Hermessence Vanille Galante

Alright! I believe I can slightly demystify the fish smell that some experience with Vanille Galante. I got a few samples of it from my H store when it first came out and for some reason only came around to testing it late this summer. I have been enjoying it here and there trying to figure out if it truly was full bottle worthy for me. I really like vanilla fragrances but wow am I ever picky with them... VG was definitely on the yay list for me. It is rare that you will find a vanilla centered fragrance that isn't mainly or overly sweet. I'm also a HUGE fan of Ylang Ylang and my nose seems to pick up on this intoxicating flower in the mixture. In my opinion Ellena had hit the mark of perfection where it was such a beautiful, clean, light vanilla that didn't evoke any gourmand images but still managed to offer that welcome, soothing, comforting feeling that vanilla excels at. Light enough to be worn on a hot summer day and have you sniffing away at yourself in sunny bliss. The verdict was YES! Two days ago I went into my H store in the hopes they had received Epice Marine as I had yet to sample it. Sadly they hadn't.... Anyhow, I asked the SA if I could please have a vial of Vanille Galante as my last vial had but a few drops left and a bottle of VG was pretty far on the horizon for the time being (I had a nice Lutens shopping spree the week prior hehe...). This morning, I decide to dab some VG on my left wrist before sitting down to enjoy my breakfast. To my great horror it smelled like fish what the...? I run back to my H vials as I couldn't remember if I had used the vial I had picked up a few days prior or my old one. As I suspected, I had indeed used the new one and so I immediately dabbed some juice from the old vial on my right wrist. Whew! No fish smell. What does this mean? Bad batch? Has it turned? I don't know... 2 hours in the left wrist still wreaks of fish, but now, because I smelt the dreaded fishy version of VG, I think I kinda sorta pick up on a slight fishiness from my right wrist as well... It's very mild and fleeting - but I'm pretty sure it's there... Is this just a byproduct of olfactory memory? Could it be because the weather and humidity has dropped here? Or has it been there all along and I just wasn't picking up on it because it was so mild in the old vial? Update Oct 30th 2013: So I decided to take the plunge and buy a full buttle of Vanille Galante. I am soooooo happy I moved forward with this purchase. After performing a few more tests with the "fishy vial" in question, it definitely seemed to point towards that specific tester having issues. Which is quite unfortunate as it seems there are a few of those turned vials in circulation based on other reviews of VG. So basically, if you've tried VG and it smelled fishy to you, I strongly suggest you give it another try from a different source. As I type this I'm wearing VG and it is so special! As I mentioned earlier, VG is beautifully complimented by ylang ylang - to my nose at least. The vanilla and ylang dance together in such beautiful symbiosis and the wood and spice give it its unisex twist. Sweet and light, yet slightly warm and spicy. Perfectly balanced. I cannot wait to properly experience VG in the summer time. Wears close to the skin with good longevity. The classiest vanilla I've ever had the pleasure of smelling. Every single time I spray this beauty it never fails to raise my good mood ratio a couple of notches!! :)

Hermessence Vanille Galante Hermès Review (February 2, 2025) Yesterday, I am in wood affair. so I bring out my woody scent from Hermes to play. Somehow I find this woody and my view change. This might start to be appeal at a first glance. As I can smell miss-match. I kind of wried savory / salty note situation going here with boozy touch. After sudden realization, apart being good woody scent. I think this is also a great attempt to encapsulate and amplify vanilla as much as possible, eager but risky. Vanilla in Modern perfumery often linear and flat. Milky and condense milk like, use as base for woman perfume. either Floral or Gourmand. "Black Opium" to be the case. "Vanille Galante" tries to encapsulate the tropical cocoa in a pod. Harvest in origin island, you could sniff the floral nuance. It is naturally boozy. What linger in mix between light dose of vanilla and translucent sandalwood. Is Ylang-Ylang and mild jasmine. kind of exotic. I don't think this is salty. But it is more "Savory" as a natural cocoa powder have this certain aroma. It wear like you are inside cocoa pod. I think this is complex scent from Hermessence, when you understand the appeal you kind of wanna wear it. It is also slight formal than the rest of the line. might be of ylang-ylang. If you ever sniff "Ylang-Ylang noisy be" by Perris Monte Carlo. It walks in that manner but Ylang-Ylang noisy be goin' classic woman fragrance combination. This one is going in Vanilla-powder direction. Nonetheless, I think this must sniff. If you like the idea of Guerlain Vanilla. Or Aesthetic vanilla scent. ===== First Impression: Fragrantica got notes all wrong here. When I sprays, I feel like wait, this is Jasmine.. wait, this is ylang. Something is not right here. Vanille Galante is vintage powdery with floral scent. Smell so old in vintage way. Narcotic florals on Vanilla powdery. The floral is carnal here, bed of Vanille. powdery parallel of old and new, I love it. Note from the brand Note : Vanille Galante is a sensual vanilla that murmurs all its depth with an unexpected lightness. Olfactory emotion: Warm, Sensual // Main raw materials: Vanilla, Ylang-ylang, Sandalwood

