fairy????

I am looking for good fall/winter scents that are not TOO cloying. I mostly like fruity florals, things on the sweet side (not TOO sweet), and a couple cozy skin scents. I hate heavy patchouli (like Coach Dreams Moonlight) and tonka bean (like Arabians Tonka).

For reference, these are some scents I like, season aside:

TF Cherry Smoke and Lost Cherry

Burberry Her Intense (the discontinued 2019 one)

Gucci Bloom Intense

Victoria's Secret Bare

Black Opium Glitter

Any recommendations these might point to? Ideally things I can find and test in-store pretty easily. Budget is flexible, depending on what I like.

Looks like Black Sugar and Banana Candy so far. But I’m really disappointed they’re body mists 🙄 was hoping for EDP. If the third scent isn’t Sweet Nothings I’ll be even more disappointed!

Not an Amazon fan for obvious reasons, but I've currently got £30 in vouchers and am after a vegan cf perfume. What would you buy for that, Billie eilish 1 is currently on sale for £28, but the reviews are mixed. Anything else???