Vanille Paradoxe

I can't stop thinking of this fragrance. The opening is so different than anything I have in my collection. It's just the goldilocks of sweet with just the right amount of juniper giving this a fresh lovely initial blast. The top notes burn off quickly but your left with a pleasing vanilla rose and the slightest cardamom and cedar. The dry down really isnt much different, its vanilla and powdery soft musk. It's not a monster on sillage but longevity was at least 6 hrs and I believe this is my new summer vanilla scent. Its not too heavy or cloying. As Sushi325 below stated it behaves kinda like Vanille Insensee. If you like that (which I adore) you'll love this too. I think I like it even better than Vanille Insensee. It's the same buttery vanilla but it's floaty and light. Absolutely a must sniff if you are a true vanilla connoisseur. Its stunning.

Received this gem from a swap today! I was unsure about it for the first 30 minutes it was on my skin, because it was unusually spicy and powdery. I think the rosemary is a bit overdone in the opening lol. However, after the first 30 minutes, it had evolved into this slightly spicy warm vanilla cloud with musk and ambroxan. It's unlike any of my other vanillas (which are more gourmand and sweet). This is not as edible, but it's so unique and very wearable, and definitely more unisex than most main-stream gourmand scents. I absolutely love it now!

I could not be more obsessed with this perfume, the balance of the freshness of the rosemary, juniper with the warmth of the cardamom and cedar and sweet undertone of the vanilla? It is just one of the most gorgeous scents I’ve ever had the pleasure of smelling. Definitely unisex, leant more feminine on a tester card but on my skin more masculine notes are coming out. Just exquisite, I am in love with this perfume.

A beautiful tobacco-y vanilla, smells just like the vanilla bean pod.

Juniper, rosemary and Angelica turns this vanilla based scent into an herbal potion—a sweet herbal potion, with less vanilla than expected from the name. That’s more observational than critical, and I like it but wish that the ambroxan note was omitted....though I realize that’s what gives Vanille Paradoxe good performance. But I think I’m getting tired of ambroxan in so many perfumes. I’m also picking up a citrus note sitting on a grounding base of musk, and I feel this scent is versatile. I can easily imagine wearing Vanille Paradoxe in all but the hottest summer days. I like Vanille Paradoxe but it’s not a love. One aspect I love is the color of the bottle—an yellow ochre that feels unique. If the trio of herbal notes sound intriguing then consider checking Vanille Paradoxe out.