Vaniteese Dita von Teese 2023

What a beautiful, cozy, and somehow subtle fragrance this is!

Only tested by chance, I find here another representative of what I secretly call "theater fragrances," which also includes Skin on Skin and Moulin Rouge for me. This must be due to a very special interaction of the iris with the other ingredients.

At the beginning, I distinctly perceive a dry paper note, similar to what I encounter in Dior Homme. Mild, with a pleasant sweetness and only very subtly dusty. Accompanying this is silky powder, and yes, perhaps even something reminiscent of lipsticks from the past.
It is an intimate scent that does not seek attention but instead provides me with gentle comfort, which I can enjoy intensely in quiet moments.

How does it fit the flamboyant personality of Dita von Teese? Often, stage people are quite different in private than in the spotlight, introverted, almost shy. Does the name "Vaniteese" contain a reference to the English "to vanish," meaning disappearance, or is it more related to the Latin "Vanitas," which means empty show or vanity? Both could be possible, with a touch of self-irony and disillusionment.

In any case, it is the most unexcited yet remarkable fragrance in the trilogy with Vedette and Victresse.