Vanille de Madagascar

A dry, calming, vanilla pod-type of vanilla. Not very sweet, with a tea-like quality that many people have mentioned below. There's also a woody-ish quality you might find in the likes of Diptyque's Tam Dao and Une Nuit Nomade's Bohemian Soul, though it's not exactly woody, just with the dry/creamy texture of sandalwood but make it vanilla. I wouldn't call it a bad scent just because it's not the cupcake vanilla extract type scent that you expected when you blind bought the bottle (eye-roll). Vanille de Madagascar is evocative of the vanilla pods growing in Madagascar blowing in the salty sea air off the coast of the island. A zen, light and airy scent, lasts around 4-5 hours with moderate projection in the first 2 hours, then hangs around more closely for the remaining time. A very unique vanilla in my collection, I love it for days I'm not in the mood for sweet.

It smells vanilla beans, not vanilin which is added to cakes. I really love this perfume, while I hate vanilla note in perfumes in general. This one is not gourmand vanilla, it is organic vanilla beans. Very sexy. EDIT Oct 2020: I eventually purchased it and wearing it now. It is a bit more interesting if you spend more time with that. It is definitely super fresh deep vanilla, but it also has perfect natural black tea aspect.

This is so smooth, so clean and airy. Very unusual take on vanilla. It's a fresh breath of green forest air, tea and raw unsweetened vanilla. So comforting and easy to wear! Honestly the more I wear it, the more I enjoy it and more facets of it reveal themselves. Very fine work, Mr Morillas! Year later Update: to this day this is my favorite fresh-green-tea-like type vanilla, period! I only wish the lasting power was better.

I purchased this perfume because it was made by the same perfumer who made Boucheron’s Vanille De Zanzibar, which is discontinued. Although there are mild similarities, these fragrances are very different. Given the fragrance's name, this fragrance is more citrus-forward than vanilla-forward, which was a little disappointing to me. The notes mention a Bergamont. I smell more of a pear opening. This vanilla could be worn in the summer or spring because it’s lighter. The longevity is good, but the sillage is very mild. It’s very well blended. I can’t say that it smells like anything else I have or have smelled before. This would be a pleasing fragrance for someone who wants vanilla but isn't into gourmands. It’s also very well blended. i’m just slightly disappointed because I was hoping it would be a replacement for another fragrance that i love that's discontinued. I will still give it a 4/5.

Woody, Citrusy Vanilla. In the opening of this fragrance you get woodchips or pencil shavings that have been scented with vanilla. At this stage, I would say the fragrance leans quite masculine however by the 15 - 30 min mark the wood recedes and the citrus is more evident. I can pick up a subtle tea note but not always. This is a unique fragrance because it does not come across as gourmand despite being vanilla centric and it is very fresh, almost airy take on vanilla. It is not the greatest performer, lasting a moderate 4-5 hours during which it sits very close to the skin. This definitely a like for me but not a must have.