Zenith Vanilla

* Excellent vanilla and rum forward gourmand fragrance * Great blend of spicy, floral, citrus, powdery and boozy aromas * Prominent notes of vanilla, violet, rum, musk and candied orange peel * Smells like a vanilla snap cookie * Excellent performer * Classy presentation * A sweet fragrance older adults can actually appreciate * Great for social activities and date nights * Great for cooler seasons * Leans quite masculine for a vanilla fragrance * May still be not good for those who dislike sweet fragrances despite the maturity * Not good for hot weather seasons French Avenue's Zenith Vanilla is a great twist on the tried and true classic vanilla gourmand fragrance DNA. A powerful boozy rum note complements the vanilla nicely and gives this a warm and grown up feel. You'll also pick up some sweet, spicy, floral, citrus and powdery aromas as well. Standout notes are vanilla, rum, baby powder, violet, patchouli musk and a tiny hint of candied orange peel. It's this last subtle note along with the strong rum and vanilla that really put this one over the top. I was complimented by a woman on this scent who said I smelled just like a vanilla cookie and she's right. A perfect summary of this outstanding fragrance. This is quite sweet and very strong, but it's a rare sweet fragrance that appeals more to older users than younger ones. This said, those who really don't like sweet fragrances may not be won over though I strongly recommend they give this a try. It's quite masculine for a vanilla fragrance, so female users should take note. This is great for cooler weather and used for social occasions and on date nights. It will likely be cloying in hot weather. Performance is really good. The overall quality is really high for this entire line and the presentation is classy. If you like vanilla, give this one a shot. Highly recommended.

I haven’t smelled the original Dior Vanilla Diorama, so I can’t compare similarity, performance, or longevity to it. However, there’s another fragrance that smells extremely close about 90–95% similar and that is Fragrance World Vanille Drama, they are basically from the same company. The main difference between Zenith Vanilla and Vanille Drama lies in the opening. Zenith Vanilla opens with a brighter, slightly fresher feel, likely coming from candied orange and bergamot. The candied orange is especially noticeable, giving it a sweet citrus touch. As it transitions into the mid and drydown, it becomes almost identical to Vanille Drama. Both share a warm spicy vanilla profile with a soft boozy nuance from rum. By the drydown, they are nearly indistinguishable. Where Zenith Vanilla clearly stands out is in performance. It has stronger projection and better longevity, easily lasting over 8 hours on both skin and clothes. You can even notice the higher concentration it feels slightly more oily on the skin, likely because it has extrait de parfum concentration. In contrast, Vanille Drama feels more moderate in projection and longevity. If you have the budget and enjoy a slightly sweeter, brighter opening, Zenith Vanilla is the better choice. However, I still personally prefer Vanille Drama overall. It feels less bright and less playful, going straight into a warm, boozy, and spicy vanilla scent without that candied orange opening. Even though Vanille Drama has weaker performance, it’s significantly more affordable, which still makes it a very good option. 8.4/10

Nose Note #765 Wow, what's up with the ratings? Another victim of a hate campaign on the UAE brands? 3.57?! This is a legit top quality perfume. It has beautiful coca cola vibes, somewhat like Tabac n Coke, MFK Grand Soir and TF Tobacco Vanille in the distance. Beautiful unisex fragrance. This is not niche, not by a point. Just a wonderful almost crowd pleasing fragrance. If you like TF TV or Tonka Cola - this one will satisfy you, especially if you are a lady. Tonka Cola? Yeah, actually this is somewhere there, but easier to wear. Orange candy? Not so much, more like vanilla with some light florals and amber, some patchouli too. 8/10, very easy to like and wear, at least for me

Yeah ,this is absolutely top notch perfume! It opens with this beautiful candied orange and it goes so well with that slight rum note. Smells inanely addicting and sweet after 20 minutes after the opening !!! The 3-6th hour mark smells so comforting and sensual it's unreal that you can make such a gorgeous fragrance at such low price. the rest of the fragrance is resinous and slightly smoky with that incredible vanilla. Lasts something like 8 hours right out of the box with a really big projection for the first 2-3 hours. Honestly top 5 maybe even top 3 fragrances in my collection and definitely number 1 vanilla in my collection.

Fizzy vanilla coke with a touch of florals with dusty patchouli and smokiness from styrax and benzoin. It's impossible to mess up the vanilla-styrax combo, according to me, so I don't really mind the vintage aspect of it that everyone mentions. If you are on the verge of deciding if you need this fragrance based on the reviews below, then ask yourself if you like fragrances such as MFK Oud Satin Mood, La Fille de Berlin, or similar perfumes, typically rosy ones. If the answer is yes, then you will have no problems with Zenith Vanilla

Very vintage vibes. This one might be pretty polarizing. I did blind buy her off the notes alone and I must say, I love it. I feel like this frag is a contradiction in terms—salty, warm, spicy, with a little sweetness. A totally non gourmand vanilla. There is a fizzy Coca-Cola note that isn’t in the notes here as well as a spiciness—cinnamon perhaps? Kinda tickles my nose. This perfume does remind me of Paris Corner Cherry Cola only a bit less citrusy (IYKYK). Oh, and the bottle is gorgeous.

