Vanilla Vera Cruz Pacifica for women

I don't know if I happened to receive an "expired" bottle, but there is something definitely sour and a tad rotten smelling about this juice at first. I hate to say it, but something remniscent of the little stream of liquid grossness that the garbage truck leaves behind on a humid summer day? But mixed with with a gritty baking vanilla that eventually goes the way of powdery. I just don't know. This does not last very long and has fairly quiet sillage. I'm usually very satisfied with Pacifica scents - unfortunately not this one.

This is my very favorite Pacifica fragrance. The first time I sprayed it, I thought it smelled strange. It was almost a tad spicy, almost like cinnamon, and a bit greener than I expected. It was later that I saw there was orchid in the top notes, so then it made sense. The orchid fades within several minutes, and the perfume becomes more like a soft, sweet, vanilla marshmallow. It's a great scent for layering, esp with other Pacifica fragrances. Longevity could be improved. It only lasts a couple of hours on me.