112 community ratings

Vanille-Benjoin

Name: Vanille-Benjoin
Brand: Affinessence

Perfumer: Corinne Cachen

2015UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

7.5/ 10

Community score
112 ratings

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Affinessence Vanille-Benjoin is a sweet, gourmand vanilla scent with a creamy, powdery and resinous warmth, made for anyone.

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Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.

How does it perform?

From 91 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.0 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.2 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

5.3 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

72% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Tahitian vanilla absolute

Tonka bean

Chinese toon

Siam benzoin Atlas cedar Bourbon vanilla absolute Ambroxan

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Powdery
Creamy
Resinous

What does Vanille-Benjoin smell like?

Tahitian vanilla absolute and Bourbon vanilla absolute form the core. Tonka bean and Siam benzoin turn that sweetness creamy and resinous, while Atlas cedar and ambroxan add a woody base and Chinese toon brings a spicy touch.

Longevity is good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall and winter, with summer well behind. It leans towards leisure and evening wear; voters read it mostly as feminine, though some find it masculine. Maison Margiela Whispers in the Library and Mendittorosa Daymon have a close profile.