I have all 4 Zenith fragrances and this one is my favorite! That candid orange is beautiful and stays much longer than just the opening. The overall scent is boozy, sweet, and resinous and so balanced overall. It's supposed to be duping Vanilla Diorama, which I haven't tried, but the scent is reminding me so much of Tonka Cola (this is better imo!). Unisex and works most times of the year, especially at night. Lasts a long time too. Lovely scent.

Absolutely phenomenal and a joy to wear for me - if you love Coca Cola vibes, sweet subtle orange with subtle woods and dry vanilla - this is the don!

Blind bought this,Had it for a few months now and I must say at first this was not a live for me so I left it and forgot I had it until about a week ago when I saw it and thought I’d give it another go,and thank hod I gave it another chance because I absolutely love it now! Shes zesty,fizzy and comforting ! I this I was expecting a vanilla forward fragrance when I bought it (its not) but still beautiful regardless

First off, this isn’t really that close to Vanilla Diorama. It’s way closer to Tonka Cola. That being said, it smells nice AFTER the initial 15 minutes where it smells like spices. Once you get to the dry down it’s a very nice creamy vanilla with very good longevity. 8/10 for me. Perfectly unisex

Do you want vanilla but afraid of gourmand side? Try this one.. vanilla not in a gourmand way, a little bit spice and powdery undertone. Using this one for 'me time' very soft and calming, kind of smell of baby's room. Rate 8.5/10 ✨

Very, very vintage. I smell Chanel No5 with Coke. I have a huge collection of fragrances, so I take it as a part of the collection, but I can't imagine a young woman wearing this. I think for a man this would be a better choice with a kind of interesting twist. I enjoy it as bizare part of my collection not for using it in social circumstances. Just home for collectors' fun. :) I can't imagine the influencers would suggest it because they really like it as a wearable option. Its redicoulous.

Blind buy. Not sure how I feel with this one, I don’t love it. Saw some influencers on tt hyping it up, that’s why I got it. I love vanilla, but idk this one wasn’t love at first sniff 😭 will update after I let it sit and wear it

If Vanilla Coca Cola was a fragrance, this is what it would smell like. Idk whether to love it or hate on it, I think i'll stick in the middle LOL........

კანზე მისხმიდან რაღაც პერიოდის შემდეგ ძალიან ემსგავსება honor & glory lattafa სუნამოს.თაფლის,ყვავილებისა და ვანილის უფრო ინტენსიური ნოტებით. ტკბილი სუნამოები ვისაც იზიდავს, მათ მოეწონებათ. ფასი მშვენიერი აქვს. 2.5/5

This was my take on Zenith Vanilla by French Avenue: Alright, I got this because I really love Vanilla Diorama, but it's still hot where I live so it's not worth spending 480 bucks on a 200ml right now (I am going to get the 200ml eventually), and I wanted to try this. French Avenue surprised me but let me down at the same time. I've said this in other comments: no French Avenue has ever stayed in my collection. Sold or gave away every one. This will stay, but it's not a proud, confident wear. I've tried Vanilla Diorama many times and I would say the best quality about it is the blend and the way it sticks. I've had Vanilla Diorama literally stick between the parts of my watch and stay there for a month, let alone when it got on my bracelet. I am usually weird with how I describe things and I will do that here as well. When it comes to whether this smells like Vanilla Diorama, I'll have to put it like this. Imagine if people had one of those Jacob Elordi lookalike contests, and now imagine what the top 3 guys look like. If someone had a Vanilla Diorama lookalike contest, this would be in the top 3. People would say yeah, that's Vanilla Diorama, but I can tell it's not the real Vanilla Diorama. To me, I wish this was 30 euro more expensive and that they spent that extra on just better ingredients, especially the spices and the vanilla, like adding more high quality vanilla absolu. I don't know if it's just my nose going blind to it, but it just doesn't have that same depth of vanilla. It's like it almost relies too much on just loads of ethyl vanillin, yeah it stays, because you used a lot, but then most of it's gone and then yeah. I find Vanilla Diorama to have more of a cinnamon feel, due to the cocoa and cardamom. This does not. This goes super heavy on the orange feel. Does it smell good? Yeah. Is it something unbelievable? No. Does it smell like it is 20 euro? Not really, it's good private line designer style. But the ingredients lack. Overall, I'll probably wear this in cooler weather. It's something you can just throw on when going grocery shopping in winter. Wouldn't risk it going on a date or when actually wanting to wear something you can be proud of. Much better designer options out there. Will I buy Vanilla Diorama? Absolutely, this does not replace Vanilla Diorama for me.

