I emailed Ashley who has been my contact at DONA for a better description of the Camu Camu scent. I explained to her that I saw a review where someone stated it as being very fruity - which is what I know Camu Camu as smelling like from the Scentsy wickless candles.
But whenever I smelled Camu Camu, I didn't smell fruit at all. I smelled a very vanilla/french vanilla scent mixed with coconut. In addition, I was reading of other people who were describing it as vanilla/coconut....bot h on the facebook page for DONA and people I was talking to.
So what was up? Why was one person describing it as citrus/fruity (which is what it traditionally is) when everyone else, myself included, were saying it was vanilla/coconut? What was I (and the majority of others) missing?
Ashley replied back to me and I will quote her below but basically she pointed out something and I want to point it out for those who are reading about the DONA line and wanting to get it.
When DONA puts a name by a product like camu camu or pomegranate or blue lotus or whatever...they are NOT describing the scent. They are instead stating the name of the aphrodisiac that they used.
Do not go into this expecting it to smell like name - go into it with a totally open mind - almost forget the name and just experience for yourself what the scent is.
Here are her comments that she sent me.
As far as the company describing the scents, not to sound cliché, but we honestly think they’re kind of indescribable. Each one was specially created by our chemist and so each is very unique to DONA and unto itself. We have not come out with scent descriptions simply because we don’t want to limit the uniqueness and intrigue of each one by putting them into specific words ourselves. We’d rather let each person decide for themselves.
And it’s important to recognize the distinction between a scent and an aphrodisiac. The aphrodisiacs we’ve chosen are actually the extract we’ve infused into each product and we’ve also chosen six different scents and flavors to appeal to a wide consumer base. Hope this helps!
But whenever I smelled Camu Camu, I didn't smell fruit at all. I smelled a very vanilla/french vanilla scent mixed with coconut. In addition, I was reading of other people who were describing it as vanilla/coconut....bot h on the facebook page for DONA and people I was talking to.
So what was up? Why was one person describing it as citrus/fruity (which is what it traditionally is) when everyone else, myself included, were saying it was vanilla/coconut? What was I (and the majority of others) missing?
Ashley replied back to me and I will quote her below but basically she pointed out something and I want to point it out for those who are reading about the DONA line and wanting to get it.
When DONA puts a name by a product like camu camu or pomegranate or blue lotus or whatever...they are NOT describing the scent. They are instead stating the name of the aphrodisiac that they used.
Do not go into this expecting it to smell like name - go into it with a totally open mind - almost forget the name and just experience for yourself what the scent is.
Here are her comments that she sent me.
As far as the company describing the scents, not to sound cliché, but we honestly think they’re kind of indescribable. Each one was specially created by our chemist and so each is very unique to DONA and unto itself. We have not come out with scent descriptions simply because we don’t want to limit the uniqueness and intrigue of each one by putting them into specific words ourselves. We’d rather let each person decide for themselves.
And it’s important to recognize the distinction between a scent and an aphrodisiac. The aphrodisiacs we’ve chosen are actually the extract we’ve infused into each product and we’ve also chosen six different scents and flavors to appeal to a wide consumer base. Hope this helps!
