Insulo

It smell so incredibly delicious I wanted to eat the test strip. Creamy, boozy (as in vodka in vanilla extract), smokey (my skin brings out the campfire smell), warm and sensual. The jasmine and vanilla notes are blended SO WELL together it's almost lactonic. Someone pointed out that it has a citrusy note, which I first mistook for rum note - honestly I kinda want to pretend that I didn't know that and keep thinking it's rum :D. It reminds me of my favorite desert drink: milk x Bailey but without the sharp penetrating alcohol smell, very rounded. It's potent too. But it stains so careful around clothing. I'd wear this as a signature scent, maybe not during formal events but I wanna smell yummy and comfy and classy all day everyday. Edit: It lasted till the next day and the smell had transformed to a clean (aka no more smokey smell), soft, silky and feminine jasmine x sugar water scent. It reminds me of my childhood Tofu dessert Douhua, the vendor always put jasmine flowers in it.

If you're looking for a scent that gives you an immediate embrace, Insulo is it. At first, it might seem like "just" vanilla, but this isn't your typical bakery sweetness. It’s dark, rich, and a bit mysterious. What impressed me most is how it evolves on the skin. It starts strong and gourmand, almost like caramelized sugar, but soon a delicate jasmine note steps in to add a touch of elegance. However, the real magic lies in the musk,it makes the fragrance incredibly long-lasting and personal. It’s not a scent that screams, yet everyone around you notices and remembers it. I have to admit, the whole story behind the house of Jeroboam is quite intriguing to me. All their fragrances come in these small, elegant 30ml bottles, but they're all extrait de parfum concentration, meaning they last forever. I really like that "less is more" philosophy in the packaging, but powerful in the content. To me, this is confidence in a bottle. Simple, yet so powerful.

Lovely. Opens too floral and bold (not a fan) but dries down to delicious jasmine cotton candy on my skin. It quickly settles into a super gourmand with just a touch of floral to keep it fresh(er). Tilts towards sticky sweet the longer it wears. This is a home/bedtime fragrance for me and when I wake in the morning I smell like warm cotton candy. 8-10 hours wear easily with delicious wafts as I move. Projection not great but my small niece says it's "yum". Dosen't fill a room and that's fine with me. I don't wear this out of the house as it's too friendly. Review of successful full bottle blind-buy from Harrods.com, $89.10 on sale, for 1oz/30mL, cheapest price I've found. UPDATE This is so good I'm decluttering several other vanillas from my collection. A rare, back-up-bottle worthy scent.

My god this is good! Pure sweet vanilla. This could easily be poured into a cake recipe to replace vanilla extract. It’s so sweet and warming and smells absolutely delicious. It lasts an age as well, 2-3 sprays will leave you smelling delectable for over 12 hours. Beautiful in the winter and great in evenings as it’s so warming. A little pricey, it’s more expensive per ml than a Penhaligons fragrance but it’s worth it, and it looks great on display on the plinth it comes in. This can be pulled off by either sex and still attract the opposite. Careful if you’re wearing white though as it sprays orange. Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 10/10 Projection: 8.5/10 Versatility: 2/10 Price: 2/10 Overall: 6.5/10

This is absolutely gorgeous. I am testing this from a 2 ml sample and I have a full size bottle of Kayali’s Vanilla 28 but they are not very similar. Yes, they are both vanilla centric fragrances but Insulo smells more expensive, elegant and refined. Let’s say the most luxurious version of Kayali’s 28 if we must compare them two... Oooohhh, this is soo good!! So rich, so sweet, has such a beautiful jasmine incorporated within the vanilla and the fluffy musk. To my nose, smells like it has the most expensive caramel or crème brûlée added to the vanilla. It’s addictive for sure. And yes, I do want a bottle! This is so gourmand! Smells heavenly.

Big love. Far more complex than the listed notes let on. Very unique scent, doesn’t really smell like anything else I’ve tried. Completely unisex, not a light/sweet girly vanilla. I get far more Tonka/coumarin than vanilla, this has that boozy cherry almond vibe of Tonka but its sweetness is tempered by musk dry woods. The jasmine is subtle but noticeable and ties everything together. The fragrance evolves nicely but stays a boozy vanilla/woody throughout. Performance is among the best I’ve ever tried. Two tiny spritzes from my carded sample last 24hours on skin with noticeable wafts for 12+ hours of that.

Impressive dark vanilla fragrance with caramel facets, reminiscent of sweet coffee. It reminds me of Encens Suave but the Extrait version, which doesn’t smell much like incense and is sweeter. So to me, this is Encens Suave Extrait mixed with Bianco Latte... without being lactonic. The vibe: Caramel coffee in a thrifted china cup. Unused fireplace. Salvador Dali art on the Frame TV. Ricardo Arjona playlist. The Secret Teaching of All Ages large hardcover edition. Velvet latte colored Mario Bellini couches. *** I don’t think this perfume is powdery or floral at all like the notes suggest and I’m glad!

Shout out to RedDawnn's review below- you just saved me from spending $ I didn't need to spend with your Amore Caffe comparison. I'm wearing my sample of Jeroboam's Insulo now and it does indeed smell just like Amore Caffe with the coffee toned down, I'm not sure how I didn't notice it before since I wore Amore Caffe to the ground last year. It makes sense that I'm smitten with Insulo, and I may still add it one day because it's a gorgeous, decadent burnt brown sugar gooey vanilla (makes Kayali's Vanilla 28 smell cheap in comparison) but it would be an unnecessary addition to my collection right now.

