Vanilla Nomad

A very airy, slightly spiced, sweet in drydown vanilla. Beautiful and long lasting, though it sits close to the skin. I am anosmic to vanilla in most fragrances, not here and am so glad. A lot of vanillas on the market such as Eau Duelle smell like vanilla extract to me, not this. This has a sweeter base, and since it is airy, it does not have that cloying feeling. This is my favourite from Sana Jardin.

OMG....I LOVE this!!! Wow my new vanilla favorite. Fall is the vanilla fragrance time for me. right now have a decant but I’m getting a larger bottle soon! This is a spicy fabulous scent just in time for fall. I’m hoping this last longer than I am getting from the decant which is about 2 hours!

I love this scent so much. It’s one of the few vanilla scents I could wear everyday. Doesn’t give me a headache. It definitely does not leave a trail or have people stopping you to know what perfume you have on. It’s a day scent for me.

Extremely rich and dark vanilla with tons of balsam and mysterious woodiness. It’s sweet and powerful, but well-balanced. You feel confident and powerful while wearing it. Massive projection and sillage. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

This is just a take on Diptyque’s Eau Duelle. Almost identical notes and a very, very similar smell. I prefer Eau Duelle more—it’s blended a little more smoothly in my opinion.

Really love this scent - dry spicy vanilla - very spicy! Moorish, sexy and intense..... Lasts well with good sillage. Went for a 50 ml and haven't regretted it.

Love! Great easy reach vanilla... smooth, spicy, a very mellow golden aura.

I recently reignited an interest in locating a unique, well-blended, vanilla-forward fragrance. I am not necessarily searching for an uber-gourmand vanilla fragrance. But I do hope for something warm, enveloping, inviting, comforting. I've worn and owned "Tiger By Her Side" in recent years. And for the most part, I've enjoyed all the Sana Jardin samples I've tried. So, I thought Vanilla Nomad seemed intriguing and I decided to give the fragrance a try. One thing I must say I have ALWAYS enjoyed about ALL Sana Jardin fragrances is the presence of clean, clear, precise and DESCRIPTIVE fragrance notes. And I would classify Vanilla Nomad as an INCENSE fragrance, yes I would. So, yes...the opening...the opening is undoubtedly a tremendous blast of frankincense and sandalwood. Straight-up. Zero Doubt. Right out of the gate. Frankincense and sandalwood. Frankincense like Roman Catholic Church, Midnight Mass, freshly ignited censor frankincense. And sandalwood, or something akin to resinous, sticky, sweet santalum from a freshly cut, wet, mossy sandalwood tree. Eventually, this fragrance develops into a benzoin-vanilla base. I do not smell florals and I do not (thankfully) smell much vetiver. If patchouli is present, it is also very faint and light. Longevity is pretty good at 4-6 hours. Silage is low-to-moderate. I purchased a full bottle (blind purchase) of the fragrance and I do not regret it. But make no mistake...the frankincense and sandalwood carry this fragrance. While vanilla is present, it takes a back-seat to the dominant woody, incense notes.

A spicy, warm, resinous, creamy, white floral mixed with sweet vanilla ! Vanilla Nomad is a great perfume if only would be more intense, richer and longer lasting! Scent wise, I love this perfume... For a vanilla lover like myself, it’s impossible not to like it at least. It’s a fairly light, subtle, slightly spiced with coriander (as soon as I’ve sprayed on skin, coriander was the first note I was able to distinguish immediately) but there also cardamom and patchouli in the blend. After the first half of hour, it mellows into a sweet, soft, creamy vanilla scent (no more spice noticeable in the juice) with a heady, lush jasmine and smooth sandalwood note. Longevity could be better for the price! Vanilla Nomad might be comparable to Babycat, but at a very superficial level. They’re both vanilla based perfumes and that’s where the similarities stop as far as I can tell! Babycat is super strong, leathery, spicy vanilla while Vanilla Nomad is a rather subdued scent, sweet in a cake way type of vanilla. I don’t have a sample of Babycat to spray side by side, but I have tried Babycat quite a few times cause I was pretty much obsessed with it a while ago and these two are not similar scents. Sorry to spoil it for anyone hoping to get Vanilla Nomad as a substitute for Babycat! It’s not. From my collection, I find this more comparable with something like YSL Black Opium Le Parfum, Mugler Alien Goddess Intense or Kayali Vanilla 28. These all share the same sweet vanilla base/white floral heart combo, which is something that Babycat doesn’t have.

