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Like a Day in a Candy Shop by essence — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Like a Day in a Candy Shop by essence

essence· 2012

Like a Day in a Candy Shop

6.8132Typically ~$8

Opens on orchid, settles into a vanilla-sweet base. Best in fall, made for dates.

SweetGourmandPowderyFloralSynthetic

Scent profile

Top notes

Heart notes

Heliotrope Lilac Jasmine

Base notes

Vanilla Musk Tonka bean

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

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