Vain & Naïve

I have been wearing and enjoying this all day. This isn't an overtly rose scent (but it is there adding a freshness). Neither do either of the fruits in the heart stand out on their own. The raspberry doesn't become too sweet or too tart bc the plum and jasmine are toning it down. At times I feel like I smell subtle coconut....sexy coconut. My son walked by me at one point and said I smell coconut. There's also a nutty quality to the base. Like pistachio maybe, but this is also subtle. Everything plays really well together. I'm 39 and feel this is totally age appropriate. It smells different on the skin than it does on paper. I also think some guys could pull this off. It's def not as sweet as Hundred Silent Ways, which I also own. That one is more feminine leaning. Longevity is good. It projected for about 3 hours and then was a skin scent for another 6.

This opens like a saccharine, "teenage girl's" perfume (for want of a much less loaded expression), but constantly morphs In and out of various genres, before setting on a sort of musky, cashmeran dry down, not a million miles away from B-612, by design I guess. It's good, and interesting, but it's not something I'd really consider putting into my rotation. I'm not sure who this would suit (not that it matters), as it gets pretty serious and plummy, and the musky base gets almost murky, rubbery and/or plasticky, so all in all it's not very vain or naive, it would take a self-assured person to pull it off. Still, it's a welcome change from Chris Maurice's constant production line of slightly tweaked, sickly "oud" scents, which I found interesting, then tedious, and now ignorable.

It’s interesting to me that most of the reviews about this fragrance claim how feminine and young this fragrance is when on my skin it presents as a smoky raspberry leather, ultimately going the unisex route. It constantly morphs throughout the day shifting to and from the initial fruity shampoo like scent to that leathery edge and then back again to the fruitiness that slowly softens over time with musk. It truly captures the message behind the Little Prince’s love and heart break and reignites my fascination with the artistry involved in perfumery. I’ve found that layering this with Ani harmonizes Vain and Naive’s bipolar nature and together they create a warm musky aura that I’ll be wearing for the rest of my life!!! It’s my secret weapon shh

Woww looking at the dislike bar - this seems to be quite a love or hate fragrance. I personally love it! I don't typically like raspberry scents - they seem to turn on me. I think the raspberry does still turn on me but only slightly and it seems to go away. It's almost like a slight powdery note that vaguely resembles baby powder. I don't get that much rose here or at least not the typical rose I'm used to smelling. Vain & Naïve is a creamy floral scent but, as another reviewer pointed out, - it's smells like sexy coconut scent and i agree. It's definitely not the coconut vibe from a beachy/sun tan lotion scent. It's a totally unique scent.

This fragrance truly shines in hot summer weather, needing at least 26°C to fully develop. In cooler temperatures, it can seem artificial and underdeveloped, with an almost chemical scent. However, for the best experience, take it with you on a romantic beach vacation. If you're not a fan initially, you might change your mind. It's a luxurious, sophisticated feminine rose scent, enriched with notes of sandalwood and amber. The dry down is even more impressive than the initial impression.

I am really happy with this perfume! It is super Fruity and floral, but not sugary sweet or synthetic smelling. As huge of a fan as I am of raspberries, I often find that I don't love them in perfume. This is an example of a perfect blend of raspberries in a fragrance. I think this does smell more feminine than unisex, personally, but I am sure anyone could pull this one off. It is a happy perfume. Nothing Naive about that!

Update* ya this is darn good, super well rounded, niche that smells unique and great at the same time. Totally green light for "western noses" too, all ages too. 8/10 First impressions : figgy fruitty soapy ( gotta be sandlewood ) , woe beautiful light rose, almost bubblegumy, woe mouth watered here - might be first rose frag to do that to me

I bought a 1ml tester and wore it once. I had no idea what plum smelled like. It's a little fruity, a little sweet, and a little grape like. The fragrance as a whole comes across as a fresh, clean, plumb that's feminine leaning but still unisex if your a man whose bout it. Personally I want this on a woman I could eat head to toe.

As a guy, I love this frag so much. Sure it's feminine but I absolutely do not care. The sweetness and fruitiness is so rounded and soft that it's just extremely pleasing. Some say it gets more unisex when it starts to settle but on my skin, the same lovely opening stays.

I absolutely hate florals but this is so pretty. Soft creamy and woody. I think a lot of these reviews are from people who didn't smell it change all the way to the drydown it's sexy and elegant!

