The most decadent Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla melts into a pot of musks and crystals of salt for a deep salty decadent treat. Salted Vanilla: A sweet and slightly salty vanilla note features in our Idôle Aura perfume. From warm vanilla to sweet vanilla to salted vanilla and bourbon vanilla you can find vanilla as a perfume note in our La vie est belle and Idôle scents, each of which have a different twist and take on vanilla. Vanilla features as a note in our star iconic perfumes. It could be yummy and addictive with the sugary warm notes and decadent accords like chocolate and coffee (like Idôle Nectar Perfume with a delicious note of caramel popcorn) The creamy, woody, and leathery facets (in combination with other ingredients) evoke a strong sensuality and a decadent opulence for the wearer.” - Tripta Holtz It can also be exotic with solar flowers and ambery woods (like Idôle Aura perfume). Vanilla can be dark, mysterious and sexy with a leathery, ambery, incense accord (like Idôle L’Intense Perfume). Depending on the other ingredients in the fragrance mix vanilla can evoke a completely different mood. It is no wonder that the first mood it evokes is nostalgia from its sweet, sugary facets. “Vanilla is one of the most recognizable ingredients across cultures and traditions. It brings an incredibly complex layer to a fragrance by its interaction with the other ingredients.” - Tripta Holtz What kind of mood does vanilla evoke as a fragrance? It does this by modulating how fast the top and heart notes waft away – it acts as a fixative on skin – making the fragrance last for a long time. As a base note, you might not smell it right away, but know that it is working to prolong the olfactive appeal of your fragrance. “Vanilla is a base note and you will find it at the bottom of a fragrance pyramid. It can be used in both masculine and feminine fragrances.” - Tripta Holtz Where does vanilla typically sit in the layers of a perfume (top, middle, base?) In a fragrance vanilla brings comfort, addiction and finesse to the existing accords by wrapping them in a warm sweet embrace. Vanilla pairs particularly well with red fruits and berries (like in La vie est belle Intensément), florals (especially solar flowers like monoi, frangipane, tuberose), dry woods, ambery notes (like resins, balms, incense), warm ambery woods and gourmand notes (like chocolate, coffee). Vanilla is a very versatile ingredient and pairs well with so many different perfume notes. It is also a key ingredient in the floral amber family. “Vanilla is the star ingredient of the amber family. Depending on where it comes from, certain facets are accentuated: Madagascar vanilla tends to be more sugary sweet, vanilla from Uganda has a more pronounced leathery facet while the Tahitian vanilla possesses a slightly more floral character.” - Tripta Holtz What other perfume notes does vanilla pair well with? It has a variety of characteristics, from sugary, warm, addictive, spicy and smoky to creamy, animalic, woody, powdery and leathery. “Vanilla absolute is a rich and complex raw material. What is the scent profile of a vanilla note in perfumes? In order to understand vanilla perfumes and how vanilla works as a fragrance note we called upon Tripta Holtz Senior Fine Fragrance Evaluator, L’Oréal USA to teach us all about vanilla perfumes. ![]() ![]() A warm, enticing note – vanilla serves as a key scent in many Lancôme fragrances from La vie est belle to Idôle. ![]() When it comes to your perfume, vanilla is far from boring.
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