Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Vanilla Toffee Review | Not What I Thought It Would Be

[@tdsollog]

Butterscotch. Yum!

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

❤❤❤

[@Yaa2024]

I stand on principle and refuse to buy this at the current price. I learnt my lesson from SO Tonka 😂. I will wait eventhough it is killing me slowly inside. 😂😂😂 Butterscotch dieerr, I got the Surati and that Ajayeb Dubai Black o.

[@jadsjads1853]

Nsroma perfumery sells at 700gh But we would wait small hoping it doesn't skyrocket like eclaire😂

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

I know right! The price is 🥹🥹pulling hair from nose experience

[@neciajax]

stay strong 😂

[@dgm3033]

Tonka is not going down though

[@debraingram6915]

I will no longer pay expensive prices for perfumes anymore. I will shop wisely, and weigh my options is it a need or a want?😂😂. I have been putting big dents in my pocketbook lately

[@neciajax]

Hmm sounds interesting. Happy to sniff vicariously through your description😂. Thanks for sharing💕

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

You’re welcome Vee dear ❤

[@qtee2518]

Love it!!😂

[@nicholeh1280]

I got my bottle thid morning. I get a blast of the toffee in the opening and the bitterness you speak of kicks in (first spray). I waited a couple hours and sprayed again and the bitterness had calmed. I completely agree with you in that it's complex. The drydown is lovely. It's not your girly, foody gourmand. It needs to sit but I like it.

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Yes I think if we love it now, it can only get better after aging, hopefully. I hope it doesn’t change on us 😂

[@LebogangLivingstone]

Thank you for the review, the perfume matched well with the overall outfit ❤

[@topnotebya140]

Always coming through with the new releases.

[@ekramabdirahman3746]

Adwoa that fast girl 😅 we all want to run and get because of creamy buttery toffee. I was about to order last night $70 US pus $40 shipping from US is crazy.I have to wait

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

$40 for shipping is crazy 😢

[@YOUNGBUTCONNECTED]

I can’t wait 😻🍊❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@conceitedminaj]

I received my vanilla toffee yesterday and it didn't impress me... the scent was light and needed maceration.... I put it away hoping in a month it'll be sweeter and stronger tfs

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

O wow! And others complaining it’s too loud ☺️ For now it doesn’t have the longevity for me. That’s my only issue with it but I really love the scent

[@donnac.3273]

I will wait for the prices to go down it get sone decants.

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Yes! ❤❤

[@debraingram6915]

I've been spending lots of money on perfumes, lately and I tell myself is it a need or want? Going to shop more wisley and not put big dents in my wallet😂😂

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Hey Queen ! You really do not need all these if you are not getting any monetary returns from them❤❤

[@debraingram6915]

@@adwoalovesfragrances5324 I totally agree with you and that is so true

[@JustSayLette_16]

Happy Saturday Beautiful Adwoa ❤❤❤ I have a request. Could you revisit this one in say,3 months? I'm curious to see how it performs then! I know Shaghaf OUD Tonka took a good 6 months before the almond wasn't bitter so I'm curious!

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

For sure sis! I will do updates even before featuring it in my life maceration video 👍

[@JustSayLette_16]

@adwoalovesfragrances5324 Perfect! Thank you, Sis. I appreciate you! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@monikafranus920]

A beautiful bottle❤❤❤, and the scent seems to be worth at least a decant to try 😊

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Oh yes. Better to always start with a decant

[@janetn9942]

Ya, the price is insane I’ll wait

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Yeap! If you are not a reviewer, it makes sense to wait on some of these as they will always drop after the hype 👍

[@qtee2518]

Sis, you got waaayyyy more out of Vanilla Toffee than I did. I received mine today and I did not get anything Complex, I got Simple. At first spray I got a coffee and then a burnt Toffee or a butterscotch. However that was gone in 15min In about 2 hours it dried down to a,faint musk note. The coffee, Vanilla, and Toffee did not last .Basically, it needs to macerate

