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.

The perfume I most regret isn't around anymore. Now the vanilla smells more like bananas from decants I can find, but i got this plenty and even up to 2018 yes it had the ylang present but i always called it a haunting vanilla, not banana. The spices and sandalwood along with the unique vanilla mix with ylang, made me feel haunted forest and I absolutely adored ir. I think with all the age the ylang is now turning more banana like. I found a decant and the heart of it is still there, but the ylang definitely has changed it with age. There’s no vanilla like this perfume and it’s a shame. It’s not gourmand. It was its own unique vanilla. Kind of how Angelique Noire is its own green not ripe vanilla. Vanille Galante brought something not in the market today. I hope Hermes or JCE bring it back one day. It would be nice to have a different vanilla.

A Vanilla accord that doesn’t smell like your common Vanilla. Starts with an accord of Vanilla extract & Rum, but quickly morphes into White Flowers, specifically Ylang-Ylang or Stargazers. In fact, smelling this makes you easily imagine such flowers in a haze of Vanilla. Dry-down would be white flower & vanilla with a touch of incense. With such an accord, I understand your concern if it would choke you and everyone around you. But thankfully, as with all Hermes fragrances, similarly ends up zen, soft and delicate. For those that do not like sweet Vanilla, give this a smell. Interesting and Cozy - in a way - romantic. Longeivity can be solved by buying a 15ml bottle and spraying every now and again.

This is my favourite Hermes (and JC Ellena) perfume. It has a very reassuring and calming effect on me, so much so that I always bring a small bottle from the 4 pack set to sniff when I have to fly somewhere. Needless to say I hate flying but this is the perfect antidote! While it does have a prominent vanilla note it is never cloying or overbearing like other vanillas I've tried. It is very bright and clean. Like previous reviwer wrote, I also get a vision of real vanillapod seeds in a glass jar. A simply cut crystal glass with lots of cold bubbly water, early morning in a dewy spring garden where the grass and flowers have just started to grow. I love it. Any season, any time of day.

Hermessence Vanille Galante by Hermès very delicate fragrance by Jean-Claude Ellena that enhances the purity of vanilla in its true essence: vanilla is often vilified and debased, presented in a banal gourmand and sweet way. Hermessence Vanille Galante by Hermès enhances the absolute purity of vanilla, in the opening notes with a pleasant and impactful note of cognac that makes it dry and liqueur, with a delicious faint floral accord, almost impalpable, appreciable the épices, boises and musky notes. When dry down, the bland takes on an enveloping warm and talc spicy appearance. Quiet sillage, moderate duration.

This is by far the greenest, saltiest sweet scent i have eve experienced. I don't have an actual review with the breakdown of all the notes during the marvelous olfactory experience, but this is how it makes me feel... keeping in mind that it's not something you would wanna wear in winter, nor an evening out for that matter. This is like sunshine, on a beach, that's surrounded by palm trees, next to a vanilla field (i know this is realistic, but neither does Vanille Galante!) If boat rides, fruity cocktails and white bikinis to be put in a bottle and sprayed, they would be Vanille Galante.

When I first sprayed this I wasn't sure if I liked it but the more I used it the better it became. It is so warm and soft but light at the same time. I think I could wear this at any time of the year. I find that none of the notes are loud and shrieking just beautifully blended but I can still smell each one as it dries down and progresses. I usually reapply this a couple of times during the day (as I do with most of my perfumes) and I definitely get wafts of it as I move around and do things. It is very comforting. Love it!

So very nice in hot weather. A warm vanilla-floral. Soft vanilla and not at all synthetic smelling. Reminds me a litte of Guerlains aqua allegoria ylang-vanille but this one is less heady, less creamy, less ylang, warmer, unisex and more vanilla. I find it more interesting also. It is close to skin but I get whiffs of it throughout the day. Fb worthy in my book. The best I have tried of the hermessences. For me it is only for summer. It blooms then. In cold weather it became sort of mute on my skin.

Hermes Vanille Galante (2004) - floral vanilla - #jeanclaudeellena ‘s has depth and nuance, yet radiant for a gourmand perfume. The vanilla comes on gossamer-like whiffs complemented by a floral accord (jasmine and neroli). I also get cocoa powder, inflections of spicy cinnamon and chili. Yet how the floral accord & vanilla play around with each other is like a well choreographed dance. All this on a woody accord and white musks. A vanilla that would get an a+ in versatility.

The Hermessence line are supposed to be haikus. It's simple, it's light, and absolutely gorgeous. I love love love this fragrance. I wish it was a bit stronger because this feels like an eau de cologne (with and eau de parfum price). It's lily in salty water and just stunning. Full-bottle worthy.

