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Vanille Absolu, Montale Vanilla · 2008

Vanille Absolu

Rating4.0 ★ 2,830 votes
GenderWomen
Year2008
Price$$$$Niche
Best for winterDaytime wearmoderate sillageLong Lasting
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Collection

The notes

4 notes
All notesnot split into top, heart and base

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
67
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
50
intimateenormous
Price value50
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean18
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 6
VanillaWarm SpicyPowderyCinnamonWoodySweet
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 6
Vanilla
Warm Spicy
Powdery
Cinnamon
Woody
Sweet

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
5%
weak
6%
moderate
27%
long lasting
39%
eternal
23%
Sillage
intimate
12%
moderate
41%
strong
30%
enormous
17%
Season
spring
14%
summer
9%
fall
36%
winter
41%
Time of day
day
56%
night
44%
Gender
female
54%
more female
23%
unisex
21%
more male
1%
male
1%
Value
way overpriced
7%
overpriced
18%
ok
51%
good value
18%
great value
6%

What people say

What people love
yummysweetdeliciousideallayeringsuperiorlongevitysillagepricevanillacakescent
What people criticise
initialblastsmellssyntheticlikeplasticpotentiallycloyingsicklysweetsharpalcoholic

Smells similar

by scent profile

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

VanillaWoody NotesCinnamonClove
unlayered

Signature pair: Cinnamon and Clove

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In plain words

The main accords of Vanille Absolu are vanilla and warm spicy. Its key notes are Vanilla, Cinnamon, Woodsy Notes and Cloves. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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