Hi everyone!

While at Sephora a few weeks back, I saw the LAVANILLA deodorant by the checkout line and with rave reviews from many people, I decided to pick up the travel size.

Want to know if this worked for me?  Keep reading!

LAVANILLA The Healthy Deodorant in Pure Vanilla

Described as, “an award-winning, aluminum-free deodorant that is 100 percent natural, safe, and effective. Get superior odor protection with this 100 percent natural, freshly scented deodorant. Soothing essential oils blend with beta-glucan technology fight odor effectively while soothing, conditioning, and nourishing the delicate underarm area. It goes on clean, with no sticky wetness, and delivers long-lasting, luxurious results.”

Pros

Good odor protection if you’re doing light errands

Smooth application

No white marks left on clothing

Travel-size options

Good array of scents

Cons

Expensive ($14 for full size)

Doesn’t keep you dry

Doesn’t effectively combat odor if you’re working out

Overall: I have mixed feelings about this deodorant.  If you’re doing light errands and aren’t sweating much throughout the day, this deodorant does a good job keeping odor at bay and it smells great. I find that it doesn’t leave behind white marks and it feels like a cooling gel when applied. When it comes to my workouts though, that’s a different story. I do kickboxing 4 times a week and sometimes I do an hour of Zumba prior and unfortunately, I could smell my body odor by the end of my workout.  I did reapply but it just smelled like vanilla mixed with BO. So. Not. Pretty.  And quite frankly embarrassing.   There isn’t any wetness protection either -at least not in my experience.   While I wanted to love this deodorant, it just doesn’t cut it for me.

What’s your favorite deodorant to use?