I do really like the fragrance. It has a extremely strong vanilla scent. Which is exactly what you want from a vanilla perfume. It does have a very artificial sweet profile. Which seems to be the con with the original fragrance as well.
I would say that if you don't like artificial or synthetic vanilla scents, you will definitely not like this.
The opening is very synthetic. It gave my partner a bit of a headache after freshly spraying and then getting in the car. But it sticks for hours and the dry down is beautiful! The scent sticks for multiple days on my claw clicks after applying the perfume to my hair! Which I personally love!