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vboxer – :
This was very disappointing. It smells very good but no longevity or sillage. I love Vs Vanilla Lace & am looking for a perfume the smells like it. This smells good but the VS body mist longer. The scent is a straight forward vanilla, which is what I wanted. I dont get any of the fruit, floral, honey or tea listed as notes at all. Its all vanilla.
egdhjecdrd – :
The spray version: A light flowery/fruity vanilla mixed with warm bourbon vanilla. The Name Island Vanilla fits it very well its very nice not to cloying and staying power is good. This is a great vanilla for summer. Will take this with me to Open Air Festivals and when im on vacation. Simple and Lovely.
Задрот рока – :
This is exactly what French vanilla ice cream smells like. Custardy, a little egg like and very sweet and creamy vanilla.
Im not too crazy about the longevity but you cant beat the price!
mabyc – :
This is dry, plastic, fake and yucky. NOTHING like Sugared Amber Dreams.
rabota – :
When I think of vanilla, its usually sweet, foodie, gourmand type scent. I was under the impression this would be similar to a teenage vanilic done before fragrance and this totally changed my mind about vanilla being generically sweet. Thanks to the honey and tea, this smells like a cold tempered vanilla tea drink. I actually do like spraying it from time to time, relishing its uniqueness, even bought myself the hair mist for good measure.
Apelmon – :
You know that vanilla honey sweet tea accord in Flowerbomb? This is that and only that in a bottle, and I like it a lot, possibly more than Flowerbomb itself. There’s no patchouli or earthy weirdness in this, just straight, sweet vanilla smoothness. The vanilla is hard to describe because it isn’t rich like vanilla bean or boozy like vanilla extract. It’s more like those vanilla tootsie rolls you find in the blue wrapping. Candy-like, but not toothachingly sweet; a little waxy, but edible. Super nice.
delet225 – :
I call this vanilla my “barbie vanilla”. It smells cool and fruity, and just like a vanilla scented barbie doll I had from the 90’s. She was supposed to be lemon scented, but smelled more vanillay than lemon. There is something about this that reminds me of philosophy’s fresh cream, but this is more fruity and has a soft plastic edge that gives me a bit of doll head.
This is very addictive to wear, and while it’s very basic it isn’t boring. I really love bourbon vanillas, but there is something extra special about this unusually cold and fruity Tahitian vanilla.
I just wish it was made a bit better, the longevity & projection seems fair for $20. I would rather pay $60 for something double strength honestly though.
fursenkos – :
This is a very woody vanilla. Like drawer freshener cedar blocks mixed with sweetness. That’s all I smell. Longevity isn’t great. I’d wear it though, if someone bought it for me.
skorp73 – :
Name should be ” Heavenly Vanilla” its not your typical vanilla, this is “Love”. Soft, Sweet,”lemony” vanila it is beautifully made, and it capturing sweet and fresh. I feel so Femenine wearing this. Its capable of just alluring men in how can you not feel beautiful in this.
Corps_Anal – :
Love this perfume! Heavenly vanilla. Has the lovely fragrance of freshly made waffle cones. I’ve had so many compliments from the first day I wore it.
shadow – :
This smells just like vanilla extract. I don’t get any of the other notes in this. Not impressed.
Sumrain – :
I bought the rollerball tube of Island Vanilla a while back, and really liked it. It was this slightly powdery vanilla that wasn’t too sweet, and was a bit more complex than other cheap vanillas. When I ended up dropping the perfume bottle and breaking it, I bought the larger one ounce bottle, and it smelled different.
Maybe it was reformulated, or I got a bad bottle, but there is this harsh, unpleasantly boozy note that stands out and ruins it all. I’ve noticed that all Pacifica perfumes I’ve tried have some off note. With their Mexican Cocoa perfume, it’s this sour note that is faint and easy to ignore, but the cheap booze smell in Island Vanilla just takes over the entire perfume.
