Lychee vs Vanilla 28
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Side by side
Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.
Opens with a bright, almost syrupy lychee that reads more like chilled lychee juice than fresh fruit — sweet and slightly floral right from the start. The jasmine enters quickly, softening the fruitiness without pushing into powdery territory. On the dry-down, musk and vanilla pull it warmer and closer to skin, reducing projection to a gentle personal bubble with light sillage. It wears clean and easy rather than complex or surprising — a reliable, pretty finish. — Best in warmer months or casual evenings for someone who leans sweet but wants something wearable and undemanding.
Opens with a dense, almost edible hit of caramel-laced vanilla that leans more dessert than perfume in the first hour — genuinely sweet without tipping into synthetic. The heart softens as sandalwood and benzoin pull the caramel back into something warmer and more resinous, giving the sweetness structural weight. By dry-down it's a skin-close amber-vanilla with a musky undertow — intimate, slightly smoky, long-lasting. Projection is moderate; sillage is soft but persistent for hours. — Best worn in cold weather, evening-leaning, for anyone who wants unapologetic sweetness grounded in warmth.
How they overlap
Lychee and Vanilla 28 share 2 notes (vanilla, musk). The same note name doesn't always mean the same scent — different houses use different vanillas, different woods, different musks — but a multi-note shared spine usually does indicate genuinely-comparable wear character. The remaining notes (2 unique to Lychee, 4 unique to Vanilla 28) are where the divergence happens.
The buying decision
Lychee is the cheaper original at $68 compared to $136 for Vanilla 28 — about 50% less.