Vanille Sauvage de Madagascar La Maison de la Vanille for women

La Maison De La Vanille confuses me. I like all their scents, but there is more than just "vanilla" to them..

Madagascar is LMDLV's "truest" vanilla - but not true enough. There is still something in there (the geranium?) that cries out "Hey, there is more to me than just vanilla!!". And you can't not pay attention to those extra random notes popping up unexpectedly. Nonetheless, Madagascar is still the least complicated of the bunch, the "purest" vanilla.

What I don't like about all LMDLV's fragrances is that despite the name, the vanilla is overshadowed by other elements, like floral notes. They are still all great scents, typical eau de toilettes nonetheless that last for only a couple of hours, but with weird twists to them..

Now back to Madagascar. There's something in it's composition that hits me right in the temples (this could be the incense). I would wear it if it didn't give me a headache. Still worth trying though, as are all the LMDLV fragrances!

This perfume is delicious, and coming from someone who cannot stand sandalwood is quite a statement. I find sandalwood to be a very masculine and dominating scent, no matter the concentration it always takes over and ruins what is suppose to be "feminine." Not to mention sandalwood for me is headache inducing. But here it works and I love it.

At first application you get a lot of sandalwood, but the quickly dissipates as it settles down and vanilla pops into the foreground. If you hate sandalwood like me, don't worry. It is not a dominant note, here it serves to add something to the overall formula that keeps the vanilla from being cloying or juvenile. Sandalwood and a background of soft smokiness blend together behind the vanilla, creating a sensual sort of harmony to this. I can see the florals becoming more apparent depending upon your skin chemistry, but for me they stay nice and quite in that background blend of sandalwood, smokiness, and a light touch of the smooth, creamy licorice depth that vetiver always adds to a perfume.

Very much identical to Lavanila's Pure Vanilla, and if you have that I'd say you won't need this. It's just slightly a more of a grown-up's vanilla that Pure Vanilla is because of the sandalwood.

But if you own neither and are looking for a deeper and more smokier version of Pure Vanilla, then this for you.

A smoky vanilla with perfumed fruit notes, passing through a baby-doll plastic stage to end, many many hours later, as a nice, pleasant slightly smoky vanilla. It's very nice, and the journey is interesting, but the overall scent is fairly been-there-done-that-have-something-similar-on-my-shelf.

I’ve been on the hunt for the best Vanilla perfume for over a decade! I must say Vanilla Savage de Madagascar is my favorite so far. I really hope to someday try everything under this house since they really have an impressive vanilla essence! The vanilla in this is deep, strong, and I want to say raw. This is better to me than Casmir, Hanae Mori, Serendipity 3, Angel,L'Occitane Vanilla, Parfums De Nicolai Vanilla, Montale vanilla, and even Hypnotic Poison. The only vanilla this hasn't beat is by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, but it’s hard to beat that house when you really crave deep and dark incense/vanilla elixirs.

I almost feel blasphemous saying all this but it’s true. Vanilla Savauge de Madagascar is definitely a perfume for seduction. It’s very earthy & smoky with the incense giving it plenty of charm. Wow it’s blowing my mind, it starts off citrus and herbal, then morphs into the perfect woodsy and witchy elixir.My guess is the herbal lavender paired with spicy vetiver and gypsy sandalwood is casting that perceptual mystique for me. Sublime love for this, I feel like I'm floating on ecstasy vanilla clouds from the Gods smelling this stuff....Perhaps all these years I should have been searching in the ''oriental woody'' perfume category....

hmmmm....

This is a nice, subtle vanilla with a small hint of spices. Not too heady or too sweet, this is an easily wearable vanilla for every hour of the day. It starts quite loud with a big sillage, but one hour later it melts into the skin leaving a warm, comfy feeling. Lasting power is good and in fact the price is good too. But to be honest, I prefer the darker, more luscious Vanille de Mexique.

Finalising the series from La Maison de la Vanille, Vanille Sauvage de Madagascar concludes my testing.

Unlike the other fragrances in this series, I really felt the citrusy bergamot in this one. For a good hour or so, this was vanilla and bergamot with a subtle hint of coriander.

While still sweet and vanillary, the additional citrus and spice gave this fragrance a rather exotic charm and a delightful richness.

I feel that Vanille Sauvage de Madagascar is the most unisex of the series. The rounded spiciness and smokiness of the vanilla could wear well on a man in my opinion.

Towards the drydown the incense note can be truly felt alongside the vanilla, which is now darker and slightly chocolatey. This is also vanilla in a natural, dry-like finish, rather than being syrupy or creamy.

The lasting power, as with all the other fragrances in this series, is unbelievably good. The sillage is also commendable.

It is hard not to like such a fragrance as Vanille Sauvage de Madagascar. The scent is both soothing, warm and snuggly. All in all, this fragrance is sensual and charming.

This is a GROWN UP vanilla perfume. It trumps any and all of the vanilla perfumes I have tried, including my beloved Vanilla Fields and all of it's sister scents produced by La Maison. It is french, "herb-y", and FABULOUS. It mixes well with warm skin and is unobtrusive yet leaves an impression of you with other people that exudes warmth and caring and sensuality that is not an overt sexual smell, just a scent that let's people know you are comfortable with your femininity and are happy to be in your own shoes. I received compliments on this parfum (when I could not smell it on myself) from the woman at the ferry landing (seattle), the man at the gas-station, my husband and the bag-boy at Safeway all in one evening. They are quite affordable, especially since you do not need much. I highly recommend the "Divine des Tropiques" sister body lotion to go with it. It smells like you have been on a vanilla plantation in the sun while visiting Ibizia. Love it!

I liked this perfume in the beginning. But after a while of wearing it, it has a very overly sweet vanilla smell that caused me to get a migraine. I wish I could have liked it.

Mmmh!... It is a serious vanilla, not "sweety-pretty" kind, but very dignified, gorgeous, with a character. With a hint on a spicy note the fragrance radiates warmth, it is woody, rich and even a bit masculine. Wonderful fume!

I liked this La Maison the best. It had the familiar vanilla, but the woody-ness kinda tamed it and kept it from becoming oversweet. Gave it a bit of complexity but still let the vanillic sweetness hold fast and stay in the limelight. It's a nice, smooth, "grown-up" vanilla that won't leave you smelling like sugar. Lasting power is great - 6 hours for me.

Oh! This is heavenly! Madagascar is "I can't stop lifting my wrist to my nose to sniff it" gorgeous! Some have said that it reminds them of Lea too, and I totally agree. But to me, I love Madagascar so much more! And it lasts longer than Lea does on me too. It's all snugly bugly and goes soft and creamy, with the sandalwood and lavender coming through beautifully....It's a tad close too, to Mexique, but Mexique is a bit soapy, maybe it's the rose and jasmine in it? Of the 5, I think Madagascar could be my favourite with Antilles coming an extremely close second, but oooh, I don't know...I love them all!

It's very smoky, and smells a lot like the Mexique, but without the citrus in the beginning. When I spray Madagascar, I immediately smell the lavender and faintly smell the bergamot and vetiver, but I mainly smell the incense, and of course the vanilla. Very beautiful fragrance, comforting and warm.