Vanilla mixed with a few other scents (The Body Shop: Vanilla, Eau De Toilette)

Member Name: BeautyGeek

Product:	The Body Shop: Vanilla, Eau De Toilette
Date:	06/08/08 (62 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Cheap, good value, pretty packaging

Disadvantages: Very strong, doesn't smell purely of vanilla

Like a lot of women, my absolute favourite scent is vanilla. I find vanilla can come in lots of different varieties, some good, some bad. I personally prefer a vanilla scent that isn't too overpoweringly sweet, but isn't heavily spicy either. I like vanilla to smell just like it does when you open a real vanilla pod and unfortunately a lot of vanilla scents can smell too heavily processed.

I have the entire vanilla range from the Body Shop as my friend knew how I felt about the scent and bought me the whole lot for my birthday.

This eau de toilette is incredibly strong and doesn't smell purely of vanilla. It has several levels, some a little spicy and some a little sweet. I feel this is a shame as when I'm buying a vanilla scent I really want it to smell of vanilla and nothing else. Too much of this scent would be heavily overpowering and not a pleasant experience for anyone nearby!

The bottle is nicely simple. It's see through and the liquid is an amber colour which you can see very clearly in the bottle. This is helpful to establish how much you have remaining. The dispenser is a standard pump spray which makes it quite easy to tread carefully when layering on the product.

All in all I'd say that this is a scent that some will love and some won't. I use it very occasionally, but if I'm meeting anyone who doesn't like vanilla then I steer well clear. However, I have a friend who loves vanilla and if I ever I use this product when out with him then he can't stop sniffing me, so clearly some people will absolutely love it!

Summary: Some will love it, other's won't