On me this smells just like the jasmine blossoms where I lived in Big Sur. I don't smell any vanilla. My mom however smelled nothing but vanilla. It's very nice, soft and spring/summer appropriate. Stays close to the skin and lasts a few hours.

A beautiful and delicate creation by Jean-Claude Ellena. To me it smells like lily of the valley fresh from the garden, maybe amped up a little bit. Notes are interpretative though, and the reviews here are proof of that.

One of my treasure scent, i just hope it stay longer, it blend too well with my skin in the end. Discreet is the word.

This is basically the love child of Jour d'Hermes and Uncle Serge's Bois de Vanille.

Hermès / Hermesscence Vanille Galante: The olfactory group: Oriental Vanilla Odor: hot and spicy Shelf life and distribution: medium to medium to low Starting note: Smoke, heavy, dark and burned chords from chords. Your first meeting will be with perfume. In a few seconds, you will understand the sweet and powdery feel of Vanilla. Then, with this fragrance, this cognac, scent, smell and smell of Cognac smell will be added to perfume, and will be hard to understand in the next steps. Dark, smoky, tobacco, gray, mysterious, accompanied by a woody scent, spicy and slender with vanilla layers and a powdery sense of smell. Middle notes: The smell of mildew, fungus and slime that surrounds vanilla. The heart of the fragrance fragrance will be at this stage, along with wood-chamomile chocolates, a special flavor of perfume, and the spicy aroma of the fragrance. I picked up this same space as the Turkish snack of pepper. There is (a good balance of the sense of wood, smoked and spicy) Final note: At this stage, the fragrance will fall and most of the veins will be smelled with sweets and chocolates with sweet, powdery and warm fragrance, and vanilla scent of perfume. Hermesscence by Vanille Galante A delicate, delicate and delicate atmosphere that has a heavy, mysterious, dark, and mild look. It's not an early fragrance. Vanilla powder with vanilla flavor with spice chopsticks, with woody, spiky, carnation and spicy smell. It is a good choice for the second half of the year or formal meetings and more often people over 30 years of age. Hermesscence by Vanille Galante Original Floral Chords, Hot Spicy Vanilla, Sweet It brings a beautiful, refreshing balm with a warm, spicy and sweet scent. I'm sure you will not be tired of wearing this scent so soon. It is full of contradictions. It is possible for you to have a steady aroma, away from any specific attributes like an elderly, a symbol of dignity, prestige and experienced person, flexible and thoughtful, or determined, hard-working, self-reliant, and motivated person. My image of the fragrance was a dark, mysterious atmosphere, with an old carvings with wooden ceilings and spice boxes and dry flowers. Smoked vanilla-eat, stick, flower Sillage: 3/5 Longevity: 3.75 / 5 Scent: 3.5 / 5 Overall: 3.5 / 5

Well, this one well and truly exceeded my expectations! I decided to buy Vanille Galante because I wanted to see Jean Claude Ellena's take on vanilla and, given his amazing track record over the years, I was prepared to pay something of a premium to find out and take the risk of a blind buy. So what did I discover? Well, in practical terms, first of all, this projects moderately for about 90 minutes to two hours and then settles down to being a skin scent. It just manages to stagger past seven hours on my skin. When I first sprayed it on, I smelled - as you would expect - vanilla. It is a gorgeous vanilla though, a creamy vanilla, somewhat like Madagascan vanilla pods. After all those cheaper, more synthetic, artificial, cheap gourmand vanillas, this is a real delight. The next thing that I noticed is that it is a smoky vanilla. It's smoky as in a nice tobacco note and also some smoky woody notes as well. And finally, I wondered if there was a floral hint as well. Definitely a lovely opening. And then as the alcohol evaporated and the scent began to take hold of my skin and start to envelop me, I realised what it reminded me of. The olfactory memory was a magnificent one! It reminded me of a couple of lovers from my past who both used to smoke and wore vanilla-based or vanilla dominant perfumes back in the day before I tended to enquire of such details. Well, I certainly felt very happy indeed upon being reminded of beautiful girls in little black dresses and wonderful evenings where the little black dresses came off! And as the next twenty minutes passed, the scent began to open up and project gently about me and around me and then the most extraordinary thing happened - I felt the same joyous post-coital grin on my face for about another hour or so! I felt as happy as if I had had the pleasure of those companions once again and the same giggly afterglow. That sensation alone makes this one a 'love' rather than a 'like' perfume. Now, alas, the cost of the Hermessence line is quite mind boggling. It makes Creed perfumes look cheap - that's how horrific it is. But, for that effect and the boost in my mood, you know what? I think I can see myself buying many bottles over many years to come. This is simply sensational!