Still on the look out for another lovely vanilla. Preferably one that can replace Spiritueuse Double Vanille because I refuse to be shackled to a limited edition fragrance–even if it’s awesome. This time, it’s Vanilia by L’Artisan Parfumeur, a pretty green vanilla plant of a thing.
In Bottle: Sweet, green vanilla with a floral mixture and a nice white woodsy scent. Nothing at all what I was hoping but still very pleasant.
Applied: Sweet vanilla with a topper that reminds me of sweet powder and fruits. Not too sweet, in fact the sweetness is really subdued and appropriately used and the fruits are a pleasant blend that recedes into the background rather quickly. You won’t get a toothache from this. As Vanilia settles down, it releases a pleasant waft of green floral and spice mixed with a pleasant smoky floral. Very strange mix but it works out really well. Vanilia is a fantastic morpher as it’s one of the nicest smelling vanillas with a rich and complex composition. It is not your run-of-the-mill gourmand vanilla with the fruity, bubbly, candy personality. This is a sophisticated vanilla. The airy greenness mixed with the very pleasant ambery powder vanilla adds a great dimension to this fragrance.
Extra: L’Artisan Parfumeur is a niche house established in 1976s and based in Paris. Vanilia was released in 1978.
Design: Vanilia is bottled in L’Artisan Parfumeur’s now iconic seven sided glass bottle. It has a nice weight to it, looks pleasant–if somewhat sparse to me–but the real show stopper is truly the juice inside.
Fragrance Family: Spicy Fresh
Notes: Fruit, rose, jasmine, amber, patchouli, vanilla, sandalwood.
For some reason, Vanilia is a very difficult to find fragrance for me. No stores carry L’Artisan Parfumeur in my general area and my usual haunts online don’t have this fragrance represented.
Reviewed in This Post: Vanilia, 2007, Eau de Toilette.
I adore the lightness, the right combination of vanilla in L’artisan’s Vanilia Eau de Toilette. However, the real test is when your husband snuggles up to you and smiles saying, “You smell soooh good!” I have an extra bottle and am selling it on ebay for other Vanilia lovers:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LArtisan-Parfumeur-Vanilia-EDT-3-4-oz-NEW-BOXED-RARE-/180614354863?pt=fragrance&hash=item2a0d7457af#ht_500wt_1156
Yes, I love it when a fragrance goes on light. There’s a certain quality to it that makes a lighter fragrance feel more personal and intimate. Vanilia sort of invites people in to notice it rather than broadcasts its presence.