Sublime Vanille

Creed Sublime Vanille is truly a beautiful fragrance. It opens with a lively burst of fresh lemony vanilla that immediately draws you in. As it settles on the skin, a subtle aromatic quality emerges, preventing the vanilla from becoming overwhelmingly gourmand. The fragrance evolves, with the vanilla gaining dominance and a delicate powdery note emerging during the dry down. A light, and airy sweetness lends a subtle and natural vibe to the overall composition. This fragrance exudes an effortless elegance, making it suitable for any occasion, be it casual or formal. The faint hint of spiciness adds a mature touch, elevating it beyond a mere lemon cookie scent. Versatility is a strong suit; I would confidently wear this fragrance year-round. Its light and airy nature makes it perfect for summer, while the aromatic vanilla creates a comforting aura when worn on a scarf during colder weather. Notably, Sublime Vanille has a unisex appeal, with a slight hint of powderiness in the dry down, adding a subtle feminine touch without alienating those seeking a unisex fragrance. Sublime Vanille almost smells like it could be a Shalimar flanker. I find it very similar to Shalimar Cologne and a bit more distantly similar the the Shalimar Souffle flankers. For that reason I could never justify purchasing this fragrance. The price point is unreasonably astromomical. I have those Shalimar flankers and they have better performance without sacrificing a higher quality natural scent. I was able to purchase them them for less than a tenth the cost of a bottle of the Creed. Even purchasing them in the current 2020's price gouging era, they can be found for around $100-$150CAD while the Creed is almost $800CAD for the small bottle. Regrettably, the performance of Sublime Vanille falls short of expectations, particularly considering its premium price point. While my experience with longevity is relatively better than some other reviewers, the fragrance lasts just over 6 hours on my skin. The projection, initially promising, softens significantly after the first two hours. Although not a powerhouse, it maintains a noticeable presence within close proximity. It would have been appreciated if the initial strength endured for a more extended period. However, beyond those initial hours, it becomes a subtle skin scent, detectable only when very close to the skin—a drawback that leaves room for improvement.

Sublime Vanille always puts a smile on my face each time I wear it. It opens with creamy vanilla and a burst of lemon. The lemon is not screechy or astringent; rather, it is sweet without being sugary. As the scent develops, the lemon softens and the vanilla gets creamier, but somehow the vanilla remains uplifting and never veers into candy territory. When I wear Sublime Vanille to work, my co-worker always inhales deeply and says, "you smell so heavenly". It is true that this scent has a simple composition, but there is something about this simplicity that I find immensely wearable...and addicting! I find myself craving it everyday and not wanting to wear anything else. This scent is definitely full bottle worthy for me, but unfortunately, I cannot afford the $575 price tag. It is very reasonably priced if you break it down per ml or per ounce, but I just cannot afford to buy that much juice at one time. I emailed Creed asking that they make this scent available in a smaller, more practical sized bottle, so I hope they consider it. Sillage and lasting power are actually very good on me. However, I admit that the very first time I ever sampled it, I could not smell it. I think my nose was burnt out from over-sampling :op I have a decant and use two sprays and I'm good for 6-8 hours, depending on how humid it is. I love this scent for its modesty - it is such a pleasure to wear :o) UPDATE: The price is now $640 for the Royal Exclusives line.

I just recently received my Creed Sublime Vanille. I currently have 5 other Creed fragrances, so I know what to expect in terms of quality and longevity. Sublime Vanille is not weak, but for the price...it is not long lasting. However, it is a great scent to wear when you do not know what scent to wear. You know what I mean; we are standing in front of our trays or cabinets of perfumes, looking at all the shiny, pretty bottles and trying not to grab the one bottle we always gravitate to (for me this is Angel edP). LOL Sublime Vanille is clean, soft, smells expensive (but light) and I think would be great on guys and girls. Now, the problem I think most have with Sublime Vanille, especially those who Blind Bought like I did...is the name Sublime Vanille. Many just see the word Vanille and think; I love vanilla. Add to cart ;) Everyone needs to focus on the word SUBLIME. Creed did a play on words with this. The overall meaning of Sublime is: of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe. Creed is using this word and meaning to describe not only this fragrance, but I believe all their fragrances. But we should focus on the subLIME. Sublime Vanille is a citrus scent, full of lime and bergamot (hint of lemon) and a smidge of vanilla in the drydown. If those who bought this blindly knew they were buying a LIME scent and not a vanilla scent....there might be more love for this :)