This is actually very unique with some depth in the drydown. I have Hundred Silent Ways and think this is much more interesting. It layers beautifully with Ani too. Good projection and longevity.

bought this for my girlfriend and it’s a beautiful scent that you can wear through any season it projects and leaves a Beautiful fruity silage

I surprised myself. I had resisted this fragrance for so long because of its floral, powdery and feminine notes. Noting in all the reviews and descriptions appealed to me. Then I saw that it was on sale, and decided to take the plunge, simply because it is from the house of Nishane. They have a few underwhelming fragrances, but for the most part, their offerings have been superb! Anyway, back to V&N, as predicted, the opening was floral and sweet and powdery as described - all of putting for me. But then I did not find it too overwhelming. The scent lasts for about 5 hours, so a little goes a long way. Apply sparingly. This scent definitely leans more feminine, but you can easily layer it with an earthy animalic fragrance such as Afrika Olifant, Suede & Safran or, better still, Unatamam, which tones down the sweetness and makes it perfect. I do not think I will wear it on its own. Its longevity is not impressive though. I wish it lasted longer. Rating: 6.5/10

This is “good”, but not niche price worthy to me. I was hoping the fruity opening in the sample I tried would mature into a deep and complex fragrance. Now THAT would be worthy of a niche price and the cute “young and naive” story. BUT it just sort of stayed in the territory of celebrity fragrances. I have nothing against those. I have dozens. BUT I also didn’t pay over $200 on each. Nishane has been hit or miss for me. So far, Nanshe is still my fav from them. I appreciate that they take chances.

ive had this since 4-5 years ive worn this 5-6 times years ago and kept it back and never used it coz i honestly didnt like it, i tried it today and i was shocked it grew on me, it didnt smell like this at all i could feel it being a fruity powdery white floral with a coconutty smell and i enjoyed it alot but it feels extremely feminine and i used to get alot of people askin if i had a female cologne on whenever i used this

It’s quite a strange scent. I feel some juicy fruits and citruses (quite sour ones) along with powdery (almost lactonic) florals and a bit of sweet musky and wood base (something like praline, but not super sweet). Also with a touch of soapy notes. It’s very hard to come up with the final thoughts. I don’t hate it, but I don’t like it either.. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

Didn’t like it much on first try and thought it smells too much like “plastic fruity”, but on second try, oh my, it’s a real niche experience... “Fruity” is not my go to profile normally but this fragrance develops in layers and changes into a fresh vibe within time. For me, it resembles Tom Ford Velvet Orchid DNA which I really like.

its a pleasant, nice smelling long lasting fragrance.i liked it but not love. nishane has done better. this is played safe with pink rose and fruits, and it doesnt take things to the daring side. good fragrance for spring, and my personal opinion this will smell better on women. 8/10(for longevity 1 extra mark)

Womanity-like and yet no caviar no fig to create this effect. Of Womanity it reminds me after 3 hours. Before 3 hour mark it is all about wood and honey. Or honey and wood :) It is memorable, addictive. Lasts 2 days on skin. Woody, sweet, warm, fruity, sexy. Sample test in cold weather.

Cute, girly, playful, vain&naive indeed :) sweet, juicy, fruity-floral opening and a pretty, soft but sweet drydown

Very tropical, very feminine. A bit screechy so wear with caution but overall not bad

Like a roller disco in a candy store.

The opening is scentwise quite nice - fruity amber. It smells really cozy. After 5 minutes it will turn on you, the rose comes through. It is not a jammy rose - it is an old stinky one. Combined with the woodiness of the cedar makes this an old smelling perfume. I swear I smell fig in this. If they replaced the rose with a jammy one, amped up the fig and added something fresh and slightly sweet like eucalyptus this could be a great scent. Scent as is is not unwearable but not my thing. Lacks projection as well and I can’t imagine this will last long on the skin. Will skip on this one!

Mainly a sweet fruity scent with rose. The raspberry is the most prominent note, then the sweet plum and rose with a woody-creamy base from the sandalwood. In the opening, the bergamot brings a hint of brightness. In the background, I pick up a little bit of a clean musk and a touch of warmth from the amber. Call me crazy but I get a spicy/peppery note at some point and I don't like it at all. This is okay, nothing offensive. Definitely has an innocent, youthful, and girly aura to it. Honestly, this fragrance is pretty boring in my opinion because it lacks character.

It’s a nice perfume, “naive” i think it’s the best description for it. It smells feminine and inofensive (personally i don’t like the rose and jasmine combination but i can wear it), not too strog but not weak, i could wear it as a to go perfume yet it’s not raising at the high expectations that i have from Nishane. I wouldn’t buy it myself but if i receive it as a gift i would keep it especially because when it gets to the base notes it’s really ok.

