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You know a fragrance is special when you get your first whiff in a diluted body mist and you’re like, woah, I want more of that. Phlur’s newest fragrance, Vanilla Skin, was initially sold as a hair and body mist, and it blew up. Early shoppers (myself included) were obsessed with the combination of vanilla and musk, some took to PerfumeTok to post their reaction videos and asked, nay begged, for a Vanilla Skin perfume. Now, it’s out in the world and tracking to be the scent of summer.
Phlur Vanilla Skin smells even better than it sounds: It’s a balanced layered blend of pink pepper (spice), lilies (floral), vanilla (sweet), and sandalwood (musk) at its core, which saves it from being too vanilla-y. “I think a lot of people experience vanilla as obvious,” explains Chriselle Lim, Phlur’s creative director. “It’s sweet, feminine, and likable — ours is that, too, but it doesn’t stop there. It keeps taking you on a journey.” Fans have taken to TikTok to share their Vanilla Mist reviews. “There’s no better vanilla scent on this earth,” says one. “Woody, skin, sensual,” comments another. I find it opens up sweet and slightly spicy — this is hard to describe but it’s a complexity that most vanilla scents are missing, IMO — and dries down into something more musky and bare.
What’s more interesting than the fragrance notes is the inherent emotionality behind Vanilla Skin. Fans will remember Missing Person, Phlur’s inaugural perfume that broke the internet. It resonated with so many people — and had them crying on TikTok — because it evoked loss, longing, and nostalgia, like the smell of heartbreak bottled up. That was intentional. At the time, Lim was going through a divorce. “With Missing Person, I was going through my heartbreak and was longing for love and to be loved,” she explains.
Phlur Vanilla Skin Eau de Parfum, $99
Vanilla Skin is an evolution. It’s similarly deeply personal and intimate, but warmer, sweeter, like being in love. “I’m in my lover’s era now,” explains Lim, a lightness in her tone. She speaks to vanilla being a part of her “healing journey.” With Vanilla Skin, she wanted to achieve a duality: the warmth and sweetness of vanilla combined with the sensuality and individuality of someone’s skin. “It smells like that warm hug my partner gives me in the morning,” Lim describes.
That’s what people are latching onto if you ask me. Skin scents (fragrances that mimic skin’s natural smell) are super popular. Consider the consistent and continual hype around Missing Person, Glossier You, or Molecule 01, a pheromone perfume that …read more
Source:: Refinery29
