Couleur Vanille
Perfumer: Aliénor Massenet
Votes lean feminine
99 ratings
From your scent profile
L'Artisan Parfumeur Couleur Vanille is a unisex scent that softens creamy vanilla with a fresh, aquatic air; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: A card-carrying member of the fresh club.
How does it perform?
From 77 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
82% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Aquatic
- Sweet
- Synthetic
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
What does Couleur Vanille smell like?
Longevity is good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close to the skin. Most voters pick spring and summer, and leisure and daily wear lead the occasions. It reads slightly more feminine, though a fair share of voters call it masculine.
It opens with fleur de sel, freesia and bergamot, a clean floral freshness. Immortelle and cashmere wood sit in the heart, and the base of Bourbon vanilla, benzoin, tolu balm and musk dries down creamy, sweet and powdery.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Fleur de sel
- Freesia
- Bergamot
First hours
- Immortelle
- Cashmere wood
- Madagascar vanilla orchid
Towards evening
- Musk
- Benzoin
- Tolu balm
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 33%Spring
- 28%Summer
- 25%Autumn
- 14%Winter
- Casual29%
- Daytime22%
- Office17%
- Evening17%
- Nighttime13%
Least picked for nights out.
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