Sawaar Vanille Blanc

Sawaar Vanille Blanc was a bit of a surprise for me and I ended up loving it. It opens with delicious powdered sugar over a generous amount of woods. I love woody fragrances and wasn't expecting them to be so prominent here! They are usually reserved for the dry down. I also get a faint burst of apple, though it's more of a tart green apple than a sweet, juicy one. The vanilla isn't hugely present at first, and this isn't a dark or sickly sweet vanilla by any means. The woods are the star of the show. They're warm, dry, and slightly pencil shaving like. Don't let that put you off though...it still manages to feel balanced thanks to the powdered sugar and apple. Thankfully the sandalwood never goes pickly on my skin! As it dries down, the woods soften and a creamy vanilla reveals itself. It's an interesting scent because it feels soft and cosy, yet still has a presence. I was hoping for a creamier, more vanillic opening, so i'll definitely put my bottle in maturation jail to see if it smooths out. Projection was better than I expected. It created a lovely personal scent bubble without becoming overpowering. I do wonder if the cashmeran behaves a little like ambroxan here, helping to project the fragrance? Longevity was excellent too and I got around 8 hours of wear, with faint wafts still lingering on my clothes the next day.

got a decant of this because of the mixed reviews. i looooooove it. gorgeous sweetness, it REALLY does smell like powdered sugar thats blending beautifully with some apple (not really pungent apple - just a tad bit of freshness). a bit woody, i get where the ''pencil shavings'' comment comes from but i actually do like it that hehe. its soooo soft. almost too soft, and thats my issue with it. i found a couple of comments that said it smells like empire victor, and that was my FIRST thought when i smelled it. it smells EXACTLY like it, but without the slight zestiness (wouldn't even say straight up lemon, as EV lemon isnt that strong to me) that it has. so for me, empire victor is a way stronger version of this with some zest added. i really can't justify buying the full size of this because i own empire victor, so i dont know. if you don't own empire victor then go for it! its beautiful, but this is not the perfume that's going to have people compliment you - its rather intimate; it barely projects to my own nose when i spray it on my neck. no scent bubble, really. P.S: decants generally smell better because the perfume has had time to macerate with the constant exposure to air due to pulling the perfume out the bottle. im assuming this is what the perfume is going to smell like AFTER maceration.

Oh yes! I may just have a new signature scent... This is very, very close to Vanilla Skin dna - so you get the vanilla, the slight spicy tone, the creamy sandalwood - but this is somehow a lighter, airier version even though the fragrance is stronger and longer lasting. To my nose this is actually even better than Vanilla Skin and I never imagined saying that because I adore VS! It’s sweet and feminine without being cloying (so is a warm weather friendly vanilla), and has enough light spicy wood to prevent it being boring and linear. The dry down is an airy, vanillary, musky delight and it lasts for *hours*. I’m talking 8-12 on skin and next day on clothing. Despite this the delicate ethereal quality of it makes it very office/small space friendly. It also layers beautifully with other scents. If you like Vanilla Skin, and/or Bare Sueded Vanilla, this isn’t just a safe blind buy for you - it’s a compulsory purchase. The quality of this fragrance is insane for the price point.

Very smooth from the get go. I do get a bit of fruitiness in the opening, it actually reminds me of Empire Victor a bit, even the type of the soft vanilla. The woodiness is really light very cashmere-like and after an hour it does smell like the drydown of Vanilla Skin edp. Vanilla Skin is denser sexier with a beautiful peppery kick in the opening, Vanille Blanc is definitely lighter and softer. But after an hour they start to smell alike. I would still never say VB is a dupe. Bare Sueded Vanilla is milkier and actually more woody than Vanille Blanc. Great longevity even on bare skin, nice projection in the first hour. All in all great everyday anytime vanilla. Edit: This has improved so much after just a couple of weeks. The lemony top smoothed out into a beautiful baked apple, the powdered sugar is really powdering now and the drydown has even more depth. Longevity still excellent, goes for days on clothes. Ordering a backup bottle. In love❤️

I got it today, so I am writing a review which may need an update. Even if there was a travel shock (in freezing temperatures), it is exactly what I expected it to be: the brighter and more powdery version of Bare Sueded Vanilla, less sueded and more bare, but barer than bare if you know what I mean. It is between Vanilla Skin by Phlur and Bare Sueded Vanilla. This also means that it resembles a lot the "bone structure" of Khadlaj Empire Victor, minus the citrus note. It is a woody, airy, marshmallowy vanilla with some barely detectable fruitiness lingering on to balance the woodiness. I like it a lot, because I also love Bare Sueded Vanilla and Empire Victor (both more than this perfume) and I wanted to have a more performant version of Vanilla Skin . It seems good performing from the get go, so I might not need to edit this review after all. Very Good: 9/10