Eau de Balahe

I bought Eau de Balahe attempting to fill the void left by the discontinuing of Balahe. This is a straight up vanilla, no gourmand, no frills. The opening is kinda strong on me, almost reminiscent of Black Opium (which I hate). But after a couple of hours, I get the adult vanilla, the close to the skin one with a powdery note which is very pleasant. This has barely a few traces of Balahe, but it's a pleasant fragrance. Adult vanilla is hard to find, but this one does a lovely job performing without making you feel like a walking pastry room. Leonard had amazing fragrances. It saddens me to see the brand dissapear and be more and more unavailable every year.

I bought it for my son' s teacher, as a year end gift, they included a sample, it is quite a nice change from all the sweet scents out there!! Unfortunately way too woodsy on me! The wood really dominates, and I hardly get any vanilla...it is a light scent, and knowing the lady, I can see her enjoying it...nothing frilly or modern about it, just a light woodsy fresh scent!! Leonard is an old reputable house, and the bottle is lovely!! I detect the original in it, it is classy.