Cardi B recently expressed her love for a sweet, long-lasting fragrance that reminds her of candy. In a video shared on Kayali’s Instagram, the rapper opened a gifted bottle of Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar | 42 from brand founder Mona Kattan.
Cardi B’s Enthusiastic Review
The package arrived as a gesture celebrating her SNL performance and ongoing tour success. Addressing the camera, Cardi B said: “Oh my god guys look what Mona Kattan from Kayali sent me! Look at this! She sent me this because of my SNL performance and she’s just so proud of me because of my tour and everything you know?”
She compared it favorably to her usual pistachio scent, adding: “I love my pistachio smell but this one? So tea. It’s so sweet and it’s so soft. Look how pretty it is too. Y’all like my family and I really really love, love, love your product. It’s so beautiful and so sexy and it’s so long-lasting. This one is Vanilla Candy and it smells just like candy.”
Fragrance Profile and Notes
Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar offers a gourmand twist on candy aromas. It opens with candied pear, violet leaves, rum, ylang-ylang, marshmallow, and vanilla cream. The heart features bubble gum, jellybean, white caramel, and labdanum, settling into a base of rock sugar, tonka, vetiver, sandalwood, cashmere woods, and patchouli.
Available starting at £28 for a 10ml bottle at Sephora, the 100ml size provides the best value per milliliter. While its intense sweetness appeals to many, it may overwhelm some preferences.
Expert Praise
Fragrance expert Jada Jones, who owns over 150 perfumes, highlighted its appeal: “I’m flying through my Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar and will likely run out before summer. The longevity is great although I do like to spritz it on a few times of an evening. To this day my cousin asks me about this perfume and rushed out to our local shopping centre to try and recreate it herself. It’s light, juicy, sweet and fresh all at the same time. I’m a huge fan of Kayali but I think this may be their best scent yet.”