Does anyone else get this, or did I just end up with an expired bottle?
djall – :
I think this has been reformulated, it’s cooler than I remember, it’s Vanille Insensee cool. My problem is that when I get a regular vanilla, price point doesn’t matter, I say to myself I want something more complicated than straight up vanilla, then I buy something more complicated, and I say I can’t smell the vanilla. 😛 This has got some other stuff in it like honey, a few fruits, and a tropical jasmine, but it’s still 90% vanilla. I’m hoping it will fill in a gap for me that I have a hard time explaining — a non-teenagery, non sugary, but not smoky or patchouli, sweet, but not baked goods sweet, vanilla. Hard to explain, harder to find.
alvid.valentin – :
A nice, simple, cool vanilla without much longevity or sillage. A bit more mature for vanilla, not too cupcakey. Kudos to a Cruelty-free company. But I really prefer Lavanila.
immeguile – :
May be mind over matter because of the name, but I get some coconut.
Delicious, but it stays with you and gets cloying after awhile.
Saleex – :
This to me is a simple fragrance with few notes, and I actually enjoy it that way! This smells so good to me. I wish it was a bit cheaper in a larger bottle. I like it a lot. It’s pretty easy on the nose in my opinion and that’s good for the people around me.
Acconibof – :
I bought this on special as a solid. it’s a very edible scent, I imagine it as a whipped cream, mixed with pineapple and vanilla
zephs – :
Four words: Body Fantasies Signature Vanilla. You can buy an 8oz bottle of it for 5 dollars, and it will be virtually indistinguishable from Island Vanilla.
ziblioriddinc – :
I purchased the rollerball of this fragrance for my birthday. I wanted to love it, but I just don’t. It’s a warm vanilla with a hint of spice, but I’m mildly disappointed because I think Pacific’s base has a fake, plasticy note that I don’t like. It’s happened with every single Pacifica scent I’ve tried, especially the candles. I tried the candles first and thought it was just something in the wax, but no, it’s in the perfume too. Bummer. I’ve heard so many good things about Pacifica.
ViktorKaplugkin – :
I’m a vanilla lover but unfortunately, I don’t love this fragrance. It’s too sweet for me and there’s a note in this that I find off-putting… Maybe it’s the addition of the honey and fruit to the vanilla that smells off to me. I wish Pacifica would make a pure, natural smelling vanilla!
A lot of people don’t realize that Pacifica does use a mix of natural and synthetic fragrances; their wording misleads people into believing they only use natural & essential oils, but this is not the case. However, their perfumes are free of parabens, pthalates, nitro-musks and other nasty things and are a safer choice than most other perfumes.
bizukr – :
Something about the fruit and honey in this perfume makes it too sweet for me but I do enjoy the bar soap version, it’s nice to get a burst of tropical fruity sweetness and it makes my bathroom smell amazing. I’d definitely consider bringing a bar of the soap along on my next vacation!
ramgaster – :
(Review for the alcohol version)
Just straight up synthetic vanilla and sugar/caramel notes. All very dry and sharp. I don’t see how could they make a fragrance like this using only “natural ingredients from essential oils”, as Pacifica claims.
That’s interesting – in the bottle I could almost sense a real vanilla note, but that changed once I applied it to my skin. Pacifica’s Island Vanilla is nothing like real vanilla in any way, not a single trace of the warmth, depth and earthy spiciness of raw vanilla beans (that is the smell I’m still searching for; I guess I’m better off just creating my own, using natural Vanilla Absolute), or even natural vanilla extracts.
Now, all of that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, I was just expecting to find that natural vanilla bean scent in a natural fragrance.
I still think it’s a great alternative if you are into sugary/caramel (just like the synthetic notes) fragrances. It reminds me of Pink Sugar by Aquolina in many ways (Aquolina is a lot stronger, though).
You can also layer it with other fragrances with good results.
Edit: probably because it’s been colder lately, now I can smell some florals; they are still very, very light and are only present for the first hour or so.
The roller ball (alcohol) version usually lasts up to 6 hours, but after the initial 2 hours I can only sense that burnt sugar smell.
