Vanille Passion

I used to own a lot of CSP perfumes but I grew tired of some of them. On the other hand, Vanille Passion is one I still love. It's nothing loud, bold, nor ultra creative--- it's literally a green, almost unripe vanilla bean accord evolving into a darker, more mature vanilla pod accord and musks. Sillage is intimate but longevity is excellent on my skin and clothes. It does strongly smell like alcohol on the first spray but once it warms up on your skin, it turns into a very soft, musky vanilla. I've yet to smell and try many more famous vanilla fragrances but the more I smell vanilla-centric perfumes (hyped or not), the more I appreciate Vanille Passion's minimalism and authenticity. I sometimes use vanilla pods when baking. They're not of the highest quality but to my nose, Vanille Passion doesn't smell artificial at all, it smells close to actual vanilla pods. I really like how it's not gourmand because it makes it a fantastic layering fragrance to add a natural vanillic touch without edible sweetness. I absolutely love gourmands but sometimes I just want to smell like vanilla, nothing more, nothing less. I used to layer this with Vanille Extrême from CSP and I would get compliments from coworkers and sales assistants when I would go shopping. Some of them even asked me to write the names of my combination down lol. Nowadays, I just layer it with anything when I crave a soft, comforting yet serious vanilla. It's not a fun, youthful nor bright perfume but I think this will remain a staple in my collection for a while. I'll take a break from it after I finish my bottle but I'll come back to it for sure, as I haven't found any better option when I crave that specific vanilla vibe :)

This fragrance has been re-released by CSP ! Now it's an eau de Parfum. This is not anything like Vanille Extreme. This is Pure Vanilla. Dark, boozy, plain and simple; vanilla pod. Notes are Black and Green Vanilla Pods and Musk. Vanilla pods are tahitian like all CSP's vanillas. This is not sugary at all. It really is just Vanilla, the same one you can smell when you're cooking with vanilla extract. No essence, no spicyness, completely natural. It has even woodier feeling from green vanilla pod which I guess is the raw, fresh vanilla. The musk is pretty much just for the softening of the sharp vanillic tones, so you don't notice musk in this too much. Longevity is crazy, like 24 hours that's why it's an edP. But the sillage is very soft. You'll get soft wafts of it during the time you're wearing it but have to have your nose against your skin all the time if you want to smell it all the time. Very inoffensive but still recognizable! I think Vanille Passion is perfect for layering and mixing up with other scents because it's almost just one note so you can add vanilla to almost every perfume with this. Also it's lovely on it's own. But this kind of Vanilla is very hard to find. It's not super unique but kinda and it's high quality pure Vanilla and everyone should try it at least once in their lifetime so they know what vanilla is really all about. 10+

Vanille Passion is the best! I'm dyin' to know if it's the same as the Vanille by CSP that existed before Vanille Passion and Vanille Extreme. I actually have 3 versions of this scent. One is the current one, the edP. It's a simple dark pure tahitan vanilla bean. And the rest are the original Vanille Passion edT, in tin bottles. But there's a small difference depending on the type of tin bottle: If it has a sticker instead of partly printed logo it's more sweet but more spicy, reminding you a lot of pumpkin spice and autumn. But with print logo it's the same scent, but it also has this icecream-creamy-marshmallow-caramel-candy sweetness in it. This is my favourite reformulation. Notes in this scent according to my source are: Vanilla(tahitan), Cacao, Coconut Oil, Cinnamon & Nutmeg. (I would definitely add the caramel in that one version!) The new 2015 edP version with golden cap and glass bottle is a different Vanille Passion. It's a lot less sweeter but lasts longer and is more of a raw kinda vanilla. It's official notes: black and green vanilla pods and skin musk. But to me they're all 10/10, both edt&edp! PS. Vanille Passion edT ith caramel is just like Vanilla - Vanille (the vintage one) by L'occitane! Great replacement even though Vanille Passion edT is discontinued as ell.

Among the best existing vanilla-based creations, with light musky notes. Vanille Passion by Sud Pacifique evokes the scent of the exotic markets of the French colonies in Madagascar and the Mauritius Islands for its absolute purity and naturalness, it does not in the least evoke confiserie or pâtisserie, certainly a sophisticated gourmand that does not trigger appetite, rather a vague liqueur scent with an exciting and reassuring evolution towards talc. Sillage not cloying, appreciable duration.

I ordered the sample together with Montale sweet vanilla, and I have Vanilla Abricot from CSP and this one is nothing like those 2 at all. I actually feel something soapy and in it both on paper and skin, would be good to have the notes here so I can identify. Projection and longevity are weak. The smell itself is very interesting given this combination of sweetness and freshness but i can hardly smell anything of it. If you like sweet vanilla scents this is not for you. 10/7