Hello you sniffing noses! Like almost every evening, I am here today to show you a new fragrance. Well, actually I’m describing it more than showing it, but wouldn’t it be cool if we had some kind of teleporter setup to quickly pass a sample from one person to the next so everyone could have a quick sniff? Plus, you could bake cookies and pastries and quickly send some over to me. And yes, my cat could also slip through now and then if someone wants to pet him :D
But before my thoughts drift off into science fiction and Star Wars territory again, let me quickly get to the fragrance, which is La Ronde des Fleurs by Jean Arthes. It has turned out quite nice, but basically does nothing more than smell almost entirely of vanilla,…!
The Fragrance:
The fragrance starts immediately with vanilla. With beautiful, authentic, powdery-sweet vanilla that also reminds a bit of baking or delicious vanilla puddings.
Coconut, which is listed in the top notes, I hardly perceive. However, in the background, there are faint flowers that are so weak they cannot be identified, so the fragrance simply has a slight floral touch alongside the vanilla. The musk can be perceived a bit better later on, which together with the (much stronger) vanilla smells very nice. And there’s really not much more to say here, so one can say that this fragrance basically just smells of vanilla, especially in the later base.
The Sillage and Longevity:
For a vanilla fragrance, the projection is relatively weak, as the scent is best perceived from close up. The longevity is also significantly less than one might think. Normally, vanilla fragrances last all day and can sometimes still be smelled the next day, but this scent lasts five to six hours, which is still quite okay, even if it should be rather weak in the later hours.
The Bottle:
The bottle is rectangular and extremely simple. There isn’t even a label; the name of the fragrance is written in plain letters on the bottle, and the cap is chrome-plated and cylindrical. A simple standard bottle from rather inexpensive fragrances. Well, there are prettier ones.
So, that was Vanilla Tropicale.
Oh man, I shouldn’t have written vanilla pudding in the fragrance description; now I really have a craving for it… oh well… it’s probably better that there’s no pudding here right now, as I’ve been stuffing myself with a lot of junk lately… argh! :D
Be that as it may, the fragrance has turned out very simple and basically just smells of vanilla, but it does so authentically and beautifully, even if quite weak in projection. For a fragrance that costs less than 10 euros for 30 mL, that’s very good and sufficient. Since the vanilla scent is not strong, it is also suitable for summer, so it can be worn both in leisure and at work. Vanilla fans can definitely take a look, especially because of the affordable price!
And I’m done for today. Sure, I could still ramble on about cats and Star Wars, but I think you’ve had enough of me already (*sigh*), so I’d rather wrap it up, at least for today :D
So then, have a nice evening :)