Vanille Botanique DSH Perfumes 2011 Eau de Parfum

To my nose, this is a heady vanilla with incense and resins to make it sinewy. Hints of floral notes dart about. Benzoin and Balsam, vanilla and beeswax. Warm and embracing, stately and resinous. As with most of Dawn's scents, I find this to stay close to the skin and also with limited longevity. Her work is so magnificent that I don't mind though.

The name 'Vanille Botanique' gives hope that real vanilla is used in this perfume. Many vanilla fragrances are quite overpowering and almost unbearable over time.

The opening is very sweet vanilla, very dense. Quickly, floral notes and for a short time, the impression of beeswax also come into play.

After about half an hour, resin is mixed in, making the scent even denser than it already is.

From the second hour, it becomes woody, the sweetness recedes a bit, and 'Vanille Botanique' becomes somewhat lighter.

After about three hours, the scent is a blend of not-too-sweet vanilla and quite a bit of wood and resin. There are no major changes to be detected anymore. Thus, 'Vanille Botanique' is quite pleasant to wear.

'Vanille Botanique' is probably not the true, natural vanilla scent, but for me, it is not a gourmand. It is best worn in cold temperatures. The sillage is not very pronounced, and the longevity for me is around nine hours.