Vanille Marine

Really funny to smell it straight from the bottle - vanilla and salty fish. But on the skin it's unbelievable good. Vanilla, boozy, creamy and bright (similar to the one in Le Couvent des Minimes - Cologne of the Missions) swirled with smoky caramel and a pinch of fresh, salty herbs. A gourmand with a twist. Like one member said, it's like eating a vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce topping on the beach <3. After some time it gets nuttier and drier, reminding me on neapolitan wafers with hazelnut filling. Niche quality with an unbeatable price. A masterpiece. Update: Yesterday BF picked me up to go to the post office and I just applied Vanille Marine few seconds before I went. "What's that terrible smell? Uggghh, it smells like fish food, what are you wearing!?!" I laughed so hard! But I promised to him it's just the "opening" of a beautiful scent. He insisted that it smells terrible, but after we went back to home, he stopped to comment - which I assume was the sign, that the smell turned pleasant or at least bearable to him. I personally agree it can be a little polarizing in the first few minutes, but after that it's just wonderful. The second funny thing that happened was that on one day a bee had an ambush attack on me. I runned down the street for a quite a while. Slowed down and looked back. It was still there! Started to run again and again and it didn't stopped until a few runs. The bee was probably just trying to find out what this pleasant smell was, but to me the situation was a little scary, but at the same time also very funny and entertaining, haha.

My review is short and simple... It's a sweet aquatic & a bit earthy with a hint of spice It smells great, you can wear it year round. But shines during the late spring and all of the summer... A nice hidden gem, in your armory. This will be perfect for walks on the beach, parties, late night walks in the central park with your other half and cuddle on a bench talking about nothing. I used six sprays...both wrist, back & front of my neck, chest, and front of my shirt. Will I buy this again?...Yes. What's the strength of this? EDT. Can you use it as a unisex scent? Yes. Am I willing to trade this fragrance? No. Should You Skip It, Sample It First or Blind Buy It? I say Sample it first. But if you like Sweet/Spicy Aquatic frags...Then you can blind buy it. Is it the old, new formulation? New. What's its availability; in production, limited edition or discontinued? In production. SKU Number: 180501545047 Batch Number: 9 (Production Date: ?) Age: 25+ From: 1-perfumes Size: 100 ML Scent: 5/5 (Nice). Value: 5/5 ($29.00). Sillage: 3/5 (Three feet). Longevity: 3/5 (Six hours, longer during the summer). Creativity: 5/5 (Spicy, sweet & Aquatic). Projection: 3/5 (90 minutes, but longer during warmer temps). Versatility: 5/5 (Anytime & anywhere, but the summertime this will shine). Compliments: NA/5 (No one around to try it, but i'm sure they'd love it). Until next time, I'll catch you on the flipside.

Vanilla has been done to death and after the arrival of cupcake type scents one might be forgiven for thinking that somehow all roads lead to the kitchen cupboard where you left the bottle of vanilla essence open. There was also the omnipresent "sugar" note (ethylsomething) that I ended up confusing with vanilla. It seemed I was done and over with. Thankfully vanilla can be done differently after all. Vanille Marine is very deceptive when you first spray it on, in fact the first 10 minutes there is a strange "Lys Soleia" vibe about it which obviously cannot be expected from any of those notes. So there is a fleeting resemblence of something lilly and perhaps ylang ylang but no worries it disappears quickly and Vanille Marine settles into its true self. It is hard to imagine a non-sweet vanilla and this scent does not aim to be, however its sweetness is not that of icecream or icing sugar. Rather the carrier seems to be a buttery salty caramel dessert. Whereas I am almost anosmic to caramel in other fragrances (e.g. Prada Candy)I can feel its lasting presence here. This is a grown up vanilla interesting enough to wear on its own yet simple enough for layering too. I bet this smells fantastic on a man, too.

It is a really lovely and well blended vanilla fragrance. Sweet, soft, light in the air, understated earthy elements, casual elegance, and slight caramelly warmth. I don't get any aquatic notes. I didn't realize it until a stranger mentioned it when I was wearing this, but Vanille Marine kind of smells like incense. In fact, it smells like sweet vanilla bean mixed with a Nag Champa incense stick. Not in a smoky way, it just bears a resemblance to the soft sweet earthy essence of Nag Champa. It has a sort of hazy and sensual vanilla quality. Even in the absence of a patchouli note, I still somewhat get a "hippie" vibe from this. Nonetheless, I am really really enjoying this scent. However now it is difficult to find anything "marine" about it, when I keep associating it with Nag Champa! Oh well. I have the feeling I'll be wearing it frequently this summer. It needs to be reapplied to last through a day. But others definitely smell it, so it has good projection. Solid A for this vanilla.

I just recieved this, and even though its not exactly as i imagened, its still very much to my liking. The inital 5-10 minutes blast is my favourite. Its a salty fresh wind bringing fresh sage, green moss and a very fresh discrete vanilla. It makes me think of summer in south France. I guess it is this part that seem to be very unisex to people. Quite soon, and a little to fast for me, the warm salty herbal blast settles down & Im left with a slightly green, slightly salty creamy vanilla, that lingers for a long time. Its very sweet and pleasant, and quite fresh, but I have to admit I miss the initial herbal-sage-kiss a little. I really get the combo of "marine" and "vanille" - its clever, and a new take on vanilla that I truly appreciate. In a sense I kinda like the change from Outdoors ocean freshness, to Creamy vanilla, its gives this perfume the sneaky unisex feeling that I love. I just wish the two bouquets had stayed hugging for longer. Together they are just a beautiful couple.