Vanitas Eau de Toilette

I just had to write another review because I've really come to love this scent. I finished the sample and now have a new appreciation for it. Not only is it very pretty, but it's different from most other tea fragrances that are built on the citrus, jasmine cologne refresher framework. Though this initially starts out citrusy due to the freesia which has a citrusy facet, it soon becomes very creamy with an orangy/apricoty osmanthus and a lovely green tea. I'm finally getting the buttery tiare that I didn't smell so clearly the first time around. I guess the warmer temps are pulling it out. I am getting the rose but it more like in a bouquet than a clear stand alone. Maybe later in the season I will smell it more clearly. Eventually, on the far dry down when it almost turns into a skin scent, it become lightly powdery, though in no way overwhelming so. This is not a sheer or particularly light fragrance. It's dense, smooth, and has some heft and body to it. It's good to use year-round, though I do find it smells better now that the weather is getting warmer. I'd say the strongest note would be the osmanthus, and it is one of the prettiest that I've ever smelled in any perfume. Though there were only a few sprays of the sample left, it literally lasted all day until I washed it off. So, performance is great too. I was so happy with this scent that by the end of the day I went to Fragnet and purchased a 3.4oz. tester, which was at a great price. I can't wait to receive it as I'm really looking forward to wearing this pretty scent again.

I found samples of this in the edp and the edt among my samples. I must have received them with a purchase at one time or another because this fragrance, in either strength, was never on my radar and not something I had any interest in. Curiosity getting the better of me, I tested each strength side by side on the back of my hands. Right off the bat the edp smelled totally different from the edt, despite many of the same notes used. It felt much heavier with a very strong tiare and lime note. It also had poor silage and was gone within an hour. The edt, on the other hand, is very pretty. It's a citrusy green floral that verges on being perfumey but is saved by the freesia and tea giving it a refreshing summer splash cologne feeling. I'm not a fan of freesia because of the tendency to be sharp and screechy, but here it is a creamy citrus floral vaguely reminding me of neroli. I'm not picking up the other notes so much, certainly not the rose or tiare, though the composition is very floral. On the whole it's just a clean, citrusy floral perfume. Nothing groundbreaking, or anything that hasn't been done before, but it does smell nice. Funny, but the other night I tested out Tory Birch that I received as a gift and it was also a citrusy floral in the same vein, so there are plenty of scents out there like this. Silage and longevity are excellent, especially compared to the edp. Nice enough, but not fbw for me.

Es un aroma adictivo a limpio y muy fresco. En días calurosos refresca a cualquiera. Lo he utilizado incluso para dormir por el olor tan hermoso, justo como después de una ducha, relajante y da felicidad sólo de olerlo. No puedo parar de aplicarlo, mi botella está vaciandose peligrosamente. La duración en mi piel es de unas 3 horas pero no me importa reaplicar. Lo amo

Vanitas Edt is pure freesia! I really love how it remains fresh and green on my skin for hours as just sprayed, because of the tea notes I suppose. This is very me.

What I blind buy again! I just love it! Flowery but fresh, feminine and clean. This is exactly type of scent I love. By the way, great for summer :)

Perfect! unique, clean, not heavy as the EDP, you can wear it in any occassion, i loved it from the first scent!

Very feminine fresh scent. I love it! Has the potential to be my signature scent.

Lovely floral, fresh, delicate and feminine. Subtle but longlasting. I love it.

A couple of years ago I received a Vanitas edt gift set from my Mum. She loves elegant but understated and mild perfumes, and Vanitas, I think is both of these things. It is elegant, soft and well blended, fit for almost any occasion, especially when you don't want a perfume to be too loud. I can't really smell the tea, which I am happy about since as much as I like it as a beverage and I drink at least four cups of it each day I don't really appreciate it in a perfume. The freesia and especially the rose are the most dominant notes throughout. The rose scent is like the smell rosewater rather than rose petal oil etc. It is a scent that I affiliate with middle eastern desserts and delicacies and is quite nostalgic for me, this and the fact that my Mum has chosen it for me makes vanitas very special for me.sillage is very soft and stays close the skin and on me it last about 3-4 hours max, which is understandable since it is an edt. I used to wear this mostly around friends who are sensitive to perfume and also on very hot days when most my other perfumes felt too heavy, but recently I have started to wear it to my training sessions because it is very inoffensive and I know it won't bother anyone, so it has become a quite goto perfume. I think this would be a good choice for anyone who likes freesia and roses and is looking for a light and delightful spring-summer or a year round light office friendly scent.

I have smelt a few other fragrances that remind me of this (Jimmy Choo Illicit Flower, J Lo Enduring Glow) but ultimately this is the best version of this kind of creamy yet fresh floral scent profile. This is a freesia heavy scent to begin, quite refreshing, but creamy. As it dries there is tea and rose but they are background to the osmanthus, which is apricotty and creamy. The freesia is still there underneath that, I don't smell cedar at all here and the tiare is not obvious to me. It's strange but when I first got my bottle, I smelt more of the pink fresh rose and the tea, the note profile seems to have flipped as it's aged. Overall this is a fresh and creamy floral, quite spring like, but good for summer too. Unremarkable but very pretty, I mostly used this one for work. It actually has decent longevity and pretty good projection, I got compliments, so people can smell it. I think this is discontinued, I've finished my bottle and I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't repurchase even if it were available as I'm sure I will smell something similar in another fragrance soon anyway.

