Fragrance note
Vanilla Perfumes
A vanilla perfume is a fragrance in which vanilla plays the lead – usually in the base, warm, creamy and long-lasting on the skin. With tonka, caramel or praline it becomes a gourmand; with smoke, tobacco or rum it turns dark and grown-up.
More about Vanilla Perfumes
Knowledge
How the note behaves
Light & creamy
Soft and milky, with florals or musk. Wonderful in spring too.
Gourmand
With tonka, caramel or praline. Sweet, warm and good enough to eat.
Dark & smoky
With smoke, tobacco, rum or leather. Grown-up and striking, for autumn and winter.
Curious factIn 1981 a single paper mill in Canada supplied around 60 per cent of the world's synthetic vanillin – made from lignin, a component of wood.
Knowledge to share
Myth or truth?
Statement 1
Vanilla is the fruit of an orchid.
True. The pods come mainly from Vanilla planifolia, a climbing orchid.
Statement 2
Real vanilla consists only of vanillin.
Myth. Real vanilla extract contains several hundred different compounds – vanillin is simply the best known.
Statement 3
Hand pollination of vanilla was worked out by a twelve-year-old.
True. In 1841, Edmond Albius, an enslaved boy on Réunion, found the method that is still used today.
Your result
DISCOVER VANILLA PERFUMESFrequently asked questions
Is the vanilla in perfume natural or synthetic?
Both are used. Vanilla extracts bring depth and warmth, while vanillin adds clarity and radiance. Most compositions combine the two – what matters is the perfumer's signature.
Are vanilla perfumes only for women?
Not at all. With leather, tobacco, woods or spices, vanilla comes across as decidedly masculine. Many fragrances in this edit are unisex.
How long does a vanilla fragrance last?
As a base note, vanilla is among the most enduring components of a perfume. Exactly how long depends on the concentration and your skin. With every bottle from 30 ml, we include a 2 ml sample of the same fragrance.
2 ml samplewith every bottle from 30 ml
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