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Bare Vanilla, Victoria's Secret
Vanilla · 2018

Bare Vanilla

by Victoria's Secret
Rating4.4 ★ 5,594 votes
GenderWomen
Year2018
Price$$$$Designer
VanillaPowderyWoody
Best for fallDaytime wearmoderate sillageModerate
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The notes

2 notes
All notesnot split into top, heart and base
VanillaCashmeran

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
37
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
28
intimateenormous
Price value70
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean7
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 6
VanillaPowderyWoodyMuskyAmberSweet
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 6
Vanilla
Powdery
Woody
Musky
Amber
Sweet

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
16%
weak
34%
moderate
40%
long lasting
8%
eternal
2%
Sillage
intimate
30%
moderate
58%
strong
10%
enormous
3%
Season
spring
16%
summer
13%
fall
36%
winter
35%
Time of day
day
57%
night
43%
Gender
female
79%
more female
16%
unisex
5%
more male
0%
male
0%
Value
way overpriced
2%
overpriced
7%
ok
23%
good value
43%
great value
25%

What people say

What people love
greatsnugglingbedtimeidealcoldrainyweatheraffordablepricewarmpurecomforting
What people criticise
lackslonglastingedpedtversionspoorlongevityrequiresconstantreapplicationcloying

Smells similar

by scent profile
93% match
Vanilla Blend Zielinski & Rozen
Zielinski & Rozen
vanilla
91% match
Vanille Eau de Parfum Molinard
Molinard
vanilla
91% match
Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere Philosophy
Philosophy
vanillacoconut
90% match
I Scream Float Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works
vanilla

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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The Bare line

4 versions
Original2022Bare
More Violet, Citrus
Less Vanilla
Lasts longer
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2025UnisexSueded Vanilla
More Lactonic, Warm Spicy
Less Amber
Lasts longer
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2024Magnolia
More Floral, Citrus
Less Woody
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Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of Bare Vanilla are vanilla and powdery. Its key notes are Vanilla and Cashmeran. It fades fairly quickly and projects moderately; people reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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