The Perfume Library

13 perfumes

Supreme Vanilla

Zara · 2023

Sweet · Gourmand · Spicy

Zara Supreme Vanilla is a sweet, gourmand women's fragrance with a powdery, creamy and slightly smoky side, suited best to fall and winter evenings. Bourbon vanilla, sugar and tonka bean form the sweet core. Iris and violet add a powdery feel, while cardamom brings a spicy touch. Cedarwood and ink pull it towards a woody, smoky side, and orange blossom softens the whole. Most voters pick fall and winter, and evening, night out and leisure lead the occasions. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Voters mostly read it as feminine. Zara Into the Gourmand - Number 4: Sweet Illusion and Guerlain Tonka Impériale have a close profile.

Purple Heart V.5

7.4

Map of the Heart · 2016

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Map of the Heart Purple Heart V.5 is a perfume for women that sets dark fruit and flowers against smoky, sweet depths. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, with spring a distant third, and it suits evenings and nights out best, though it also gets worn for leisure. Most voters read it as feminine, while some find it masculine. It opens with black cherry and black plum, which give a fruity sweetness. The heart brings violet, purple rose and liquorice, and the floral side is kept in check by a spicy, faintly smoky tone. In the base, ink, tonka bean, Australian sandalwood, vanilla and amber dry down woody and resinous. D.S. & Durga Gateau Blackout and Maison Mona di Orio Vermilion Wood have a close profile.

Flower Ikebana Indigo by Kenzo

7.1

Kenzo · 2025

Fresh · Floral · Sweet

Kenzo Flower Ikebana Indigo by Kenzo is a fresh, powdery floral built around ink, jasmine and Iris pallida. It opens with ink, and the heart brings jasmine and Iris pallida, giving the scent a floral, powdery body. The base of cedar and vanilla adds a dry woodiness and a creamy sweetness. A fresh, slightly synthetic feel runs through the whole composition. Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick spring, followed by fall, and leisure, daily wear and the office come up most often. It reads feminine and modern. Shiseido Zen Essence and Calvin Klein Beauty (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.

Dragon Tattoo

3.6

YS Uzac · 2015

Fresh · Green · Fruity

YS Uzac Dragon Tattoo is a feminine-leaning perfume that sets fruity and sweet tones against a fresh, green backdrop. Voters find its longevity and sillage good. Most lean towards winter and fall, with spring and summer trailing behind. On character, feminine leads while masculine takes a sizeable share, so it sits close to women's perfumery without hard edges. Its notes read as one whole rather than a top, heart and base: sensual skin accord, fruits, caramel, musk, suntan lotion and ink. The sweetness of fruit and caramel carries a creamy softness, balanced by the fresh and green accords. Synthetic and animal touches give it an unusual, slightly offbeat character.

Into the Gourmand - Number 4: Sweet Illusion

7.5

Zara · 2023

Fruity · Sweet · Gourmand

Zara Into the Gourmand - Number 4: Sweet Illusion is a sweet gourmand fragrance for women, built around tonka bean, Bourbon vanilla and sugar. The notes have no top, heart and base split, so the scent reads as one whole. Tonka bean, Bourbon vanilla and sugar give it a sweet, creamy, gourmand character, while the fruity accord adds a light brightness to that sweetness. Cedarwood sets a woody base underneath, and the ink note makes the sweetness feel a little drier and more unusual. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate, so it stays noticeable up close without filling the room. It is classed as a women's perfume. Zara Supreme Vanilla and MAD Parfumeur Midnight have a close profile.