BreertCeRpelt – :
Got this at Ulta today. A lovely, uncomplicated vanilla. I’m not even believing how long this is lasting — hours, which is more than I get out of most vanillas at any price point. I wish more of her scents were availabe in more places. It’s hard to find most of them.
makspiks – :
I thought I would love this because it would be sweet smelling. I bought the perfume, a lotion, and the diffuser when they were on sale; but it was a mistake. This smells like cooking vanilla for sure, but it also smells almost like a burnt smell – it makes me feel nauseous.
Semene – :
It glides on smoothly and smells, well, rather unusual. I get a vague floral note (which, thank goodness, isn’t jasmine to my nose) and a vague fruity note but it’s mostly honeyed vanilla. A subtle, soft and graceful scent like a breeze hovering over your skin.
The vanilla/honey combo is rather creamy and a tad sweet. It’s warm, islandy and oriental. It’s young and happy. It’s the quiet girl in the popular group on the beach who’s just content to watch her friends antics and smile. It reminds me of summer and beach volleyball.
As it dries down to it’s base I do get an almost green, tea aspect. It reminds me ever so slightly of Jua by Trilogy in the way that it handles a natural oil and that almost strange aspect. It’s a little too soft for me with weak sillage and lasts only a couple of hours.
olejik140 – :
The other notes bring it away from simple vanilla perfume to something more complex. It is still fairly gourmand, but the added notes elevate it to perfume-status. I prefer my vanilla a little less perfumed, so I won’t be buying this, even at the excellent price point, but it’s a nice blend for those who want a little extra oomph to their vanilla
beedayFes – :
The first time I bought this, it seemed too heavy and spicy-vanilla, especially after time went on. Gave it away!
But last week I sniffed it, tried it, smelled it on my skin as I shopped, and couldn’t stop sniffing my perfectly-blended sweet/vanilla wrist! After making sure it wasn’t from the other Pacificas I’d tried, I bought it yet again–along with the tiny cream perfume canister–and am in love for sure! Maybe because now it’s summer? Have they (or I) changed formulas? This courtship is harmonious…the lightness of the vanilla, the tenderness of the added fruitiness and florals…perfect joyful sweetness without going overboard. Glad I gave this one a second chance! Simple, pure beauty.
colia.dragon – :
I like this perfume, it changes and settles down very quickly on my skin. The first few seconds smell very citrusy, but then that note is completely gone. Next, it turns to a sugared floral, then a warm spun sugar with a hint of vanilla, which is where it stays with a vague hint of white floral in the background.
This isn’t a rich vanilla extract scent, not on my skin and especially not in the bottle. When worn, it reminds me of the smell of a summer breeze at a fair when I’m downwind of a cotton candy machine.
It’s a light fragrance and is a good choice for someone who likes sugary scents.
If you have a problem with vanilla turning to powder like I do, this is a good one to try. It’s not powdery at all on me.
Boobbymib – :
I thought I loved the scent of vanilla, but now I’m not too sure. I can appreciate sweet fragrances — I love Prada Candy — but this one just never stops. I smell nothing but vanilla — loud, screaming vanilla.
I think I need to have my vanilla as a component and not as the star in my perfume. And of course, wouldn’t you know it that the longevity on me was forever. Seems to be a perverse truth that the more you dislike a fragrance, the longer it hangs around.
I had my husband sniff it a few times, and his opinion never changed — too sweet, too strong. For reference, he likes Prada Candy. In fact, I had him compare the two on me, and he, a connoisseur in training :-), said that he prefers Candy because he think it’s a more complex perfume.
PashteTTT – :
Beautiful warm vanilla, with a little powder. I was hesitant to get this after seeing the “fruit” in the notes since I was concerned this would smell like some fruity concoction instead of pure vanilla, but this turns out to smell close to pure vanilla extract with a touch of honey, which is good in my book.