If I were asked to identify this from smelling it blind, I would have guessed it was a celebrity scent, perhaps something from Beyoncé’s Heat line. It could also pass for something fruity from Escada. Of course I blind bought it. Love that for me. Great performance though, and always remember it’s the money you’ve wasted that makes Vain and Naive so important! In fact, the marketing makes the scent so ironic it’s actually almost hip. 🥀 💫

Not unpleasant, weak, almost non existent scent. It's hardly there. Sweet and feminine. This is not something I would pay for, as it's like nothing, dreamy kind of soap scent. At the same time though there is something that is a tiny bit annoying in it after a while. Someone mentioned it got nauseating after a while, and I can see that happening. A strange one indeed.

It’s just nice, and as others have mentioned I think “naive” is a good descriptor. It’s fruity and sweet and youthful but as expected from Nishane it’s high quality, complex and niche. I get fancy shampoo with the fruit amplified vibes. If you’re into pleasant, inoffensive, fruity sweet designer fragrances but want to dabble in niche quality, then this would suit.

I have a difficult time with black currant and plum notes. The plum note here pulls in an unfortunate way on me...mulled wine sangria that’s been left in high sun out on the back patio, or even someone’s 2 bottle, hot wine breath. I think it’s a mix of plum and benzoin that smell so sticky sweet, and in a dirty way.

The Virgin Island Water comparison is way off. Absolutely no comparison. The only note in common is bergamot. This is fruity, sweet and basic. There’s not much to say about it. This doesn’t smell niche at all.

Total femme bomb that's okay at best, on a hot host. Nasty raspberry note on a bed of soft aroma chemicals that want to smell like fruit compote. Some floral elements. Close, but no cigar.

She’s a pretty smell. Formal, kind of basic, powdery, and smells like cologne. Upon second wearing it’s improved. To me it smells more soft, sweet and floral.

The emojicon for the “ok” rating is as accurate as it gets.

The creators of Vain & Naïve must've really been inspired when they were naming the fragrance, because it's a spot-on description of what you can expect from it. If the same amount of inspiration was used in creating the scent itself, I believe we would've gotten a different story. Now, frankly, fruity-floral sweet fragrances sit in a category that has never appealed to my tastes. So I guess I might be biased because of that. But I still can appreciate a good, well-crafted fragrance, even if it doesn't exactly suit me. And although Vain & Naïve is far above Lattafa-level fruity fumes that can pass as "Terrible & Disastrous", it is still nowhere near to the level of perfumery I'd expect given its price tag. The opening brings a very short-lived burst of citruses, soon overpowered by an unexciting blend of florals and fruits. The jasmine, in particular, sticks out the most with its intensely floral-sweet aroma and slight muskiness. The rose is harder to pinpoint on its own, but it surely aids to the overall floral fruitiness of the composition, maybe even adding sort of a 'tea' vibe underneath. The raspberry is not overly strong with its fresh, sweet, tart, and vibrant fruitiness, while the plum is yet again, harder to spot, due to it having a combination of soft, fruity, sweet, and floral characters which just makes it nearly impossible to stick out in a composition with other notes that bring similar accords. Things don't get any more interesting at the base. Actually, things get even more boring. A clean, slightly powdery musk arises, with a faint ambery warmth and sweetness, which dominate the other base notes, whilst they themselves being dominated by the floral fruitiness of the heart notes. The benzoin and tonka bean notes would supposedly sweeten things more with a vanillic-like scent, but I don't get any. At best, I get a balsamic undertone from the benzoin. As for the patchouli, it brings no earthiness or woodiness typical to it, but rather an understated, yet deep musky sweetness. And regarding the sandalwood/cedarwood, you sort of can tell that there is something going on behind curtains, like a mild spicy sweetness tied to sandalwood, but woodiness on itself stands rather hidden in the overall blend. Once the fragrance has properly developed and all the notes are through, I'm left with a fruity, feminine-leaning, floral soap-like scent, which translates to lack of originality. The quality won't impress anyone either, and the development of the scent on-skin is lackluster. If I were to put the last two paragraphs in a single word, then that would be: unimpressive. Performance disappointed me further, with about 3-4 hours of longevity, becoming a skin scent somewhere around the one hour mark. The projection wasn't something to bloat about either, although for that first half an hour to maybe an hour, the fragrance did have pretty decent sillage. But as for projection on its own, 1 foot and a half at best. So I'd say it's safe to add a few extra sprays. However, keep in mind that my skin chemistry lacks... chemistry with many fragrances, and looking at other's votes around here, it seems I sit in the minority getting such poor performance from it. One good thing that comes out of all of this is the versatility of Vain & Naïve. It's not about finding the right occasions for it, it's about finding occasions where it wouldn't fit. It can work as a daily, for work, for school, dressed-up events, dates... The list goes on. But as I mentioned already, this leans feminine, so it might not be the best choice for a man, even though I still think it can pass as unisex just fine. "Soft & Generic", "Boring & Bland, "Unexciting & Unimpressive"... pick your choice. Any of these would fit as a substitute for Vain & Naïve. From the couple of Nishanes I've tried so far, this one is the least inspiring one yet. It doesn't smell bad per se; it just doesn't do anything that makes it stand out. And when talking about niche perfumery, "Different & Unique" are the keywords I'm looking for, ESPECIALLY if I'm paying $200. So even if you were to love this scent for whichever of its not-so-bright attributes, I still would hardly see myself recommending it, simply because you can find many other similar scents for less money, or even better overall fumes for less money. So truly, this does seem like a fragrance made in vain. Presentation: 9/10 Scent: 5/10 Longevity: 3.5/10 Projection: 4.5/10 Versatility: 9/10 Value for Money: 3.5/10 Overall: 5.75/10

