Vanitas

This is my holy grail vanilla scent - and I wasn't even looking for one! It's become one of my top-tier favourite perfumes, and no other vanilla scent belongs to that category. These 4 notes.... I smell each of them. This is a trend with Profumum Roma perfumes for me, that I can detect each note. I purchased the body oil "olio di corpo" from ebay, one third full. It is the most luxurious body product I've ever owned. The orange blossom is very prominent to me, and it mixes with the other notes to create a liquid red gummy bear aspect. The feeling I get from Vanitas is the feeling I would expect to have if I could truly get drunk off candy. And believe me I've tried throughout my life to get drunk off candy, time aplenty. It's that good, intoxicating. It is vanilla cake soaked in Cointreau. When I wear Vanitas, people are always hugging me! And... I'm hugging them! I don't know what it is about this scent... so touchy-feely! One of the best things about the oil is that *it rubs off on people* who hug you! Then you can smell it on them! The gift that keeps on giving. More about the oil: There is *no way* the perfume can have more sillage. I am a candy cloud.... 14 hours later when the scent still hasn't died down I can say it starts to make my head spin! So be sure to stay away from hugging married men. I hugged one, someone I really like who I used to work with, before a show I was in. At intermission there was a woman in line beside me at the bar, staring with a certain amount of surprise and worry, possibly irritation. After the show the two of them walked past me - she was his wife, and he definitely smelled like Vanitas! And before I realized it I thought, "oh my god, he smells so sexy!" But I don't know, maybe I just had a waft of my own scent, and maybe his wife just didn't like my clothes or hair or something. I was dressed in a bit of a costume like an equestrian (minus the helmet) that night after all. Do wear this to a birthday party! Do *not* wear this to work in an office.

Absolutely freaking delicious, it's so yummy that I just wanna lick it off my skin whenever I wear it! It's a very gourmand vanilla, very warm and creamy, and the orange blossom brings a slight citrusy vibe that makes this smell like a creamy lemon vanilla dessert, or lemon toffee, or something. It's quite thick and cozy, and I'll say it again: so delicious! While it surely is very sweet, it's surprisingly not cloying. It's quite intense though, so don't overspray. Less is definitely more with this fragrance. The longevity is insane, and in the drydown as the orange blossom subsides and the myrrh becomes more prominent, the scent becomes more resinous and thereby also more unisex in my opinion. This fragrance is apparently meant for women, but even though it's so sweet and delicious and would be wonderful to smell on a woman, I think the subtle sandalwood and slightly resinous myrrh definitely make it unisex. At least if you're comfortable enough in your masculinity to pull it off. I mean, I definitely wouldn't call this masculine, but I'm sure the ladies will just want to eat you up if you smell like this as a man. It's seriously the most delectable gourmand fragrance I have encountered. I just love this fragrance. So warm and cozy and comforting. BTW I really don't understand the "doll head" or "rubber duck" thing that people keep talking about in some of these reviews... I don't get any such vibes at all. Nothing rubbery whatsoever, just delicous, resinous, vanilla cream dessert all the way.

I'm absolutely obsessed with this scent! It's like the perfume equivalent of treating yourself to the fanciest dessert ever, but without the calories. The moment I spray it on, I'm hit with this amazing vanilla smell. We're not talking about your run-of-the-mill vanilla here - this is the good stuff. It's rich, creamy, and just makes me want to sniff my wrist all day long. Then it gets even better - there's this sweet caramel-y vibe that comes through, and it's just divine. What I really love about the scent is how it changes throughout the day. It starts off super sweet and yummy, but then these subtle floral notes kick in, and it's like, wow, this scent has layers! And also... the perfume lasts forever. I put it on in the morning, and I can still smell it when I'm heading to bed. I find myself reaching for Vanitas way more than I thought I would. It's become my go-to when I want to feel a bit fancy, whether I'm just running errands or heading out for a night on the town. Bottom line? If you're into sweet scents that aren't too teenybopper, you've got to give Vanitas a try. It's like wearing confidence in a bottle. Trust me, your nose will thank you!

Woah - I am testing Vanitas and I'm INCREDIBLY shocked at how much I enjoy it. Profumum Roma is a house that generally supplies fragrances that are wretched on my skin - but this is a whole different case! Vanitas is *NOT* an atomic blast of traumatizing sweetness, like the rest of their scents - just a normal level of sweetness. Linear progression from the opening to the drydown; Soft, sweet, deep, caramel-like vanilla pod (reminiscent of Tihota's vanilla or Outremer's Vanille), a hint of Orange Blossom (an unlikely combination that works really well together), and the most microscopic amount of myrrh to add that extra bit of something to ground the scent. The overall impression is mildly gourmand, without giving you a toothache, and reminiscent of circusgrounds, due to the sticky vanilla & hint (sometimes an avalanche) of cotton candy - and more of a "dry" vanilla as the fragrance fades. I would say this is full-bottle worthy for any vanilla lover. Long-lasting, unique, and not boring in the slightest!

i bought this perfume in a boutique in berlin and the perfumeur and i looked up the origin of its name... vanitas comes from the latin and means the inevitable end of all things, with vanity being the sin of thinking oneself above this unstoppable cycle, birth, death, the fading of beauty... when i first smelled this perfume i was taken to an intense place, it smells like an entire carnival, and feels like the ecstasy of a fast night spent riding a rollercoaster with a beautiful girl, it's sweet, explosive, sugar that whacks you in your face, it smells almost too sweet to be natural and that's exactly what i love about it it lingers for hours, the hot fire sugar mellows out a little, stays as a warm vanilla... rounding all of this out, somehow, is also a smell more ancient, i suppose that would be the myhrr... yes that would be the smell then of the yawning grave into which we all are just about to stumble... i love this smell forever, it makes me feel so beautiful <3