Private Blend

Vanilla Sex
Vanilla
Tom Ford 2023

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6.8 / 10 536 Ratings

A perfume by Tom Ford for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is sweet-creamy. It is being marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Sweet

Creamy

Gourmand

Powdery

Synthetic

Fragrance Notes

Bitter almond

Ultravanil®

Vanilla absolute

Vanilla CO2

Indian vanilla

Tonka bean absolute

Blossoms

Sandalwood

Perfumers

Nathalie Gracia-Cetto, Givaudan

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Ratings

Scent

6.8536 Ratings

Longevity

7.1446 Ratings

Sillage

6.7442 Ratings

Bottle

7.9453 Ratings

Value for money

4.2429 Ratings

Submitted by Spl3xx, last update on 06/28/2025.

Interesting Facts

In some countries, the fragrance is only marketed as "Vanilla". The reason for this is apparently the name, which is considered offensive.

The fragrance is part of the "Private Blend" collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

53 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/08/2024

1
Scent

Chloerose666
114 Reviews

Chloerose666

5

Never again

Christ this is bad. I thought people were being a bit too harsh on the Tom Ford reviews but lmaoooo this absolutely reeks of like condoms??! medicinal vibes? maybe even embalming fluid?! the f*ck??? Definitely not very vanilla-y which is laughable given the name and the notes.

If you're looking for a sassy vanilla DO NOT buy this lmao do yourself a favour and get Guerlain SDV or YSL Babycat.. or Vanilla 28, or D&G Devotion Intense.. or literally any of the other million vanillas ffs :')

If someone wore this around me and it smelled anywhere near what it smelled like on my skin I would tell them to go take a shower. Thank Christ it is super expensive otherwise you'd be smelling this in the wild!!!! Genuinely hated it sorrrrryyy

05/25/2024

1
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 0.5
Scent

Aldwyn
19 Reviews

Aldwyn

3

Flagrantly Fragrantly Foul

I've had my fair share of vanilla sex; this is Golden Sex, not vanilla. To put it politely, it smells of urine. When I first sprayed it in Sephora, I immediately looked to see where the homeless man was. After walking around for about 20 minutes, I realized that I had become that man. I went to a Macy's later that same night and walked straight to the TF section because maybe the bottle I used was tainted. Before I got to the counter, I overhear it being compared to cat piss.

I'm at a point in my fragrance journey where I will only speak about scents that have a profound impact on me in some way, and this has done just that, but in the worst way possible. This scent is a hard pass for me.

06/18/2024

4
Pricing 7
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Zbck
3 Reviews

Zbck

2

Victim of its own marketing

When a well trained new celebrity is about to step out on their well planned review, a certain reputation need to be build up to attract interest. As they step up to the scene and all they can muster up on the scene is a badly auto tuned, half mumbled tune with incoherent lyrics, the excitement dies down and people waddle away in disappointment.
But there is still a strong interest left in a handful eho can truly enjoy it, and that handful can stay true for sure.
As it goes in the metaphor for this product, I'm not in that handful, but I'll tell you what, for a powdery/almond/vanilla lover this goes hard. It's not vanilla sex, it's a vanilla intimate moment, unless vanilla sex was supposed to mean missionary position, no moaning, "bored but just getting it over with" sex.
It's great for layering, or when you want to enjoy a soft powdery scent for staying at home or chilling out. It's inviting, linear and comfortable enough to even have as an everyday scent really! (If your nose doesn't translate it as pee or playdoh) În the air people definitely won't pick up on it as a pee scent.
I personally bought a copy after trying it, because I'm not down to pay that amount lol.

02/01/2025

6
Pricing 5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7
Longevity 6.5
Scent

ismellnice
10 Reviews

ismellnice

1

Is My Nose Broken?

Despite the glaringly negative reviews I found this to be a great layering scent. While it isn’t ideal for me on its own, I find that layered with other scents it adds a boozy semi-artificial vanilla scent that I quite enjoy. For instance, I found it alluring when spritzed with Soleil Neige. I don’t think artificiality must be synonymous with bad but I’ve also always enjoyed the smell of play-doh.

01/14/2025

5.5
Scent

lucekingg
133 Reviews

lucekingg

1

Slightly Off

I sprayed a little bit on at Sephora to give it a shot even though I'd never seriously planned on buying this. After about 5 minutes it warmed up nicely on my wrist and doesn't smell bad (in fact I keep going back to sniff my wrist) but there is a note somewhere in the mix that's a little off to me (I'd call it powdery?) and gives it sort of an old lady scent. It also just feels like there's something missing from it. Not bad by any means but absolutely not worth $255+.

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