Bonbons à La Vanille

I had a sample of Kyse BonBons a la Vanille from an order I had gotten a few months ago and put it in my closet without smelling it and forgot about it. Fast forward to last week when I was playing with some of my samples and this was one of them. I put a little on my hand and smelled it (not expecting much because I like vanilla but have never been blown away by it)..and kept smelling it, and just could not stop smelling it. I ran into the living room all excited and asked my husband to smell it and asked if he smelled the gorgeousness that I had smelled, and he said that it smells like vanilla ice cream to him, which is just fine because I am a gourmand lover. But I was getting more than ice cream. I was getting that little bit of musk also that grounds the perfume and it was heavenly. Went to visit my parents the next day and they kept telling me how good I smelled! When I called them the next day my mom told me that I had smelled so good (again, LOL!) when I had come to visit and I told her about Bonbons (and am thinking about getting her a bottle for Christmas!). I am now obsessed with Bonbons a la Vanille and have found the vanilla that I will keep in my collection forever, as long as it's made. I have the 30ml and the body butter on the way to me, and I want everything I can get in this scent!! It is described as a grown up vanilla candy on the website and that is exactly what it is, and oh my gosh it lasts forever on me! It's pure heaven!

My bottle is about a year or 2 old, and the juice is a deep amber color. Strong, sugary, and inviting. A toasted, brown sugar, cocoa powder vanilla cloud in the same vein as Maria Candida Gentile’s Noir Tropical. But this is airier, more brown sugary, and with a slightly marine, almost metallic musk only perceivable when pressing nose to wrist. Like freshly showered skin the evening after an entire day spent at the coast, clean but still with a slight tang of sea salt. I’m smitten. The projection is strong, over an arms length. I am typically an over sprayer, but for this I only use 3 sprays max. After I put this on for bed the other night, it was radiating several inches from my wrist the next morning. My bottle of Bonbons à la Vanille is the fragrance for a bronze summer diva dancing through a string of summer dalliances along a sunbaked coastline. It’s playful and decadent like licking maple syrup off your wrist over room service in bed; but just airy enough to keep from becoming cloying. The beast mode projection and longevity make it strong enough for sunset happy hour or an afternoon wandering around town. Uncomplicated and carefree, but addictive. ☀️🧁🍭👙🍩🍬🪩

Omg, YUM. This very well might be my favorite “plain” vanilla fragrance. I first encountered it in a free tube of body cream when I made a Kyse order, and I have been savoring it, cherishing the scent (plus the body cream itself is divine). I made another order and asked if I could be given a sample of Bonbons in fragrance form, and Terri sent it! I think it works better as a lotion as it has the skin note and that’s where you put lotion. When I first sprayed the perfume, I might have made a little confused face as I was used to this scent laying on and blending with my skin, not wafting in the air around me, but I quickly got accustomed to it and used my sample up in less than 48 hours. My MIL said she smelled cinnamon, asked what I was baking from the other room! (Kyse has astounding sillage and projection.) A woman at work said I smell like brown sugar. All in all I adore Bonbons and hope it’s never discontinued or I’ll have to stock up. If the perfume isn’t your thing, the scented body cream might make it make sense. I personally wish more fragrances did this formula, a main note and then a skin note. Or add strawberry to this mix? Omg yes.

I’ve both sampled and own many from this house, not all but most. This one out of all, so far, remains my favorite. This is a delightful, beautiful, grown and sexy, vanilla, musk. Musk isn’t listed as a note but guessing the oak moss combined with the skin note is creating that. If you happened to wear “Vanilla Musk” in high school in the 90’s like me and still love vanilla’s and soft musks—like Egyptian musk or white musk, you’ll likely prefer this. I’m a healer and licensed massage therapist, this scent is inoffensive yet projects and gets compliments. I was wearing this layered with Bianco Latte after a long day of sweating and working on on clients. I stopped to get gas on the way home and the receptionist said I smelled so good, like vanilla and asked what I had on. I adore this scent. I’m almost done with my bottle and plan on restocking cause I like her that much. She’s signature scent worthy, also great with layering. I want to try her with Alien. I also don’t find this too heavy for summer nights or Miami “winter” weather.

