M. Micallef – Art Collection Vanille: Vanille Orient

In 2012, M. Micallef released The Art Collection which they described as “a four-movement symphony on the theme of Vanilla.”  Each vanilla-based fragrance showcases the note in a different fragrance family – leather, floral, aquatic, and oriental.  Vanille Orient (“Vanille) is, as expected, the oriental vanilla release of the quad.

Vanille opens with a lightly spiced yet somehow cool boozy vanilla.  The vanilla is also creamy, buttery, and somewhat sweet.  I get a pronounced clean musk and a more subtle amber.  There is a richness and complexity to the fragrance which highlights the vanilla.  Vanilla is showcased here as its sweet self and is complimented with the traditional hallmarks of an oriental fragrance.  There is a fairly linear wear to Vanille with the exception of the drydown where the fragrance takes on a powdery quality.

Vanille wears on me with moderate moving to light projection for roughly 8 hours.

Notes: vanilla flower, spices, Madagascar bourbon vanilla, musk, amber, sandalwood

Perfumers: Geoffrey Nejman and Jean-Claude Astier