Vanille Exquise by Annick Goutal

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can someone PLEASE tell me where you can buy this fragrance?? what store??

Dark Curls

this smells yummy. Reminds me of Mexican Vanilla extract. :-)

Doc Elly

After sampling a number of Annick Goutal scents, I've come to expect them to be on the light and fleeting side. Vanille Exquise is light, but one of the longer-lasting Goutals, actually sticking around for a few hours. It's a light and transparent sugary vanilla with some light musk and a strange bitter green note that reminds me of the dried leaves of some plant that I've smelled in the past, but can't recall what it was. It's a nice subtle scent, but not my favorite vanilla.

LenaBel

Soft and sensual, powdery vanilla scent. Sexy yet cosy at the same time.
I really enjoy it and vanilla is one of my most favourite notes in the fragrances.
Vanille Exquise is quite linear, just it becomes more powdery after about half an hour of wearing it. I rarely like 'powderiness' in perfumes but powdery vanilla was something unusual and surprisingly pleasant to my nose. At first I thought it was a bit similar to Kenzo 5.40 in Madagascar (which is a vanilla too) but after wearing VE for a couple of days I realised it is different, richer, more sensual. It last long (about 8 hours on my skin) but it is not overpowering or cloying. Actually it is not as sweet as usually vanilla is, which is probably because of the woodsy notes that go with it. This makes it a 'grown-up' vanilla.
I love the vintage bottle and decor, so beautiful

ebijou

It seems to me this is a powerful vanilla, but not so much in a sweet way, more in the woody notes. I am not too sure I like this one... Couple of hours after spraying and even washing my hands, the scent is still strong, and very similar to the top notes. It appears like a very "woman", mature fragrance. Not for everyone, but I'm sure vanilla fans will love this one.

Natalia78

This is so comforting. Reminds me of festive times. Very powerful and yummy.A great Christmas gift.

9154mf

Got a decant of this based on the description as follows:
Vanille Exquise by Annick Goutal is a oriental vanilla fragrance for women launched in 2004. The fragrance features angelica, almond, vanilla, musk, sandalwood and guaiac wood. Another website added that it has a benzoin note too. Im a massive vanilla-head, so figured I must try this. I'm not diappointed although its not the best I've tried. From the outset it reminded me of SL Un Bois Vanille's lighter younger sister. I couldn't really stand UBV due to that burnt caramel/strong wood note that stung the inside of my nose. This has similar things going on but it is softer to me and the woods in here are not so burnt and offputting, and the almond and angelica (which reminds me of baby powder) are here in equal measure to temper all those strong wood notes. So ultimately I can wear this one and like it. I'm not sure whether i will buy a FB once my decant runs out...still to decide.

Trvevil

Vanille Exquise is really beautiful and feminine fragrance- although it really has, amongst vanilla, some detectable green note, but this is what makes it special, it's shaded with almond very smoothly. Dry-down is almond with vanilla.
This fragrance isn't very strong, but in right strenght for me.
I agree with F_A, It'll be lovely to wear it during winter especially when all around is snowing and you are at home in a living room drinking hot chocolate with vanilla sugar while in our heater roars fire, so comforting...

tessture

The lovely vanilla almond base of this scent is ruined on me by the overpowering sharp edge of the guaiac wood. This often happens to me with guaiac in fragrance and it just killed this scent on my skin. The lovely creamy vanilla is still there, but the piercing wood note never stops and really spoils any sensation of silk or comfort the other reviewers are finding. Try this before buying it full bottle.

sweetfumebopper

Vanilla Exquise is a beautifully calm but effective scent. The vanilla isn’t too sweet, and the hints of woody and musky smells can be appreciated by everyone, including those who find vanilla fragrances too sweet and intense. This fragrance is very sophisticated, and creates a subtle vanilla and romantic scent all around me. I feel light, warm, and calm, when wearing this and it has a lasting woody-vanilla almond smell. It’s an elegant fragrance for vanilla, and Annick Goutal perfume lovers.

lombredansleau

For those who love vanilla fragrance this is the most gorgeous, classy, round, long lasting scent to wear.

Mitsouko

Excellent, fine, wonderful, beautiful , elegant, magic, erotic, very feminine - such determination come for my head , when I think about VE. It not edible wanilia and not simple. In this parfum is discreet note of precious guajac woood and bit noble musc. VE is soft, shining , easy like a silk. Now I'am wearing VE and issues me, that I bath in savoring, sweet milk - like Cleopatra ;)

asilverfire614

This is definitely one of the best vanilla scents I've experienced...not too sweet, not too strong, with just the right amount of almond. Lasted five or six hours on my skin.

F_A

What a wonderful soft and spicy vanilla fragrance!Though lasting power is very good, the fragrance itself smells quite light, lingering around you, wrapping you in the lovely warm vanilla-almond scent. It is romantic, sweet but not too much, perfect for Christmas period. A must try for all vanilla lovers!