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Pure Nerve-Racking
I was a bit worried when I added Vanille de Tahiti to my online shopping cart.
What I was actually looking for was Ylang Ylang Nosy Be. The sample I received recently with an order was truly convincing. I didn't know much else about the Perris Monte Carlo label. While browsing the shop, my gaze inadvertently fell on Vanille de Tahiti. Wow, I've been searching for a natural vanilla scent that isn't gourmand or praline-like for a while. I could just order that as well. A sample would be nice right now. It's all a bit tricky to decide on instinct. What does Parfumo say? Comparatively little at first. Holy Mother of God, what is this?? Pure horror seized me: the highest-rated review describes very, very disturbing things. Newer reviews are rather the opposite. And the statements mentally transport me, unfortunately, exactly to the place where I don't want to be right now. Namely, to the countryside with animals and stench and other fertilizer associations. No friends, I’ll stick to the fragrant, I’ll stay with Nosy Be. That’s the most sensible choice.
The slender black and gold bottle comes in a cardboard box that is not shrink-wrapped. Instead, both flaps are secured with a tamper-proof security seal that cannot be removed in one piece and thus cannot be discreetly reapplied. I lift off the golden cap and spray 2 spritzes onto my wrist. I hold my outstretched arm against the light. The skin at the spray point looks as if it has been generously rubbed with baby oil. Silky matte shine. I bring my hand closer to my nose: oh, a kind of spicy flower with vanilla. Not a floral bouquet as one might imagine from violets, lilacs, freesias, etc. It’s a type of flower with spice, like one finds in clover flowers or dandelions or daisies. This kind of plant spice is also known from orchid flowers or (very extreme) from rapeseed flowers. Here, it’s a type of magnolia as well as ylang-ylang. And it pairs wonderfully with the naturally slightly sweet vanilla because it contrasts beautifully and draws attention to a counterpoint.
After about two hours, the Tahiti vanilla begins to unfold its full power. The floral aspect has faded. Now it stands alone in the spotlight: multifaceted, delicate, not woody, more powdery than floral, dense - but not overwhelming, absolutely unisex. And very natural. In the drydown, the scent takes another small turn. A dry sandalwood joins the enchanting vanilla. The noble wood evokes associations with a material that has completely dried out in the desert sun, whose essence could finally be extracted, now undiluted by anything. The amber then revives the wood with its wonderful creaminess. This vanilla-wood-amber trio at the end is perfectly balanced and a true poem. All ingredients are obviously of exceptionally high quality. I consciously do not perceive any musk. After about 7 hours, one would need to reapply.
Against all reason, I ended up buying Vanille de Tahiti after all. I was a bit afraid that the perfume house Perris might produce more for eccentrics. Well, with those reviews? Who wants to be olfactorily catapulted to the other end of the spectrum when dealing with pleasant scents? Not me. A fragrance should never have anything to do with decomposition or breakdown processes. That all belongs in the sewage treatment plant and not on Parfumo. And who would then cheekily call such a "scent" "Vanille de Tahiti"? That doesn’t fit together at all. The Ylang Ylang Nosy Be actually shows me exemplarily where Perris is headed. Perhaps the batch of those who documented their honest horror here on Parfumo for posterity was spoiled? Or a raw material contaminated? Surely, Perris's quality control would have noticed that. All very creepy.
I bought the scent blind because I concluded that this must be a very blatant example of different scent processing in the nervous system. Which review is right now? Which one is the correct one? All of them! That tastes differ is old news here on Parfumo. However, I have never experienced it this extreme. Of course, this blind purchase was unreasonable. Without a sample, I could only guess where I stand myself. To be precise, I couldn’t say anything at all. Just hope. Unfortunately, one has no clarity about what nature has given them until they dare to test it. You can’t send someone else in your place. In this process of realization, one is just as alone as the vanilla in the middle of "Vanille de Tahiti." The only limit to this exploration of one's own configuration is when others are harmed and cannot protect themselves. In such feedback situations, self-realization must stop immediately. Then it’s time to stop living freely. Then one has to refrain, even if it’s difficult, and must continue in a kind of blur with oneself. Or one discovers alternative paths. However, these barriers were not to be considered on my way to the vanilla scent. The only conceivable victim would have been myself, by paying a hefty tuition fee. But now I’m doubly happy: we are many here, but at the same time, we are all so united and also so obviously different. Parfumo is a great help in gathering first impressions in unknown scent terrain. The step into reality, whether through a perfumery, decanting, or a blind purchase, is something everyone must take themselves. Each of us must do it with all the necessary courage. And then report back, when time hopefully allows, to everyone else from their scent world. And I gladly listen to all the ladies and gentlemen kings as they describe their world here in reviews, statements, and critiques. And I remember that I am a king too.