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

It is more complex than simple to my nose. There are elements to it I believe lots more people will not appreciate. Thanks for sharing your experience ❤❤

[@qtee2518]

@adwoalovesfragrances5324 I guess I feel like it's simple because it needs time to mature. I have a 10/24 bottle and I didn't smell anything but musk after 30 min . I hope mine does become complex after a few weeks because I paid full price of $70. I agree with you on it not being the sweet gourmand we expected. I wished the coffe/burnt Toffee would stay throughout the scent. Thanks again for your review

[@WendyWiseBeauty]

Hi Adowa - I think this one is inspired by Guerlain Tonka Imperial which I have so I will wait to see if I get a sample. From what you are describing it does not sound like Tonka Imperial. Maybe I got it wrong. Have a lovely weekend. 🥰 I see some site already have it for 59 vs the 75 list price but sold out at the lower price. On Swiss Arabian EU it is 59 Eur so I will wait till Black Friday if I can lol😶‍🌫

[@meridi4335]

Have you ordered there last year ? How much was the discount during black friday? Think it will be sold out like Tonka was.

[@mephistofeles72]

Hi Wendy, I don't think Toffee is inspired by Guerlain's Tonka Imperiale. This was the light blue bottle of Shaghaf Oud Tonka. I have Guerlain Tonka Impériale, Dior Fève Delicieuse, BDK Velvet Tonka and Shaghaf Oud Tonka. They all definitely belong to the same scent family, but are still different. But I love them all. I think this Toffee one is more dominant on the dates like Cheirosa 71 or Lattafa Kamrah Qahwa or Stinky Dates by Lush. I think I pass on this one or wait till the price drop, as you do!

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Happy Sunday gorgeous! This one seem different even from the note structure. I have not smelled Imperial but Vanilla toffee doesn’t seem like it. Great that the prices are dropping now 👍👍❤

[@jamjamxo7377]

i was gonna wait for the price to drop too, but i lasted all of 2 hours once i found out it was available in the US. 🙈 it's definitely not the buttery caramel/toffee or sweet coffee fragrance i thought it was, but i think i'll grow to like it more over time-- once i get used to the bitterness of the coffee and burnt sugar or it develops a bit. thanks for your thoughts! i listened on my way home to pick up the package lol! ❤

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

The spirit was willing not to but the body succumbed 😂😂

[@HerFragrantGarden]

I’ll get it next year when prices go down not missing anything 😅

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

For sure 👍 ❤

[@lutetapueluelu6257]

It is guaranteed for the price to drop? I see that people are waiting for that. Does that normally happen?

[@neciajax]

No way! You have it 😆

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

The spirit was standing on business NOT to buy but the body was weak ☺️

[@neciajax]

@@adwoalovesfragrances5324 I've been there before😂

[@yopsiakay1519]

@@adwoalovesfragrances5324😅😅😅😅 girl, I feel you! Where did you find it though? 😘😘😘

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

I’m here! 👀

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Welcome sweetheart ❤

[@LauraSanchez-ur5bw]

Hi Adwoa!its is similar to italica or voux partisserie of Paris corner?i do have italica already

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Not at all. Both vanilla milky fragrances but different directions

[@LauraSanchez-ur5bw]

Thanks!❤

[@britt8637]

I’m waiting for this to arrive next week. I’m nervous about the scent. The notes sound delicious but after more reviews I feel like I should have waited

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

To me, it’s more on the complex but fantastic side. Any issue I have with it will be taken care of by maceration I believe ❤❤

[@sbozalicious]

I will save up for this one (once price goes down, I will run), will be my very 1st shaghaf in my collection. I love it already, before smelling it❤🎉. Thank you Adwoa 🫶🏾

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Good decision. This too, just like any other release is really fun to have but you never know, you might even have something similar so sample if you can before ❤❤

[@fritos5579]

I absolutely hated this and was extremely disappointed when I sprayed it upon receiving it. I spent way too much money on it for it to smell so bad. I’ve put it away and can only hope it completely changes after sitting for a while.

