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    Love is Sweet vs. Vanille de Zanzibar

    Very similar
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    Vanille de Zanzibar rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin, while Love is Sweet projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Love is Sweet vs. Vanille de Zanzibar
    Love is SweetVanille de Zanzibar
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20122017
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerJessica BuchananNathalie Lorson
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Love is Sweet

    Powdery
    Warm Spicy
    Woody
    Cinnamon
    Vanilla
    Amber
    Sweet
    Balsamic

    Vanille de Zanzibar

    Vanilla
    Woody
    Powdery
    Balsamic
    Sweet
    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Fruity

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BergamotRoseIris FlowerVioletPink PepperOpoponax
    JasmineMandarin OrangePear
    Heart
    PatchouliVanilla
    Bourbon VanillaPeru BalsamHeliotrope
    Base
    SandalwoodAmberMuskTonka Bean
    PatchouliSandalwoodWhite Musk

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Love is Sweet vs. Vanille de Zanzibar
    Love is SweetVanille de Zanzibar
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity2-4 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongmoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Powdery fragrances often miss the mark. This one doesn't. Love is Sweet avoids the pitfalls of the genre, offering a rose that feels genuinely floral rather than watery.Love is Sweet
    Vanilla that actually smells like vanilla, not a simulation of it. The heliotrope adds that vintage powder that people either nostalgic for or suspicious of. Bourbon-true, not synthetic-sweet.Vanille de Zanzibar