Review of Goddess Eau de Parfum by Sarah Chabal

Sweet, vanilla, lavender, fresh spicy, cacao, feminine, sensual, seductive, chic, classy, elegant, modern, sophisticated, charming, whimsical, divine, enchanting, dreamy, delightful, alluring, tempting, addictive, inviting, soothing, calming, cozy, comforting On me this opens with aromatic and soothing lavender, fresh spicy ginger, and just a touch of sweet vanilla and cacao. The dry down is so beautiful and really rounds out the scent. It smooths out any sharpness from the ginger and lavender with creamy vanilla caviar and vanilla absolute. This isn’t overly sweet, and definitely not a full on gourmand. More like a fresh and clean yet warm and cozy fresh spicy lavender vanilla. Goddess is such a gorgeous fragrance, and one of my top favorites in my whole collection! This is definitely full bottle worthy as well as an excellent choice for a signature scent! At this point Goddess is starting to become a modern classic! A beautiful vanilla that leans slightly gourmand, yet isn’t overly sweet. I’ve had and loved Goddess for a couple of years now, but I just got Selena Gomez Rare, and wow is it ever close to Goddess! It has a very similar blend of vanilla, ginger, and cacao. It does have a slightly spicier and nutty opening with additional pink pepper and pistachio accords as well as having an additional caramel note. The dry downs are also similar, except for with Goddess it leans more creamy vanilla, while Rare has a more woody dry down with the additional sandalwood, tonka, and musk in its base, and comes off just very slightly sweeter. Overall, I’d say they’re at the very least 85% the same scent. I heard they were extremely similar, so after testing out Rare for a few days after getting it I finally sprayed Goddess again and was truly shocked. As for the “reminds me” section, I do think Goddess shares similarities with BBW Vanilla Ease, Moonlit Goddess, Guerlain Mon Guerlain, YSL Libre Vanilla Couture, and Goddess Intense. I’m a huge vanilla and gourmand fan, so for reference some of my favorites include Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Vanilla 28, The Wedding Silk Santal, Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, Yum Pistachio Gelato, GdT Celeste, Bianco Latte, Kilian LDBS, Princess, PdM Oriana, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, YSL Black Opium Le Parfum, D&G The One Desire, Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Salt, Queen’s Caramel, Marshmallows, Phlur Heavy Cream, Vanilla Nectar, SDJ Summer è Amor, 62, 39, VS Vanilla Lace, Glitter Hustle, BBW Beach Nights, Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds, Whipped Honey & Vanilla, Fireside Flurries