Les Orientaux: Vanille Molinard for women

I had been searching for the perfect vanilla fragrance for some time now and tried everything from Dior Addict & Juicy Viva to Lavanilla Pure & Demeter Vanilla Batter. Today, I finally received this mini spray and wished I would've ordered the full size.

It's an ideal pure vanilla with a hint dark rum, the way a bottle of vanilla actually smells. I think it is pretty similar to Bath & Body works seasonal fragrance, Vanilla Bean Noel, but much more grown up, less dessert-like and has triple the staying power.

It is also close to the wonderful, but discontinued, Vintage Vanilla the Gap put out in a limited run years ago (and is nowhere to be found, I've tried). It is simple enough to layer and but, intoxicating enough to wear alone. If you are looking for pure head to toe rich vanilla this is it.

Being in search of my HG pure vanilla (the sweetest, the most sugary, the most confectionery, the "cookiest" one), I would really have liked to test the original Molinard "Vanilla".

But they unfortunately seem to have discontinued it : the one presented here on Fragrantica seems to be the reformulation of the original one.

The "Vanilla" I would like to test is the blue-bottled one.

Could people who knew the original one (so blue one ! ;o) ) please tell me which fragrance(s) come the closest ^^ to it please ?

Could also people who knew the original "blue" one please tell me what are the diferences between it and that one submitted here on Fragrantica (the reformulated one) ?
I am sceptical to anythng being reformulated (because that often means "adultered") ....

Thank you.

P.s. : You can answer here (as I don't seem to be the only one in search for an original-like version ^^) or PM me if you prefer.

Smokey vanille noir done right! Reminds me a bit of I Profumi di Firenze's Vaniglia del Madagascar. This is not linear, really. It's what I expected from Yves Rocher's Vanille Noir and didn't get. It's a dark, sexy, grown up vanilla with some smoke and maybe a little bit of woods. I can see the rum that other reviewers elude to also. All in all if you like vanilla and want something more grown up than say, Comptoir Sud Pacifique, you'll love this.

To properly appreciate this composition by Molinard you don't have to simply like vanilla, you should instead absolutely love it. If you're aware of this fact , what you'll get from Vanille is a perfect straight-forward almost mono-note fragrance of absolute perfection. Personally, I've to pass on.

Rating: 8/10

(This review is for Eau de Toilette)

Pure and delicious vanilla extract with a hint of rum.

The notes pyramid from Molinard website:
Top: Vanilla
Heart: Vanilla
Base: Vanilla, Heliotrope

I know that there is no rum listed but the beginning smells to me like a dark vanilla spiced up by the rum. In the heart notes the scent transforms into the pure vanilla extract, very delicious one and not too sugary. The scent stays linear and close to the skin. I agree with the previous reviewer that this scent will be great as a base for the layering. My only regret is the staying power. This scent does not last long on me.

absoloutley the HG of vanilla perfumes. delicious smokey incense "black" vanilla on its own, perfect for layering with lotions, and has fixed/tamed more than one "bad" perfume for me through mixing them. and the price is a steal, can usually be found for less than 30$ usd for a 3.4 oz art deco perfume bottle. any parfumista should own this bottle, if nothing else, to at least mix/experiment with layering perfumes. 5/5

I wish I could see what notes and what type of vanilla is used in this because it's very boozy upon first spray. Reminds me of Rum & Coke.

I like it! It just amazes me how very different a vanilla scent can smell from one house to the next.

I also had my husband try this on...WOW did it smell delicious on him!

cloudy,
Do you mean Les Senteurs Vanille in blue bottle? If so, I had it (it ran out) so I can not compare the two at the same time but I think this one smells very similar (or maybe the same)

I absolutely love the original molinard vanille, which is simple, perfect, delicious, a dark warm vanilla....but this looks different. Is it the same?