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Vanilla Intense Parfums Vintage 2018

8.1 / 10 61 Ratings

A popular perfume by Parfums Vintage for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is fruity-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fruity

Fresh

Citrus

Sweet

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pineapple

Apple

Juniper berry

Heart Notes

Vanilla

Bergamot

Jasmine

Rose

Base Notes

Ambergris

Musk

Birch

Patchouli

Ratings

Scent

8.161 Ratings

Longevity

7.856 Ratings

Sillage

7.755 Ratings

Bottle

7.460 Ratings

Value for money

6.927 Ratings

Submitted by Beni69, last update on 05/11/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/28/2020

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

AdScott78
10 Reviews

AdScott78

Decent

This is nice. The vanilla is the top player in this scent. Not my favourite out of the PV range but I could happily wear this for any occasion. It smells pleasant and it performs well for hours on end. Best to get a PV sample set first to try out which release fits best on your person.

01/08/2019

INTP
2 Reviews

INTP

Uncertainly Good...

I’m reviewing a sample I purchased from Parfums Vintage.

I’ve owned PVI for a while now and really enjoy its slightly sour, bright, juicy, and birch supported scent character. Neither PVI nor VI smells like my decant of Aventus exactly, but they both capture qualities of it. I do feel as though VI brings the same sparkle with its citrus blend as Aventus—as the bergamot and apple make more of a presence to my nose—but that is where the similarities between Aventus and VI end for me. I really could see myself wearing VI quite often, as the comparable Cedrat Boise by Mancera is sweeter and smells more of a fruity pulp, which isn’t always desired (que high heat). VI brings some sweetness, while maintaining a zesty vibrancy... and I really love that aspect of it.

However, the dry down to my sample reveals a mild synthetic sting on my skin. Perhaps the juice needs to sit longer, in which case I will update my review, but for now... I’m slightly disappointed in that one characteristic, of which PVI (nor any of the other 5 Parfums Vintage samples I’ve tried) have presented on dry down.

Performance is strong, but I’m not convinced to buy a full bottle yet. The success of Parfums Vibtage as a company is undeniable when it comes to logistics, but I can’t really say I agree with the rising prices over the years. Quality seems always good and I won’t really comment on the ethics of an inspired house like Parfums Vintage, really what it comes down to is price/value proposition and I think VI is a little steeper than I would like.

Good? Yes. Do I love it? Undecided—which may be an indication that I don’t and am trying to love it regardless. I admire Cedrat Boise more, as it has something more to it, which Vanilla Intense lacks IMO. I can’t put my finger on it, other than the turn off of that mild synthetic obstruction. Sample and judge for yourself! As for me: I think I’ll upgrade my Cedrat Boise decant to a full bottle. I always go back to it.

03/04/2024

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Corvin
13 Reviews

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Corvin

3

Super Aventus with a sweet vanilla twist

After my intensive sniffing session, I must admit that I really like this Aventus warrior. The scent opens Aventus-like but a bit more intense, similar to the Nero from Mazzolari, just sweeter. The vanilla comes through timidly and develops in the drydown as an extremely creamy and cozy addition. Overall, a very harmonious variant. H/S are really good in the middle range for me and significantly better than the OG. Thank you, Parfums Vintage.

05/04/2021

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Taurus
1167 Reviews

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Taurus

Top Review 17

Rather Aventus Intense

It is no longer a secret that this fragrance is very closely related to the base of Aventus. In general, Parfums Vintage seems to have a preference for pineapple, even if not all creations from this house have a reference to such a fruit on the bottle. Who understands that ... but it doesn't matter for this review, as we are talking about "Vanilla Intense."

Well then, the theme of Aventus, whether intentional or not, is certainly well served here. The mentioned pineapple comes in beautifully fresh - along with a bit of apple and juniper, although the two are not really identifiable. Let's say: something citrusy-fruity is added, and you already have a fine exotic mix. I quite like it, and for Aventus lovers, it could certainly go on like this for hours.

But I ask myself where the vanilla mentioned in the name and eagerly awaited is? Moreover, it is supposed to be intense.
This morning, I sprayed a little from a small decant of the Eau de Parfum, and now it is already late evening. Unfortunately, there is still no trace of vanilla despite the long-lasting scent. If anything, it is extremely timid in the drydown as a background accompaniment. Strangely, all the other mentioned players like patchouli, musk, or amber are also missing. Otherwise, I wouldn't have cared much. But if this is already called "Vanilla Intense," then I expect that. Especially since I was more than curious about the combination of pineapple or Aventus and vanilla, and thus I was heavily disappointed.

I have no idea if something was wrong with my decant or if Parfums Vintage has even greater fluctuations in batches than Creed, but I wouldn't be surprised if some blind buyers reacted extremely disappointed.

Because I had an olfactory craving for vanilla, I allowed myself the experiment of layering this Aventus clone (or should I say homage?) with Spiritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain. The result is more than sniffable and is about how I imagined Vanilla Intense to be. Quite sweet, but beautifully exotic and zesty with a wonderfully creamy layer. For that, I would have definitely given it 9 to 10 points; unfortunately, it remains at a generous 7.5 - although I could easily deduct another whole point for the misleading name.