VANILLA VIRTU

Just received my 50ml bottle. I have never bought scent online so wasn't sure what to expect.

First impression: I don't know much about perfume beyond "Hey I like that" so I will simply say it's it is warm and invites intimacy. The bottle is also quite nice. One never knows from just a photo.

Nitpick/suggestion. If at some future date you could convert to refillable bottles, that would be awesome.

Let me start of by saying I LOVE vanilla perfume. I have a ever growing collections and I was excited to have this one. So I bought this knowing I’d like it. Paraphrase has literally outdone itself. Vanilla virtue envelops you in a spicy warm vanilla. I feel like a witch walking into a 1000 year old church that’s been left to ruin when i wear this. It smells like ancient burnt out incense, sweet breads, worn in leather, and sticky vanilla bean. Not vanilla flavour but the bean itself. It’s earthy and old. There’s is nothing like this fragrance in my collection and I don’t know if anything could exist like this. It’s truly transformative and it makes me nostalgic for something I’ve never known. Its magic in a bottle.

I'm not a perfume person – or, rather, I don't have perfumery language. I know I rarely like gourmand or vanilla scents, but this one's redeeming vanilla for me. It's toasted, cozy. The "lusty peasant" cumin and saffron doesn't tip full sweat accord (at least on my skin); instead, it makes the perfume smell tangibly warm. I jokingly called it "trustworthy" to a friend but I stand by that. If someone smelled like this perfume naturally, I'd expect excellent hugs and nonjudgmental warmth.
Translated to literal smell: bran loaf, toasted spices, vanilla from a spice cabinet instead of a dessert.

This is one of the most striking, seductive, beautiful and complex vanillas I’ve ever smelled. There’s a bit of spice, a lot of depth, a some sweetness.
It’s just stunning

I rarely like vanilla in fragrances, but this vanilla is different. It’s deeply spicy, warm, sophisticated, and delicious. A soft embrace that envelops me – sensual and light, yet full of power. Wonderful!