Vanille Fatale is, to my nose, a blend of floral alcoholic vanilla, relatively unsweet, at least in direct comparison with Tobacco Vanille. Sometimes VF has hints of a floral vanilla body lotion or shower gel from the drugstore, but then it often shifts back into a very luxurious vanilla. The supposed coffee-wheat notes are hardly noticeable to me. The overall scent impression is quite wet, rich, liqueur-like, somewhat humid, not at all dry or super sweet like other vanilla fragrances.
With other vanilla fragrances, I have the image of sweets in my mind, or vanilla sugar... which can also be appealing, but with Vanille Fatale, I think of homemade vanilla extract, vanilla pods steeped in vodka, stored in the dark for several months, shaken vigorously on a regular basis, transforming the clear vodka slowly into a dark brown-black nectar full of precious vanilla aromas.
Unfortunately, the sillage and longevity leave much to be desired, with perhaps 5-6 hours of longevity and weak sillage.
I can definitely relate to the association with wet, not powdery vanilla, as well as the one with pods soaked in vodka. However, I definitely smell something malty, along with the frangipani.
Elenasmom 4 years ago