As a vanilla lover who leans heavily towards gourmands, this is one of the best vanillas I've smelled. It's got some wood in there for a touch of depth and interest (just a touch), without taking over and making it too masculine. Perfect amount of sweet. I much prefer this to cologne of the missions, and I also prefer it to Molinard's Vanille. It's not so cookie-frosting as Comptoir Sud Vanille extreme. It does not have the burnt caramelized note that is common in many vanillas, nor does it lean towards root beer. I mainly get a thick vanilla, a tiny bit of wood, and a touch of sugar. I want more of this. Update: I had this on fabric, and the next day, I noticed the musk. Lasts at least 24 hours on fabric. I put it on my pajama sleeve so I can enjoy it thru the night and not compete with other smells. In the early morning, it reminds me of chocolate, but during the day, it's straight vanilla.

I love this one! It's sweet, creamy vanilla with some muskiness. Performance is good for me as well. I have Tihota and can say they definitely smell similar, especially in the dry down. I just got my bottle of Bonbons so I'm going to let it macerate for a month or two. Edit/ after decanting 5ml for my friend and letting it sit for over a month, it's definitely stronger and I get a ton of vanilla with musk. And now it smells like 95% similar to Tihota. I love it. Edit/ it's been 9 months since my first review. The juice has aged nicely! It's a stronger and creamier vanilla now, with musk in the background. When I test this and Tihota side by side, one on each wrist, they still smell 95% similar to me. But Tihota's musk is just a little bit stronger. But both are beautiful and staples in my collection.. I layer them with pretty much everything!

I never understood the idea of aging a fragrance until I tried Bonbons à La Vanille. When I first received it, there was no detectable vanilla on my skin. All I could pick up was the "warm skin scent" base, which smelled like straight up hot dog water on me. I chalked it up to my chemistry. After two months, the fragrance deepened in colour to a golden hue. Gave it another shot and WOW! This is an intoxicating, luxurious vanilla caramel candy with a sexy heat from the musk. It's almost steamy. The last time I was this impressed by the blending of a vanilla-based perfume was when I bought my bottle of Christian Dior Hypnotic Poison Extrait de Parfum. Please don't judge this one until it's had some time for the vanilla note to fully emerge.

This is lovely and comforting. Sweet vanilla comes through most prominently, along with a skin musk-like quality. When I saw this had a Peru balsam note I was a little nervous, but it isn't overwhelming. I perceive it as a slightly woody and amber-y smell that blends well with the other notes. I get about ~8 hours of longevity with low to medium sillage. This and Delizia di Marshmallow are my two favorites from Kyse at the moment. Note: I smelled this side by side with Tihota and I didn't find them to be that similar. Although, take my experience with a grain of salt, because I'm in the minority of people who get a strong incense note from Tihota. Both are great perfumes.

how have I not reviewed this before when this is my favourite vanilla that I've had for 4.5 years ...better than accident a la vanille, better than tihota (which is similarish but more musky). This is rich, not too bournony, not too sweet, not too musky.. it's balsamic vanilla In my top 5 ever and only gets better and better with age. If you like the vanilla that is in lune feline or the vanilla part of guerlain bosca vanille you will also probably like this. This is not cheap or novelty. This is grown up vanilla. The vanille fumee is a little more playful and lactonic as is coco a la vanigilia special!

Um, I can't believe no one has pointed this out but Bonbons a la vanille smells like Tihota. They are both vanilla & musk blends. I own both. Now that I'm wearing them side by side, I feel a little duped about how much I just spent on my bottle of Tihota. One slight difference is that Bonbons is just a hint sweeter than Tihota. At times, it can become a bit of a saccharine sweetness. I'll update to compare the longevity of both. UPDATE: I like both but now that I've let Tihota settle after traveling in freezing temps, I do think Tihota is next level.

I love this little beauty. Yummy, cozy, sweet but not overly sweet. It's an all year round vanilla. Great for layering with other perfumes. I have a few from this house and this one is my favourite. Yes it does smell a lot like my beloved Tihota but just in the opening. The drydown is a bit musky and the peru balsam note is prominent. Those who love vanilla perfumes would love this. Safe for blind buy if you love gourmands. I love it as a bedtime scent as its so comforting. A solid 9/10

Here to confirm the similarities to Tihota! There is a SLIGHTLY floral element added that tihota doesn’t doesn’t have - but they are both the same warm, chewy, caramelized vanilla pod, and getting whiffs throughout the day gives the exact same impression!! Longevity and projection can’t ever compare to the beast mode that tihota is on though, this is much more humble as a beautiful personal skin scent. Delicious!