This one took me by surprise in the sample set! For years I would have said I hated vanilla scents, but I think I simply disliked the candy-sweet, marshmallow-y vanilla scents that have become so widespread of late (aka celebrity scents and dupes of Killian Love Don't Be Shy). Then I smelt Diptyque Eau Duelle and was taken aback by how much I loved the aromatic side of vanilla scents, and how complex, warm and comforting they can be. Vanilla Nomad falls into the later and has a gorgeous ambery, spicy dimension that reminds me of my Diptyque Ambre candle that I love so much. It's spicy and aromatic, rather than sweet and sickly, and I find it smells quite sophisticated and elegant. It's more of an evening scent for me, and I think if I was purchas a FB from the range I would still lean towards Sandalwood Temple, but I find this one has a real addictive charm.

So... I purchased this as a blind buy in the sales. It arrived and I sprayed it on a test paper/tissue... it was awful! Really screeching and gave me a headache. I couldn’t detect any vanilla... I was very disappointed. Went on Fragrantica to see what others thoughts were and was surprised to see so many good reviews... I had this sitting in the boot/trunk of my car as I was so not bothered. I decided to give it another go...! Wow! This needs to be tried on skin!! I repeat ON SKIN!! It’s a totally different story! I love it! Get loads of Vanilla. It’s a beautiful Autumn/Winter scent. I had to apologise to her for leaving her in the boot for over a month 🫣

I’ve learned later in my journey to follow the perfumer thanks to Monsieur Malle Whenever I enjoy a fragrance the first question that pops in my mind is who is the artist behind this artwork And most of the time it doesn’t surprise me same as this scent It’s a remarkable resinous vanilla that excels in every aspect Starting from the invigorating opening of the vanilla until the late dry down after hours and hours of application I would’ve loved a bottle of this but my cupboard of honor contains at least 10 vanilla/resinous masterpieces that I’m not ready to replace or exchange If you have a vanilla craze by any chance don’t miss this

I am finding that I just do not dig Sana Jardin. The notes profiles and blending for all of their scents is just not for me. Scents are hit and miss and so far the only brand I just love almost anything they make is Heretic Parfum, so take this with a grain of salt, I guess. This is the only one so far out of a large sampler set that I like. It seems a very nice blend of vanilla that is not too sweet and sandalwood that is not too sharp or powdery. Overall, its a nice warm fragrance. Even so, it's not a favorite, just the best of a pretty bad (for me) lot. Wouldn't buy, but it's nice.

honestly... this smells like a roman catholic church and i love it! makes me feel like i just went to sunday mass, very comforting. i’ve been told i smell like church too, which i honestly kind of dig? i guess i accidentally got a perfect church perfume! all i really smell is incense, and sandalwood. i kind of wished i could smell the vanilla a bit more, but it’s sort of skin-like?? i don’t really get any patchouli, it’s very faint (good for me, maybe not for others though) lasts around 5 hours, the siliage is pretty alright aswell!

This reminds me of a toned down, less warm & complex Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan; the powdery, sweet opening spray catches me off guard, but the powdery smell dwindles thankfully. The longevity is fine (about 6 hours), and its pojection is abit more than intimate after 1 hour. I agree with one of the comments that pick up a Luna Feline vibe in the drydown. I really do like my Vanilla Nomad sample, just not enough to get a full bottle (unlike Sandalwood Temple, which is just divine!)

The nicest one I've tried in the discovery set but from first spray to dry down, it smells like a watered down version of Absolute Aphrodisiac. It's Absolute Aphrodisiac minus that slight animalic edge from the castoreum that blends so seamlessly with the florals, leather, and vanilla in Absolute Aphrodisiac. It's pretty but Absolute Aphrodisiac is much better IMO. Get this if you kind of liked Absolute Aphrodisiac but didn't fully because of the musk.

Spicy, ambery, slightly earthy vanilla. Like most Sana Jardin perfumes, Vanilla Nomad has next to no projection and a rather faint smell. (Longevity is average.) I was disappointed until I remembered Atelier Des Ors Lune Feline, which smells very similar and is much stronger. As nice as Vanilla Nomad smells, there’s no reason, in my book, to buy it with such a great alternative out there.

Another Sana Jardin scent that I'm very satisfied with. I was expecting a vanilla-dominant scent, but to me it's more of an incensy, warm amber scent with hints of spices and resins. In fact, a lot of resin. Well done. Very nice for colder weather, day or night. Unisex. I'm very happy with almost all scents from the discovery set.

Based on the name I was expecting a vanilla heavy fragrance, but it’s a lot more aromatic. It’s really lovely but for the price, this isn’t worth it imo. I love the initial spray but it wears down to be more spicy than sweet, which is also not my jam

A sweet vanilla flower wrapped in a smoky blanket of spice. The bad news: the opening spray made me gag. The good news? It got better. I'm surprised that there's no cinnamon listed in the notes because the opening smells like pure vanilla and cinnamon. As it dries down it starts smelling like incense, so it was no surprise that the notes were cardamom, patchouli, and sandalwood. This isn't a typical vanilla fragrance, but I also didn't find it super interesting to be honest. It doesn't develop much, and it also doesn't last super long.