Virgile

This is the most addictive, intoxicating and unique fragrance I have in my collection. I bought a 30ml bottle in a boutique store in Grasse this summer after sampling Sylvaine Delacourte’s vanilla collection. This one stood out the most. On spraying it, you immediately get notes of rosemary/sage and smell some vanilla. The vanilla comes forward more in the dry down with some pink pepper as well. When you open the box, you get gorgeous notes of cedar in the box itself. The perfume bottle is an absolute treat - it’s a proper heavy glass bottle with a heavy metal cap. Opening the box is an experience in and of itself. Edit after wearing this for a month and being halfway through the 30 ml bottle: this is an easy go-to perfume for me and I still really enjoy it. However, I do agree with some reviews saying the staying power isn’t strong and you do need to reapply a few hours in. One person on here says they smell pencil shavings, and I understand what they mean.

Vanilla is my favorite note. Vanilla perfumes dominate my collection. When I heard about this line and that Sylvaine Delacourte, with her background in Guerlain, was the nose, I HAD to try them. Because I love gourmands, I did not expect to like this one very much because it's not as sweet as the vanillas I usually wear, but it has slowly become one of my favorites. It has a quiet herbal aura built on top of a creamy warm vanilla base; like walking through a field on a sunny day. It's not the straight up "vanilla extract" type of vanilla I usually wear, like Tihota, nor the sunshine tropical vanillas I love like Guerlain Ylang Vanilla; this one is savory AND sweet, and probably the most wearable and flexible vanilla I own. I picture walking through the agave fields in Mexico, in a long cream colored maxi dress in this one. It's really beautiful; like a beautiful landscape or a field of flowers kind of way.

God I love the vanillas from this line. I have sampled all of SD's offerings. The orange ones didn't connect with me, but I love Vahina and Virgile (from the vanilla set) and Lilylang from the musk set. I have ordered all 3 in small portions. I wish she offered fragrance oils. It's just amazing that a former Guerlain perfumer is making a cleaner line with no animal testing. Virgile's notes (herby vanilla) would not have appealed to me except for Sylvaine's crafty touch with the rich sweet vanilla. I get the rosemary and definitely cedar (pencil shavings), and they totally temper the vanilla to keep things interesting and not smelling like a cupcake (which is more of the direction of Vanori). Why can't I smell the geranium? I may grab a larger bottle of this if offered a deal. I cannot think of any smellalikes of this scent.

This one is fun. It begins startlingly sharp—the geranium and cedar make for a piny, evergreen opening, and the vanilla is barely smoke. I would not want to smell like a Christmas tree farm all day long, but I it caught my attention. As this settles, the sage and thyme come out and it smells like cooking. The herbs start sharp and green, and they mellow over time—much as they do in the oven. The vanilla comes up smoky sweet, and it reminds me of cigars more than anything you might eat. I get the frequent comparison with Vangelis, in that both feel decidedly smoky, but this one is homier. It’s more kitchen than temple; more campfire than censer. In the dry down, it continues to feel like that shirt you wore camping over the weekend. For me, that’s a pleasing and evocative smell.

It's so interesting to read how others perceive scent. I don't agree that Vangelis and Virgile smell similar. The first phase of Virgile is brighter and sharper. Vangelis leans gourmand with a smokey vibe (contrary to the notes listed, incense is absent). I do agree that the similar vanilla dominant dry down does connect them, but that is expected. Of the two offerings, I prefer the herbal notes that make Virgile unique for a vanilla fragrance, and I can squeak out a bit more in terms of projection and longevity which is slightly below average in terms of performance. Several differing opinions mean this is something you should experience for yourself and the discovery kit makes this possible. Order direct from Sylvaine Delacourte and and get all five vanilla based offerings.

I love the combination of the herbs with the creamy, smooth vanilla. There's something quite delectable about the vanilla note in this one, yet I wouldn't call this a gourmand. It's a flexible scent that can be used any time, anywhere. A wonderfully aromatic, woodsy vanilla. It's perfectly unisex. Virgile, to my nose, lasts the longest and projects better than the rest of the vanilla series. I don't find this in any way similar to Vangelis. Vangelis, to my nose, comes up as powdery vanilla spices while Virgile is an aromatic, herbal vanilla. I ordered a full bottle of Virgile as my early birthday gift. Yay! Edit *This has that "wow" effect on people. A SERIOUS compliment getter! I've been told I smell so beautiful followed by what is the name of this scent multiple times.

One of my absolute favorites. A truly green, yet not astringent, vanilla with staying power. I normally dislike geranium as a note, but here it plays its part well. Sage is both uplifting and grounding. At first spray, you think, whoa ~ what have I done? But soon, everything calms down to smooth, cool, green very interesting to your nose - vanilla - that lasts a long time. Well, mine has sat a year and gained staying power, like a lot of perfumes, it needs to sit for some reason. As for smelling like Laliques green vanilla, Le Parfum, with the bay leaf, no, just no. That one, the bay is screechy and overpowering, nothing smooth about it. Sylvaine Delacourte is an amazing perfumer, Guerlain lost it's direction when she left.

