Review (1/5): Smells Unpleasant; Barely Notice the Vanilla
I bought the "Vanilla Rainbow Sprinkles" fragrance on another website, as a substitute for Bath & Body Works' "Confetti Cake Pop", which had been sold out everywhere that I had looked online. I was under the impression that the two scents would be similar enough so as to not make much of a difference. I was, unfortunately, very wrong.
"Confetti Cake Pop" is awesome, and it smells just like what the packaging says, "creamy cake frosting." Delicious! "Vanilla Rainbow Sprinkles", on the other hand, is one of the few Bath & Body Works' scents that I heartily dislike. For one thing, the vanilla scent is very muted; not in a good way, as in subtle, but in a bad way, like "I can barely notice the vanilla in this perfume." If that was the only thing about "Vanilla Rainbow Sprinkles" that was off, I could live with it.
After I had sprayed it on myself, however, I became aware that there was a strong under-note of alcohol. I do not wish to smell like rubbing alcohol when I put on scent. Just awful. That bottle will be going into the trash can, and I will not buy "Vanilla Rainbow Sprinkles" in the "mist" (or in any other B&BW product) ever again. It is disappointing, as I usually have good luck with Bath & Body Works, and I enjoy many of their fragrances. I have to also comment that, unusually for Bath & Body Works, the artwork on the product label is very dull and is rather uninspiring.
Looking for a sweet, fun scent that is good enough to eat? Instead of "Vanilla Rainbow Sprinkles", I would recommend Bath & Body Works' "Sugared Snickerdoodle", if you cannot find "Confetti Cake Pop".