For a long time, the pods of this fragrant plant were difficult to extract and treat, so until the emergence of innovative methods for processing pods, vanilla was one of the most expensive fragrances available only to kings. Therefore, it was entrusted with royal glory and still the flowers of vanilla is considered a symbol of wealth.
Sweet vanilla fragrance is named not so much for its popularity in cooking. The smell of vanilla soothes and causes those positive vivid emotions that usually experience after consuming a small amount of sweet.
Perhaps, it is for this magical effect that perfumers around the world like to use vanilla in their compositions.
Eau de toilette with vanilla flavor
Here are the most popular fragrances from famous perfume houses, where the basis is a vanilla note:
- Aqua Allegoria Ylang & Vanile from Guerlain (Aqua allegory of Ylang and Vanilla from Guerlain);
- Vanilia L'Artisan Parfumeu (Vanilla Lutens);
- Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille (Serge Lutaens, Woody Vanilla);
- La Maison de la Vanille, Vanille Exquise (Annick Goutal).
Perfume with the scent of vanilla is preferred by Romano Ricci (Grandson of Nina Ricci, owner of the perfume company). In his opinion, imperial spirits preferred perfumes with vanilla flavor just for their ability to magically reveal themselves on the male skin. Killian Henesi also relates this fragrance to his loved ones and adds him to many By Killian compositions.
In the history of legendary masterpieces of perfume art with the participation of vanilla. At the beginning of the XX century, the Guerlain dynasty introduced the spirits of halimar, literally turning the whole world of fashionable fragrances. Typically Eastern notes were uncharacteristic for that time, and such a bold composition quickly won the women's (and men's) hearts. One of the characteristic lines of the composition "Shalimar" is a sweet feminine vanilla.