Vanilla Lace Victoria`s Secret for women

I really, really wanted to like this, because from the notes it seemed I would. Vanilla and musk are two of my favourite scents, and I own quite a few musk and vanilla-based scents. The reviews on this product also seemed favourable.

When sniffed from the bottle, I detect a strong plasticky smell that is powdery and plasticy and synthetic, but yet somehow belong in the category of 'vanilla and musk'.

Several reviews here comment on how this smells like cookies, and I can see the similarities. This does smell like a kind of cookie I used to bake called the suji, which was heavy in vanilla essence and ghee.

I can smell the vanilla, and a sort of plastic synthetic quality to the vanilla that I think is the musk. However, when I put my nose to my wrist and sniff, I smell pure plastic. If this is the synthetic musk people are talking about, it smells extremely synthetic and nothing at all like my other musk-based scents like The Body Shop's White Musk.

I am a fan of gourmand scents, and I would have loved sugary vanilla, or even musky vanilla that was overly sweet, but the strong plastic smell of this ruins the scent for me. I think I smell plastic more than any other note in this, which is a pity as I love the sweet vanilla that the musk (?) obscures.

Maybe I'll wear it to school tomorrow and see what my peers say. Or try to leave it overnight and see if the synthetic musk mellows.

Was gifted the body spray by a friend who was purging her closet. Vanilla on first spray, and an odd note that reminds me of clean laundry, albeit in a good way. I've been reading Luca Turin and Chandler Burr, who relate how synthetic musks have been used in laundry detergents since the 50s, which is why modern people associate the scent of synthetic musk with the scent of "clean". Funny to find these same two notes exactly -- vanilla and musk -- in the fragrance notes section, and no other. This fragrance is hyped as a Holy Grail among my mom's younger colleagues, so honestly, I was expecting something profoundly seductive and womanly, since it's vanilla and VS after all. Nope, this is clean, mild, light vanilla, wearable in a humid tropical climate and sexy in an airbrushed lingerie catalogue way. UPDATE: Wore it overnight and, ten hours later, it has mellowed to a mild sweetness reminiscent of vanilla-flavored meringues. A very youthful scent.

This is a buttery sweet gourmand vanilla scent. Smells like sugar cookies, or cake batter. Personally, I think it's perfect. If you want a yummy, foody vanilla, look no further.

this picture is showing the EDT which I wanted but they told me they dont come i an EDT ? :-( ? anyway I got the body spray which actually has great staying power. I am still wondering though if I am gonna keep this or take it back and by Pacific's Island Vanilla I am not sure yet, this is a better deal and smells heavenly, but I really want that dang Island Vanilla.

Muito delicioso,a baunilha e o musk em perfeita harmonia.Pode ser usado no verão e inverno por não ser pesado é bem leve.Boa fixaçaõ.

If you love sweet vanilla scents, this one is for you. It's just perfect and I wouldn't change a thing about it.

My current HG signature scent! I'd tried VS Vanilla Lace in years gone by but never liked it. It had the same synthetic buttery vanilla tone as all the others. Didn't hold a candle to the even less expensive Vanilla Fantasy, which until now was IT for me.
But...the writer who mentioned that this was an updated version of Vanilla Lace must be right--the current incarnation is delightfully sweet, pure, sparkly, simple vanilla, with just a touch of powdery light creaminess. Perfection!

such a lovely sweet vanilla, I have only smelled the body spray though. Its very simialr, well actually identical to Juice Bar's Teddy Bear which is discontiued.

i love this one. i have the fragrance mist and it lasts pretty good on skin (what a surprise!) and on clothes it last forever. it is such a nice vanilla fragrance. mature and not synthetic. plus it is not as sickly sweet as many vanilla fragrances out there. this one is definitely a keeper!

this is my go to scent when i dont know what else to wear. my hubby loooovvvees it! he tells me everytime i do. plus i get soo many complements. one of my favs!
just plain uncomplacated vanilla. so simple yet so sexy!

This smells just like a bottle of vanilla flavoring! Most vanilla fragrances smell strongly of musk, this doesn't. I love it!

Ahh, an old favorite. I think it still smells the same, but it has been a long time since I have smelled it anyway. To me, this smells like the pure vanilla that you get to put in recipes. It's very sweet and cozy; great for cold weather. Not much complexity, as is with most VS frags, but it's affordable and fun to wear.

UPDATE: Wow! I can't believe the incredible lasting power in this! I don't remember it lasting very long when I wore it years ago. Oh well, I'm not complaining! And I figured out what this reminds me of; it reminds me of another frag I used to wear-Vanilla Fields by Coty. They both are great vanilla scents. I put this on yesterday and my hubby was like "Damn hon! that smells delicious!" Men are always suckers for vanilla scents. LOL

From what I understand this fragrance was discontinued for a while, and now that it is available again, my boyfriend bought it for me because I mentioned I liked it years ago...I expected it to be the same Vanilla Lace, but it isn't...I clearly remember the first one being a creamier vanilla...the new one is synthetic, has zero lasting power and it is not worth buying...I'm deeply dissapointed and there's no musk in this one, not a drop...

I love VS body mists, but I don't understand why they discontinue the good ones (Blossoming Romance) and if they ever choose to bring them back they reformulate the fragrance and practically kill it...

