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Des Filles à la Vanille 2000

5.5 / 10 14 Ratings

A perfume by Des Filles à la Vanille for men, released in 2000. The scent is fresh-green. It was last marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Fresh

Green

Aquatic

Citrus

Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Grapefruit Violet

Violet

Juniper berry

Heart Notes

Lavender

Pineapple

Pink pepper

Nocturnal Concrete

Base Notes

Vetiver

Patchouli

Suede

Perfumers

Juliette Karagueuzoglou, IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances)

Ratings

Scent

5.514 Ratings

Longevity

4.412 Ratings

Sillage

4.612 Ratings

Bottle

4.517 Ratings

Submitted by ExUser, last update on 10/30/2017.

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What the fragrance is similar to

Bleu de Chanel Eau de Toilette

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/05/2014

3Scent

Sleuth
31 Reviews

Sleuth

3

Just marketing, a missed opportunity

With this the Vespa brand owners wanted to monetize the brand. They probably told the perfumer to make something without much character, just a bottle with the Vespa name. Well a job is a job, nothing wrong with that. Me personally: "Vespa? I don't care"

05/23/2014

7Scent

Shamrock
39 Reviews

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Shamrock

1

La Dolce Vita

Last week I was with my wife in her homeland and had the opportunity to visit the numerous drugstores that we unfortunately do not have here. In Budapest, we went to one of the many DM stores, and I took the chance to sniff through various fragrances that I somehow miss here.
The first thing I noticed was that fragrance producers love to create scents for car brands, so I sniffed my way through various Lamborghini models and then stopped at Vespa.
Vespa did not smell in the slightest like a two-stroke engine, but the scent reminded me of Rome in the 60s. Of Anita Ekberg in the Fontana di Trevi, the famous scene from Fellini's film "La Dolce Vita."
I thought of Capri pants, Persol sunglasses, Fred Perry polo shirts, and of course, the Vespa.

Dominating at first was the juniper, and I thought, "Well, this could be something, or not." But that was quickly over, and lavender and pineapple harmonized very well together, and since I really like lavender, I enjoyed this combination very much.
Then patchouli joined in, not intrusive and definitely not a representative of the drugstore fragrances where you can't tell what you've just sprayed on.
I was very surprised that the ingredients harmonized well with each other - except for the juniper - and a pleasant scent spread out. As already mentioned, not a scent bomb, but very balanced. Even more surprising was the price at around €22 for 100 ml.

Conclusion: not everything sold in drugstores is bad, and I can really recommend the scent with a clear conscience. Vespa does not need to hide behind big fragrances and brands, and the price is reasonable. For someone who wants to enter the world of fragrances and does not like to spend over €60 for a perfume, it is practically a "must-have."
Unfortunately, time was very tight, and I didn't get to take the scent with me, but I will definitely make up for it, especially since I really miss all the Rossmanns, Müllers, and DMs from my time in Germany; at least I found birch water, Barbon shaving cream, and of course the good Balea shaving cream.

So, if you ask me which Irishman would wear Vespa, I would mention Liam O'Flaherty, an Irish writer from the island of Inishmore. Anyone who has been to Árainn knows what I mean.