La Vaniglia

Incredibly beautiful, the most original vanilla I've ever tried. Addictive and bizarre, it starts with a boozy alcoholic minty opening, strong and very unusual; ( mint and vanilla? sounds like Listerine, but it has that old rum Cuban flavor, haa - El Ron del Cuba- if you can believe it plus a milky undertone!). This phase doens't last longer than a few minutes. Soon after vanilla comes mixed with a nice dose of patchouli and incense. Ahh, that divine incense seems to come straight from my Orthodox church. Literarily speaking. It's heavenly and it almost appears profane to be put in the composition of a perfume intended, most likely, to seduce and give pleasure... The drydown is pure soft smokey incense and dry vanilla. The citrus never shows up on my skin. As complex as the opening , the base is simple but inchanting. I don't think I could love it more than I do! Lasting power of this olphactory wonder is not as good should it, neither is the projection. A true delight to my nose, I cannot stop smelling myself!!!By the way, I had samples from Tobacco Vanille and La Vaniglia, as I was looking for a dark vanilla. While I loved both equally, this one won my heart in the end, because of those stunning opening notes...Divine and sexy!

If you're looking for a masculine vanilla scent - this is one of the better ones I've tried. I love my vanilla gourmands dark and moody, gritty and a little bit dirty. Nothing overly pretty. The vanilla screams feminine, and is pretty enough. It needs balance, and this scent has a superior blend of notes to make it oh so different from what's available. Don't let the screaming pink bottle throw you off - there's enough smoke and fire in this bottle to make you feel like a man - or a woman who likes to smell like a man (just a little). This is not a cosy I'm so yummy girly bedtime scent. This is a "here I am don't I smell delicious" scent. It's sexy in a "I'm not sure if I've gone too far" kind of way. Slip on a tiny black dress, your best black heels and go for it. Whatever makes you happy. A well cut suit and a great tie will work too.

Oh, naughty, naughty vanilla. She likes to pretend she's so innocent, smiling that sweet smile of hers, pleasing everybody, drinking Earl Grey tea with a squeeze of tangerine. But when no one is looking, she sneaks off with the likes of patchouli, pepper and incense to give her a little grit and life experience. Throw ginger into the mix for some sparkle and heat, and what you have is something to talk about at dinner under your breath. La Vaniglia is very intoxicating with all its hidden smoky darkness. You will fall hard for this one. And love it.

I would call it an ancient vanilla. It smells like vanilla ice cream at an exposition of mediaeval history artifacts. It opens with a blast of pepper and a minty accord, gradually morphs into smoky vanilla and gets softer and sweeter with time (not overly sweet though). I would say it's easily unisex due to the serious smokiness. I would personally love it on a man, but on a woman also, it's warm and attractive with a twist. It's strong and enveloping. Great sillage and longevity. Not a typical vanilla at all. Very unusual stuff.

Love the opening! Spicy vanilla. Too bad it doesn't last that long. In the end you only smell some vanilla