Vanilla Dew Hair & Body Mist

Vanilla Dew is the most restrained of the three Kylie Cosmetics mists and the one Kylie herself pitches as an everyday scent, describing it as a modern take on vanilla. That is a fair summary of what it does. Milk and fresh water lily open it, so the first impression is airy and slightly aquatic, closer to clean laundry than to dessert. Tea flower and almond form the heart, the tea giving a pale, papery softness and the almond a hint of marzipan sweetness that keeps it from being bland. Tonka bean and a blue vanilla accord finish it, and blue vanilla is the brand's own term for a cooler, less caramelised vanilla, which is exactly what stops this reading as a gourmand. The result is creamy and quiet rather than sugary. As a hair and body mist it wears light and close, and hair holds it longer than skin, which is the intended use. It is easily the most office-appropriate of the three and the best of them for warm weather. Kylie suggests layering it over the other two to make them creamier and softer, which is a sensible use for a scent this gentle. Sold in 236ml or a 100ml travel size.