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05/15/2024
Gourmandgrl
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Gourmandgrl
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Comparing original formula vs. most recent version
Warm Vanilla Sugar is tied to many memories for me - my best friend wore it growing up, so I always associate it with her.
I recently re-tested Warm Vanilla Sugar and was amazed to see how much of a "play doh" feel this body mist has. It was a fresh batch, recently sold in stores - so it wasn't a matter of spoiling. I've heard others also referring to a "play doh" note in Warm Vanilla Sugar, but this wasn't how I remembered it from when my friend wore this fragrance - so I wanted to try an older version, to see how it compared.
When testing an older bottle (tapered and textured neck, with the specific product name of "body splash" instead of "fine fragrance mist"), the top notes had turned already. But this spoiled opening faded quickly, and I was left with the fragrance composition I'd remembered: beautiful vanilla bourbon and brown sugar. Warm, enveloping, sugary-sweet vanilla.
There might have been a hint of the "play doh" feeling in the OG formula, but it isn't at all like the formulation available in stores today - instead it almost felt like the aftertaste of molasses, or taking in a deep breath of a jar of brown sugar (with the sticky molasses undertones that often come with brown sugar). Testing them side by side, I couldn't believe how much more synthetic and "clay-like" the latest version seemed.
Although this isn't a new thought, I wish Bath and Body Works didn't change their formulas over time - why change a good thing?
P.S. If you want a dupe of the latest Warm Vanilla Sugar formula but in a stronger EDP concentration, check out Signature - Rare Vanilla Blossom .
I recently re-tested Warm Vanilla Sugar and was amazed to see how much of a "play doh" feel this body mist has. It was a fresh batch, recently sold in stores - so it wasn't a matter of spoiling. I've heard others also referring to a "play doh" note in Warm Vanilla Sugar, but this wasn't how I remembered it from when my friend wore this fragrance - so I wanted to try an older version, to see how it compared.
When testing an older bottle (tapered and textured neck, with the specific product name of "body splash" instead of "fine fragrance mist"), the top notes had turned already. But this spoiled opening faded quickly, and I was left with the fragrance composition I'd remembered: beautiful vanilla bourbon and brown sugar. Warm, enveloping, sugary-sweet vanilla.
There might have been a hint of the "play doh" feeling in the OG formula, but it isn't at all like the formulation available in stores today - instead it almost felt like the aftertaste of molasses, or taking in a deep breath of a jar of brown sugar (with the sticky molasses undertones that often come with brown sugar). Testing them side by side, I couldn't believe how much more synthetic and "clay-like" the latest version seemed.
Although this isn't a new thought, I wish Bath and Body Works didn't change their formulas over time - why change a good thing?
P.S. If you want a dupe of the latest Warm Vanilla Sugar formula but in a stronger EDP concentration, check out Signature - Rare Vanilla Blossom .
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