Well, this certainly is no 'shrinking violet'. It may be an EDT but it has the assertiveness of an EDP and then some, even if not as saturated. Vanitas EDT knows who she is and where she's going. No wishy-washiness here. This coherence is a quality that I admire in a scent. Vanitas EDT is very heavy on the rose. That, and to a lesser extent the tea, are practically all I smell. I also find this scent very linear. I don't get much development as it dries down. As far as longevity goes, I sprayed once, on my wrist, and can still smell the scent after over five hours and it is not even fading. That said, I do wish that I liked the scent itself more than I do. It's alive and vivacious but it's a tad too rosey for me and I also find it somewhat lacking in depth. However, I can definitely see a rose lover enjoying this.

I have to try this one again cause when I finally sprayed it on, I had spend a lot of time testing perfumes (one of them being CK Obsession) and my nose was a bit tired. But as for first impressions go, the first thing that came to my mind was "Yellow Diamond". To me it does smell like it, which is good since I love that one. There is something a bit different about this though, but it does remind me a lot to Yellow Diamond. The drydown is a bit different, maybe more floraly, but again, I need to test it one more time. The negative part is that, like Yellow Diamond, this one also sits quite close to the skin and it does not last that long. Will edit if I try it again (maybe along side Yellow Diamond to compare the two).

I like this. It's a very fresh floral, and smells almost citrusy to me even though no citrus notes are listed. I think it might be the combination of freesia and osmanthus. It's a lovely bright opening, reminiscent of Bright Crystal Absolu and Versense. The versace perfumes I've tried so far definitely have a similar feel to them. It's bright, fresh and clean. Great for easygoing casual spring days or inoffensive office wear. Not long lasting or much projection though, on me it became a skin scent within the hour. I like it and will use my sample but I don't think I need a full bottle of this.

I was pleasantly surprised by Vanitas. The EDP is lovely but turns sweet and cloying as some have stated; the EDT stays fresh. This perfume is perfect for the office, a lunch date, or when you want to smell clean and put together. Vanitas reminds me of Romance by Ralph Lauren actually and has a similar take on a casual scent that smells fresh and elegant but unexceptional. Fans of super trendy gourmands or exclusive niche will probably find Vanitas boring, but I think it's lovely and if you enjoy clean floral woody aromas you will enjoy it too.

Very nice, fresh, green and floral perfume. I think it's great for all seasons - its very much a spring scent, but it will also bring something different and exciting to winter. It holds on rather well, perhaps due to the scent being so noticeable. I normally prefer warm and sophisticated scents, but this is nice. The only negative thing I can say about this scent is that it may smell a little bit like an air freshener so I may experiment and mix it with something sweet to give it more depth.

Vanitas edt is supposed to have a green accord with osmanthus, rose and tea notes. I get none of that. What I smell predominantly is lime,which is listed only for the edp. It is a white floral with this creamy citrusy long lasting top note. The scent is barely perceptible in cold weather but beautifully fresh with arms length silage when its warm. I checked my mini again and yes I do have the edt. There are many citrus florals but Vanitas is especially feminine and smooth. One for summer.

I like Vanitas EdT alot. The Tea-note is dominant on my skin and the Rose, Freesia and Osmanthus dances around it. the Ceder-note is not detecable and I'm glad 'cause it often turn maleish on me. Vanitas EdT is a great everyday-scent to wear. Jag gillar verkligen Vanitas EdT. Te-noten är dominant på mig och Ros, Freesia och Osmanthus cirkulerar runt om. Cedernoten kan jag inte känna alls, vilket är bra för den blir ofta manlig på mig tyvärr. Vanitas EdT är en suverän varje-dag-doft.

Quite similar to Vanitas EDP (my signature) but less sweet with a prominent rose note. With the supposed tea and osmanthus notes I was expecting this to be somewhat similar to Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan but the two fragrances have nothing in common, since I don't detect either notes in Vanitas EDT. Modest sillage and not much longevity. Overall, it's a fresh and pleasant scent for spring and summer but I prefer the EDP version, which smells more elegant and expensive.

Nose Note #470 Nice and common fressia/rose scent. Nothing overly special. Just a pleasant, "almost summer" scent. A little too sharp and heavy floral for the summer, but at the same time performs just about average. Was it discontinued? It became absolutely overpriced. Going for up to $175 a 100ml, ridiculous for what it offers. Not soapy, but going in the direction of a shower gel scent. 7/10, very nice, just not memorable

A basic sweet floral, unexciting and a little artificial to my nose. Inoffensive and fine for everyday summer wear. I don't notice the cedar or tea notes, and the floral notes are vague -- pleasant and sweet, but not specifically identifiable to my nose. I think Versense is a more interesting summer floral scent from Versace and would recommend it over this one.