This is the most beautiful scent. By far my favorite in my entire collection. I originally smelled this on a friend and it was completely intoxicating. The most perfect, elevated 'put together' womanly vanilla I have ever smelled. This left a scent trail behind her and I had to know what it was! Tracking down a sample was harder than I thought it would be but once I had one I couldn't stop smelling it. It's just lovely. I would recommend this as a wedding day scent and if you can afford it, an everyday bathe yourself in it scent. My favorite thing about this perfume is that I can wear it anywhere. It's perfect for work, date night, daytime, compliments, and any season. Everyone that has smelled it on me adores it as much as I do. I am completely and hopelessly in love with this fragrance. The first time I heard the price I vowed to move on and forget about it but I absolutely could not. My husband surprised me with a full bottle and it has become my signature scent. Owning it and seeing the beautiful detailed gold bottle on my dresser everyday I am no longer intimidated by the price. I will wear it as if I was dying tomorrow and continue to buy. I am so helplessly in love. Cons? It doesn't last as long as it should for the price so I find myself over spraying. I wanted to try other from Creed but NOTHING holds a candle to Sublime Vanille. It will have you ignoring everything else in your collection.

I was introduced to this fragrance very early on in my scent journey, and at that time I absolutely fell in love with it, however the atrocious price point deterred me then. I wasn’t at a place financially where I could reasonably justify forking over $600+ for a fragrance, so it wasn’t a difficult decision to pass on buying it. However circumstances changed and I was able to get my hands on a bottle and I can say this is definitely my favorite Creed fragrances, and close to being my favorite vanilla fragrance overall. A very pleasant, citrus forward vanilla serves to be appropriate for any occasion, any time of the year. Purely rating the scent, this is an easy 10/10 for me, however the performance is definitely lacking, lasting me max 3 hours before fading into a very intimate skin scent. That, combined with the absurd price point, makes this probably not worth it for most, especially considering there are other fragrances that do this scent profile well, just not quite as well as Sublime Vanille. However if you’re fortunate enough to find this at less than retail, or the price isn’t an issue for you, then I’d say this is a must. If that’s not the case for you, then this is probably a pass.

Oh so sublime. This is my type of vanilla!!! It was love at first sniff! Masterpiece vanilla, undoubtably the most sophisticated, lightly sweet, fluffy, yet alluring, addictive and oh so intoxicating! This is one of the best vanilla perfume i have ever smelled. By far the best Bergamot and Vanilla combination hands down. So perfectly well blended, nothing is fighting for attention. Citruses can be sharp or come across as a strong astringent lemon cleaning product but not here. Silky smooth blend, simple, natural smelling, delicious, airy, fresh vanilla that is perfectly unisex. I love this on a man and on myself its so feminine, luxurious and yummy. If you hate vanilla, gourmands and sticky sweet perfumes you will still love this as its not a vanilla extract nor cupcake type of vanilla. 12/10 and i would definitely recommend it! With natural ingredients it doesn’t last long (about 3 hours on skin but it can last if you spray onto your clothing) naturally, projects about arms length. Never fails to get compliments when someone gets close enough. All the listed below smells nothing like it, there is only one vanilla i have come across that smells a bit like this.

The name is fitting...it's absolutely a sublime vanilla! Sweet, almost sugary lemon is present from the start, along with vanilla, but it complements rather than overshadows. The vanilla isn't woody, or boozy, or dusty, or plasticky...just a perfect true soft vanilla note. At certain points early on, I kept thinking I was also smelling a little heliotrope, but it must be the tonka-vanilla-orchid combination. The musk is light and clean. I detected no lime. It stayed fairly linear on me, but delightful and comforting all the way. Totally a skin scent, I expected longevity to be poor as well, but no...longevity was good for me, and I can still smell it on my clothing 12 hours later. I also kept getting wafts of it every time I moved, and when my clothing shifted a little, so I could still enjoy it even though it didn't seem to leave a trail. I was gifted a large sample of this by a dear and very generous friend, but if I had a bottle, I would spray myself with reckless hedonistic abandon, regardless of the insane price. It's just THAT good for me.