Heck YES! This is so so so so so SO good! I feel like I've been searching for this scent for SO long. It's such a delicious sweet vanilla musk. It reminds me a lot of Tihota and VS discontinued Vanilla Lace - but it's better than vanilla lace. Honestly, I know Tihota has so much love, but I think this is better on my skin. There's a weird stale root beer vibe with Tihota on my skin - but Kyse works perfectly!!!

I can immediately tell why this is a popular scent. You can't go far wrong with vanilla. I'm puzzled why I can't pick out the distinctive smelling Peru balsam. It's a sweet comforting vanilla with a sexy musk and a little balsam twist. The sillage on me is at best average but it does hang around a good while. Like most Kyle scents it does smell a little artificial.

To my nose this is Vanilla Noirè My Perfumes Select. I can’t wait for it to mature. I usually get something from Kyse, spray and put away for a month or two. It’s blended to perfection and I do not get any plastic or weird dry down. For more reviews come join www.thescentloungefb.com which will direct you to our Facebook group The Scent Lounge

This is so far my favorite of the Kyse samples I purchased -- and that's saying a lot because I've loved every one of them. This is a very sweet vanilla tempered by a little wood, just enough to give it some real character vs. immediately thinking, "oh, sweet." I'll probably have to buy a full size!

Kyse knows vanillas and gourmands. Bon bons is perfectly sitting on the balance of a musky sweet vanilla. Its just right. A easy wear. I have the perfume and hair mist. Just wonderful.

Damn, the Vanilla smells good (even edible) in this simple scent -- never underestimate the power of good ingredients!

Bonbons a la Vanille is an interesting blend, the second extrait-strength vanilla release from Kyse in 2018, following the earlier Benjoin Vanillee. Bonbons is a fairly straightforward blend of Tahitian vanilla, Peru balsam, and a skin scent accord That last one in particular caught my attention, and I wasn’t exactly sure what I had in mind when hearing it, but it comes off kind of a soft, musky twinge to accent the vanilla and balsam. Overall, it’s a creamy vanllic mix complemented by a sort of musky, ever-so-slightly animalic undertone that rather softens the entire experience and makes it seem less like a pure gourmand but rather a more delicate vanilla fragrance. It’s really quite impressive, in that respect. Certainly Kyse is no stranger to vanilla fragrances, but I enjoy each variant. This is certainly less biting at the very opening than Benjoin Vanillee, and goes from being extremely sweet in the initial blast to being more balanced with the skin accord in the dry down, and in that respect, is sort of the opposite of Benjoin Vanillee, which opens loud and acerbic and then calms down to a more resinous blend in the dry down. Like Benjoin Vanillee, this extrait-strength Bonbons a la Vanille is pricier than most of Kyse’s standard EDP offerings, at $100 for 50ml in a nicer glass bottle or $100 for 100ml in a plain glass refill bottle, with a smaller size available at the same rate, at $60 for 30ml. Still all very reasonable, than $2 per ml rate being more than reasonable for independent perfumery product. This is another one I’m going to continue to try out and compare to perfumer / owner Terri Bozzo’s other scents in the catalogue, but it’s nonetheless a fairly easy winner to me. 7 out of 10

Bonbons à La Vanille reminds me of a super dense & rich vanilla pound cake with the graham cracker crust being just slightly burnt. This closely compares to Indult Tihota however the major difference on my skin is that Tihota is a muskier pure vanilla scent while Bonbons à La Vanille is more heavier, smokier & woodier vanilla. Also I must mention that Bonbons à La Vanille has a bit of a candle waxy vibe to it - as if the wax of a vanilla candle was burning. Personally, I prefer Tihota just because I like the simplicity of just a rich vanilla dominant scent & I don't care for the smokier & woodier vibe I get from Bonbons à La Vanille HOWEVER for the price point you cannot go wrong! Tihota is a pretty penny and if you are looking for something that will hit the spot I think Bonbons à La Vanille is a good buy! On my skin it lasts awhile & the sillage is amazing - better than Tihota for sure! I would say this is smack down unisex but can seen more men gravitating towards Bonbons à La Vanille because of that more smokier woodier vibe. However...I wont be repurchasing another bottle. I will though 100% be buying Kyse's Bonbons à La Vanille body butter moisturizer - they are the best smelling & moisturizing body butters I have ever tried and this will layer beautifully with Tihota! Honestly, Kyse's body butters don't get the hype they deserve!