Les Absolus d'Annick Goutal - Vanille Charnelle
Vanilla Absolute opens with a rich, resinous warmth that carries a subtle peppery edge, providing an initial spicy lift against the creamy sweetness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Vanilla90
- Sweet60
- Lactonic50
- Powdery
The note pyramid
- Tonka Bean
- Pepper
- Ylang-Ylang
- Vanilla Absolute
By the editors · 2 min readVanilla Absolute opens with a rich, resinous warmth that carries a subtle peppery edge, providing an initial spicy lift against the creamy sweetness. Ylang-ylang introduces a tropical floral character with a slightly waxy and narcotic quality that blends seamlessly into the vanilla core. Tonka bean adds a coumarin-rich depth that feels both nutty and hay-like, enhancing the vanilla's complexity without overwhelming its central role. The dry-down settles into a soft, skin-close embrace that maintains a warm and slightly powdery sweetness throughout its wear. Longevity extends comfortably through the day with moderate sillage that remains intimate after the first hour. Best suited for cooler evenings and casual indoor settings, this composition offers a straightforward but well-blended gourmand experience.
Scent twins
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