I imagine royalty class wearing this in a castle in the victorian era in Europe. Yes, I know my imagination is quite unfathomable, but, this is really well blended. If I dare say, the most well blended fragrance in my humble collection. The word pleasant doesn't do it right. It is relaxing, calming, rich and, as said, royalty worthy. A particularity about this is the vanilla and citrus combination, it reminds me of Versace Eros's dry down. Of course, this is at another planet when it comes to classiness and perfumery as an art, but side to side I am getting some hints. This comparison is of course not to lower the rating of this masterpiece but to take me to my next point, pricing. Because, at this price tag of this precious juice, you can almost buy a shipment of The Versace and start your own business in fragrance selling at the grey market. In the end, being the helpless and addicted fragrance lover that I am, I will buy this as an exclusive smell to feel a bit royal.

This smells...exactly like Creed doing a vanilla scent! Regal and delicious, unisex bliss, and exclusive as all hell. Pros: Quite possibly the most cozy, heavenly vanilla/lemon scent you'll ever smell. Yellow spongecake, fluffy feather-light lemon, creamy tonka-bean, and a hug from a familiar friend; but a this-costs-almost-800$ hug! Slightly powdery in the dry-down - reminiscent of the sweet-powdery-gourmand drydown of Shalimar Parfum Initial, but much softer. I have officially made an association between Sublime Vanille and beach-vacations/boardwalks, though I can make no legitimate ties there except the "carefree" & uplifting atmosphere of both. Cons: Less than adequate projection, slow but steady longevity, fizzles out pretty quickly, in about 3-4 hours, it's undetectable. Also you have to sell your kidneys for a bottle, there's that too. Still one of my favorite SCENTS of all time... too bad about the performance issues.

Oh my gosh, this is such a heavenly fragrance. I have tried many vanilla-citrus combos, and this along with Shalimar Souffle de Parfum are the best, but these have very different vibes. Shalimar Souffle has sexy, sophisticated woman vibes, and Sublime Vanille has an "I'm a very tender person, so soft and loving" vibes. To me, when I smell this it evokes a memory of a mother's unconditional love, so tender... Like a soft caress. I love this perfume. It's along the vibes of Très Chere by Mizensir in the sense of what it evoques in my emotional memory. This is not cloying, it's perfectly balanced. It does smell a little bit like a wedding cake frosting, but in a very sophisticated way. I wish this wasn't as expensive as it is. I cannot justify buying it, even if I love the scent. The price is astronomically ridiculous, no perfume should cost that much. But well, I'll use my 2 ml free sample on very special occasions.

How do you take your ... vanilla? Strong and heady? Gourmand? With spices? Incenses? With Chocolate? Flowers? Smoky? It is just a question of taste. But, if you like it light with a touch of lemon and orange and a musky sensuous orchid in the dry down, this should be your choice. It has some similarities with Shalimar Legere. One plays with the jasmine note, the other one with the orchid notes. It will not make the list for the best vanillas, classics, masterpieces, etc. but this is a refined fragrance made with quality ingredients. Without any doubts. I love the Vanilla Bourbon choice here. It adds richness without being heavy. It has a soft sillage that will satisfy just your pleasure and bother nobody else around you. Nothing harsh, no cheap synthetics. Not too sweet. Not too floral. Not too dark. After 4 hours it is still here. If it wasn’t so expensive I would recommend it to everybody. ☺ 7.9/10

I wish this was cheaper. I went back and smelled all of the Royal Exclusives in Nordstrom and this was the only one that surprised me immediately, which is funny, because the first time I smelled this, I recoiled. That's because back then, I was used to your average Sephora/Macy's designers. I was expecting it to be a purely sweet vanilla, but it wasn't. I smelled it today and was obsessed. So much so, that I sprayed it all over myself after leaving and coming back because I was so surprised. The nice lady gave me a sample of it. People complain about the longevity. I must be really lucky with longevity, hecause I never seem to have an issue with it in any of the fragrances people complain about. Need a bottle, don't need to pay the full price.

