Vanille 44 Le Labo for women

The guaiac wood and vanilla make this smell almost like a gourmet root beer float on my skin, but it still smells expensive. I would suggest a sample of vanilla anise for those of you who cannot afford this, as they are similar on my skin. Vanilla anise gives the same vibe but is much less rich than Vanille 44. This was very pricy and I still prefer tihota by miles, but of course, thats discontinued. Over all I am happy with my purchase, but not my HG.

This is a vanilla fragrance that is smokey and sexy without being sweet or foody at all. It swirls around you like the finest incense with the vanilla coming into play in the heart and even then it never overwhelms the entire fragrance. The vanilla provides a softness, a supporting role as opposed to the main star and it works well. All the notes seamlessly meld into one another without any of the little transitional hiccups that can occur with some scents. This fragrance just seems to smoulder on my skin, very soft and sultry never ever making me think of food. It is not at all powdery on me, but dry and smooth. This is one I could see wearing in the summer as well as the winter. Formal attire or jeans. So sad it can only be purchased in Paris, but when I get there this spring I will be bringing a bottle home for sure.

Ah, such a lovely, dry, refreshing vanilla! On me it's basically a pure vanilla + incense-blend. The vanilla is a true vanilla, exclusive, natural, not sweet but beautiful. And right next to it the incense. They both vary in strength throughout the day, they take over the lead in turns, but they are both always there.
Sillage is good, but it decreases in strength a bit too soon. I would still get a BIG bottle of it if it was a bit less expensive.
If anyone wants to get rid of a bottle, please let me know, I'll swap half my collection for it ;-)

Well,starting my comment on this ,i need to thank dear Ktehark for the sample:)
This is a musky sweet vanilla with woody elements.I get woody sweet note of "mastic", yes, the extrait of mastic tree growing in Greece.
It is very prominent indeed.May be this be the guaiac wood note?
Any way,this vanille is not overall fruity but very musky.It's not either bakery/foody -gourmadish- the right term but fresh and sweet at the same time.
I don't get a very intense incense note at all.It's a bit of everything, that's called balance.Good lasting power.
Nice elegant perfume .I 'd like more of it for sure.

When it comes to vanilla my subconscious is on a mission, and I suspect I'll be adding to my collection soon. Tihota was my first ever experience with a high end variety, and ever since I've been on the lookout for something similarly pure. Le Labo seemed promising, so I ordered a sample.

I'm sorry to say this isn't a hit. The quality is stellar, in the past two hours its only amplified in sillage and strength (and I only used one spritz!)

The problem, I'm guessing, is mandarin. It gives this a fruity vibe, and what I want is the incense. Honestly I would classify this as a gourmand and not an oriental vanilla. I'm not even sure I'm getting vanilla, just fruit and guaic. I'll circle back to this in a few weeks and see if anything's changed, but so far I'm glad my expense was kept to a sample.

Vanille 44 initially takes you by surprise because it's not the vanilla you may expect. It's feminine and delicious just like vanilla scents always are, but not so girly and sweet.

I would describe Vanille 44 as being a dusty, smokey and milky vanilla, very subtle and natural smelling on the skin. It's the perfect vanilla for those that don't want to end up smelling like a cupcake or something that belongs in an ice cream cone.

I was drawn to this fragrance due to its incense note, and while this fragrance is smokey to a certain extent, it's not particularly exotic or mysterious. The vanilla is the main note here, however like I mentioned before, the sweetness is absent. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Vanille 44 settled on the skin very much like a natural, musky skin scent. It's rather pretty and oddly sensual.

The subtlety was a shock at first seeming that Le Labo is known for their heavy hitting scents. I also think the lack of lasting power leaves much to be desired, however I am impressed with this little number. The exclusivity and the expensive price tag is a little irritating, however if it had been more available it may have lost much of its mystery.

I'm not willing to buy a full bottle of this, especially at nearly $500 a bottle, however I much prefer this fragrance over other non-sweet vanillas like Annick Goutal's Vanille Exquise. It's certainly worth a try if sweet vanillas give you a headache or generally make you retch.

Thanks to a very generous member, I am now the owner of a BIG decant of this wonderful juice! This is what vanilla should be. A mysterious smokey vanilla with not a bakery in sight! Most vanillas are way too sweet, too cloying. Not this beauty. Vanilla perfection!!

Oh. My. God. I love this vanilla, after trying so many and especially after finding that I hated SL Un Bois Vanille which so many others loved, I have found this, the most beautifully sweet but not foody vanilla, with a bit of incense and a bit of wood and a bit of amber. Everything blended to perfection so that none of the notes are dominant but its a luminous composition, but its got a definite dark edge to it. Its comfoting but sexy too in equal parts. Oh lord help me. I currently have a large decant from TPC, I just hope there is no way for me to get a FB from Paris, because if I can I'll happily spend the big bucks for this one.