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Vanilla, the inexhaustible treasure of perfumery
As soon as it arrived in France in the 16th century, vanilla seduced perfume designers. Indeed, it alone brings together several hundred different scent molecules. The smell we know from vanilla is oily, sweet and spicy at the same time. Vanillin has been produced by chemical synthesis since the end of the 19th century. With vanilla, the creators are having a blast… Fashion has been launched thanks to Guerlain's Shalimar perfume, whose central note is vanilla. Later, Yves Saint-Laurent would drive everyone crazy over his very famous Opium perfume. Here, vanilla is the master of the game! Thanks to a subtle blend of flowers and spices, Opium is and will remain a sulphurous fragrance, limit provocative… Widely used in oriental perfumes, vanilla mixes very well with other fragrances.
The wonderful associations of vanilla
Very often associated with spices, vanilla reveals its hot, sensual and tasty side. Vanilla is a fragrance that can be found in many oriental perfumes, to the delight of women… But also of men! Associated with scents of candy, licorice or cakes, vanilla is delicious. We then think of the first scent of Lolita Lempicka, which pushes us to temptation Here, vanilla is judiciously associated with liquorice and amarena cherry, which brings enchantment to the perfume every second. Vanilla also goes very well with the woody family, as is the case with the fragrance Vanilla Wood by Serge Lutens. Here, the vanilla is rich, it reminds us of velvet. With the combination of marzipan, sandalwood and beeswax, this fragrance expresses the riches of a vanished world With floral notes, vanilla reveals all its femininity, as evidenced by the fragrance Notes of Vanilla by Fragonard. Here, vanilla is associated with ylang-ylang, rose, as well as citrus fruits. The result is an irresistibly feminine, fresh fragrance that can be worn in all seasons.
Originally from Mexico, the vanilla orchid has conquered the world and flavors of all kinds. The vanilla bean has long been the delight of perfume designers. Endowed with multiple and different scents, vanilla has been able to interfere in very great perfumes. Associated with other scents, vanilla is in turn floral, flowery, spicy, sensual, warm, fresh, woody Regardless of the association to which it is part, vanilla remains unmistakably dazzling.