At one point I really loved this fragrance. Somehow things shifted and now it makes me nauseous. The longevity is eternal and you’ll have to scrub away. Now I only get a very earthy plum and patchouli and none of the sweetness. Plan to get rid of it soon. I wouldn’t as a safe blind buy.

I was really disappointed in this one. It sat so close to my skin I only smell it with my nose pressed against my wrist. And I don't get any of the notes listed, to me it just smelled like dryer sheets or clean laundry. My husband couldn't smell it all all.

I wanted to love this, or at least like it but it’s not working for me. I’m sorry. It’s just too sickly synthetic sweet on my skin. My first love with Nishane is Ani, and then I blind bought this...oh no, it’s just like...hmm, nevermind.

I bought a sample of this because the note profile seemed like it was up my alley, but sadly it wasn’t for me. If you enjoy coconut, creamy scents or amber/sandalwood scents then this is probably for you.

Very light feminine fragrance. Sticks close to the skin. Received as a sample and not bottle worthy to me. I might like this on a woman during romantic moments.

Meh! Sickly cheesy smell and loads of fermenting fruit. Skin chemistry says ”no” and renders it Blue Vein & Naive....

Smells like cologne, not special enough for the price point or the name. Disappointing.

Maybe I've smelled too many samples today, maybe I'm just grumpy--but this is not a scent I would expect from Nishane. On my skin, this is thin, watery, and forgettable. A perfectly pleasant, sort of generic, cheap-smelling fragrance that I don't care to think about any longer. Scrubber for me. Sampled in July south Texas weather.

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Others have described the scent profile really well, so I'll make it brief: Raspberry, plum and roses. It's a proper little femme bomb. I'm a sucker for plum usually, but here it feels gloopy, floral and almost artificially sweet with the addition of that candied raspberry note. 'Naive' makes total sense - something I can imagine one of the girls back in High School spritzing on in between classes. It goes a bit coconutty and creamy over time, giving sugary body wash vibes, eventually settling on a honied sandalwood of sorts. The woods aren't overly apparent, at least to my nose, but the fruity florals do shift into a more grounded realm, which reads to me as woods. Pretty unwearable to me, but I'd like it much more on my lady's skin. What I really came here to speak about was the longevity. So many reviewers criticizing the performance, but if you think this scent profile is something you'd like, don't let their false words put you off sampling. I spritzed it 3 times on my arm last night around 1am. I slept shortly after and caught a whiff of it in the air as soon as I woke up at 8am. I continued to catch the odd whiff all the way up to midday. It's now 10pm and I can still smell it on my arm. I do moisturise, but I don't think my skin is particularly amazing at holding scent, just normal. So yeah, that's about it - it performs as one would expect from an Extrait. Maybe more of you need to moisturise, or at least not jump to conclusions about a perfume's performance when you bury your nose so deep into 10 spritzes that you go totally anosmic to it after an hour.