Exactly right about the spa scent. This is creamy herby woody gentle musk. I tried it before Vangelis, which I am dying to get to (but how many can you try in one day???). I keep spraying it on. I think this maybe could have gone in her musk collection. She definitely has a style of scent you can recognize in all 10 of her starters. Reminds me of Drew Barrymore's Cherished and D&G La Temperance, both of which I love. Smells so good in the winter! If only this had more staying power. I have already gotten the custom box with 2 and a free refill. Now I will need the 4-portion one and will get Virgile, Vahina, Vanori, and special request Lilylang from the Musk collection.

It is my favourite from the 'Vanilla Collection' and one of my top favourite vanilla fragrances in my collection. A very unique take on vanilla... an unusual blend of aromatic and citrus notes with sweet, creamy vanilla. Mandarin in the opening adds some freshness and sage in this composition is just gorgeous! Vanilla is never too sweet or overpowering and in the base it blends nicely with cedar and subtle leathery note, to create a creamy, smooth dry-down. Virgile is a herbal, sweet, slightly powdery scent, that has a calming effect on me. I can wear it all year round, maybe except for hot summer days. A must-have in my collection.

This is one beautiful delectable vanilla. The aromatic elements sadly fade quite quickly but that is their nature. If you have steered away from vanilla centred scents in fear of smelling too girly then this is the one for you. The herbs and wood notes keep it very unisex. It's a creamy vanilla with a nice bit of kick but oh so very smooth. I love Sylvaines creations. They are exquisite. My only problem has been they just don't hang around more than a few hours with the sillage low for most of that time. Her scents also remain pretty linear so what you sniff at first is what will largely remain to the end. I'm happy with linear.

Cheerful fresh and happy vanilla from this collection, herbal aromatic with a slight powder and with cheerful mandarine top. It does remind me a bit of Lothair although the notes are quite different and Virgile is simpler. But there is an association of lemony tea that I get from Virgile, a little similar to citrusy tea in Malabah. On me its unisex leaning slightly feminine. Not too much cedar, a touch of spearmint-like freshness, and just a touch of suede (not full on leather) in the dry-down where powder really amps up. Easy wear in summer heat. Performance very polite as usual for this line.

This is such a beautiful, soft but still fresh fragrance. I mostly get the sage and rosemary which mingles beautifully with quite a sweet vanilla and dries down to a crisp cedar. It feels clean and tranquil. Like an expensive spa, or the cold morning air outside a wood cabin. I love it

I love aromatic fragrances. This one is nice because it combines vanilla with aromatic notes, I wear it almost all year long except for summer because the vanilla, which smells like cooking vanilla to me (only in the dry down though) gets too cloying in high heat

Wow. At first it smells like pepper and lemon peel. Then it warms up and I get something smooth, buttery, woody, definitely cedar and something gourmand, like argan oil or shea butter. Smells organic and not synthetic which is amazing for such a good price.

Oh, now this one is fantastic. Lots of rosemary, sage and cooling geranium. Fantastic combination with the vanilla. This is probably the one I'd wanna buy from the Vanilla collection.

When my girlfriend heard this fragrance on me, she said that it was the smell of a beautiful man who fights bulls in a rodeo and then drinks whiskey.🤔

I'm so sad she is closing down. I would have bought a back-up of this.

The opening is absolutely to die for. Its so sweet. I don't know why but i just want to drink it, not eat it. Its just stunning. The sage is quite prominent but it doesn't come through too obnoxiously thankfully as i'm not a big fan of this note. It's herbal yes, which isn't usually my thing, but it's so dreamy. Though the notes are quite different, It puts me in mind of Lune Feline. When I put my nose on it it doesn't but when I am walking around that's what I smell wafting around me, the same sweet, dreamy vanilla of Lune, minus the smoke. The more I wear this, the more I am really falling for it. But don't over spray as it could get nauseating as it is a sweet one. I usually do two sprays, one on wrist and one on neck, and that's enough. Longevity is good. One spray to my wrist at 8am yesterday and I can still smell traces of it after my shower now. Gorgeous. Think I may have to get a small bottle of this. It really is good 💕 Unisex but leans feminine.

To me Virgile is an interesting study between two pretty disparate notes; geranium and vanilla. I had tested Vanori the day before testing Virgile and found that the vanilla in Vanori was sadly, totally overwhelmed by the honey/frangipani notes. That was not the case with Virgile. Throughout the wear, while the astringent geranium (and likely the sage and other herbs) were busy challenging my nose to decipher what was happening, there was a constant, gorgeous veil of the lightest, fluffiest, creamiest vanilla - like home-cranked vanilla ice cream! I don't know if this will be a purchase for me, but I will say that this is an intriguing fragrance that I am anxious to revisit, and a novel offering in the current market.

This is an interesting take on vanilla. Something new to my nose. I rather like it. Green, aromatic and herbal. This starts out w/ a aromatic rosemary, slight bergamot, a slight orange. The pink pepper is kept under control, that note can overpower if allowed. The vanilla mingles nicely w/ the fresh spiciness of the geranium and sage adds a bit of a dusty character. Very unisex and I think I would rather smell it on my husband. He likes it as well. It does lean masculine.