I like to layer this with Pacifica French Lilac to wind down before bed for a yummy, calming scent.
maksim_gonchar – :
On me, I can smell everything except for the honey note. There’s only a very slight trace of vanilla that I can detect- mostly, this is all ‘island’ and not enough vanilla. It’s almost citrussy (I’m guessing these are the ‘fruit’ notes) and even green. Disappointing, because it does smell lovely in the bottle, but turned into something else on my skin. Fortunately, I only got a 5mL decant and not a full bottle.
aekaterina88 – :
This is a dreamy, beautiful vanilla. Very much like Susanne Lang Midnight Orchid 72, but Pacifica has better lasting power, and it’s less cloying. Pacifica’s quality is excellent, and Island Vanilla is truly enchanting.
Skysleshy – :
This perfume smells like heaven. I’m a big believer that some perfumes don’t have to be complicated in the springtime, and this is one of those. It’s a delicious vanilla, honey, and jasmine that isn’t cloying or too gourmand/sweet. It smells nothing like Vanilla Bourbon from Yves Rocher, though. I have both and can tell they are like night and day.
VarVusEstuari – :
Cheapie but a goodie. My wife wears this occasionally and always gets compliments. She gets good longevity out of it. Not a heavy vanilla at all. Just a nice smelling, clean vanilla.
Kvuizol – :
Nice, very sweet and warm like white chocolate.
EarnMI – :
I bought Island Vanilla blind after reading several reviews. I got a great deal on a gift set that included the roller ball perfume, small body butter, and lip color. It was money well spent. I love this scent. It is yummy and indulgent. Definitely plan on order more soon!
mergiote – :
I just bought this (could not find a tester) online and now it will go right back. The scent disappears immediately on me. I cannot smell it! I tried the cologne based on the more pleasantly smellable body wash I schnagged from a discount store. I can tell it is sweet and a bit juvenile, not that this alone bothers me. I am returning it because I want to be able to smell it! Even with my nose right to my wrist it is gone within minutes. Boo. Disappointed. I have other vanillas I love so I will stick with them.
opn09 – :
Good God, I love this perfume. It’s so rich and a strong and REAL vanilla. It’s Tahitian Vanilla and smells so good. Everything in this Vanilla line is UNREAL. The silage isn’t too strong, but you can smell it on yourself. It’s so warm and rich. It has white honey in it as well, jasmine, tea, and fruity notes.
You really do not detect the other notes too much but they’re in the background and just make this scent so unique. Such a gorgeous scent.
ritka98 – :
A light, simple, cozy, gentle tvanilla scent with hints of honey and white flowers. No screaming sillage, which I normally gravitate towards. This may become my “go to” when I want to do subtle and sexy, like a quiet night in with my man, snuggled up, with lit candles and a fleecy throw. He loves the smell of vanilla but doesn’t realise that’s what it is. When I wear anything with vanilla, i.e. Hypnotic Poison, JPG Classique EDP, Lush Vanillary, he just wants to nuzzle into me. He prefers this on me when I’m not wearing anything else, if you get my drift. There’s very little complexity to this scent, it starts as it means to go on, and surprisingly I love it! Good value for money, pretty roll on bottle, perfect for little touch-ups. Not just a teen girl scent, us 40 somethings can work it on another level.
Prophion – :
This is a fantastic inexpensive scent. it is pure vanilla in the bakery, food way. Its not tropical at all. I smell only vanilla and no hint of white flower. The body cream smells JUST like beer to me. It smells like heineken to the tee. The fragrance of the fume last a pretty long time. Its a bit childlike but still a great casual scent.
Aev – :
Island Vanilla is more about honey than vanilla on my skin. It smells like sweet tea with lemon. Very fresh and not at all cloying.
I only get the floral notes in cooler weather. Very, very mild white floral with an overall creamy feel. No fruit.
demins – :
I have Island Vanilla in the solid perfume and body butter. At first I was very disappointed in this because I wanted a rich, warm vanilla. I find it very light, simple and cool. It brings to mind the ladyfinger cookies used to make tiramisu. The only fruit I sense is a slight lemon, and no jasmine.
