What is it about vanilla? Why do we love it so much? Why is it found in so many fragrances? I think these four reasons say it all. It’s versatile. If you’re a fan of mixing things up, especially with the likes of tonka bean, orange blossom, or spices like coriander and cardamom, vanilla fragrances…
Supreme Vanilla, Hypnotic Vanilla, Starlight Vanilla, Vanilla Vibration by ZARA
Vanilla, vanilla, vanilla! I was waxing lyrical about these beans in a previous post talking about Nishane’s Ani and so I decided to head over the other side of the price scale today and dig into a newer chapters collection from our favorite Spanish, fast fashion and fragrance house, Zara! My goodness, but Zara has…
Terra Mia by Carthusia
I have been spraying very rapidly through this amber vanilla fragrance from Carthusia since I purchased it some time ago and am at the point where I’m holding back from using it because I fear draining the entire bottle before getting a chance to review it. No more! I want to use it freely without…
Ani by Nishane ( & a Comparison with Dua’s Drowning in Vanilla)
Ani. Oooh, Ani. How I love you. And apparently, so do a lot of other perfume lovers. Nishane’s vanilla bomb has become a cult favourite and is hailed now as “the best” vanilla fragrance, an iconic amber vanilla gourmand scent – right up my alley, baby. And now that the weather is cooler, I have…
Orphéon by Diptyque
Diptyque is brand that I love for its candles and a few spellbinding perfumes, of which Orphéon, sadly, turns out not to be one, at least for me. Orphéon, a release from Givaudan perfumer Olivier Pescheux, came out in 2021, in celebration of Diptyque’s 60th year. He’s done a lot of great things for Diptyque…
Three from Zara: Memoire Intense, Sublime Epoque, and Amber Fusion
Today’s Zara fragrances are from different releases of the so-called Chapters series, but I honestly don’t know which is which anymore. Sometimes they are obvious. For example, there are four Oud fragrances in the Chapter 4 launch, and they all have the same color cap, and I’ve noticed that the Chapter 3 collection all have…