Omg i love this!! Huuugeee love for me. I think every house should have something wearable, versatile and universally pleasing. Like do you always need a weird crazy smell? This is just it, a beautiful feminine perfume that you can wear every day of the year, its super fresh, yet has body and warmth to it, given by the tonka, benzoin and an ever so soft Barely there patchuli.. It suits most occasions and it has a clean, hint of powdery smell. The plum is front and center, rose extremely smooth and ethereal. Its aromatic, a bit balsamic, sweet undertone, creamy, super smooth and an incredible high quality natural smell. The name really even conveys the way this smells, and the Le Petit Prince story behind really giveS this Ethereal and innocent vibe to it. This is not a run off the mill Fruity scent that any designer could replicate due to the quality. No its not completely Groud breaking but it is very unique as i cant even think of what this could remind me of. Lol its more unique than ani honestly. It is a blind buy as 90% of my collection and i was pleasantly surprised given the average grade many reviewers have given this. This is a very Multifaceted unique perfume that is incredibly wearable and likeable, i give it a solid 4.4 Fragrantica stars. Love and signature scent worthy! Wish i had bought the 100ml but only found the 50ml. This is not feminine to the degree a guy couldn’t wear this, could be unisex but for sure not masculine.

I was sooooo excited to wear this fragrance given the note breakdown. The opening for me was a bit blah...a nice little citrus opening, nothing to knock your socks off. The heart for me just went straight to this nutty, creamy almost milky woody scent, which was weird for me because there is no nut or milkiness mentioned in the note breakdown. I tend to prefer my woody scents on the drier side so this milky feel wasn't my favourite. On my clothes however Oh la la I can smell the plum and raspberry notes quite nicely. I will come back and edit for longevity as I am only about 3 hours into wearing this! Edit: so for longevity it lasted on my skin about 5 hrs before it turned into a skin scent. If not for it being on my clothes, it would have disappeared altogether. I sprayed this on again at night after I took a shower to see if in a cooler environment I would smell more of the notes. Happily I report that the fruit notes stayed around a lot longer than in the heat of the day..so about 15 mins this time, but then as it settled I got that milky, nutty, creamy wood scent that pretty much stayed that way.

Perfume para niñas bien. 💖 Smells like classic pink bubblegum, sparkling champagne and holy water... holy water smells like faint sweet rose water to me. The vibe: Being spoiled by God. Loving life and it loving you back. Planning a trip to see the northern lights one day. Using a vintage pink Polly Pocket heart case as a trinket box. Regarding some of the reviews, I don’t know why people were expecting extreme polarizing beast mode sillage here. I think that since it’s an ode to the book “El Principito 📖🪐”, it’s probably meant to be polite, demure but still entrancing. The book is about coming out of age and reflexión... and that can happen ironically at any age so this scent transcends all ages in my opinion and gives the simple correlation that “what is essential is invisible to the eye”. Considering the books connotations, I think the scent inspiration is on par and suffice.

Hmmmm - I don't know what to think about this one. I blind bought this during a sale. I really hoped I'd like it, especially since I accidentally put two (2) in my cart. Well, I wasn't sure about it when I sprayed it on a test strip, nor did it help spraying it on a piece of cotton cloth. So, I decided to take the plunge and just wear it on a SE Texas summer day. I didn't like the initial scent profile. I kept getting something reminiscent of bug spray. It wasn't overwhelming, but it was present. I almost had a scrub-off moment, but I decided against it. I'm glad I did. The fragrance morphed through several different scent profiles before settling into a fruity wonder. I can't tell you exactly what notes I'm getting, but it's nice. I wouldn't have purchased this from a simple test spray. I'm glad I gave it a chance so I could enjoy this fragrance as I'm sure it was meant to be.

I received a sample of this and, in having read the comments from others and seen the notes on here before trying, I wasn't super excited BUT - I really like it. To me, this isn't sweet/fruity in the way that I expected it to be (like a celebrity fragrance). It is so much more than that. It is very deep and has an almost smokiness to it that isn't listed on the notes, or mentioned by others. I pick up on the raspberry and plum, but in a tart sense, not sweet the way I imagined. The sandalwood and tonka to me is quite strong as a base, giving this a unique darkness that changes throughout the day. I couldn't compare this to other scents that I've tried because it is quite different. I do really like it though.

Its not vain neither naive but rather super sexy. Especially on a woman. On my book, its more on the colder season side because of its great performance and silage. Its like a raspberry and plum basket had a baby with ganymede but rosendo 5 was there to raise the baby so it wouldn’t turn out cold like ganymede but rather warm and sexy with the vanillas and the woods. Its lile the it girl pro max, cougar in the making scent and IM LIVING FOR IT. Such a banger, I am so proud of Nishane as a Turk for their great works overall but THIS is the best of the best of their work