Once you love the warm cashmere idea, vanilla perfume is the natural next shelf. Here is how I would tell these eight apart.

YSL Libre Vanille Couture is the dressed-up one, with bourbon-vanilla caviar, rum absolute and orange blossom. KAYALI Vanilla 28 leans sweeter, with Madagascan vanilla orchid, brown sugar, tonka and amber woods. PHLUR Vanilla Skin is the closest cousin to philosophy, because cashmere wood sits in its notes beside sugar crystals and pink pepper. Summer Fridays Sunlit Vanilla smells like dessert, with caramel and vanilla ice cream, and SKYLAR Vanilla Sky pairs pure vanilla with cappuccino and caramelized cedar.

The next few are warmer and woodier. The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods wraps Madagascan vanilla and caramel in smoky amber with a little pear and rose. Maison Margiela Replica Afternoon Delight pairs a madeleine accord with sandalwood, whipped vanilla and musk. Rare Beauty Rare is warm with caramel, pistachio, ginger and sandalwood, and the brand says it lingers for up to 12 hours.

My tip: these brands suggest spraying the creases of your knees and elbows, where warmth pushes the scent out longer.

What I would skip: rubbing your wrists together after you spray. The brands say it breaks down the fragrance, so let it dry on its own.

These are the softer, closer-to-skin side of the idea. PHLUR Cashmere Skin Hair and Body Mist is an almond-toned skin musk with santal, balsam and a hint of vanilla. PHLUR describes it as being like bare skin wrapped in the softest knit. PHLUR Vanilla Skin Body and Hair Mist is the sugar crystals and pink pepper version, for a little more sweetness.

Touchland Cashmere Woods Power Essence is a capless mist with sweet cream, vanilla, jasmine and cashmere woods, made with hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and panthenol. It is small enough for a bag. For body care, Josie Maran In Bed is a whipped argan oil body butter with whipped vanilla milk, cashmere musk and tonka bean, and Josie Maran Vanilla Vibezzz trades that for vanilla bean and juniper berries on a cedar base. Fenty Beauty Butta Drop Body Milk in Vanilla Dream is a lightweight milk scented with vanilla, pink sugar and coconut.

For more drama, OUAI Ibiza mixes cocoa, tonka bean, vanilla and rum, and Valentino Born in Roma Vanilla Bliss opens with a creamy milk accord, then Damascena rose and vanilla bourbon.

What I would skip: stacking OUAI Ibiza on top of a soft cashmere scent. It is loud and it will win. Wear it alone.

Start with the shower gel and the lotion, since they set the base. Add the Cloud Body Butter for dry days and one spray of Fresh Cream Warm Cashmere where you want the scent to show up. If you want more sweetness, go to one of the vanilla perfumes, and keep the mists for hair and quick refreshes. Josie Maran suggests using its body butters after the shower, and I agree. Fragrance sits better on skin that is already soft. Whatever you pick, spray once, wait a minute, and decide if you want a second pass before you reach for it.