I received a sample of Insulo, with a recent purchase, from Lucky Scent. Imagine a powdery Kayali Vanilla 28 (Vanilla+Brown Sugar), with the addition of a soft white musk note. This is what Insulo smells like to me. Projection is moderate; and, longevity (on my skin) is 12+ hours. There is nothing earth-shattering or ground-breaking about Insulo. I would place this in the categories of classic and timeless. A fragrance that never goes out of style. An option I'd reach for on days when I'm not feeling florals, gourmands, fruitchoulis, etc.; when I want to smell beautiful, without doing the most.

This is so beautiful. The moment I tried my tester, I knew I need full bottle and I purchased it the next day. It opens with some kind of fruitiness, I guess it's the jasmine. But immediately it goes darker, it smells like brown sugar vanilla with a hint of coffee and spice. I don't believe the notes here, it's just too simple for this complex beautifully blended fragrance. Definitely a candidate for a signature scent. I would take a bath in it if I could. Just only be careful when wearing white clothes, it's extrait de parfum and it can stain your clothes red.

I have a bottle of the OG LDBS by Kilian, in the black bottle with cofferette box, and the dry down is remarkably similar. They are also both a deep orange-red color juice that will stain light colored fabrics and the scent lasts 10 hours. This is by far the closest dupe I've found to the OG LDBS. I know this is an expensive layering option but if I'm wearing the newer/reformulated LDBS, I put this down first to enrichen the fragrance and provide that longer wear time. If you're missing the OG or are curious about what it was like, I suggest layering with this!

Opens with a dark, brown sugary vanilla. Slightly boozy. Reminds me of Amore Caffe with the coffee toned down. The note breakdown feels too simple and one-dimensional to be correct, honestly. To me it smells like there's more than just vanilla, jasmine, and musk. The drydown is much the same, just less rich. Some people mentioned that they get a cat urine-like smell, and while I don't agree I do somewhat see where they're coming from. The jasmine in this is more indolic than floral, but it's barely noticeable to me, and it blends super well with the vanilla.

Upon reading the main accords and the pyramid, I would not have been curious about this fragrance. I smelled it once a few months ago and I was only slightly captivated. Some time later I had it in a discovery box and smelled it on a strip of paper and had the same reaction. Today, however, I wore it. I think it is great. Warm, caramel, coffee, a hint of white flower. It is now on my wish list. A nice lesson: don’t judge too fast. I am happy to have discovered this perfume after all this time. I have updated my appreciation from Like to Love.

I do not just smell the notes listed on this perfume. I smell way more. They forgot to list coffee, benzoin and a bit of caramel. I asked someone else, what does this smell like? And she said: like milk coffee. To me, this fragrance smells like sugared milk coffee with caramel. A better version of Montal’s Intense Cafe without the rose and with a better quality vanilla and drydown. I did compare both side by side, so I can assure there’s a significant resemblance. I want them both.

When I first smelled this, I got 1985 Cabbage Patch doll head...and kinda loved it?! This is one I'd gladly add to my collection, but I'd probably most often use it as a layering tool to amp up the vanilla in other scents. I think it would layer beautifully with AKRO Bake! I really enjoy Insulo but am too smitten with some other Jeroboam offerings (Ambra, Gozo) to take this nostaligic-vanilic plunge solely to revisit my days of joyfully inhaling my vinyl doll heads....YET! ;-)

Sweet, floral vanilla. Jasmine adds warmth while musc envelopes the vanilla. It’s mature and slightly dusty. A great vanilla scent and safe blind buy if you like thick, musky vanilla scents. It doesn’t project too much which makes it safe for office, yet the scent is strong. Signature worthy, but it’s not a loud statement. It’s cozy. Definitely one of the better vanilla fragrances, though it doesn’t last or project as much as I’d like it to considering the high price tag.

One of my favourite perfumes on the market, on me it smells like a beautiful milky vanilla, longevity is there but not much of a silage. So creamy and gourmand imo. I read some of the comments and i’m really shocked i do not smell the jasmine at all, the musk is there but the star is definitely the vanilla. Lastly i’d like to add that Kayali v28 is nothing like Insulo. 10/10 i love it!

The first time I sprayed this I remember getting a nice vanilla vibe. Now I am working from a dabber sample and it seems to be reacting to my skin differently. Currently, the scent give me a dry, smoky, lactonic, and subtle hot cocoa, with vanilla. quite gourmond but not sweet. I'd want to sample this again before making my mind up on a full bottle.

This is beautiful. Creamy vanilla with a little (almost rose-like) sweetness. Has an almost nostalgic vibe. I get something a little dirty underneath too like tobacco. But it gives it a nice edge. To my nose and on my skin it is EXTREMELY similar to Thameen's Peregrina or M. Micallef's Note Vanillee so I will pass because I like those two better.

This may be the best vanilla I've put my nose on to date and it's certainly the best vanilla I have. It's blended very well; no sharp notes. In my opinion, Insulo is what would happen if you replaced the amber note in Rosendo Mateau #5 with a rich slightly boozy vanilla. Complement monster that performs like a champ.