I am liking this more now that I’ve changed my expectations. It has good staying power, but nearly absent sillage. I think it would be a great scent to layer with others.
I have also tried Pacifica Malibu Lemon Blossom and feel that the two would compliment each other very well.
iwh052bedyWelty – :
Okay I’ll admit it. I’ve been on a crazy vanilla hunt recently. After Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille recharged my hope for the note, I have been looking for an exceptional, affordable vanilla.
Pacifica Island Vanilla is everything I wanted. It has none of the artificial, “this isn’t lime and vanilla, it’s fruity plastic!” of Burberry Brit, Jessica Simpson Fancy, and even Viva la Juicy (my favorite of the vanillic generic trio.) It does not fly at your throat and sinuses and try to strangle you like Lush’s Vanillary or Sud Pacifique’s Vanille Extreme . It doesn’t have that sugar on steroids quality that Pink Sugar has (fun, but not appropriate in many situations).
You do not have to wait for the dry down to love Island Vanilla. It’s great from beginning to end.
Island Vanilla is milkier and more complex than the vanilla essential oils you might have resorted to after a long and dissapointing quest to find the affordable vanilla of your dreams.
This my friends, is honey vanilla paradise.
From the moment I sprayed Island Vanilla on my skin at whole Foods, I knew it was exactly what I wanted in a vanilla for $20/bottle. I normally can’t stand Pacifica. Their Mexican Cocoa made me run to the nearest sink, and Wakiki makes me feel physically ill. Wakiki Pikake reminds me of car air freshener. But Island Vanilla is as far as I can tell (and I have smelled most of their fragrances) one of the few exceptions.
From the opening, Island Vanilla smells soft, sweet, milky, fresh, and damp. There is something very natural and intimate about it. The slight traces of fruitiness at the opening, as well as the absence of musk (thank God), and the absence of powder, all make me think of the flavored fruity vanilla milk I used to drink when I was in China nine years ago. The fruits are mere suggestions, the way wine can smell from leather without a belt strap soaking in it. It’s not actual fruit smell. It’s a fruity quality. Fruity as opposed to smoky, etc. but NOT actual fruits.
I say flavored milk, but this was NOT AT ALL like the super sugary brands of sweetened flavored milk in America. The flavored milk in China was not any one particular “fruit”. It was just gently sweetened, with a very mild, ambiguously vanilla/fruity element. When imbibed straight from the refrigerator, it was so incredibly refreshing on a hot summer day. Summer vanilla at its best and most accessible!
Island vanilla is smooth, sweet but not too sweet, vaguely fruity, with a very prominent sweet milk note. The honey listed in the notes is like the vanilla bean ice cream drizzled with honey, that I use to eat as a girl. The ice cream would melt as the honey chilled and became chewy like caramel.
I straight up love Island Vanilla. This may sound corny, but when I first smelled it, I thought, it’s a kiss from a beautiful girl who has been drinking vanilla milk!
I can’t believe it has received so few reviews on this forum. I strongly encourage anyone that loves vanilla with access to this brand to go out and give it a try. It shocked me into buying it at first sniff, and I still love it just as much after wearing it for a solid week.
This would be amazing for layering, but I prefer it on it’s own. While I am saving my money for a niche vanilla, I am thrilled and relieved to have this in my collection.
DISCOUNTLASIXBUY – :
Wildly disappointed that I don’t love this fragrance the way I wanted to. The notes sound so lovely!
Out of the Pacifica body butters in my collection, Island Vanilla does seem to have the best staying power and silage, but sadly this vanilla just isn’t for me. There’s something too sweet about it, but not in a pure vanilla extract kind of way. I suspect it’s the honey note that lends a synthetic, overly sweet aroma. It brings to mind a vanilla-honey version of Aquolina’s Pink Sugar (another fragrance far too synthetically sweet for my appreciations).