What I was actually looking for was Ylang Ylang Nosy Be. The sample I received recently with an order was truly convincing. I didn't know much else about the Perris Monte Carlo label. While browsing the shop, my gaze inadvertently fell on Vanille de Tahiti. Wow, I've been searching for a natural vanilla scent that isn't gourmand or praline-like for a while. I could just order that as well. A sample would be nice right now. It's all a bit tricky to decide on instinct. What does Parfumo say? Comparatively little at first. Holy Mother of God, what is this?? Pure horror seized me: the highest-rated review describes very, very disturbing things. Newer reviews are rather the opposite. And the statements mentally transport me, unfortunately, exactly to the place where I don't want to be right now. Namely, to the countryside with animals and stench and other fertilizer associations. No friends, I’ll stick to the fragrant, I’ll stay with Nosy Be. That’s the most sensible choice.
The slender black and gold bottle comes in a cardboard box that is not shrink-wrapped. Instead, both flaps are secured with a tamper-proof security seal that cannot be removed in one piece and thus cannot be discreetly reapplied. I lift off the golden cap and spray 2 spritzes onto my wrist. I hold my outstretched arm against the light. The skin at the spray point looks as if it has been generously rubbed with baby oil. Silky matte shine. I bring my hand closer to my nose: oh, a kind of spicy flower with vanilla. Not a floral bouquet as one might imagine from violets, lilacs, freesias, etc. It’s a type of flower with spice, like one finds in clover flowers or dandelions or daisies. This kind of plant spice is also known from orchid flowers or (very extreme) from rapeseed flowers. Here, it’s a type of magnolia as well as ylang-ylang. And it pairs wonderfully with the naturally slightly sweet vanilla because it contrasts beautifully and draws attention to a counterpoint.
After about two hours, the Tahiti vanilla begins to unfold its full power. The floral aspect has faded. Now it stands alone in the spotlight: multifaceted, delicate, not woody, more powdery than floral, dense - but not overwhelming, absolutely unisex. And very natural. In the drydown, the scent takes another small turn. A dry sandalwood joins the enchanting vanilla. The noble wood evokes associations with a material that has completely dried out in the desert sun, whose essence could finally be extracted, now undiluted by anything. The amber then revives the wood with its wonderful creaminess. This vanilla-wood-amber trio at the end is perfectly balanced and a true poem. All ingredients are obviously of exceptionally high quality. I consciously do not perceive any musk. After about 7 hours, one would need to reapply.
Against all reason, I ended up buying Vanille de Tahiti after all. I was a bit afraid that the perfume house Perris might produce more for eccentrics. Well, with those reviews? Who wants to be olfactorily catapulted to the other end of the spectrum when dealing with pleasant scents? Not me. A fragrance should never have anything to do with decomposition or breakdown processes. That all belongs in the sewage treatment plant and not on Parfumo. And who would then cheekily call such a "scent" "Vanille de Tahiti"? That doesn’t fit together at all. The Ylang Ylang Nosy Be actually shows me exemplarily where Perris is headed. Perhaps the batch of those who documented their honest horror here on Parfumo for posterity was spoiled? Or a raw material contaminated? Surely, Perris's quality control would have noticed that. All very creepy.
I bought the scent blind because I concluded that this must be a very blatant example of different scent processing in the nervous system. Which review is right now? Which one is the correct one? All of them! That tastes differ is old news here on Parfumo. However, I have never experienced it this extreme. Of course, this blind purchase was unreasonable. Without a sample, I could only guess where I stand myself. To be precise, I couldn’t say anything at all. Just hope. Unfortunately, one has no clarity about what nature has given them until they dare to test it. You can’t send someone else in your place. In this process of realization, one is just as alone as the vanilla in the middle of "Vanille de Tahiti." The only limit to this exploration of one's own configuration is when others are harmed and cannot protect themselves. In such feedback situations, self-realization must stop immediately. Then it’s time to stop living freely. Then one has to refrain, even if it’s difficult, and must continue in a kind of blur with oneself. Or one discovers alternative paths. However, these barriers were not to be considered on my way to the vanilla scent. The only conceivable victim would have been myself, by paying a hefty tuition fee. But now I’m doubly happy: we are many here, but at the same time, we are all so united and also so obviously different. Parfumo is a great help in gathering first impressions in unknown scent terrain. The step into reality, whether through a perfumery, decanting, or a blind purchase, is something everyone must take themselves. Each of us must do it with all the necessary courage. And then report back, when time hopefully allows, to everyone else from their scent world. And I gladly listen to all the ladies and gentlemen kings as they describe their world here in reviews, statements, and critiques. And I remember that I am a king too.
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Alles was viele Vanilledüfte falsch machen macht Perris hier richtig.
Wie ein saftiger Rührkuchen.
Toll beschrieben!