VANILLA VIRTU

Best vanilla fragrance out there. There is a hint on insense and it is such an amazing scent!

I'm always apprehensive with parfumes since I'm a full on natural girl who prefers essentiel oils to strong perfumes. But I was looking for something safe regarding my allergic reactions to some essential oils and something that would last longer.
I took a firm 3 weeks to search and look for what would be a good match. I hate powdery and flowery scents when they are not essential oils. I like strong, unisex, warm, spicy, with a hint of sweetness scents.
When the new formula of Vanilla Vertu was announced I knew I had to try it.
It starts off with vanilla and curcuma, leaves a molasse sweetness and finalky the richness of bread and a buckwheat crepes kind of vibe. It's warm and sweet but spicy. It works beautifully with my personality.
I also received very good comments from.other people saying I smelled good but not overwhelming. My husband constantly want to bite me. So I guess it's really a winner!
The scent stays long, approx 6 hours minimum and my clothes keep on smelling. It doesn't turn bad on the skin either.
It's my favorite of all time !

Paraphrase never disappoints. This is a great take on a vanilla scent, it’s exactly how it’s described. Each time I breathe in, I notice a different component - the sweetness, the spice, the warmth.

I have long loved gourmands & can't imagine who id be if not someone who smells good enough to eat. That said; I have been longing for a gourmand that had more of a story to tell for years now. One that felt less like an over sugared morning at the bakery & instead breathed life into my senses, promising excitement if i just lean in a little closer for a better whiff. I have found what i was looking for in Vanilla Virtue; a deeply enticing & intoxicating resinous/spiced opening that I can't help but take an indulgent breath of, desperate to get closer to the warmth it leads with. Quick on the openers heels is the ripe & almost cutting sweetness of what i consider an honest vanilla, one that allows the bitter nature of pure vanilla to find its place with the woody spice that continues to develop in the dry down. As i live in vanilla virtue & it lives on me, I am left so pleased with the stickiness of its profiles mixed with my scent; I always find on myself personally it leaves a sweetness that reads as a delicious molasses, one that once again invites me to breath it in like it's the one thing I need more than anything else in the world. It never fails to make me feel dreamy & delicious, while also making me excited to live in it & feel the summer heat on my skin, curious how it will mix with me & the world around me, especially as the seasons continue to change!

Within moments of wearing Vanilla Virtu for the first time, my wife looked up at me and said, "this is what I always hope every other vanilla perfume released in the past few year would be" and I couldn't agree more.

It's also much more than that as I'm not even sure I would consider it one if it wasn't already in the name. There is always a spicy or leathery amber note just ahead of the vanilla at every turn. Hints of smoke and incense that lead you to something far more enchanting and daring. And the bread, for sure, is wafting through here and there and its more the toasted flour and cracking crust just after being pulled from than oven than anything from a patisserie. It reminds us far more of something legendary from Guerlain or Serge Lutens than you would find during the current run of vanillas in the 2020s.

We will be wearing this regularly for long time to come.