That said, I’m rarely one to give up on a fragrance entirely, so I’ll be happy enough using Island Vanilla body butter to layer with spicier scents (it brings a nice touch of sweetness to Pacifica’s Mexican Cocoa, which is otherwise a bit dusty/spicy on its own).
bazekjeez – :
This is my favorite vanilla scent so far, I love it for layering, it has mild sillage, stays very close to the skin, and moderate lasting power. Island vanilla smells like nearly pure vanilla extract, with some added sweetness that is balanced out be the tea and jasmine notes. It isn’t quite a whipped cream & cupcakes type of vanilla but it is still quite delicious. It reminds me this french vanilla caramel infused black tea I got from the farmer’s market a few years ago. Yummy. Also like all pacifica scents this offers great value for money.
vissound – :
THE BEST vanilla scent! I use this a lot and I’m pleased that it is not synthetic and is paraben free.It’s a true vanilla,the honey comes through soon after the first spritz and it’s soft,alluring and very sweet.Anyone who likes B&B Works warm vanilla sugar and vanilla bean noel will appreciate this masterpiece.
Dok17 – :
This opens with a bright, tropical, citrusy pineapple note, and a drizzling of honey and vanilla (almost what I imagine Pineapple Upside Down Cake would smell like). The jasmine is present, but way in the background. This stage dissipates almost upon first experiencing it, and the fragrance morphs into a warmer, beautiful, honey-sweetened vanilla tea. Then, it makes the transition to Angel Food Cake (good call, Nemoturtle!), then leaves its last few traces of foody vanilla before making a discreet exit. This fragrance is very sweet and ever so slightly boozy, but not sickening, and surprisingly wearable for even the warmer months. Much to my delight, I get about 10 hours on my skin, though it only seems to project for the first few. But it passed my “Spray it at night, still smell it the next morning” test, so I’m satisfied 🙂
Overall, I am pretty impressed. This is so inexpensive, but doesn’t smell cheap to me at all. The low price point and high quality are incentives enough to check out this line, but the company’s ethos is just unbeatable. A very good blind buy, indeed!
monrosn1 – :
WARNING: IF YOU DISLIKE SWEET SCENTED PERFUMES, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU!
just saying…
Anyways, this perfume is INCREDIBLY sweet and sugary. I love it though! Recommended for young girls to ealy teens.
igrex00 – :
I have to say, I was very surprised when I smelled Island Vanilla for the first time. According to all of the reviews, I was expecting a slightly floral vanilla, and BAM…all I got was a boat-load of vanilla. No florals at ALL!
Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, just a bit unexpected.
I’m a huge fan of floral perfumes, and so I had to wait a bit to see if I liked this primarily vanilla scent. And after a week of owning it…I can’t say for sure whether I love it. I like it, though. It’s extremely soft – a few seconds after putting it on, I have to try hard to smell it properly – but it lasts for at least 5 hours on me.
The scent: VANILLA. Like, you know those bottles of pure vanilla extract? Yeah, this perfume smells mostly like that, but obviously not as intense. It’s very, VERY sweet, so if you don’t like sweet scents this is definitely not for you. Another smell I get from this is was (oddly enough) marshmallows and licorice. It’s very very faint, but it’s got that…ugh I don’t know how to describe the smell of black licorice, but it’s THAT smell. It’s either marshmallow or licorice…just know it’s got a very sweet, almost candy-like feel to it along with the vanilla.
I asked my little bro to smell it, and without hesitation he said “It smells like candy.”
So to sum it up: in my opinion, Island Vanilla is a whole lot of awesome smelling vanilla with a hint of something very sweet, almost candy-like (I’m leaning toward marshmallows).
It’s a warm, sweet smell…definitely a winter scent for me! Can’t imagine wearing this in the summer — it’s WAYYYYY too sugary and soft for that!
yur8908 – :
Just got the roller ball today – & I LOVE it!!!!! Beautiful soft, slightly floral, sweet vanilla. Light enough for the summer (which is just what I wanted) but I can imagine it being a little too light for the winter. It is similar to Yves Rocher Vanille, but it has a fresher feel – I think Yves Rocher has a musky note which sets these two apart. This scent is the closest I have ever come to the wonderful aroma of the `Mock Orange` bush when in flower – gorgeous 🙂 Now I would like the whole range of products in this line!
