Coco Vanille

Hate me if you want but this is far superior in comparison to Tom Ford Soleil Blanc! For those with an inferior sense of smell they would compare this to an expensive sunscreen or suntan lotion smell, couldn't disagree more. Imagine this... You're on a white sand beach somewhere in the pacific during the summer, the beach is lined with coconut trees and the earthy scent of the coconut husks though mellow are mixing perfectly with the salty ocean breeze. The breeze is warm enough to evoke a sense of comfort, regardless of you wearing next to nothing. The warmth stored in the sand is making its way to the surface thus warming your skin giving you the sense like you're floating on air. The water is still but waves gently caress the shore giving ambiance, the setting sun is casting the sky with shades of purple, magenta, lavender and lilac. You can hear thunder in the distance...storm clouds are nearing which are deep shades of indigo and violet. But it's no worry to you, for the first time in a long time you feel at peace, complete and content. Completely free of the troubles that await you thousands of miles away. Yes, this does possess a slight synthetic element but as do most Mancera fragrances...lets be honest, who wants to smell natural all the time?? Sometimes you just need to smell delicious and decadent, edible even but of course never cheap! This is what Coco Vanille evokes in me and for that TF SB cannot compare. By far one of the best coconut scents out there!

I have only clone for this fragrance called Montaigne coco from Maison Alhambra but since the quality of it is so high, I will put the review there. First of all - it was a blind buy. I was looking for something to use in summer, to the beach, to relax... I kinda like those "sunscreen vibes" perfumes like Alien Goddess or Beach walk. I was expecting from this something similar, maybe more "sand-like vibes" but this is not it. Unfortunately. But you can wear it all year round because of that. The sillage, performance, longevity is really not an issue. On skin it stays 8+ hours (I sprayed it on wrists before sleep, in the morning I still smelled it), on clothes till wash day. I would describe the scent as quite heavy luxurious coconut-vanillic body cream in Hawaii spa resort + some sweetness and a little bit freshness. I recognize the ylang-ylang, but it is not that prominent as in Soleil Blanc, for example. It calms me down. I would use it everytime I want to feel relaxed, happy, but also put together. It almost does not smell as perfume. It smells like you just did some really long body-care ritual 😂 And the smell definitely radiates from you. If you don't like gourmand scents, stay away. This is almost edible. Also, I would not recommend this to guys. I don't know. Maybe it could work, but I cannot imagine it.

It was very successful blind buy! At first spray-damn, too much jasmin and weird peach....After ten minutes-ohhh, smels divine! Jasmin is still here, but more and more I can smell coconuty, creamy vanilla, smells very soft, warm and calming, not artificial (I dont like suntan lotion smell, but this one is pretty). It looks like more skin scent, but it has that Mancera dna that makes perfumes project, but for now I can't say if it projects. Also from Mancera I expected more artificial and stronger smell. It's really oily, last very good on clothes (but that oiliness I guess can do some damage for clothes if you overspray) and it's really good base for layering with other perfumes. It's pretty and good quality, and the price was bargain (72 euros for 120 ml). But to be honest it's really pretty simple, and I would like to get more coconut (here it is creamy and well blended with vanilla, so it's even hard to detect). And it's really reminds coconut biscuit! Also yeap, it's really sweet, but this sweetness I can tolerate (for example Cheirosa 62 was sickening sweet for me). All in all I guess there is better coconut perfumes, but if you like vanilla, cozy and gourmand perfumes this one is good for everyday, all year round use 🙂

Summer scent that really boosts my self-esteem, especially if I'm already (or going to be getting) sweaty. Makes me feel like the personification of a coconut frosting... it's not dense or laconic, but there's a (somewhat) potent stickiness that prevents it from being diaphanous. Preforms quite lusciously, despite being a generally straightforward fragrance. I tend to forget about that peach note and I've never noticed the wood. I suppose the ylang ylang and tiare flower come through in a tropical-aura type of way, but I also feel like they mainly contribute to a creamy dry down.... and while I can see where people are coming from when recalling a reminiscence to sunscreen (synthetic in the opening), it's not metallic at all, and I've never noticed straight up zink. All in all, would totally recommend. I really feel like That Girl when it's on me, and it lasts a solid 6-8 hours. This was my first ever blind buy and I'm so content, it's been in my bag the whole month I've had it.

I went for a night out in the beach and went to get an ice cream and the lady serving said that one of us in the group was smelling really well. She claimed she knew the perfume and said its name (I can't recall what perfume she mentioned) but it was not what she said, it was Coco Vanille. I happened to have the sample in my pocket and showed it to her, which made her fell in love instantly by Coco Vanille. In the end I offered the rest of the sample to her and she gave me an extra ice cream ball :) Regarding its wear, it was very pleasant to walk by the beach bars, after a long beach day and a refreshing bath and with a newly acquired tan, smelling the vanilla and jasmin accord combo that creates that sunscreen vibe. For me its perfect for a beach or summer night. If you wear it in the beach during the day people will just think you are using a strong scented sunscreen but it stands out in the night This is a man perspective