Vanilla Marble

Other than the fact that this is a great scent it fills a very much needed gap in my collection this is a summery vanilla it actually doesn't work in winter or fall on me at all. As most of you probably know most vanilla fragrances are made for the colder weather with most of them having a warm and cozy vibe not this with that being said I'm huge believer in wearing whatever fragrance you want whenever you want it's just a matter of what works with my skin. Vanilla Marble opens with marzipan few minutes in you get the vanilla, figs and tiare with hints of tonka and patchouli to give it an edge. The name Vanilla Marble fits this fragrance perfectly it's like the vanilla is a piece of cold marble with every other note on top of it. I usually dislike the tiare flower note it usually takes over the composition and make it smell cheap to my nose but in this it's just the right amount giving it that tropical feel paired with figs which gives a coconutty slightly green vibe. All the notes in this composition smell very natural and of high quality. Adjectives I would use to describe this fragrance are tropical, cooling, sweet and fun. It's a unique take on a beach scent and works for other casual scenarios as well. Now Vanilla Marble like the rest of us has some issues lol but they're fixable. when I spray 6 spritz I get about 1 hour of projection and 5-6 longevity which is a bit lacking to me but when I double that amount I get great performance about 3-4 hours of good projection and 12+ longevity ( keep in mind that I do spray on my clothes). With a high price point of 195$ for a 50ml bottle and the amount of sprays you need to get the excellent performance it's up to you to decide wether it's worth it or not but for me it's worth it specially since it's in that rare summery vanilla category and the only I own for that.

When I first spray on Vanilla Marble I am hit with a cold blast of vanilla and almond and I think it is the fig, which mixed in with the other notes smells faintly like coconut on my skin. It is like opening a container from Cold Stone Creamery or Breyers and gulping in that cold vanilla. It is the freshest, coolest feeling vanilla that I have ever smelled. I am not completely wild about the first 30 minutes of this fragrance, which is a bit overwhelming, but fortunately this baby dries down pretty quickly to a divine scent that you want to keep on your your skin forever. You can smell the creamy tiare, a tiny bit of floral, which I assume is the orchid and the tiare,and finally the warmth of the amber and benzoin. The resins make the scent last and last, but they do not take away from the overall impression of a slightly cool to the touch scent, exactly like marble, hence the name I assume. The patchouli keeps this from being too overly sweet. Vanilla Marble stays a cosy skin scent for hours. This also layers well with other spicier vanilla scents like Organza Indecence. These two are magic together.

Vanilla icecream, strong the first 20 minutes, then soft as a cashmere sweater. It is a delight to smell and it would be a great gourmand for those colder days in automn. You must love monothematic gourmands to enjoy this as there is neither much development nor interesting twists going on. Plus: it could get sickening if overapplied. I am a huge fan of this genre of fragrances even though I end up not using them much in my real life. I struggle a bit to find them suitable for reading books in the park in casual wear... I have sampled now most of the Agonist line and feel that their "chic children's candy bag" trademark is something worth recognizing even if the quality is so so in terms of sillage and longevity (economic bottles) ... I get a bit annoyed by not smelling anything after 40 minutes in a few of their offerings. Still, I like the brand and feel tempted to recommend it to friends who would surely smell gorgeous and playful with Agonist.

Top Shelf vanilla just about sums this up. My sample was tested just before bed and it was a very good choice because this dreamy fragrance simply lulled me right to sleep. This is a comfort scent, made specifically for the sweet lovers in the house. Vanilla Marble is flirty enough to be worn on a lunch date on girls day out yet sophisticated enough to wear when you are planning to rock your come hither look. It seems that the Almond listed was used to spike the Vanilla up a notch and it worked. This is hard-core finely tuned Breyers. Yes, Breyers ... all natural ingredients. Waking up is morning, the sweetness had died down considerably leaving just a faint hint of the sweetness but not completely worn away. Either I slept through the sandalwood phase or maybe my oncoming cold intercepted my woods because I didn't get to enjoy the dry down. I highly recommend this fragrance to those who like to get their sweet on!

Vanilla Marble is insanely sweet and intensely gourmand. The opening is a wave of coconut, liquor and suncream type vibes reminds me of summer, it's heavy exotic if not a little synthetic. It's amazing how different almond can come across because here yet again it's strong a coconutty. Reminds me of a vanilla candle with a hint of floral sweetness from tiare flower...don't get anything else. My natural reaction was to like it in the opening because it's so sickly sweet and strong but yet again I couldn't wear this plasticy lotion type smell because it would cloy heavily. good longevity and projection though and if you like um sweet and playful as they come then this is the scent for you.