Vanille Extreme Eau de Toilette

Oh, my God! This is my most successful blind buy to date! It is a straight-up LOVE - the loveliest love! Wow, just wow! I keep smelling my wrists and I simply can't believe how good this is. The creator behind this, Jacques Lions, is a genius! You know that feeling when you buy a perfume solely because the notes sound good, it arrives and you test it, praying it is not a failure? Well, there is nothing more satisfying than crushing that feeling to the ground. When I first sprayed this, I was hit by the truest, creamiest, milkiest, butteriest vanilla I've ever had the chance of smelling! I went "Mmmmm, this is so good" immediately. Vanille Extreme smells like all good vanilla things: cupcakes, frosting, ice cream - all infused with the richest vanilla extract on the market. It is a straight-up gourmand - my skin and my clothes smell completely edible, how crazy is that?! And it only gets better with time - it evolves into a profound vanilla, that brings me back to an uncertain, but happy place in my childhood, and gives me tears of nostalgia for something I never realised I lost - maybe my playful naivity or maybe the vanilla pudding my mom used to make, the one that I never get quite right when I try to do it myself. It also awakens a deep wanderlust in me, making me long for riding in a car with my lover, in the middle of a summer night, the mountain on one side and the sea on the other. Very few perfumes manage to evoke so much emotion in me, but this one - in all its beautiful simplicity - managed to do it like no other. I am so taken aback by its beauty. And if my love for it wasn't enough, get this: as soon as I sprayed it and went out with some old friends, one of the guys said: "What are you wearing? It is so, so good, I noticed it as soon as you walked in. I need to know the name of it, so I could buy this for my future girlfriend". After that, he tested it on his skin out of curiosity, but wasn't as impressed, saying that it smells more like car refreshener on him and that it smells better on me. One or the girls in the group also said, after smelling the cap of the perfume: "This is so intense and sweet!". No idea how long this lasts, as it's only been a few hours since I sprayed it. Now please excuse me while I go to sleep in vanilla heaven!

I absolutely live for gourmand, vanilla-based fragrances and this is one of my top 2 favourites out of ALL the fragrances I've EVER sampled! It goes on as a gorgeously creamy, sweet, rich, deep, vanilla ice cream dream (the initial blast definitely has a very elegant "cold vanilla" element to it; hence the ice cream comparison) but it slowly warms up and becomes a softer, warmer, creamier, dreamy, gourmand vanilla that reminds me of a sweet and vanilla-heavy baked delight with vanilla cream on top. I could easily wear this alone but it layers SO beautifully and perfectly with almost every single other fragrance that I own; the purity of the vanilla makes it the most perfectly seamless complementary fragrance I have ever experienced. This is a chilly, yummylicious gourmand vanilla fragrance where the vanilla truly shines as a stand-alone AND layered. It is DEFINITELY full bottle worthy and, due to the fact that I love it so much, I will always buy this in the largest size possible! I will never NOT possess Vanille Extreme by CSP in my collection (I just bought a 2nd one because my current one is only one-sixth full and I never want to be without it!) The "chilly" element of it makes it perfect for every season, day or night; I recommend this fragrance highly on every level! (NOTE: I get ZERO play-doh or "plastic-ish" elements from this as other reviewers have said elsewhere; however, what I DO get when I wear this... is compliments!)

This is bananas...it smells exactly like "Montale - Vanille Absolu" and "Vanilla Cake" mixed. Only difference is the cost...lol. That being said...it is DEFINITELY a good alternative to buying two $70-$80 Montale fragrances. Half the price for the two fragrances combined into a 100ml bottle. Not bad...not bad at all!! There is also something very....artificial...about the milky-vanilla tone of this frag. It reminds me of my "ELDO - Ghost in the Shell" frag that has a very plastic and mathematically calculated version of a milkiness to it. Wholly robotic and artificial...though, to me that is the essence of "Cyberpunk" and is absolutely wonderful. For me, this is the perfect vanilla for daily operations in my profession. Not necessarily inviting or warm, but still appearing attractive and smooth. Like a beautiful full-figured mannequin... UPDATE: Okay, I have to give this fragrance its due respect. It doesn't just disappear like most vanilla fragrances...which is surprising. Most "Vanilla" fragrances last as long as a high-school virgin, even the expensive ones. To encounter a vanilla fragrance priced at this point that lasts longer than 4 hours is remarkable. I am wearing it full-body with spritzes of "Mancera-Instant Crush" on pulse points and I can clearly pick-up the "CSP-VE" under the "M-IC". Definitely picking up the 100ml next!!

When I first got this I was like “WOW”. It definitely took me by surprise because it smelled like straight up vanilla flavoured yoghurt to me. Like the milk note was slightly sour smelling to my nose and I was a bit unsure of it at first but now I LOVE it . It is so freaking delicious and smells like ice cream. It is INCREDIBLY sweet but it never sickly and somehow manages to stay light and airy. The sugar in here is not a caramelised sugar or a dense sugar. Its that pure white granulated/cotton candy sugar and this is what i am assuming is reading as synthetic to some people. You have to like EXTREMELY sweet scents to like this. It is slightly synthetic but not in a bothersome way like for example “Girl of Now”. On initial spray it is heavy on the lactones but once settled on the skin it smells similar to Outremer Vanille but I much prefer this as it is slightly more complex. Longevity is moderate and once settled stays close to the skin. This can be increased by overspraying of-course 🤣. I especially love this scent for layering. It adds a milky creamy vanillic twist to every perfume you add it to and my favourite scents to pair it with are Z&V This is her and D&G Pour Femme.

I wasn't sure how strong of a vanilla this was going to be until I warmed to my body chemistry. Everyone is different, so on me it first smelled like warm oatmeal and brown sugar. It was a hot summer day when I first tried it on and I went out for a night walk. About a half hour later, I started to smell more like a vanilla flower showered in sugary milk, and just about everyone who walked by me complimented me on the perfume. In fact most people kept asking: "What is that delicious smell?" I didn't tell everyone it could be my perfume. I have to be careful whenever I wear this because it does attract attention. I find that it's not the kind of vanilla scent that smells synthetic like many vanillas do. This is the real deal. Most compliments I get are from men. It's a foody, yet floral, milky, yummy, summery perfume. I recommend, but use sparingly. All you need is a little bit. I also use Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla hair care -- paired with this vanilla scent, I'm like a delicious bon bon where ever I go -- a combination like this will also leave a scent trail all over your clothes. Not too harsh vanilla, just that comfortable vanilla.