French Vanilla (1994)
by Dana

I like hints of vanilla in perfumes, but I am not one to like straight vanilla scents, I can't stand vanilla fields or vanilla musk by coty, there is something about them that I just don't like. French Vanilla by Dana is quite different. I first tried this about 8 years ago (my mom bought it as a Christams gift). It wasn't a perfume, it was a splash (like the bath and body works splashes). I couldn't get enough of it. It had a definate vanilla note but there were other notes that worked beautifully with it. It lasted all day long and I really enjoyed it. I shocked myself because I never pictured myself liking a pure vanilla fragrannce. Nedless to say, I eventually ran out and couldn't find it anywhere. I came across the actual perfume a year or so later and was soooo excited that I purchased it, but found that it didn't smell exactly the same as the splash. I don't know what was different about it, but something definately was. It could have been the concentration? I'm not sure. The actual pefume is wearable but I would much prefer to wear the splash version. Too bad I haven't been able to find the splash version in 8 years, I would definately purchase it. The perfume I don't think I would buy again. I would recomend the perfume to a vanilla fragrance lover.

French Vanilla is a strong, slightly chemical floral with strong vanilla overtones. It dries down to a fairly decent perfume, but smells a but cheap. Most Dana perfumes manage to smell a lot more expensive than their actual cost, this doesn't. A simple formulation, I find it more pleasant than Coty's Vanilla Fields, but not something I would wear on a regular basis. Save it for evenings or cool weather, it becomes a little overpowering in hot weather.