Vanilla is a popular spice that is used in many ways – including in the production of fragrances. Whether for women or men, the floral aroma can be found in countless perfumes. We present five of them to you.
Vanilla smells sweet and mild. No wonder it is also known as the “Queen of Spices”. But the regent is not only staying on her throne in the kitchen. It is also very popular as an Odeurs. In combination with other ingredients such as sandalwood or liquorice, cocoa or coconut milk, cinnamon or cardamom, cedar wood or tonka beans, pleasantly warm smells are created that are equally suitable for men and women. Depending on how many components a bottle contains, the popular spice spreads a subtle to intense aroma. For this reason, we are presenting different scents that smell like vanilla below.
Vanilla perfume: 5 floral scents in comparison
1. Laura Mercier
That “” by Laura Mercier is described as an oriental fragrance for women. More precisely, it is an eau de toilette (à 50 ml) with a top note of vanilla and a heart note of lily. The base notes, on the other hand, are composed of these spices: vanilla, sandalwood, musk and amber.
2. Goutal Paris
The eau de toilette”” (100 ml) by Annick Goutal exudes a woody fragrance composed of vanilla and angelica (top notes), almond and benzoin (middle notes) as well as sandalwood, musk and gujac wood (base notes). The result is “a sensual vanilla absolute for women”, at least that’s what the manufacturer claims.
3. Serge Lutens
The Collection Noire”” by Serge Lutens is characterized as a classic men’s fragrance (50 ml). The Eau de Parfum is described as oriental, fresh and flowery and, in addition to the top note vanilla, is made up of the following “ingredients”: sandalwood, liquorice, cocoa, wood, gujac wood, Honeycomb (middle note) and Sandalwood, Pepper, Almond, Tonka Bean, Coconut (base note).
4. Bettina Barty
Significantly cheaper to buy is “” (50 ml) by Bettina Barty – but that doesn’t make it any less intense, quite the opposite: the smell is only for true vanilla lovers. The eau de toilette gets its typical scent from the top notes: bergamot, clove and cinnamon the heart note with jasmine, rose and cedar wood, vanilla, musk and amber.
5. Van Cleef & Arpels
The Collection Extraordinaire “” (75 ml) from Van Cleef & Arpels is an Eau de Parfum that knows how to impress with an aromatic abundance of spices: Orange, lychee and almond form the top note – rose, violet and vanilla the heart note. The floral is completed Fragrance with musk, cedarwood and tonka bean as base notes.
Extra tip:
If you want to wrap your whole body in a sensual vanilla aroma, you don’t have to resort to an expensive perfume. Instead, there are so-called body sprays like that from Victoria’s Secret for this purpose: “” (250 ml) is the name of the Fragrance Mist – a gourmand-sweet fragrance that should be evenly distributed on your skin.
Top, heart and base notes: what does it mean?
Do you know how the top, heart and base notes of perfumes differ? In case you don’t know the answer, here’s a quick attempt at an explanation: they tell you when a fragrance smells what when you apply it. We notice the top note first when we apply a perfume. After the initial smell has dissipated after ten minutes, the heart note follows – and stays on the skin for a few hours. The base note is what smells the longest and stays on clothes for days.
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Source: Stern
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