Vanahe La Maison de la Vanille for women

Vanille Vanahe to me smells very different to how I would have expected it to smell from the notes listed on here! I was expecting it to smell mainly vanilla'ish with a hint of fruitiness but in fact it smells much deeper to me, less fruity, less vanilla'ish, and to me it also smells slightly spicy and a little bit like incense, which I totally wasn't expecting! It actually smells more sophisticated and 'grown-up' than I thought it would. A male friend of mine really likes it on me and thinks it smells fruity and very 'me' (whatever that is!!) but at the moment I'm not sure it is my kind of perfume, although I do like it. Maybe it will grow on me but if not then I have a bottle of it available for swap if anyone's interested!!

I have this up for swap & I realized I've never reviewed it so here I go! :)

Vanahe is no sugary sweet coconut laced tanning lotion scent. It is refined beachy in the way that Bond No.9 Fire Island and Lolita Lempicka Coral Flower are. No noticeable sweetness to speak of but not bitter or harsh, it's a gentle floral, fruity, beachy scent all rolled into one. Black currant & lilly are strongest in the opening for me with a sea salty / sandy beach touch following closely at it's heals and lingering throughout. Wild strawberry and vanilla are barely in the background. I would wear it except I admit I like the sweet coconut laced tropical scents better. It would be lovely for anyone who's style it matches.