I'm not a fan of vanilla, but this case was one of the best vanilly perfumes that I have tested and it justified the reason for my interest in Master Ellena's works. Along with the clear compositions of Ellena it`s one of the lightest vanilla scents you can try. The name of the perfume promises the presence of vanilla as a main roll, but in practice this is not. The presence of vanilla here is like the presence of the oud in "Creed Royal Oud"! Not possible to deny its existence and not possible to say that it is the most powerful note of perfume. Delicious and soft vanilla dances among lots of white and yellow flowers on a woody base. Ylang Ylang gives the aroma a bold banana scent and the woody boozy notes have a creamy milky feel. Cognac in this perfume has cocoa vibes and a little lactonic and waxy smell; with the same aspects, it was also prominent in "Tom Ford Champaka Absolue". Finally The smell of vanilla cake and milkshake? Perhaps. But despite the flowers it cant be a gourmand. طرفدارعطرهای وانیلی نیستم اما این مورد یکی از بهترین ترکیبات وانیلی بود که تست کردم و دلیل علاقم به کارهای استاد النا رو برام موجه تر کرد. هم سو با روایحِ زلالِ دنیای عطار، از لایت ترین کارهای وانیلی هست که میتونید تست کنید. اسم عطر نویدِ حضور وانیل بعنوان عنصر محوری رو میده اما عملا اینطور نیست. نوع حضور وانیل اینجا مثل حضور عود در "کرید رویال عود" هست! نه میشه وجودش رو انکار کرد نه میشه گفت پرقدرت ترین نت عطره. شیرینی وانیلی خوشمزه و اهلی درمیان انبوهی از گل های سفید و زرد روی زمینه ای چوبی در حال رقصه. یلانگ یلانگ بوی موزی بارز و پررنگی به عطرداده و نت چوبی مشروبی کار حالت شیری خامه ای داره. کنیاک رو در این عطر به شکل شیرینی الکلی کاکائویی و کمی لاکتونیک و مومی حس میکنم که با همین وجوه در عطر "تام فورد چمپاکا ابسولو" هم نمود بارزی داشت. نهایتا بوی کیک وانیلی و شیرموز؟ شاید. اما با وجود گلها اونقدرهم خوراکی نیست

Scroll down to the bottom and find "honeypoppyseed"... I agree with her review on this. I went to Hermes boutique earlier and tried this. This is one of the best vanilla scents I have ever tried. Guerlain's Double Vanille? Pass. Dyptique Eau Duelle? Pass. I haven't been a big fan of Hermes but I must admit this is a masterpiece. Rich, Woody, Deep, Round, Warm and Classy. I can't understand why it's said to be similar to fish. If it is, then it must be a gourmet fish that smells so great. Sorry, I don't smell fish at all. I would call it "Gourmand & Woody." There's one fragrance that is totally fishy, Marina de Bourbon's Acqua di Acqua Pour Homme. That is, Salty Fish. It's been 6 hours since I tried Vanille Galante, and I can still smell it on my skin. Projection is moderate. But I think a good fragrance doesn't have to project loudly, it's just the wearer's privilege. -Hermessence Vanille Galante- Notes: vanilla, woody, floral Scent: 4.5/5 Longevity: 4/5 Projection: 2.8/5 Sexiness: 2/5 Elegance: 5/5 Classiness: 5/5 Versatility: 4/5 Price: 3/5 And no fish. Thankyouverymuch Hermes. -Mr. Almond-

Hermessence Vanille Galante is so light, soft, tender, delicate and divinely feminine, that it's almost not there, except that it is also rich and alluring and incredibly there, and I'm always being told I smell divine, even after about 6 hours. Superbly smooth alluring vanilla, with gentle spices, a lovely deep tobacco, with musk and woods, and sweet feminine flowers, and a drop of scrumptious cognac, all mixed in together. It's beautiful. I have to re-apply it a couple of times during the day, but that's perfectly fine with me, as it's wonderful to smell the glorious flowery/cognac/vanilla beginning over and over again! I love love love it so much! The bottle design and the colours, of the liquid and bottle and cap, are magnificently exquisite, and absolutely reflect the feeling of the perfume - elegant, classy, soft and feminine, gentle, creamy and alluring. My husband loves it, and I get complimented all the time on the divine scent coming from me. It's one of my favourite perfumes; I adore it. It's exquisite.