Vanille Soleil

What a great cold, floral vanilla. It's icy and unapproachable like rich women stepping out to luncheon after a heavy snowfall. It ellicits layers of meticulously tailored garments in monochrome palettes, draped and creased just-so, transforming money-slim frames into ambulatory brutalist sculptures. Hair carefully coifed and frozen in place with pins and product. Faces made-up sheer but sharp, lips lined the barest shade darker for dusty lavenders and matte, cool taupes. It's like exaggerated feminine form — too stark, too architectural, just too unnaturally orderly and perfect. The florals are SO strong, sweet, balsamic. Repulsive yet intriguing. This smells like a glacial stare, a polite smile that doesn't reach the eyes. Moderate sillage and decent performer (~6hrs). I've smelled so many hyperrealistic gourmand vanillas, the piercingly synthetic and alien quality of Vanille Soleil is honestly a breath of fresh air. And it just works somehow, anytime, anywhere. You can dress it up or dress it down. It layers well with berries, herbal/green and resinous woody scents. It's my favorite "please do not approach me and maintain a WIDE berth" perfume. Crazy affordable. Such an easy winter reach. Love it.

Oh I just love this. It's a light, airy, soft, aquatic vanilla. It's powdery not in a baby powder way but rather like that powdery dusting some candy has, like the way caramel fragrances are often powdery. It's interesting to have a salted vanilla rather than a salted caramel. I think I would like to explore this scent profile more as I'm finding it so pleasantly unexpected. It's not a strong or particularly long-lasting fragrance. I get about 5 hours from it and it sits pretty close to the skin. To me that is just what I want on a warm summer day at the beach or park, nothing that is going to overwhelm. If you want a heavy, sticky-sweet, gourmand beast this is not going to be your thing. Then again it does lean gourmand and is sweet, so if you're looking for a straight out of the shower summer freshie this may not be your thing either.

I’m a huge fan of the natural scent of vanilla. A moist, high-quality vanilla pod with a nuanced balance of sweet and slightly bitter notes... unbelievable! But I haven’t been able to find that in perfumes. All these beast-mode gourmands smell, to me, like sticky, sugary vanilla syrups that people use to ruin their coffee. This, on the other hand, is a wonderfully balanced, natural-smelling vanilla. It smells like summer, like delicious vanilla treats you have on vacation, like jasmine on a warm summer evening... A very, very simple and beautiful scent! No longevity whatsoever, but that adds to its beauty, in my opinion.

This scent is so soft and light. A nice vanilla that is not sickly sweet. A beautiful salty floral opening that dries down to a ambery sweet vanilla. Very comforting smell. I was a little scared that the ylang ylang would be strong but no it's just there to guide your nose to the amber. This is very nice for summer and all year round I find. I'll probably use it as well to do a little layering with other perfumes. It's a nice light airy creamy vanilla. It's an EDT... so might be different on everyone for longevity...

Finally, a graceful vanilla, with the right transparency and a watercolor elegance. Finally, something you can wear with class and nonchalance, without looking like a sticky slice of cake. It's lively, fresh, salty and fruity, like carried by a floral breeze. Yes, finally, vanilla like sunshine. Of course, this beautiful airiness won’t correspond to the heavy scented ciment that some people want, you won't need a trowel to spread it around the public square, but I suggest you enjoy this fact.