Comments on: Perfume Review: Vaniglia by Santa Maria Novella

By: Ina

Ina — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:51:26 +0000

Vika, I can’t recall what Casmir smells like. Will have to find a sample.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:22:48 +0000

I used to like SMN Vaniglia and then I got tired of it, because it started to remind me of Casmir. I should revisit it again.

By: Ina

Ina — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:55:03 +0000

Cait, I’d love to go to Mexico! Goutal’s vanilla is probably borderline complex. It smells waxy in a good way.

By: Ina

Ina — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:53:55 +0000

Kelley, do go and search for it and report back!!

By: Ina

Ina — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:53:35 +0000

Judith, I’ll absolutely have to try Aqua di Cuba! Thanks!

By: Ina

Ina — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:52:57 +0000

Marina, right after I looked at that site, I got a major craving for that Balsam!! I used to hate the smell but now it seems oddly appealing. Sigh. Home, sweet home!

By: Ina

Ina — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:52:06 +0000

Elle, yeah, I can see the martini comparison, too. This would probably work great for layering.

By: Ina

Ina — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:51:15 +0000

March, I’d LOVE to go to that store! *drool*

By: Cait

Cait — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:11:42 +0000

Wow, Ina, funny you should do a vanilla review because I am not a vanilla girl but yesterday was really enjoying AG Vanille Exquise and loving it. How would you classify that one? As for Mexico, one of my favorite old time perfumeries is in Veracruz. My Mexican in laws love perfume. I always associate trips to visit them with new perfume acquisitions and stories about which scents all of the ten aunts wore over the years. Perfume is a luxury, though, obviously. There are so many gorgeous fragrances just in the air in Mexico– roasting coffee, orange blossoms, chile, and vanilla! to conveniently get back on point.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:35:27 +0000

Ina, I live in a tiny town in Mexico that thinks scents are for floor cleaners and for soap. I don’t smell fragrance on people (except gringos and gringas). When I walk down the beautiful cobblestone streats here in San Miguel, the smells from the shop keapers mopping their stores can be overwhelming with lavender and green apple and orange.

However, I heard recently that someone has opened up a small Santa Maria Novella boutique! I haven’t been searching yet but after reading your review, I am motivated to search for it!

I am not going to thank you yet because it might be a catastrophy (esepecially to my budget).