Note

Vanilla

Vanilla smells sweet and creamy, with woody, slightly leathery depth beneath its familiar baking aroma. It lingers in the base, softening spices, resins, woods, and edible notes.

In 1,359 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
3%
Heart
6%
Drydown
90%
Vanilla pods, cured
Vanilla pods, cured. Photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Most popular with vanilla

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to vanilla more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Sweet and vanilla above all.

  • sweet
  • vanilla
  • woody
  • citrus
  • musky
  • fruity
  • amber
  • balsamic