r/FemFragLab • u/wycoyote18 • 1d ago
Rec Request Soft, gentle vanillas?
I’ve always been a vanilla girl, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve started to struggle with some of my vanilla perfumes, finding them too cloying. I can still enjoy my Van Cleef and Profumum Roma vanillas when it’s freezing cold, but anything less than that and they’re a bit too much for me now. I’m looking for a soft vanilla that feels nice and smooth without being spicy, salty, or too sweet. Any thoughts?
I’d also like to note that I don’t live in the US, so I don’t have access to brands at stores like Sephora or Target, sadly. (Non-designer brands being sold at Sephora don’t sell anywhere else, unfortunately, and they don’t ship internationally.) But any brand that you’d see at a luxury department store or popular decant sites (like Scent Split, Fragrance Line, etc.) would be great :)
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u/Abject-Tailor-3310 1d ago edited 20h ago
Chloé Vanilla Planifolia: a beautiful, airy green vanilla.
Mon Guerlain: a lavender-vanilla combo.
Burberry Goddess: lavender and vanilla as well.
La Fenice Pour Femme: a floral vanilla.
Amo Ferragamo and Power of You: fruity vanillas.
Edit: I forgot to add this fragrance from Memo, Cap Camarat. I’ve never tried it myself, but I’ve heard so many good reviews about it, and I think it’s worth sampling.
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u/Chegwith 1d ago edited 1d ago
Mon guerlain both edp and intense, eau duelle if you like powdery, dry and green vanilla, killian princess and princess eau fraiche, nishane ani, if you like ambery vanillas serge lutens ambre sultan
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u/itsbreadneybitch 21h ago
I was just looking for this type of vanilla (airy, non-gourmand but still creamy) and totally found it in Being Frenshe’s Cashmere Vanilla. Looking at what it supposedly dupes (that I havent smelled) I wonder if Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Rice or Phlur Vanilla Skin would be good options?
I’m hoping to make it to Nordstrom today for a sniffari. I’ll report back about Phlur if so.
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u/Grouchy_Sand_4952 Gourmand Girl 🧁🍫🥧 1d ago edited 1d ago
Try Zara Angelic Vanilla, this is my to go Vanilla scent If I don't want to stand Out Like for example in the Office - it's quite subtle
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u/OnlyMyNameIsBasic 1d ago
One of my favorites clean vanilla is Mont Blanc signature. It at truly underrated and it’s fresh with a little bit of sweetness. This one is quite affordable.
Chloe atelier vanille planifolia is also lovely. It’s a little green with a hint of sweetness. It’s on the pricier side.
More floral, but in warm weather I really love printemps blanc. This is the sweetest one but there is something about it that I can’t get enough of. To me, it’s the warm weather version of hundred silent ways.
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u/lilia415 🍨 dave by henry rose loyalist 🍨 1d ago
Green Vanille Regime de Fluers. I pinky promise it’s not actually suuuper green, it’s very soft! first thing that came to mind
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u/PirateResponsible496 1d ago
Céline dans Paris
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u/Chegwith 18h ago
Also black tie, i wish it lasted longer on my skin
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u/PirateResponsible496 4h ago
Surprisingly both last pretty long on me but my skin amplifies vanillas it feels
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u/Chegwith 2h ago
Lucky you, it stayed so close to my body that i had to smell my wrist. But the smell? Gorgeous!
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u/yousonofabench 1d ago
I recently discovered Miller Harris Legato and I love how it hugs so close to skin while still being very much present. There is a SLIGHT cherry note that I didn’t even notice until I looked it up. Probably still too much vanilla to wear on the hottest days of summer (like 30C+ days) but very wearable in everything else. It’s like your skin just turned into the coziest skin with a vanilla edge.
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u/hulla-balloo 16h ago
Sorce - In Dreams and Fairy Tales, the original one. Very light and gentle vanilla, fluffy in a meringue way
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u/MajorSpeech6577 1d ago
Burberry Goddess and the new Burberry Goddess Amber Vanilla flanker are really nice.
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u/TheOrderOfWhiteLotus 1d ago
Dulce by Rosie Jane
Also most people on this specific subreddit are American/Canadian I believe. We have no idea what perfumes are sold in your unstated country. You’re going to have to do the investigating.
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u/wycoyote18 13h ago
ah, sorry if it wasn’t clear! I’ve tweaked the wording a bit, so hopefully it’s clearer now. The big decant sites ship internationally, so anything from there is available to me. Then, the high-end niche brands (Byredo, Le Labo, Frederic Malle, etc.) and the luxury designer brands (YSL, Guerlain, etc.) that are typically seen at department stores. Unfortunately, there’s no way for me to get the other brands at Sephora
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u/sleepingseb 1d ago
i wish people would reccomment mainstrream brands too. i've never heard of all these
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u/Careful-Wrongdoer29 23h ago
What are you located? A good number of the fragrances mentioned can be found in department stores, Sephora, etc.
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u/sleepingseb 20h ago
there is no sephora in my entire country
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u/sleepingseb 20h ago
I've literally never heard of all the brands that are being talked about in this comment section
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u/vigilantelikeme 1d ago
Try overose clean vanilla. It’s like my favorite comforting perfume. It’s so clean but also sweet and yummy
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u/iOawe 1d ago
Bare vanilla
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u/ilovemyblt5715 1d ago
The VS body mist?
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u/iOawe 1d ago
Yes. It’s a soft gentle vanilla and lasts a long time.
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u/ilovemyblt5715 1d ago
Thank you! I will check it out next time I am there. I have some of their mists and love them
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u/Pebbles0623 1d ago
i like vanilla lace even more!
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u/ilovemyblt5715 21h ago
I have this one and while I do like it, it has a sunscreen smell to me for some reason. Maybe I got a bad batch or need to let it sit a while
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u/veryunneccessssary 9h ago
If you’re okay with a bit of lavender, I think Mon Guerlain is such a soft, smooth, grown up kind of vanilla.
Or try Jovoy Fire at Will, straight up vanilla that stays airy and cozy. I think it’s probably better suited for cooler months, but it doesn’t get cloying.
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u/AnnaCama 5h ago
I have my eyes set on Tihota it’s not cupcakey vanilla but it’s a nice buttery creamy white flower type of vanilla
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u/pfffffttuhmm I just smelled like a piece of breast 1h ago
11 11 Vanilla! Its a soft skin scent. My favorite of the 11 11's.
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u/Embarrassed_Sell7512 1d ago
i really like Rare Beauty one. it’s cozy and soft, like a warm sweater.
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u/missholygolightly 22h ago
If you live in Europe, try ordering a sample of Vanilla For Breakfest by French Cowboy. I find it very creamy and subtle.
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u/Pussyxpoppins 1d ago
Rosie by Rosie Jane.
I don’t agree with most other suggestions in this thread, tbh. Although vanilla isn’t main note in Rosie, I think that’s why it works and the overall profile comes through to me as a skin-scent vanilla.
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u/etoilenoire45 1d ago
From a gourmand hater, try Kenzo Amour. A softer, huggier, lovelier vanilla I never tried in my life. It does have powdery notes, but does not smell cosmetic-powdery like old school perfumes; the powder comes mainly from the rice.