Vanille Exclusive

This is very beautiful. Compared to other mancera fragrances it’s very light, but i don’t mind that at all. Unlike some other commenters i do not get a harsh green note in the opening at all, which could be due to my skin chemistry as fragrances often lean towards the sweeter side on my skin. There is a freshness in the opening though there’s something somewhat green there, but it’s barely there.. it’s somewhat grassy maybe, not screechy citrus bugspray like.. perhaps it can lean towards pickly on some skin types? I think it’s the woodsy notes that give it this greenish quality. This whole fragrance is very very soft, like being surrounded by voile. It leans feminine, but isn’t very sweet. It’s very airy and dewy and soft due to the violet. The vanilla is there in a supporting role; this is not really a gourmand. The association with sugar cookies is there, yes, as is the whipped cream, but the floral and woody notes balance it out completely. This is definitely a white fragrance, but not a very creamy white (although there is cream there), nor is it a very fresh white. It’s the type of white that’s delicate and airy. The vanilla and whipped combined with the musk (this is a clean, creamy musk, not at all an animalic musk), make it feel like a comforting hug, whilst the wood notes and florals makes it light and bright and airy. This is an atypically light scent for mancera, so don’t go for this if you’re looking for a strong, beast mode fragrance. It does have decent silage, whilst feeling more like a skin scent, due to its light and delicate character and transparency. I absolutely adore it! It’s very wearable without ever being boring. It’s safe for the office too 😊 I think it’s light enough to be an all season scent, but i suspect that the cream can get a bit nauseating on the hottest days of summer. I feel like it’s best suited for spring, due to its lightness, but can be a very comforting scent in winter too. I personally prefer more melancholic, moody and stormy or mossy fragrances in fall. Could be good as an evening fragrance on cooler summer nights, but it’s most suited for daytime wear imo

I think this is the third review I write about this. I got this about a year ago and loved it at first, but after a while I felt like there was a note that didn’t sit well with me. A note that could lean very masculine in certain conditions (humidity and heat). After comparing it to other fragrances that had the same note that bothered me, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s most likely a (what I believe to be synthetic) cedar note (here mentioned as woodsy notes). In fragrances that I know with certainty to have a natural cedar, the note doesn’t have this quality. Now, a year after I’ve purchased this, the note that bothered me, seems to have faded into the background and this fragrance is absolutely stunning. It’s creamy, yet translucent. It’s warm, yet light. It dances around you and is so bright, but also so cosy. It’s gourmand, but also not. The floral notes and peach give it a lightness and elegance to counter the sugary creamy gourmand warmth. The brown sugar smells almost burned in a good way, giving it just a hint of darkness to keep it from being overly sweet. The whipped cream makes it so comforting. It’s just so gorgeous, elegant and addictive! It’s simultaneously luxurious and elegant, but also comforting and cosy. It’s best worn in colder weather and can be absolutely horrible in hot, humid weather.

I was looking for a vanilla scent to my collection and tried quite numerous scents of Montale and Mancera scents on vanillic theme. This one didn’t impress me at all in the beginning, I thought it smelled not pleasant and harsh. Until 3 months passed and I tried it again on Tenerife, i was seating in a restaurant and enjoying every whiff of that smell. Now it smells luxurious and unique, I wouldn’t think of vanilla actually if someone is wearing it. This scent is not easily describable. I’d say like flowers some fruits and a bit of vanilla, but it’s only while looking on the pyramid :) To summarise idk if its due to maceration, climate change or just my nose has changed:) But now I want to have a bottle of this scent. It’s signature scent worthy ;) Edit: now looking at the list ,,reminds me of” i remember at first i did get sc baccarat vibes so i see why people mentioned Burberry her, but it’s just in that relm not similar actually. Also in the beginning this scent reminded me of Montale’s intense cafe but not as sweet and Novellista’s rouge prive but again less sweet.

I blind bought this perfume knowing you can't go wrong with a vanilla perfume. I was right! This perfume, unlike a lot of other vanilla perfumes, tries to hit the middle spot between being a warm wintery vanilla and a fresh one. this works out because of the peach and whipped cream in the top notes. I don't really smell the whipped cream as much as the peach, but the peach is sharp and fresh. The perfume isnt very strong in the beginning, barely anything special but once it dries down it becomes a beautiful, well blended vanilla scent. its sweet but not too sweet, flowery but very airy. Creamy but holds itself together. I wouldn't say this smells like a cupcake, more like a French vanilla cake decorated with peaches. My husband took a whiff as soon as i sprayed it but he didnt like it, once it dried down he was in love with it! Update- i think i might be a little sensitive to perfumes at this time of the year but God, smelling Vanille Exclusif is so worth it!

I ordered a decant of this and fell in love with it at first spray. Within a week I’d ordered a bottle! The scent opens floral and sweet, and you think that maybe you won’t get the vanilla bomb you were hoping for...but just wait. The dry down gives you creamy white peach simmered in brown sugar topped with whipped cream, with just a touch of those floral notes to take the edge off the sweetness. For me, that’s where it stays for a while. Then, it drops down to the beautiful vanilla and whipped cream notes. I get a good 8 hours on skin with this scent, and I sniff my wrist all day long. It also works beautifully to layer with other scents and adds a creamy, gourmand note to make them even more beautiful. All in all, I recommend this fragrance!! It’s my favorite Mancera/Montale I’ve tried, and I’ve tried lots of them. Beats Coco Vanille any day of the week. I’d compare it most to Intense Tiare with less floral and more vanilla and fruit.