[@nicholeh1280]

Oh no. I got mine today and like it. It's not ready yet but I like the direction it's going.

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

@@nicholeh1280❤❤❤

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

I hope it changes to something great for you because it’s fantastic for me even being super new to me ❤

[@ramoneregal8317]

Sounds like a Masculine Gourmond I may buy this

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Unisex ❤

[@sharfalor4244]

I'll see how it stacks up against my Roasted Coffee, Cigarette, Whisky by Strangers Parfumerie

[@fegermany2413]

Too much similar gourmand now . I feel swiss Arabian has better gorgeous perfumes than this . Oud 07 and musk 01 are waaay gorgeous imo

[@qtee2518]

I have them both and I totally agree with you. Those 2 scents are absolutely amazing

[@fegermany2413]

@qtee2518 yeaaaaassssss .

[@qtee2518]

@@fegermany2413 Layer Rose 01 , Ahmar, then top with Oud 07 ...Sis, it's Nuclear‼️ you have to scrub it off at night. You will get soooo many compliments with that combo💕

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Hey Queen! This one doesn’t smell like anything I know of or have in my collection. It’s beautiful too ❤❤

[@qtee2518]

@adwoalovesfragrances5324 Lol lol, ok Sis, I'm just waiting cause right now I can't smell anything past 15min. I'm going to be patient tho. It doesn't smell like anything I have either, I just want to smell the Toffee and the vanilla. I'll going back to it in a couple weeks I promise. I'm just praying. I didn't have to wait on any of my other Shaghaf's tho. I have , OUd, oud elixir, Ahmar, oud Royale, Tonka, and Azraq. They were ready to wear. This one has a fresh date of 10/24 so I think it will be ready in a month or so. Lol lol 😆 🤣 😂 Thanks Sis, I do enjoy your videos. You, C Chronicles, Kiki , and The Wing Lady are the honest ones that I follow and I trust your opinions 😘

[@Ronbug4444]

Hello Adwoa! How do you think it would layer with an Oud, like a vanilla Oud? -Ronnie

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Yes! Empire Victor old + vanilla toffee. Tried it, loved it

[@Ronbug4444]

​@@adwoalovesfragrances5324I have Empire Oud so I'll put Shaghaf on the list!

[@DeedeeEwubare]

I don’t get the bitter nuances you did. I get a creamy butterscotch with some nutty undertones. It seems light and airy as opposed to the rest of the Shagafs. I think it will get stronger with time.

[@GoldenGoat888]

Can you compare this to Ajayeb Dubai, the black bottle?

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

As a matter of fact, this is what at hindsight, would have love Ajayeb Dubai to smell Same butterscotch feel but different directions

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

How much is it going for $$??

[@WendyWiseBeauty]

Hi hi... the list price here is Europe is 75 but on the EU Swiss Arabian is it 59 but from what I can see already sold out. The price is already going down.😶‍🌫

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

@ Hey Wendy! Thank you 🙏🏼☺️

[@charletfoster8917]

$69 or $65

[@roseayalaperfumeaddict5059]

@ it’s 69

[@sharfalor4244]

Seems to be very mixed reviews on this one.

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Yeap! Everyone is picking something differently I guess

[@varmi924]

Don't buy it. It's super strong i washed my arms 3 times and couldn't get the stink off me. It's not gourmand

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Oh oh! That has not been my experience

[@varmi924]

@adwoalovesfragrances5324 Maybe I got a bad bottle but it's definitely too strong for me

[@dorothyhyche7914]

I bought the original swiss Arabian it smelled so bad

[@aesinam]

You don't like Oud?

[@adwoalovesfragrances5324]

Sorry it didn’t work out

[@manuchitu5095]

Hello gorgeous ❤I was curious about your opinion on this 😁for my untrained nose, the complexion is a bit scary 🤭have wonderful days my dear🫶🏻🤗