Fragrance note · Gourmand
Vanilla perfumes
The cured seed pod of a climbing orchid. It smells sweet, creamy and warm, sometimes with a smoky or boozy edge, and it gives a perfume’s base softness and staying power.
We stock 339 perfumes with vanilla, from 69 houses. By how the houses present them: 160 unisex, 132 for women and 47 for men.
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Notes paired with vanilla
In the perfumes we stock, these notes sit beside vanilla most often.
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Questions about vanilla
What does vanilla smell like?
The cured seed pod of a climbing orchid. It smells sweet, creamy and warm, sometimes with a smoky or boozy edge, and it gives a perfume’s base softness and staying power.
Which perfumes with vanilla sell best at 10ML?
Our best-selling perfumes with vanilla right now are Guidance by Amouage, Valaya by Parfums de Marly and Guidance 46 by Amouage. We stock 339 perfumes that contain it in all.
Which notes go well with vanilla?
Across the perfumes we stock, vanilla is most often paired with tonka bean, sandalwood, jasmine, rose and cinnamon.
Is vanilla a men’s or a women’s note?
Both. Of our 339 perfumes with vanilla, 160 are presented as unisex, 132 for women and 47 for men.
Can I try a vanilla perfume before buying a full bottle?
Yes. Every perfume here is decanted by hand from the original bottle into a travel atomiser, in sizes from 3ml, so you can wear it for days before you commit to a bottle.