Vanille ...Princesse hippie by Des Filles à la Vanille

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Vanille ...Princesse hippie Des Filles à la Vanille 2001

8.7 / 10 11 Ratings

A popular perfume by Des Filles à la Vanille for women and men, released in 2001. The scent is gourmand-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Gourmand

Sweet

Spicy

Creamy

Citrus

Fragrance Notes

Mexican vanilla absolute Caramel

Caramel

Tonka bean Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Grapefruit Lemon

Lemon

Gardenia

Jasmine

Musk

Patchouli

Sandalwood Vetiver

Vetiver

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Jeffrey Dame Brand owner, Perfume maker

Ratings

Scent

8.711 Ratings

Longevity

7.17 Ratings

Sillage

6.47 Ratings

Bottle

5.314 Ratings

Submitted by Pipette, last update on 08/11/2025.

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5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/17/2014

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Pipette
122 Reviews

Pipette

5

Black Vanilla

When I think of Vanilla, kitchen vanilla comes first to my mind, and then baby powder. Something basically warm and comforting. Something to feel at home.

Over the years, I loved "Vanilla Fields" by Coty, tested "Tihota" by Induit, and now am experiencing "Black Flower", an enticing scent. What is special here in the approach is a sultry depth. Come closer, be with me, experience the passion.

Notes are just notes and you can read them listed on the Perfume Page.

Sillage is medium, longevity is good. The artistic concept is good and adorns the bottle.

This scent can make you dream ...

11/20/2014

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Dalmajen
50 Reviews

Dalmajen

Helpful Review 1

A Top Shelf Vanilla...

Here I am again..on the Vanilla train! I guess vanilla lovers seem to crave this note, when the colder weather arrives!
I am so pleased to have been gifted a sample of this wonderful fragrance! I had no expectations, nor did I plan to love this...as I didn't even know I would receive this lovely sample, or had I ever heard of this new fragrance house. This is a new surprise for me!
The notes play out, exactly as listed. It starts out with a very sparkling citrus..not any ordinary citrus, but a crystal clean lemon/grapefruit splash, which is so pleasing to the nose! I am not a fan of citrus, but, this is really fresh, and natural. Then I begin to pick up the creamy caramel, infused with the floral notes. What a terrific blend! Nothing overtakes, or cancels out the unity. This is put together, like a good novel. The sandalwood arrives, just on cue, with the other base notes...but, the main character is the vanilla! This is the essential part of the story, the whole point of the fragrance is the Vanilla. It has always been there, the whole time, but it only appears as necessary. Unselfishly it stays on the edge and lets the other notes shine, no overpowering sweet, or boozy vanilla...no, this is a true , and elegant, Top shelf Vanilla! I am very impressed....

03/13/2017

Oriane
139 Reviews

Oriane

1

Dark, Rich, Spicy Vanilla and Caramel

Black Flower Mexican Vanilla is an addictive fragrance that verges on the border of gourmand but does not quite cross over into gourmand territory for me. It opens with strong citrus notes. The heart opens with a dark, deep, rich, smoky vanilla (think top quality fresh vanilla pod) and a sweet, creamy caramel. A strong, spicy nutmeg note livens up the vanilla and caramel. These notes persit into the deep drown down. I detect faint gardenia and tonka notes in the background This one is a real wrist sniffer, and I cannot help but suspect that it was inspired at least in part by Shalimar.

Performance is excellent. Projection and sillage are moderate, and longevity is outstanding. I applied it last night after I bathed, and I can still smell it, albeit lightly, on my wrists today at 4 p.m. BFMV feels warm and sensual, and I believe it could be worn by both women and men. I believe it is office friendly, and I cannot imagine anyone being offended by this smoky, spicy, rich and delicious conncoction. Bravo Dame Perfumery!

Fragrance: 6.5/10

Projection: 6/10

Sillage: 6.5/10

Longevity: 8.5/10

03/31/2017

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

ScentedSalon
96 Reviews

ScentedSalon

1

Way to go

Dame Perfumery never ceases to enchant. There is something to be said in this day and cynical age about small handmade perfume companies and their service. Small touches DO make a big difference and when the perfumes are affordable and damn right beautiful, you naturally become a fan and supporter.

Dame perfumes are not amateurish: they all show a great deal of sophistication and craft. For me, the best part is that they do tend to last and project a great deal on my skin, and that with my skin being a notorious scent-eater. Not only that, my sense of smell is not the best so I usually over-spray everything but no need with Dame. His Mexican Vanilla is probably the best all-around vanilla perfume I have ever smelled. I have been on a long vanilla journey for years and have smelled hundreds of vanillas but this simple bottle provides an edible, well-rounded, slightly sweet and barely flowery vanilla that just lasts and lasts. I spray my sheets with it, I spray myself, I spray the car, etc etc. It is just such a magical perfume, creamy yet not overwhelming, that I believe it is my top vanilla ever.

Important too is that this small brand is local and developed an artistic vision and aesthetic that can compete with hundreds of stuck-up perfumeries that make one percent of what this house can make in terms of quality. Jeff's father being the artist is pretty awesome. I love the dry, deserty themes of the art. That art, as well as some of the perfumes, have a Native American spirit that really draws me in. I look forward to many new perfumes to come from this excellent brand.

08/11/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

1

Narcotically thick paste of tonka and nutmeg

Its evolution is sort of back-to-front in a way. The opening notes are of a simple, flat vanilla extract type of smell, briefly compressing my expectant heart into a moue of disappointment. But quickly, the rather flat extract note is shot through with the light of bristling citruses and warmed through by the gentle, brown spice of freshly grated nutmeg. The nutmeg note is remarkable - it seems to deepen and expand the opening accord, so that the perfume seems to grow in strength rather than ebb away as the hours go by.

Thick caramel and Tonka bean paste come in to thicken the plot even further, and in its midsection, Black Flower Mexican Vanilla is almost narcotically rich and syrupy. It is sweet, yes, but teeters at the brink of too sweet without falling all the way in. The most noticeable character of this fragrance, though, for me, comes from the super thick white musk that forms the fat cushion on which the vanilla, nutmeg, and caramel rests. At first, the white musk presents itself as a light and pleasant baby talcum powder note, containing the gentle and nostalgic notes we all associate with baby talc such as rose, bergamot, and vanilla.

But as the scent wears on, the musk takes on a much heavier and bullying role. It begins to be pasted down in heavy, intensely powdery layers, one on top of another, so thickly it almost becomes suffocating. The rest of the fragrance just smells so good, though. It has the boom and oomph on my skin that I had been hoping SDV would provide, and gives off the sort of luxurious feel befitting a far more expensive brand. Well worth the money and trouble it would involve getting a hold of it here in Europe.