You can never be too vanilla...

Following on from yesterday's post featuring the sweet Churned Ice Cream, I wanted to do a blog around the varying vanilla fragrances that Yankee Candle do (and oh so well!).
Mummy fandle's all time favourite Yankee Candle is French Vanilla, and I know from talking to other fandle's, that seems to be a popular choice. There's currently four vanilla fragrances on the Yankee Candle website, and they are a fab mixture: Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcake, Vanilla Lime and Vanilla Satin. Retired fragrances include Vanilla Lavender, Vanilla Cookie, Vanilla Chai, Vanilla Bourbon...The list goes on.

One of our very first Yankee Candles was the classic Vanilla Lime. We chose it because it had such a powerful fragrance. After a fair few burns, we found the scent to be quite overpowering. Luckily, our friend thought that the candle was the best thing they had ever smelt and happily took it off our hands. Fandles won't like every candle that Yankee release, I really like how there's a candle for everyone. (Mmm... Bacon! anyone?)

French Vanilla is currently only available in the USA, and is a retired fragrance over here in the UK. (It is available on some authorised online Yankee Candle retailers though as a Special Appearance). Yankee Candle describe it as "sweet and traditional". I personally think this has a typical scent you would expect from a vanilla candle, similar to a vanilla-essence.
It is rich but not over-powering, sweet but not sickly. It isn't the strongest on cold sniff, but it does fill a room nicely. Mummy fandle loves it because it's such a classic scent.

Cinnamon Vanilla has a real spice to it. The cinnamon, unsurprisingly, makes so many people think of Christmas, but for me, the mix with vanilla, and a slight coffee element, really makes me want to rush to Starbucks! This fragrance was previously available as a Special Appearance from Yankee Candle UK and is currently available from Yankee Candle outlets. I love this one, it is so rich and has a fantastic throw.

Vanilla was released in Europe at the beginning of the year as a new addition to the Pure Essence collection (Pure Essence 2), along with Verbena and White Tea. Now, this one really is true to life and smells just like fresh vanilla.
The rich scent really gives this one a spa like quality. A beautiful scent that is currently available directly from Yankee Candle and pretty much all Yankee Candle retailers in Europe.










The thing I love about Yankee Candle is their vast selection of fragrances and how they can re-invent a scent (hey, I'm a poet!). They really surprise us with new variation of classic fragrances.

Do you have a favourite vanilla Yankee fragrance? If so, leave a comment below and let us know!

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