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Vanille Fatale, Tom Ford
Vanilla · 2017

Vanille Fatale

by Tom Ford
Rating4.1 ★ 3,439 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2017
Price$$$$Niche
VanillaWarm SpicySweet
Best for winterNighttime wearmoderate sillageLong Lasting
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
21 notes
topfirst impression
RumMyrrhOlibanumSaffronCorianderOrangeLime
heartthe character
BarleyCoffeePlumFrangipaniNarcissusArtemisiaRose
basethe foundation
Madagascar VanillaSuedeTobaccoMahoganyPatchouliOakmossViolet

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
66
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 value29
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean43
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 8 · +2 more
VanillaWarm SpicySweetAmberWoodyPowderyTobaccoBalsamic
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

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Vanilla
Warm Spicy
Sweet
Amber
Woody
Powdery
Tobacco
Balsamic
Leather
Aromatic

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
4%
weak
6%
moderate
30%
long lasting
43%
eternal
17%
Sillage
intimate
10%
moderate
45%
strong
30%
enormous
15%
Season
spring
13%
summer
6%
fall
40%
winter
40%
Time of day
day
38%
night
62%
Gender
female
13%
more female
20%
unisex
52%
more male
10%
male
5%
Value
way overpriced
27%
overpriced
41%
ok
25%
good value
5%
great value
2%

What people say

What people love
luxuriousscentwarmsmokyresinsmoothaddictivenarcoticvanillaopulentseductiveprofile
What people criticise
overlydrysmokystrongboozybalsamicaccordslacksgroundbreakinginnovationprohibitivelyexpensive

Smells similar

by scent profile
90% match
Vanille Fatale (2024) Tom Ford
Tom Ford
vanillatobacco
83% match
Divine Tentation Reine de Saba
Reine de Saba
warm spicyrum
81% match
Red Tobacco Mancera
Mancera
warm spicytobacco
81% match
Arabian Tobacco Ibraheem AlQurashi
Ibraheem AlQurashi
sweetcoffee

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

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How its notes pair

SaffronOrangeCorianderOlibanumMyrrhLimeRumRosePlumCoffeeArtemisiaNarcissusFrangipaniBarleyVanillaPatchouliOakmossVioletTobaccoSuedeMahogany
topheartbase

Signature pair: Olibanum and Myrrh

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The Vanille Fatale line

2 versions
20242024
More Coffee, Floral
Less Amber
Projects less
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Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of Vanille Fatale are vanilla and warm spicy. It opens with Rum and Myrrh, reveals Barley and Coffee at its heart, and dries down to Madagascar Vanilla and Suede. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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