Note

Vanillin

Vanillin smells sweet and distinctly vanilla-like, with a soft powdery warmth. It lasts into the base, rounding out amber, woods, florals, and edible-smelling accords.

In 8 perfumes.

Found in Abu Dhabi, XI L'Heure Perdue and Oud Vanillé

Most popular with vanillin

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

Often paired with

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

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Sweet and woody above all. Reaches for citrus, vanilla and fresh far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • woody
  • citrus
  • vanilla
  • fresh
  • fruity
  • earthy
  • floral