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Private Blend

Vanilla Sex
Vanilla
Tom Ford 2023

6.7 / 10 591 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

Vanilla absolute

Animalic notes

Indian vanilla

Sandalwood

Jasmine absolute

Orris root

Perfumers

Nathalie Gracia-Cetto, Givaudan

Ratings

Scent

6.7591 Ratings

Longevity

7.1492 Ratings

Sillage

6.8484 Ratings

Bottle

7.9499 Ratings

Value for money

4.2471 Ratings

Submitted by Spl3xx, last update on 10/09/2025.

Interesting Facts

In some countries, the fragrance is only marketed as "Vanilla". The reason for this is apparently the name, which is considered offensive. This fragrance was awarded the "Fragrance of the Year – Universal Luxury" prize by the Fragrance Foundation in 2024.

The fragrance is part of the Private Blend collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Vanilla Mood

Sehr Lattafa / سحر لطافة (Eau de Parfum) by Lattafa

Sehr Lattafa Eau de Parfum

Vanilla Absolu

Intimate with Vanilla

La-Di-Da for Her

Sensual Vanilla

Reviews

58 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/08/2024

1Scent

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

09/27/2025

0.5Scent

jasperdezoet
17 Reviews

jasperdezoet

8

Stop that. Get some help.

Sit down everyone, I’m going to tell you about my high school days.

When I was taking 10th grade biology class, we had a unit where we were expected to get into groups. Each group was then allotted one (1) dead fetal pig that we would collectively dissect. I’m not sure if this fucked-up team-building exercise is exclusive to American public schools or if fragheads worldwide can relate and shudder, but I digress…

Anywho, the pigs fetuses came sealed in plastic and marinated in formaldehyde. It’s hard to put the smell of formaldehyde into words, other than it’s what I would call an “emetic wonder” of scents. It’s like if full-strength rubbing alcohol were mixed with every ripe body fluid possible and then left out in the hot sun in a jar for a few months.

What does all this have to do with Vanilla Sex? Dear reader, it has EVERYTHING to do with Vanilla Sex.

Vanilla Sex is essentially what would happen if you siphoned out all that dead fetal pig juice and then dumped some vanilla extract into it.

I do not know what kind of sex Mr. Ford is having, but clearly he must be stopped at all costs.

If Vanilla Sex weren’t so gosh darn costly, I would have at least recommended that every parent with young children keep a bottle on hand in case of an emergency. If little Timmy has swallowed a tide pod and Poison Control Center says he needs to cough it back up, this could save his life.

05/25/2024

0.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

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

8.5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

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.

01/13/2025

7Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Xavica
308 Reviews

Xavica

1

Vanilla Milk, but Make it Erotic

Well... A lot of people talk about a smell of condoms, sperm, etc... and frankly I wonder if it's not the name of the perfume that makes people think this because, clearly, for me it only smells like vanilla and almond.

So yes, it's true that it is INTENSELY MILKY but would I go so far as to talk about bodily fluids... Nope, I wouldn't.

Very simple and very linear, but it doesn't deserve as much hatred in my opinion.

Edit : Editing to say that this perfume actually grew on me. That intensely milky facet gives me a very sensual, even erotic feeling, but in a good way. I still don’t pick up any weird notes (no urine or off-putting bodily fluids); to me, it’s a vanilla almond milk with a certain je ne sais quoi.

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