Vanille Abricot

Vanille Abricot is a very nice non-foody and non-boozy vanilla . All notes are nicely balanced together and form a very smooth scent that embraces you in its warmth and lightness; natural smelling indeed and the sweetness is kept in check as well. VA is considerably less sweet than Vanille Bourbon or Tendre Madeleine. This is the right vanilla for anyone who doesn't want to smell like food. I have to disagree with anyone saying this is syrupy sweet; Vanille Bourbon and Tendre Madeleine yes but not Vanille Abricot. To me sniffing VA right after VB and TM is like a relief to my nose, but then again, some might find even that to sweet but I want to point out the difference. It smells more expensive than it is and it lasts well into the next day when sprayed on clothes; definitely a keeper. VA is also great layered with Figue Sauvage from the same range...yummy...

I'm not a fan of gourmand generally but lately I've had a craving for them. This really hit the spot. It's not the biggest scent you will ever meet but it's this lovely combo of gummy peach/apricot and baking vanilla. Very feminine. It begins moderate, dials back relatively quickly to soft but goes on and on at that level. It is mostly quite simple but it does have one trick in its bag. There's this fascinating green note like mango leaf/peach skin that chimes in way up the back. This is a great scent if you want to smell nice without getting up in people's grills or offending anyone. It would be an extremely good work perfume. Bears quite some resemblance to Alkemia's Elixir of Aphrodite. Not twins but siblings.

Vanille Abricot is a beautiful soft, slightly heady, sweet vanilla with just the right amount of fruit and no trace of booze (thank goodness!). To me it feels similar to scents like Esprit d'Oscar, L'Heure Bleue etc.; it's that good. VA smells definitely more expensive than it is and lasts well into the next day when sprayed on clothes.This one is definitely a keeper. I also own Figue Sauvage from this range and they are beautiful layered together as well. Lol, just saw that I had written a review already but I leave this one, too, because this scent is truly beautiful, and it shows again that you don't have to necessarily fork out a lot of money in order to smell good. Fantastic juice!

This smells like Oranzada which is a Polish soft drink. It's a pretty and natural syrupy peaches and cream scent. Quite delightful, it also slightly reminds me of Peach Ice Tea, heavily sugared. It's very cute and extremely well crafted, smells like a 120EUR scent and it on was on a Valentines discount in M&S for 12EUR. Incredible value for money for 100ml. I'm very happy with this. Edit: I've changed this from like to love. Especially today as it's a gorgeous Indian Summer day in Ireland, I've applied with a moderate hand and the sillage just has me swooning. In my mind this makes me think of sitting on a bench in the sunshine eating peaches and cream. Yummy.

Edit: I WAS not a fan. Now I am a big fan!!!! Trick: leave it on the shelf for 6 months after opening! Old review: I was looking for a fresh tart apricot with a sweet vanilla base. But it’s a very heavy wannabe gourmand (I don’t want to eat this) that is too warm in my opinion, and it doesn’t smell like either to me. It does at first, but both in the exact way that I don’t like. It dries down on me like a very amber like overwhelming scent that doesn’t smell of fruit nor vanilla. New review (same bottle!): this is the most delicious fresh apricot you can get. Bit of vanilla. No Amber. Just freshness with a touch of floral, tiny bit. I LOVE it.