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Vanilla & Cedarwood Kiehl's 2012

6.9 / 10 73 Ratings

A perfume by Kiehl's for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is woody-sweet. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Woody

Sweet

Gourmand

Smoky

Spicy

Fragrance Notes

Cedarwood

Ugandan vanilla Amber

Amber

Iris

Ratings

Scent

6.973 Ratings

Longevity

6.151 Ratings

Sillage

5.350 Ratings

Bottle

6.152 Ratings

Submitted by Avelus · last update on 05/04/2025.

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Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/28/2013

9Scent

Angelofnorth
56 Reviews

Angelofnorth

Very helpful Review 3

WHAT A TREASURE

I finaly got this . Juhu .. and i am in LOVE this is so much more then i expected. infact very different to what i initialy looked for . but this put me under its spell right away. The softness. the slightly cool powdery vanilla.. Almost as Vanilla snow flakes.. ha ha . there is no such things. but if it was this would be the smell off it. so refreshing comforting. like a healing wind off love
The cedar is cooling slightly smokey
the vanilla cooling the iris slightly powdery. not very prominent ..
This do remind me off fall as many stats. like a cool day whit sunny raies warming just a little bit. a fire neary. whit children running around and warming red apples on the fire.. There isent a apple smell to this one , but there is a kind off sweetness that reminds me off wrm apples whit vanilla .. but i think this is more off a picture i create in my head smelling this.. Grownups wearing . owersized jumpers to keep warm. Leafs faling form the treas .. just a good wib off warmth joy and expectations off a new season ahead ;)

I do want to add that there is Listed Uganda Vanilla Orchid on the notes aswell . and amber.
the cedar i ment to be smokey cedarwood to add complex balsamic character-reminisent off tobaco farms in the south off US ;)
a new star is born on my perfume heaven
Simply beautiful
I will add that IMO this is very feminin on my skin.. i had a hard time understanding that this was suited for males aswell ;) But i guess skin cemestry is a big thing here to

01/17/2013

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1240 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 4

More to it than just that...

After wearing Kiehl's VANILLA & CEDARWOOD a few times I must admit that it is more complex than I initially supposed. Probably I was expecting vanilla and cedarwood and did not really think about what else might be going on here. Wearing perfume is similar to listening to music for me--I can never fully grasp a composition, but only notice salient aspects, and they will vary from one occasion to the next. Now that I give this "aromatic mist" a closer sniff, I realize that the orchid is quite important to the mix. The cedar smells natural, and the vanilla good, but there is an extra edge to this seemingly straightforward two-note wonder.

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Here is the text about this creation which I found at the Kiehl's site:

"Vanilla & Cedarwood: A seductive fusion of Ugandan Vanilla and Cedarwood, heightened with a hint of iris, which gives way to rich amber. The creamy vanilla in our blend owes its unique aromatic character to the exotic vanilla orchid grown on small, sustainable farms in Uganda. This warm and sensual aroma was fused with smoky Cedarwood to add a complex, balsamic character - reminiscent of tobacco farms in the southern United States."

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To my nose, the notes here are variably dominant, and, no, I do not believe that this is a figment of my imagination. As a matter of fact, I recently learned from the NSTAR gas man that the reason why I thought that I had smelled a gas leak in our basement on one occasion, and then the next day I detected nothing (though it turns out that there really was a small, "annoyance" leak--fortunately not life-threatening!) could have a variety of different explanations, including the draftiness of the place and also the temperature and humidity!

Today while wearing VANILLA & CEDARWOOD I even noticed a slight mintiness in the opening, which I had never noticed before. I don't want to go overboard here, though. This is not a super-complex perfume. It's more of a light fragrance made of natural-smelling cedar and vanilla and orchid with those notes waxing and waning to produce epiphenomenally a more complex combination. It smells good, but the orchid might be too strong--at least under certain conditions!--for someone who is looking for a flower-free composition. On a cedary day, I'd say that this composition is definitely unisex. On a vanilla-orchid day, it seems more feminine to me.

VANILLA & CEDARWOOD is said to be an aromatic mist (a new concentration category, to join cologne concentrée?), but the longevity and sillage seem just like that of an eau de toilette. This is not a body spray.

10/02/2014

Platinum1
59 Reviews

Platinum1

Helpful Review 3

~ Kiehl's for Fall ~

~ This is the scent of the modern outdoorsman with a soft gentlemanly touch! And this is the perfect time of the year to review this as I will soon be raking leaves of fall and chopping the occasional log for the fireplace! And what better place to enjoy the scent of this cozy cedar and vanilla elixir than by the fireplace on my favorite rocking chair as I read and dream about far away lands such as France. A perfect amber 'fume to evoke images for me because I am all of the above especially a dreamer who is easily carried away by a perfect scent like this inspiring Kiehl's! This will be the perfect scent for getting me through an expected cold snowy winter as it will warm me with many pleasant thoughts!
Kind Regards Plat ~

05/04/2025

Akira1005
221 Reviews

Akira1005

4

It gave me a headache, but the final scent was delicious.

I had a whole bottle, but I got bored with it halfway through and inserted the sticks to use it as a diffuser. It has a really nice vanilla scent when it dries, but until it dried it smelled a bit like "department store perfume". But it smelled like root beer and was delicious. As expected from Kiehl's, it also has a herbal scent. At the end, it leaves behind a unique vanilla scent that reminds me of soft serve ice cream. I also tried the body lotion with the same scent, but the lotion smelled better.

10/03/2015

8Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Annie
12 Reviews

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Annie

Top Review 9

The stuff dreams are made of.

For a while now, I've felt the need to champion this fragrance. It's not as bad as described in the comment below; Vanilla & Cedarwood is not that terrible at all. At least not for me. If I had to describe the first impression, I would call it 'sympathy at first sniff.'

Right after applying, I'm enveloped by a delicate, surprisingly unsweet, yet floral vanilla and green, spicy cedarwood. Similar to the molecular strands of the DNA double helix, they dance around each other, always careful to give the other element its space and not step out of line. One moment, it's the vanilla that takes center stage, and the next, the cedarwood takes on the more dominant role. However, over time, the two components blend together to form a creamy whole. Unfortunately, the longevity is rather average.

If Vanilla & Cedarwood were a woman, one might initially describe the scent as friendly yet distant, introverted, or even a bit cool. But as you get to know her better, you experience a completely different personality. Close to the skin, warm, soothing, and comforting - like the cozy blanket I wrap myself in on cold evenings. Contrary to the classification on Parfumo, I can't really imagine Vanilla & Cedarwood on men.

Vanilla & Cedarwood is a warm-dry, linear fragrance and, apart from the transformation from silk dress to cozy blanket, doesn't undergo much scent development. But it doesn't need to. The cedarwood gives it an earthy quality and presents a nice contrast to many of the high-priced fragrances currently on the market. Perhaps that's why Vanilla & Cedarwood is also a lovely insider tip for those looking for a powdery soft, not overly sweet, and relatively feminine vanilla scent without wanting to spend too much.

Recently, the third bottle has joined my collection. After dedicating myself to other fragrances that seemed more interesting for about a year and a half, I've fallen in love with Vanilla & Cedarwood once again. I'm already looking forward to the upcoming autumn together, as in summer, I find it too intense and only partially wearable.

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