Vanilla Firenze

THE MOST ADDICTIVE VANILLA! Vanilla Firenze has THE BEST opening I have ever smelt! This is just an utterly gorgeous, resinous, warm and sweet, Coca Cola/myrrh & vanilla. It’s cosy, comforting and extremely addictive. The bottle is also a stunner. 10/10! The let down for me is this dries down to a skin scent. I can still smell it but it does become a lot fainter. I find it similar to Spiritueuse Double Vanille performance wise, although Vanilla Firenze is a much better scent by a long shot. I’m hoping it lasts on fabrics or gets stronger with time so I can justify the spend, but I ended up having to buy this because it is just so incredibly addictive, I just couldn’t not have it in my collection! I could literally bathe in this all day, every day! I’ve seen Vanilla Firenze compared to Black Tie EAU DE PARFUM, Lune Féline EAU DE PARFUM and Absolute Aphrodisiac. I have all of these and there are absolutely no similarities to my nose at all. It also bares absolutly no similarity to La Baguette. As for the rest of the “smells like” suggestions, this is just people trolling. In my opinion #Vanilla Firenze | Gucci" is a mix of Spiritueuse Double Vanille and 403 Myrrh Shadow which is slightly more aromatic, but very close. If you like this I’d highly recommend testing 403 Myrrh Shadow it is also gorgeous Overall I think it’s utterly criminal Vanilla Firenze doesn't have a much higher rating! This is so underrated! Out of all the vanillas in my collection, this is my favourite one! I truly love this and can’t get enough of it.

I saw the notes and ordered a decent immediately, then read the reviews and got all kinds of nervous... I shouldn't have, though, because after the first sniff, this easily became of of my favorite fragrances of all time. It started off as a surprisingly spicy vanilla, and eventually dried down to slightly smoky (though that could just be me) but otherwise almost photorealistic sticky-sweet scent of vanilla cola syrup, the kind they use in soda fountains. It brings back vivid memories of my first few nights working closing shift at a gas station, and smelling like dried soda syrup and new-job-hopefulness as I stepped into a the night air (after the local wildfire had been put out a few hours earlier, so there's still just a BIT of smokiness, but hey, it's Spokane, what are you gonna do?). It lasted FOREVER on my skin, even after a shower, without being too overpowering... I still wouldn't recommend it for office wear, though, just because I can see how some people may not like it. It's everything I wanted and SO much more, and if it weren't for the price point, I would go buy the full bottle now... Unfortunately, it costs half of a month's rent, so that's definitely not gonna happen outside of my dreams any time soon. Wait for me, Vanilla Firenze, my beloved!

I have been looking a perfume similar to Eau Duelle EDP by Diptyque. That has been my resinous benzoin cosy vanilla go-to for the longest time. There are people who will just keep repurchasing the same perfume because they know that it works for them and would rather stay there. My thinking is... These perfumes will either be classic and be churned out over and over if the demand is there... But if it is only a handful of people buying that perfume then it won't stand the test of time and perfume brands will eventually stop that particular perfume. I would like to explore fragrances of similar vein to what I like so to avoid disappointment. At the end of the day, it is a product that will cease to exist at some point in my life. We have to move with the times. These two paragraphs is a longer way to say, this is similar to a perfume I already love. Since I liked Eau Duelle, I also then liked this perfume. And it can be a replacement if they do stop Eau duelle's production. Eau duelle is a lot more nuanced and silent, but the myrrh and benzoin in this perfume is much more pronounced. It is distinct and if I pass by someone who wears this perfume, I will be able to recognise it. I love this perfume in the cold weather and the UK is never short of that.

Personally for me out of all the vanilla scents on the market I would 100% say this is the best SMOOTH and VANILLA PROMINENT fragrance. Gucci have clearly made this a mass appealing, simple, vanilla scent. The iris butter is a beautiful touch that allows for the vanilla’s sweetness to prevail. The black pepper and cardamom in this fragrance reminds me of the smoothness and spiciness of The Blazing Mr Sam Penhaligon's. This makes the fragrances more masculine leaning. The longevity is 7-9 hours for me and the sillage is moderate. This fragrance is beautiful but the price point is rather expensive. Neither less I am likely in the future to buy myself a bottle.

This is divine. It's rich and opulent vanilla with a boozy and earthy feel. It's not sickly sweet either. The cardamom gives it a chai tea vibe, and the longer I wear it, it reminds me of Dear Polly by Vilhelm... but better. I see it ranked as similar to Changing Constance and it is not at all. Constance is more caramely and goes cola with the cardamom. (I like it and own a bottle, but these two are like distant cousins several times removed.) It does very much remind me of World According to Arthur. To that point that I feel silly having both. Neither is cheap and they smell VERY similar... there are differences though. This is the richer of the two.