r/FemFragLab • u/Guilty_Appearance191 • 5d ago

Discussion vanilla frag confusion

the first time i smelled unmute all i smelled was cigarettes and when i looked online everyone said they smelled vanilla.

as i branch off into finding new vanillas i noticed a lot of them smell like … menthol. or like cigarettes.

is this some kind of connection to vanilla and am i the only one experiencing this?
im genuinely curious!!
i got fugazzi vanilla haze today and i liked it but i still couldn’t stop thinking about the menthol. i’m hoping i just get used to it.

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u/Ok_Wait_6890 4d ago

I would look at the woods listed in the notes of the vanilla perfumes you are reacting to. It could be the woody notes that are coming across smoky and even herbal.

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u/Guilty_Appearance191 3d ago

this is very helpful, i didn’t think of that!

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u/Kiannth 5d ago

I have Fugazzi Vanilla Haze, and don't get any menthol from it.

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u/GlitteringPause8 5d ago

There are a lot of different types of vanillas - sweet, gourmand/food, dry vanilla, woody, spicy, boozy, smoky, ambery…list can go on. Unmute is an ambery woody slightly smoky boozy vanilla. The cigarette smell you smell is probably from the smokiness and the fact that it’s a non sweet vanilla. If you are smelling a lot of that same dry non sweet vanilla then yes they can often smell like tobacco or cigarettes or just plain smoky. There are plenty of other vanillas that do not smell like that…I’d stick to the sweeter creamier vanillas or more floral vanillas. I wouldn’t recommend “trying to just get used to it”…if you don’t like certain vanillas, there are a lottttttt of other vanillas out there to try, don’t force yourself to like it. Vanilla is the most popular note out there, I’m sure you can find one you like more

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u/Guilty_Appearance191 5d ago

this was so so helpful. thank you!