PS. The packaging is just sooo pretty from this brand & the price so reasonable, any of the products would make the perfect gift.
Update: If you have lots of perfumes & only use the roller balls occasionally, I would recommend getting the spray or solid instead – got mine out today & it has gone a rather funny colour & may be a little ‘off’, still smells ok on my skin but it doesn’t look nice anymore. Whilst I haven’t got this particular fragrance in solid I have 2 other Pacifica solids which seem to last & last – the first one may even be 2 yrs old now, just a thought.
ola6666666666 – :
Really BEAUTIFUL vanilla scent. I bought this with a small hand lotion and let me tell you-the lotion of this scent is divine. I love it. This vanilla is very rich and sweet. It’s like a dessert. I don’t really get too much floral. This is for those days when you know you want vanilla….or if you are like me NEED vanilla…..this is actually a vanilla that you could wear in the summer or winter. I love pacifica because it is more natural and doesn’t contain all the chemicals and parabans that have been shown to cause cancers. Parabans have been found in breast cancer tumors when breasts are removed so I retro limit my exposure to them. This scent is really good. I consider it an everyday wearable scent. It’s not strong. I don’t know if its the best for an evening fragrance. I think I like it better during the day but its not inappropriate at night.this is a great price for this pretty fragrance.
yhh330Unlogrere – :
this smells so incredibly good. like a warm dessert made with very good vanilla. i can’t believe how long-lasting this is too. great purchase for the price. i would definitely buy this again.
Nepolbi – :
I have a collection of vanilla scents, from high end to less expensive ones. At the very reasonable price of Pacifica Island Vanilla, I expected to be underwhelmed by the scent itself. I was happily surprised at the depth and richness of it. One of those I-can’t-stop-sniffing-my-wrists moments! It has quickly risen to be one of my favorites. I don’t find much in the way of floral notes here. Just warm, luscious vanilla. A very pure take on an oriental vanilla scent.
Edit: Even at the end of the day, people ask me what scent I’m wearing. Thoroughly enjoying this fragrance!
Konvicted – :
Smells so amazing like vanilla ice cream and lasted a long time on my wrist, next time I am covering myself in this.
serik42 – :
On me this smells very, VERY angel food cake. It’s a super sweet vanilla & the “fruity” part is just barely present. I wouldn’t say there is any tropical smell at all to it on me. I will note that the stuff I’m trying is a sample of the body butter, so it’s like the actual perfume would smell slightly different on me. I don’t hate this, but I don’t particularly love it either. It’s a bit sweeter than I normally like vanillas to be.
Uzer – :
The “Island” in the title is very appropriate.
This is definitely a bright, fruity/floral vanilla rather than a warm/spicy vanilla. It has decent staying power and is pleasant enough, but isn’t the distinctive scent I’m looking for.
Vasulij2007 – :
This is a very fruity, tropical vanilla. It’s sweet without being nauseating or suffocating. The fruit eases up a bit over time and a natural vanilla comes through more. I like to layer Pacifica fragrances, but Island Vanilla is really nice on its own.
Boron – :
I love this one. My favorite of the Pacifica line, it is definitely different from the typical vanilla scent and I love the drydown. I also have LaVanila Pure Vanilla and like to layer them.
972602828 – :
This is a very sweet vanilla, without being too “foody.” Very much on the lighter side, does not have any muskiness or woodiness to weight it down. Waxy from the white flowers, although any florals in this don’t stand out on their own. Not much complexity, typical lasting power of the Pacificas (decent.) I don’t find this as interesting as some of their others. This frag reminds me a great deal of the Mexican Cocoa without the spices. This is NOT a rich, cuddly, winter-warm oriental vanilla, but a “beachy,” fresh summer vanilla, so the name suits. Not unique, but great for folks who are not fans of more commercial frags.