Vanyl – Extrait de Parfum

#1684 in my “Tour de Fragrance” Got this decant from scentsplit.com. My first from this fragrance house. I do love it. What sets it apart from similar scents like Geparlys “Saint Honore”, French Avenue “Aromatix X Magnetique”, Ormonde Jayne “Kashmir”, all scents I love for their myrrh and iris, is an angelica note that adds a light woodiness that stays in the background, unlike a cedar and sandalwood base. A lack of a heavier woody base makes this scent and Saint Honore more unisex than Magnetique and Kashmir, though you can’t go wrong with any of these scents. This is a moderate performer I probably would not use for business wear, but for date night. It has that kind of after shower powder vibe I like to smell on an intimate partner. The downside of this scent is the price tag at $200+ for 50ml. I can suggest a less costly alternative that is pretty close with Bon 100 “Nuage de Coton” which runs under $30 for the 30ml bottle, though the major retailers seem to run out of stock a lot. I found a bottle at a store in Iowa City of all places. The Saint Honore only runs $80 for 50 ml. Magnetique $55 for 100ml. But if price is no obstacle, this stuff is really nice! Good Luck and Good Hunting!