I lucked out and bought a partial bottle for a ridiculously low price. I adore this light lemony vanilla perfume. It lasts on my skin, and just when I think it's gone the scent reappears. Unlike any other vanilla scent I've tried, sadly. Sparkles in the summertime, which is when I used up my bottle last year! The price is insane, which is why I'll never purchase a full bottle. One of my favorite scents, but I'll stick with samples or cross my fingers to luck out on another partial. Edit add: I tried out Alexandria Fragrances Sublime clone scent called Splendid Vanille. It opens louder, and doesn't linger as long as Sublime... but does smell surprisingly close enough to please those like me who can't or won't pay the retail price for Sublime.

I recently purchased a new bottle of Irish Tweed and they added a sample of Sublime Vanille to the delivery. I have to say WOW! This smells so good. It is gourmand heaven. The opening has a destinct milky vanilla tonkabean sweetness underlined with fresh citrus. It smells like a lemon vanilla cheese cake or a lemon vanilla ice cream to me. Incredibly yummy. Now that said, I would not want to wear this as a man. It smells way to feminine to me. This is a personal opinion of course, but for what it is worth I would love to smell this on a woman. I would definitley want to stay close to her if she was wearing this.

It's a very soft, non-sweet vanilla extract mixed with a huge lemon drop candy. It's not sugary sweet, just a little sweet. I also get some smokiness in the mix. I'm reminded of the dry down in Shalimar Cologne (the new one) a little but much lighter. It's so extremely light wearing that I have to press my nose to my wrist to get a hint of it. Very airy, clean and fresh. Borders on lemon floor polish a little for me. The floor polish vibe disappears though once it has dried down. It becomes very comforting but much too light to warrant those Creed prices I think.

This is a magnificent fragrance. It smells wonderful, sophisticated, and stays close to the skin. Vanilla and a touch of lemon carry it in the air. There is a beautiful wedding cake scent to it that is absolutely scrumptious. At times it smells like a cooled creme brûlée. I would dare say that this marks an important transition of Olivier Creed and his son Edwin as they collaborated on the creation of this scent. It does have silage, as I was complemented on the scent about 6 hours after I first put it on in the morning. Simply a gorgeous fragrance.

This truly smells great--a perfect, universal, woody vanilla brightened by citrus that is impeccably balanced. It's a sort of "training wheels Shalimar" done well. It's lasting and beautiful without being overly complicated. I am so absolutely sure it's just some ambery and woody aromachemicals (iso e super? cedramber? ambroxan?), vanillin and ethyl vanillin, citruses, and white musks...but props to the perfumer for putting them together in such well-tuned proportions. Should be a fraction of the cost, of course, and I'll never buy it.

I absolutely LOVE this fragrance. It's exactly what I have ben looking for in terms of a soft creamy lemon scent. I have been on the hunt for a creamy lemon and everything else I have tried has been too astringent, too woody, too many notes or no longer available. This is my Goldie Lock's Just Right lemon fragrance. Having said that, I do find it obnoxiously over-priced. I have a generous decant of this, and even though I am in love with it, I find it very hard to justify pulling the trigger at $750 CAD for a bottle.

I currently have Oil Perfumery's version of Sublime Vanille. It's a nice vanilla with a twist of citrus. I've never smelled the original, so I can't speak to that one. This has over 10 hours of fragrance on my skin, so I just love that! This is good in all seasons, either day or night. It's so versatile and a good layering fragrance. I would never ever consider paying full price for the original, but with oil perfumery you kind of can't go wrong!

My favorite bergamot-vanilla combo. It’s IMPOSSIBLE to dislike. The blend is quality, the composition is beautiful, the smell is just impeccable, not a single flaw. I wanna smell like this forever. But $600 for 100mL? HELL NOOOOOOO... I’m never buying this. This smell doesn't even last all day, let alone half of it. You can make this exact smell with vanillin, bergamot essential oil, and timbersilk. Why on Earth is this so expensive?!