Vanille Jolie

VANILLE JOLIE is such a gourmand delight to the senses. Although the vanilla is ever present, I find this concoction mildly sweet with an amazing dose of the nutty and luscious praline. The praline I get here is the nut and cookie confection rather than the liquid filled chocolate, still creamy and incredibly yummy. I can only barely detect musk about an hour after the initial application on my skin. The wood notes also only play a secondary role to the divine praline slightly drizzled with vanilla. The aroma has softened 4 hours after but still detectable. The scent is natural yet highly captivating. There is an appealing sensual quality to the harmonious blend of notes. I am absolutely hooked on Vanille Jolie.

I received a sample of Vanille Jolie along with a purchase I made from Ava Luxe. It is a lovely vanilla, miles away from the plastic, synthetic concoctions they call 'vanilla' these days. This vanilla smells raw, organic and dark, like seeds scraped straight from the vanilla pod. Having not seen the notes when I tried my sample, I thought it was a blend of vanilla bean with almond or amaretto,the almond not being roasted like i.e. in La Vie Est Belle's praline note, but raw and almost bitter. The longevity seemed a little short to me, but having owned 'Milk' I can say that Ava Luxe perfumes generally last very long, so I guess this will be the case with Vanille Jolie. For my nose, full bottle worthy

It opens up soft and sweet, with the vanilla and praline being the most dominant. It smells like praline soft chew candy mixed with vanilla Playdough. After a while it settles into light sweet chocolate, vanilla and a bit of musk. I have a feeling this scent shines more in colder weather.

This is a lovely vanilla, soft and sweet.

Oh my. This is sweet! Like sweetness on heroine. I can't decide whether I love it or hate it. It's fairly linear from the beginning to the end, it's just the intensity that changes. The opening is over the top intensive sugary pralines, not the dark chocolate type, but the ones filled with caramel or dulce de leche. I also get the strong milk note that Ava Luxe does so well. When the scent starts to settle and the pralines tone down, the milk, vanilla and musk take over. Again, Ava Luxe makes amazing musks. If you are a true gourmand lover you will probably love this. It you are only a little into gourmands you could like it if you only give it time to settle. The sillage is between soft and moderate. The longevity is very good even though it's more of a skin scent after 4+ hours. EDIT: The drydown is almost only musk. Axa Luxe's signature milky musk.