Tihota Indult 2006

I'm still here, searching for those divine vanilla scents. Although I have a couple in my collection now, I'm always on the hunt for different interpretations and this is how I stumbled upon Indult's version. Had the chance to take a sample home from my visit to Etiket, and now is the time to try it out.

Tihota is a photorealistic vanilla: creamy, heavenly and well crafted. It's not too sweet, not too powdery, not too woody, just done right. It shares some qualities with Escapade Gourmande and I'm not sure you need both when you have one, but it's nonetheless a divine scent to have on one's skin. I'd probably say it's a staple for gourmands. There's this lovely, airy and creamy aspect to it that's warm and comforting (a perfect fit for cold weather). It's not heavy or cloying which tells me I could also probably wear it during spring. Vanilla, tonka beans, almond milk, cream and cane sugar are the notes that stand out the most on my skin, although there's a faint hint of woodiness coming through that keeps everything from becoming too sweet or too powdery. I'll probably be adding this interpretation to my collection for it's creaminess: something I hadn't met in a vanilla perfume up until now.