24 community ratings

Vanilla Rooibos

WomenModern

7.5/ 10

Community score
24 ratings

Ravenscourt Apothecary Vanilla Rooibos pairs vanilla, rooibos tea and caramel with cinnamon and cardamom, making a sweet, spiced gourmand scent aimed at women.

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How does it perform?

From 20 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.5 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

79% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Cinnamon Benzoin Cardamom Caramel Black pepper Immortelle Vanilla

Rooibos tea

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Resinous
Smoky

What does Vanilla Rooibos smell like?

The notes come as one flat list with no top, heart and base split, so the scent reads as a single whole. Vanilla, caramel and rooibos tea build the sweet gourmand core, while benzoin adds a soft resinous layer. Cinnamon, cardamom and black pepper cut the sweetness with spice, and immortelle brings a floral, slightly smoky shade over a woody backdrop.

Voters rate both longevity and sillage as moderate, though the number of votes is small, so these ratings are tentative. It is classed as a women's fragrance, and its sweet, spicy build suits cooler days. Perfumes with a close profile include Penhaligon's The Bewitching Yasmine and Eau d'Italie Baume du Doge.