Guerlain
Spiritueuse Double Vanille
Spiritueuse Double Vanille is a creamy and deep vanilla fragrance signed Guerlain. It opens on incense, sichuan pepper and bergamot, reveals cedar, ylang-ylang, rose and jasmine at its heart and rests on a base of benzoin and vanilla.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Incense · Sichuan pepper · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cedar · Ylang-ylang · Rose · Jasmine
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Base Several hours
Benzoin · Vanilla
Top notes
Heart notes
What its composition says
- 4 materials in the heart, against 3 on top and 2 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
- Sichuan pepper: a niche material, declared by only 17 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, woody, amber, gourmand, spicy and citrus: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Spiritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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