Douceur de Vanille

I was reading the reviews below and so surprised to see so many dislikes. I’ve been wearing this for a couple weeks now. I think it is a gorgeous light, delicate vanilla. Prior to reading here I smelled a light powdery vanilla, with most the emphasis on the vanilla. After seeing almond in the notes and mentioned in reviews, I can pick up on almond (barely), but it’s definitely in the background for me. I don’t get baby powder either. If I think hard while smelling my arm (sounds weird lol), I get delicate vanilla on delicate powder that has some almond nuances. I find it delicious and comforting. I spray myself with this all the time while at home. One thing of note, I’ve been super into powdery fragrances lately. Something about this crazy world has me finding comfort in powdery scents. I definitely think that may contribute to me not finding this very powdery? I think my nose is fairly used to smelling somewhat stronger powder puff perfumes.

This fragrance starts somewhat discordant, like a jam session that doesn't quite take off. As it dries down a bit you can hear the gears click into place and then, MAGIC!Powdery and fluffy, with bits of musk and amber that are so well blended you'll think they are one note. I have tried most of the Loukhoum scents out there, and most of them scratched my itch but didn't quite satisfy me, Douceur is exactly what I needed. Itch scratched.

❀ Douceur de Vanille is like a fluffy cloud of sweet powder and baby smell... like a warm cup of white cocoa, a vanilla-coconut candle and a nice book for company! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes from the official site: Top: Star anise, White rose Middle: Fresh almonds, Coco Base: Vanilla,White musk

I totally agree with Gosha: I can't detect the vanilla, the rose, the almond...it's indeed very musky and powdery, a sort of soapy and powdery musk, similar to my nose to Alyssa Ashley Musk! But it's cute and easy to wear. I prefer A.A. Musk anyway, because it's more intense and long lasting!

Baby powder and sugar cookies. This perfume has no sex appeal whatsoever, but it’s incredibly comforting, like a hug from your grandma or cradling a baby. The sillage isn’t strong, so it’s very inoffensive as well. If you’ve ever smelled Avon’s Sweet Honesty, this is something like it.

I love this gorgeous juice and have nearly finished a bottle. She is a beautiful soft, delicate scent on my skin. The first time I wore this I couldn't smell it at all but now I can smell it very well for long time. I'll be repurchasing sometime ❤

I like this fragrance: this is a smooth, warm, conforting scent that vaguely reminds me of L of Lolita Lempicka (that I love). On me the longevity is average and it stays near the skin.

I would call this a skin scent. A faint wisp of a perfume that takes time to develop on me. When first smelt from the bottle and initial application it comes across as very medicinal but after a few minutes it evolves and reveals it true self. I smell a lovely concoction of vanilla and sweet chocolate tinted with rose. No star anise at all appears to me. Perhaps the star anise was responsible for the initial medicinal whiff. Sillage is very close to the skin even after a copious amount was applied. Longevity about four hours so far. It's good for days that you just want to kick back and relax with something unobtrusive. It's also perfect of you want to change your scent in the middle of the day since its so faint about almost anything would cover it. It's a slightly sweet and delicate scent, something I would picture Beth from Little Women wearing. I have a 30ml bottle and although its not a must to buy again when finished, the jury is still out on whether I won't. Right now I've got my tee shirt flipped over my face enjoying the soft envelope of this beauty.

The review is based on the tester from Lucky Scent which is a reliable source according to my experience with them. This is an uncomplicated fragrance which opened up on my skin with the notes of oranges and citrus even though they are not even listed for this perfume. Initially it was a bit of a turn off for me, but after a few minutes, the orange notes were gone and almonds came through - pure unadulterated almonds like the ones L'Occitane is using in their body lotions. Then, the drydown revealed vanille. And not the creamy round kind of vanille but sharp and cologne like vanille. I would say, this is definitely worth a try if you like vanilla- based scents but for me it was just did not have enough complexity. also it was gone off my skin in about two hours - a pity since I could use some vanilla-induced comfort a little longer.

This is a go-to for when I don't want to offend anyone, or will be in a room for a while, or don't want to smell like I usually do, i.e. like a heavy oriental scent fanatic. This is a sweet cloud of powdery vanilla, not overpowering, not gourmand. In summer it's much more vanillic, but still very pleasant. A scent your partner's mum can approve of, won't spoil a dinner or cause allergies. I realise I've said all things it won't do, but this is a comforting, pretty fragrance. Basically, Kenzo Amour's baby sister x

vaniglia molto muschiata, quasi fresca, che nel tempo evolve verso un accordo polveroso. delle altre note presenti nella piramide olfattiva (mandorla, rosa, anice stellato) per me non c'è neppure l'ombra. nel suo complesso mi ricorda molto una linea di prodotti diffusa in italia negli anni 80 (il cui brand adesso è associato a detersivi per bucato) ossia spuma di sciampagna (sic!) il cui odore pareva una versione polverosissima di borotalco roberts.

I have had this on my perfume shelf for a couple of years.I Blind bought it on line and for my disappointment i didn't like it ....but i just couldn't give it away.From time to time i give it a try.Sometimes it seems baby powder. Some days it smells like Baby Johnson Oil.But some times (like right now )it's sweet and very comfortable.I just don't know when to wear it:-))

This is rose-scented baby powder on my skin. For me, the opening is a rose blast, followed by the doll-like baby powder scent. I never get vanilla or cacao. This is innocently feminine and delightfully delicate, which means it's not at all my style; but it's a lovely scent anyway.

Smells like sweet powder without too much dustiness. Very comforting. Great if you like to wear baby powder. I kinda like it. -

This is a wallop of cotton candy ethyl maltol to begin with, flossy pink and fluffy in a way that I usually cannot stomach. However, it soon mellows into more delicate and demure vanilla. It's not particularly deep, but it's creamy and pale, dusted with confectioner's sugar and the suggestion of Orgeat syrup with rose water, but I sort of wish this was more centered in the composition. Overall, it's just far too sweet for my taste. Vaniglia del Madagascar from I Profumi di Firenze is a far more fulfilling vanilla fragrance, favoring naturalistic nuance over polka-dotted comfit.

Hmmm. This started off with sharp aldehydes and sour rose on my skin, but as it's warmed up, it really transformed. My husband is only smelling baby powder. I'm getting slightly powdery playdoh vanilla. It's not bad but it's not knocking my socks off either. I'm not detecting any cocoa or anise, which I'm actually ok with. This is definitely a playdoh almond to me. The price is reasonable but there are better vanilla/almond combos out there. I'd rather save up a little more for Farmacia SS Cara. Edit: the aldehydes are too strong for me. I tried my sample two more times and the aldehydes are overwhelming me.

I received this as a sample in a Vanilla sampler from STC and this one is a huge NO for me. It is a baby powder bomb. It smells like a cross between baby powder and an elderly woman scent. It's not that I'm totally apposed to a little bit of a powdery scent but I think it's the rose combined with it in this that's so off putting for me. There needs to be something more substantial holding powder down like something woody. I am enjoying some of the other vanilla samples however. Oh well you win some you lose some.

There's something in here that turns into powdery baby wipes on me. I get lots of fluffy baby powder and baby wipes. It eventually dries down to a fluffier and softer powder, sort of like dried out soap, but it's still mega white powder all the way. It's not sweet either. I don't get much vanilla, which is what I wanted. Oh well!

I don't have much to say about it except I agree with other reviewers, its just baby powder. Not at all what I was expecting from the top 3 notes being almond, vanilla & chocolate. This one is not for me.

Powdery vanilla with a hint of rose.