Vanilla & Leather

This perfume cannot be considered a sales success and much less to be known for it. However, it has a constant presence in different lists of the "best perfumes ever" in different media and it also has a special position in my preferences. Undoubtedly, it is a high quality perfume that may be considered "niche" or of "niche like quality". It is perhaps the best offer from S.T.Dupont's private line. I blind bought this flask right after it was released. By then I already had three other perfumes of this colection, and I was delighted with all of them. Vanilla & Leather was launched with a very attractive street price (€ 40) but that value increased continuously since its edition. Its current selling price is around € 60. That fact is also a good indication of the attraction that this perfume has generated among oriental perfume lovers. If only one note would define this fragrance, it would be vanilla. It is a very sweet perfume, but of moderate performance. Its presentation is exemplary and very attractive. The ingredients quality is well above average. The perfume reveals a strong accord of vanilla, but also shows a strong presence of tobacco and leather. Vanilla is responsible for its dominant sweetness. It is tempered by the caramelized heat of moist tobacco and the animalic scent of luxury leather (and not of cooper leather). The aroma oscillates between the extreme of the sweet chords and the moderation imposed by the earthy and animalic chords, and all very well tied up by a pleasant balsam oil. The remaining notes listed act in favor of this polarity also in which a bit of cinnamon, a spicy saffron and a faint floral sweetness is added to the dominant vanilla, while tobacco and leather become a little more bitter due to the action of mate tea. No woody notes whatsoever seem to participate in this potion. At the risk of "pleasing neither Greeks nor Trojans" due to its polarity, this fragrance proves to be extremely consensual due to the gentle way in which it awakens our olfactory sensors, and the excelence of the global blending. In what ladies are concerned this perfume proved me to be a natural and compulsive head turner, but always in a very educated and elegant way. This is one of the best "vanilla" fragrances for me, if not the best. I do recommend it.

Yo! Vanilla Ice by Oriflame reborn. If you've ever smelled this frag by Oriflame,there is no way you could ever forget it.It used to be tremendously strong - both in longevity and in sillage. Well,Vanilla & Leather S.T. Dupont,marketed both for women and men,smells exactly like it,only toned down. It opens strong with Vanilla-suede combo;I don't really get the pink pepper - I get more of a cherry note. It develops rather quickly;seems light,but it actually persists,especially if you overspray. It will linger on for more than 8 hours - which by modern day standarts is perfectly OK for an EDP. If you want to travel back in time or make a gift for a special woman - this is definitely a safe blind buy. Quite linear and unpretentious,worth getting at discount price. Nice bottle and box combo - a solid 10 for presentation. Bear in mind,that this is quite feminine.

I never into the St Dupont perfume line. but I'm crazy about this line. The golden bottle attracts me when I was testing other brands. It represents the vibe delivered from the very 1st spray. I love the simple and sexy blend this perfume brings whenever I use it. the vanilla is blended perfectly with the leather which somehow burst a slight of nice tobacco. this perfume last appx. 4hours in our body. I also tried to spray it in my linen for a warm sexy nite touch, and it last till early morning. I live in Jakarta-Indonesia, I tried to wear it during hot and rainy, the scent is best and lasts more during the rainy or AC temperature. my 3yo son even complimented as ice cream and hugs my husband often when he wears it. this perfume is unisex so USD80/IDR1,1 per bottle is a great price and made us suspend the Atkinsons Oud Save the King bottle buy plan.

I hace a shower gel based on vanilla by Yves rocher and it smells pretty identical to this perfume. I used to write reviews on fragrantica but i haven't since a good while, but i gotta tell that this is the most delicious vanilla based fragrance i've ever smelt, it's really a "hidden gem" i definitley agree with others reviewer. So, i went to the store i smelt this on a paper then i spray it on my neck i wasn't wearing any perfume) two times, then i start walking around in the store, magic start blowing my nose, vanilla/jasmine and very small amounts of leather in the backround, so i back to it and saw a couple trying to buy it but they didn't, and guess what? It was the last bottle behind the tester, so it took it 100ml 3.4 oz and im really happy having it in my collection beside ROYAL AMBER... a hidden gem

Bought a full bottle of this in a rush since it's getting rare in my country and the price starts going up. Gotta keep a bottle of this before this broke college student can't afford it anymore! This is mainly vanilla with whiffs of tobacco here and there. I only got the tiniest bit of leather but it's honestly fine for me. Sometimes the tobacco is much stronger when the weather goes warmer. Very cuddly and comfy just like a loving hug. This leans feminine, though. It really has a niche-like quality to it. Blends beautifully with good longevity and sillage. I won't say it's beast mode, but it's definitely there when you look for it. It's my current go-to, signature, and bedtime scent since I love it so much! A safe blindbuy if you love vanilla.