Vanilla Planifolia

Gorgeous. Worth every penny and the long wait for it to come back in stock. Opens fresh and airy floral heavy gourmand with green notes, the plants, the stems, the petals. It feels edible when you spray, but the plant-ness of it makes it feel more in the family of a fresh lavender sugar cookie or French violet toffee candy. It almost feels like there’s a touch of mint in it. I think this is the banana scent others mentioned. Smells like a fresh green banana, unpeeled, not the candy fake banana flavor. As it dries down, the greenness fades and it develops a sugar crystal cookie top with a sun baked tropical floral base. The florals felt more sharp and aquatic in the opening, like a few other “orchid” notes I’ve sampled, but as this dries down they transform to a soft beachy ylang type smell, maybe a little tuberosey, with a good amount of vanilla. It’s lovely on its own or, as it was designed, can be layered nicely with other scents. Not ideal for someone looking for a straight simple vanilla gourmand or for people who don’t like floral scents. Smells expensive and well designed. It seems simple upon first test but the scent evolves very nicely. Perfect for easy days when you just want to feel pretty but don’t want a scent that demands the attention of the entire room. Or for dates in the park wearing a sun dress. I’m currently wearing in the winter and it smells very nice and not out of character for the season as well. Doesn’t quite smell like anything else I’ve tried before. That doesn’t say much, but I can tell this is different. Very unique. I much prefer it to a lot of popular “vanilla” scents, but I also seem to fall in love with a lot of Quentin Bisch’s work way harder than I do for any others, it’s even happened with scents I didn’t realize he designed until later on. I feel like this scent will probably be stored next to my beloved La Belle Fleur Terrible (same designer) as they feel similar though smell different. Both are vanilla heavy tropical florals. Chloe is light and chic and more gourmand. Fleur Terrible is heavier tropical and floral with a spicy woody vibe, not exactly edible. (Fleur Terrible is getting relaunched this year and will be renamed “La Belle Paradise Garden” btw for those curious). I wouldn’t say they are interchangeable at all or that owning both is redundant, they smell very different from each other to my nose. I’ll definitely be buying a backup of this.

I blind bought this fragrance, because I couldn't find any reviews and not many notes are listed, that alone made this fragrance a mysterious one. I think this fragrance is a flowery, spicy, clean yet a little bit animalic in the dry down. In the opening I percive something green.....maybe green cardamom and some pepper .....and maybe I'm crazy but when I spray it I think it has the tiniest bit of pear mixed with dill and a citrus or something sour (this I get for only 5-7 min). The opening I don't like that much but after 10-15 min, I love it. Then it has something flowery (I'm not saying it is magnolia, but something reminiScent to that.. like it says on the packaging .. "almost carnal flower") and maybe nutmeg and a little bit of cinnamon and then it turns into a mysterious, addictive and sensual fragrance(but also somehow with a sobriety to it) There is something special in the dry down. It is mysterious, elegant with a hint of an animalic note and a little bit of sweetness . It worked realy well with my skin and I could smell this fragrance for about 9 hours on my skin and in my hair even longer. For me it is a skin scent. If it has vanilla pod, it is a subtle one and it is present in the dry down because it has a hint of sweetness it.(But it could also be tonka) I percive something similar to the spices in "Intoxicated" by Kilian but Vanilla Planifolia is a skin subtle scent and could be worn throughout the entire year.(It is just similar to the spices) The description on the packaging of the fragrance is spot on. I'm happy that I bought it.

What a delightful and wonderful surprise this fragrance took me by!! I was not expecting to smell something so “light” and airy as this...this was truly a great experience, one I wish many fragrances would make happen. But I digress. Vanilla Planifolia smells airy and slightly green. Not the same green as Angélique Noire by Guerlain nor Ani by Nishane. It is its own. But it is “light”, airy and fresh and yet deliciously floral with a slight touch of warmth (the vanilla?). Does this make any sense? Probably not. I had to blind buy it as it came up on my notifications from Nordstrom and I rushed to get one of the few bottles they had left! This fragrance sells out very quickly and with good reason! This is a vanilla that is neither sweet nor gourmand and yet, it manages to take me to paradise when I spray it on my skin. Longevity: surprisingly long!! 8+ hours on my skin! Sillage/Projection: very mild, almost shy but I love it!!! Season: anytime/anywhere! This is an easy one to wear! Price: look, it’s a masterpiece! I don’t care how much it costs, and my ONLY regret is that I couldn’t get the 5oz bottle as it is difficult to find. It’s backup worthy (in my humble opinion) and so well blended that I will sing its praises all the way to the Angels and back⭐️⭐️⭐️✨⭐️⭐️⭐️ Is Quentin Bisch a rockstar or what? Well done Quentin, very well done!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

If you like in your face bakery vanilla, this might not be for you. I've always to get this, but mostly it was unavailable and sold out. The moment I saw it, I got it - even for a good deal. I own quite a few Vanilla (heavy) fragrances from Vanilla 28, over Hypnotic Poison to Divine Vanille. All of them are very creamy with strong Sillage in my opinion. Very dense, very mature leaning. Vanilla planifolia opened fresh. And I agree with many who smelled a freshly peeled green banana. It's very pleasant though, yet short loved. What follows is a beautiful, airy floral with hints of the vanilla peeling through. It's a bit powdery, ethereal and bright. Very soft and innocent. And it smells expensive. I imagine someone with a white shirt with exquisite accessories and fitted jeans with some expensive loafers. Wearing a Hermes Birkin and some Chanel sunnies. Effortlessly elegant. But also this could be a bridal perfume. I think you get the gist. One of the best vanillas to me out on the market. The bottle is beautiful, but I really dislike the sticker on it. It was not really centered on my bottle and imho a laser engraving would've given more affluence. Overall it's a 10/10 for me.

This is the first Chloe in my collection, as in general this brand does pretty good, but not my cup of perfume :) However I had interest to this perfume once it was launched, because I love vanilla in it's all aspects. And I did not think too long, just 5 years and voila- this perfume is mine! :) I sprayed it just 10 min ago and can not say anything about it's technical characteristics, however this 'soliflor' (single flower) composition is unusual in a very good way. Same effect as Vanilla Planifolia from Guerlain- effect of deep thinking about what you feel when you sniff it. It's not the effect that you would expect from 'just vanilla'. I literally had an image of a refined beige-yellowish, delicate velvety surface that which at some point it suddenly gleams with a light green, smooth-satin surface. I literally have this visual image. Never happened to me. Now after 15 min I don't have this green satin glim, but it was interesting. I really like this perfume. It's really worth to try. Not a typical vanilla perfume. If you want to know if it has some similarities with Guerlain Vanilla Planifolia. It's just similar name.