No 28 Vanilla 28

No 28 leans fully into the same gourmand concept as Kayali's Vanilla | 28: a deep, boozy vanilla that reads like brown sugar melting in a pan rather than a simple sweet shop vanilla. The opening pairs vanilla orchid with jasmine for a touch of floral lift before brown sugar and tonka bean take over in the heart, delivering the rich, almost caramelised sweetness the original is known for. The amberwood-musk-patchouli base keeps things grounded and warm rather than sickly, echoing the original's balance between sweetness and depth. Kayali designed Vanilla | 28 as much for solo wear as for layering under other scents, and this dupe wears the same way - comforting alone, and unlikely to clash if added to another fragrance. It won't match the original's polish in the final hours, where Kayali's version holds its complexity longer, but for the price it's a convincing everyday vanilla.