When I think of Bath & Body Works, I get flashbacks of my teenage years when I would go to Northwoods Mall with my best friends.
It's been quite some time since I stepped foot inside a Bath & Body Works store. But all it took was just one whiff of the brand's Wild Madagascar Vanilla fragrance for me to fall back into their "Buy 3, Get 2 Free" grasp.
What Is It?
Wild Madagascar Vanilla sounds really exotic, and the fragrance's fancy bottle lends well to its mystique. It's made with a "high quality vanilla accord" that is the most expensive in the world. Luckily, BBW can cover the costs with all the hand sanitizers they've sold.
Master perfumer Harry Fremont blended this vanilla juice with notes of African pear, ruby apple, sheer gardenia, white sandalwood and creamy musk to create a truly unforgettable scent that covers the skin like a silky dress.
Wild Madagascar Vanilla, $39.50, Bathandbodyworks.com
How I Wore It
Bath & Body Works scents are traditionally layered with their accompanying body creams or lotions, which tends to result in that smell-you-before-I-see-you effect. However, I decided to simply wear Wild Madagascar Vanilla for an entire weekend with this fragrance-free moisturizer.
Surprisingly, the sweet-yet-sexy scent managed to linger for hours. I got my confirmation that this wasn't all in my head while attending a movie screening on Saturday, when a guy waiting behind me at the concession stand leaned in close.
Rating: 4 out of 5. The vanilla really does last all day long, but it does require another spritz by evening to bring it back to the forefront of your senses. Just don't go overboard with the reapplication or you'll get a sugary scent rush fast!
Bath & Body Works provided a sample of Wild Madagascar Vanilla perfume for review purposes.
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