I wanted to love it based on the reviews, but it's just so synthetic. I like gourmands. However it smells like strong cake batter to me which isn't sexy. Being in my 20s (no offense to anyone who is in that age range!), I prefer an oriental vanilla with more depth. A creamy vanilla or spicy vanilla is always welcome on my shelf! Too bad vanilla lace doesn't have more to it. :/

This is one that I really like. I have the shower gel, options, body cream, body butter, fragrance mist, etc......its that good. Almost every woman would like some product in this scent . There is a slight plastic doll head and burning smell in the fragrance at times . But I find that kinda pleasant. I like those smells. When it combines.the.vanilla and the orchid somehow you get the sense of chocolate....people tell me I smell like a chocolate chip cookie when I wear this.they mean that as a compliment. It smells really good. Probably the best inexpensive vanilla.you could buy if you like it. Suppossedly a lot of striopers wear this....but it doesn't smell readjustment at all. It smells sexy and delicious. Very female. I find this fragrance to be overwhelming if I layer the most Over lotion. So, in this I can just wear one scented product at a time.usually I wear the body mist over unscented lotion. I squirt four times and I get a lot of compliments. Before I met my boyfriend I dated a lot. Every guy loved vanilla lace . It just smells good. It's also very cheap in price....some people's chemistry does not go with thus fragrance. So test it first. If you like it you will be pleasantly surprised.

Boring vanilla scent. I find that vanilla scents tend to smell fake and plastic unless they are combined with a fruit or maybe that's just me.

Finally, a vanilla for grown girls! This isn't your daughter's sugary sweet Disney vanilla. This is a fun, flirty, kind of sexy vanilla. To and on me, it smells like a wonderfully decadent dessert, yet I wouldn't describe it as gourmand. Perfect for any season, and any occasion.

The first it sprays to my skin, the vanilla so delicious softly blend wafted in the air... I decided that I have to buy it someday. Then for 20-30 minutes, it smells like Johnsons n Johnsons baby shampoo that I used when I was 7-8 years old, soon I got the innocent feeling... ;) I feel like i am an innocent girl... I think I should get it into my collections fragrance. If you like vanilla and musky blend, this is the real of them

oh oh oh this is so lovely , it smells just like the spanish ( i think ) liquere 43. vanilla and honey. me like alot:).. just testing so far , but this is so sweet and cuddly. want more off this one :) <3

Heaven. Baked sugared cookie aroma floating through the air on a cold winters day. That is what this fragrance reminds me of and I love it! It's a sweet foody vanilla that is perfect for the colder seasons. The type of scent that would put you in a good mood just by wearing it. I really love this and it always attracts so many compliments. It's not heavy but the lasting power is amazing (for Victoria's Secret) it last all day.

@gaga97- I think Vanilla Lace is the best, Amber Romance is nice too but it's less sweet and more creamy and soft. Coconut passion is my least favourite out of the three but it is nice.

i smelled this on a woman at work today and just HAD to know what she was wearing so i sort of watched her like a creep until she got off her phone so i could ask. she said it was vanilla lace, and i was completely surprised because it smells SO pretty and unique, sophisticated, warm, but CLEAN. i find that vanillas tend to smell 'dirty' or 'musty'(not musky) a lot of the time. but this was not at all. it was transparent and light but still stood out enough for me to turn around and ask her about it. definitely going to buy a bottle for myself very soon!!

i think its delightful. it actually is long lasting on me and i was surprised. i put it on this morning and it has lasted most of the day. i still get whiffs of it here and there. its just a nice sweet vanilla perfume with a little musk to make it refreshing and not sickening. the musk also makes it interesting. thumbs up for me.

One of my favorites from VS. This is one of my 'feel good' fragrances, its so uplifting! A very cheerful musky vanilla. Its not that long lasting but I don't mind reapplying. I recommend this to anyone looking for a cheap vanilla fix that smells good and doesn't mind reapplying their fragrances.

Uber sweet, uber cheap smelling scent. This is my mother-in-law's signature scent and I really can't understand why would someone like to smell this sweet, so tacky sweet.

Being a big vanilla fan, I decided to buy two 1oz bottles of Vanilla Lace from eBay (since it's not available where I live). I sprayed it on and it smelled of chemicals and alcohol straightaway. Then it got a bit strange...

Some reviewers on other sites have said that VS must have changed the formula of this perfume, and I agree. They said they could not really smell the other notes in the perfume (amber, orchid, musk). Well, after spraying this on, it smelled like equal parts Dessert Beauty's Cupcake (i.e. typical vanilla/foody scent) and Jovan White Musk. Certainly not unpleasant, but a very discordant mix, in my opinion. The drydown let the vanilla note take over and this made me wish that it smelled more like THAT the whole way through!

Maybe this smells different to everyone- my sister thinks it smells like cocoa butter and chocolate. I personally feel that the dominant white musk note sort of interfered with making this perfume a true vanilla. So the second time I wore the perfume, I layered it with a bit of Body Shop's Brazil Nut Body Whip and managed to quieten down the musk a little! Someone said that people seem friendlier and warmer when she wore Vanilla Lace and this happened to me too!

My fave victoria secret ever....sweet scented and feminine...i feel like a yummy vanilla cake...
<3 <3 <3

glad they finally put this in the site's database!!! my ever most favourite VS scent,and also one of my favourite vanilla scents in the world!!! very sweet,but womanly kind of scent! i lurrrvveee this!

Sweet sweet sweet! Just barely reigned in by the musk to stop from giving me a toothache. Nice, but if you don't like sugary vanillas, beware. This sure does last and last though.

Oh I'm so happy to finally see it in the database! I purchased it and kept is secretly for such a long time, now at last I can show it proudly in my wardrobe! That's what is called a traditional sweet and vanillic fragrance, sexy and a bit childish at the same time. Give me sweet vanilla and I'll like it: this is no exception.

Hmmm... looks like Victoria's Secret axed the EDT formulations with the re-launch/re-packaging of the former Secret Garden line (now called VS Secret Fantasies).