Zenith Vanilla by French Avenue was a major disappointment. On paper, it promises a rich vanilla experience, but the reality is far less appealing. The fragrance opens with an overwhelmingly synthetic vanilla accord that feels harsh, dated, and unpleasantly medicinal. There is a vintage-like facet blended into the composition that comes across more as stale and rotten than refined or nostalgic. What puzzled me most is that my initial test in the store was actually quite pleasant. However, after wearing it at home, the scent developed into an off-putting medicinal and spoiled vanilla smell that made me question whether the bottle had been exposed to excessive heat or sunlight. Unfortunately, repeated wearings confirmed that this was simply the fragrance itself. As someone who enjoys vanilla-based perfumes, this is easily the worst vanilla fragrance I have ever encountered. I am sharing this review mainly as a word of caution. Don't assume that every fragrance in the Zenith line is as impressive as some of its popular counterparts. In this case, the scent quality fell far below expectations. Overall Rating: 0/10

I'm worried that i might have already reviewed this one .. although i don't remember but i've owned a blind buy bottle from all the hype for a while now, hoping it would get better .. and i genuinely wish i didn't buy into that .. what a terrible stench! .. guess it's a small price to pay for establishing that i officially hate balsalmic scents .. this smell like an old musty book glazed with the smelliest sandalwood (though not listed but you cant convince me there's non in here) .. it's so repulsive, i can't imagine being complimented for smelling like this .. i don't get a direct vanilla but you can feel it trying to improve the scent a bit but fails because of the heavy styrax and benzoin .. i've smelled this scent during my childhood as a lot of sudanese perfumes include woody, and resinous materials .. i didnt like it then and i don't like it now .. this is my second hated scent on fragrantica .. after reviewing 100+ .. and the other was sable which apparantly has similar resins ..

This is possibly my worst blind buy to date.... It smells like Vicks vapor rub and the most vintage smelling old lady perfume I’ve ever smelt. I hope it’s gonna mature into something different because as it is now, I never even wanna spray it again.

UPDATE BE WARE: I recently reviewed it and you have to check the ingredients before buying - I'm literally getting rashes from this absolute shit honestly f french avenue

big no smells of dusty vanilla in old grandma's cupboard. doesn't smell of orange candy at all.

Picked this up as a blind buy after seeing it being compared to Emir Cherry Cola and Mancera Tonka Cola, both of which I enjoy. On first impressions, I do notice the similarities, but they're overall quite different from one another. Cherry Cola/Tonka Cola have far more of a bright spicy cherry-cinnamon opening, while Zenith Vanilla is more powdery and subdued. I would describe the scent of Zenith Vanilla as 'dusty fizzy cola bottles'. Projection and longevity both seem quite good so far. I think I like it, but I'm curious to see how it develops after a few weeks/months. Update: this is becoming more and more of a powder bomb as time goes by. I sprayed some on my clothes, and the next day they had that Chanel No.5-style powderiness clinging onto them. I would say this has a thicker, more dense drydown than Tonka Cola DNA which I do enjoy, but I'd suggest testing on your skin and letting it settle before committing to this.

I’ve never smelled Vanilla Diorama, but this is awful, yet weirdly addictive. First of all, nothing like Chanel No 5, so don’t worry about that. This opens and dries down smelling like a musty, dusty, and dank old New Age boutique in a half-forgotten coastal tourist town. The sort of place where you can buy incense, soaps, alternative perfumes, crystals, and spell books. I can understand the cola bottle association, but I’m also getting a very “ripe” nag champa accord, alongside a distinct whiff of musty carpet from this. Tart, fizzy, almost acerbic incenses, unguents, and musty carpet. I couldn’t wear this comfortably, but I will keep it because as awful as it is, as unwearable as you can imagine “tart, fizzy, almost acerbic incenses, unguents, and musty carpet” being, it’s weirdly addictive and I keep feeling strangely compelled to huff the back of my hand.

Get rid of any conception of vanilla from your mind. This smells like cola and also has that effervescence. Very nice. Update: It actually smells closer to those sugar-coated cola bottle gummies. Essentially, it's a fizzy cola smell but more sugary-sweet. From limited testing, it seems the effervescent fizziness lasts for 20-30 minutes in the opening.

Very similar to the OG and I love it! Also reminds me of Tonka Cola in the opening, but dries down to become this vanillic, cinnamony, slight cola type of scent. Def an evening scent. Very different from those generic vanillas other brands be popping out with

Vanilla Diorama is more sublte that's for sure , but i can understand the similarities. I finally found what it reminded me of on the dry down,it's Nocturnal life from Zara it has something incensy coming out of it

Ooh! Is this gonna smell like a cool orange creamcicle or a fizzy cold orange soda? Because that's an absolute dream for the summer... I hope so.

bottle is gorgeous. might buy this just to have it