Gourmand familyBase note
Vanilla
Vanilla is a base note from the gourmand family: the backbone of the gourmand family, ranging from creamy and gourmand to dry, smoky, and almost boozy.
- 01Family
- Gourmand
- 02Pyramid
- Base
- 03Best seasons
- Autumn, Winter
- 04Type
- Note
What does vanilla smell like?
Vanilla: the backbone of the gourmand family, ranging from creamy and gourmand to dry, smoky, and almost boozy.
From our page: Gourmand fragrance familyVanillin was first made in a laboratory in 1874; Guerlain's Jicky of 1889 and Shalimar of 1925 carried vanillin and ethyl vanillin into perfume.
From our page: The Most Popular Vanilla Perfumes, Checked Note by Note
Vanilla, tonka, caramel and coffee, worn close and warm.
Vanilla is also named among the defining notes of the resinous family.
Is vanilla a top, heart or base note?
Vanilla is a base note.
- Top15 minutes to 2 hours
- HeartHour 1 to hour 5
- Base4 to 12+ hours
Vanilla is one of the gourmand materials the notes pyramid places in the base, with tonka bean and cocoa.
From our page: Top, Middle, Base: How the Notes Pyramid Actually WorksBase notes are the memory: they are what lingers on a coat hours after you took it off.
From our page: Top, Middle, Base: How the Notes Pyramid Actually WorksWhat does vanilla pair with?
Vanilla is a frequent partner that sweetens the resins and bridges the resinous family toward gourmand.
Named partners
Also in the gourmand family
The gourmand family bridges to
Read more about vanilla
DiscoveryThe Most Popular Vanilla Perfumes, Checked Note by NoteThe most popular vanilla perfumes, from Lattafa Khamrah to Burberry Goddess, checked against each house's own notes. Plus how vanilla got into perfume.- Discovery5 Best Blind Buy Vanilla PerfumesBest blind buy vanilla perfumes, sweet to dark: Lattafa Yara, Essential Parfums Divine Vanille, PDM Althaïr, MFK Grand Soir and Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille.
DiscoveryBest Cozy Perfumes: 10 Warm Scents for Cold NightsThe best cozy perfumes smell of vanilla, chestnut, coffee, milk and soft woods. Ten warm scents for cold nights, from By the Fireplace to a Zara vanilla.
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