![]() ![]() The scent clings to the warmest parts of my body the longest, radiating a velvety and dare I say ~sexy vibe, but in a non-threatening way. Vanilla on its own smells strongly like a baked good, but with the additions of a woodsy note and musk, that tugs the whole thing into more sophisticated sensorial directions, giving it edges and weight. It's like cake batter for the most luxurious wedding cake you've ever seen (or smelled). Vanilla | 28 is a heady concoction of vanilla orchid, tonka absolute, amber woods, musk, and brown sugar. The four scents are meant to be layered as you please, but can, of course, be worn solo. The self-appointed #perfumeprincess launched Kayali with her sister Huda Kattan, four focused fragrances meant to be layered, one of which is Vanilla | 28, and it truly is first of its name, if you catch my drift. We have never met, but I can just tell that her sillage would be sweet and warm, the likes of which stay on your clothes when she greets you with a hug (I assume Mona is a hugger). Its dessert-like decadence meant all things fluffy, sweet, and girly to me - everything that was so unapologetically feminine and lovely, nevermind that the vanilla bean never asked to be gendered. Vanilla, to my young, naive self was the scent of womanhood and sexuality, or well, my idea of it anyway. To me, the note often dominated every body spray (or splash), body lotion, and eau de toilette I became acquainted with in my formative adolescent years, heavily lingering in the halls of my high school, in the upholstery of my friends' first cars (often a sensible Volkswagon Jetta or Passat and the occasional BMW for the rich girls), and often delivered in tandem with a sensory ambush of glitter or body shimmer. Even if we don't agree on what that is, we all have an idea of what that reputation is. Vanilla perfume has a longstanding reputation.
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