Why do I suddenly crave vanilla scents in midlife?

I'm a latecomer (about three decades late) to the vanilla party. While my peers were dousing themselves in Coty's 'Vanilla Fields' in the 90s, I was more of a Body Shop 'Dewberry' (graduating to Elizabeth Arden 'Sunflowers') kind of girl. Vanilla felt too obvious, too sweet, too everywhere. But something's shifted. Lately, the note I was once so dismissive of has been quietly weaving its way into my scent wardrobe. It began innocently enough; a quick office spritz of the year's biggest scent story just to 'test' (I blame Le Monde Gourmand ). But vanilla has a habit of lingering, and now it's become a subtle top-up to my go-to woody florals such as Byredo's 'Mojave Ghost', £150 / $205 , thanks to the ease of nostalgic 90s mists such as Phlur's 'Vanilla Skin Hair & Body Fragrance', £2